Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is in talks to buy an undisclosed stake in the Chinese business and financial magazine, Caixin, through Alibaba’s financial arm, Ant… Read More
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant and Amazon rival, is seeking a loan of as much as $4 billion from at least eight banks, which it will use to fund its… Read More
Despite Amazon’s dismissal of the speculation that the company plans to compete directly with UPS and Fedex, Bloomberg says it has seen documents that show the Web retailer plans to… Read More
Magic Leap hasn’t released a consumer version of its augmented reality tech. It hasn’t released a developer unit. It hasn’t publicly even revealed what its product is exactly. But that hasn’t… Read More
Alibaba and Disney are teaming up for a new streaming service in China. The Chinese e-commerce giant announced a multi-year deal with Disney on Tuesday to sell a $125 over-the-top streaming device… Read More
Perhaps Jeff Bezos started a trend two years ago when the Amazon founder acquired the Washington Post. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced today that it has acquired the South China Morning… Read More
GeekWire reporter Taylor Soper is in the second week of his reporting trip to China, where he has been meeting with tech entrepreneurs, hearing from Alibaba’s Jack Ma, and even covering a University of… Read More
HANGZHOU, China — To produce more entrepreneurs that help build innovative companies, Jack Ma says we should rethink how young students are educated. Before meeting with players and coaches from the… Read More
It was another lucrative Singles’ Day for Alibaba. The Chinese tech giant broke its own sales record on Nov. 11, also known as Singles’ Day in China and the company’s… Read More
HANGZHOU, China — Spend a few minutes walking around Alibaba’s main campus, and it’s pretty clear that something important is going on. From the tents that employees are pitching near their… Read More
HANGZHOU, China — Alibaba, athletics, and American universities came together on Tuesday in China at the headquarters of one of the world’s largest technology companies. Ahead of Saturday’s bout between… Read More
GeekWire reporter Taylor Soper departed Seattle on his way to China earlier today, preparing to spend the next 10 days reporting from Shanghai and Beijing. It’s one of our most ambitious reporting… Read More
Many of the world’s top technology CEOs were looking fancy and fresh at Microsoft’s headquarters on Wednesday — even Mark Zuckerberg cleaned up — but it was Amazon’s boss that took… Read More
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce darling that exploded last year in its public market debut, is getting hammered today after a distressing piece in Barron’s predicted the stock will decline by half. In… Read More
More than 300 million basketball fans in China will get a taste of American collegiate hoops later this year thanks to the Pac-12 conference and a somewhat surprising partner: Alibaba… Read More
Amazon is once again the world’s most valuable e-commerce company, a position it previously had lost to Alibaba last fall after its competitor held a record-breaking IPO. Today, Alibaba is trading almost… Read More
Alibaba has hired Michael Evans, a former Goldman Sachs partner and Canadian Olympic gold medalist, to the position of president, heading up the Chinese company’s international growth strategy. With this appointment, the 58-year-old will… Read More
Snapdeal reportedly has raised $500 million to take on one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. The company, which raised money from a consortium of investors, including Alibaba, Foxconn and… Read More
Alibaba, the Chinese tech conglomerate that has gone out of its way to not challenge Amazon’s e-commerce business in the U.S., said today that courtesy doesn’t extend to the cloud. Alibaba plans to… Read More
In just a couple of weeks, eBay and PayPal will no longer be bound together at the hip, ending a 13-year corporate marriage. The plan was originally announced last year, and last… Read More
Alibaba has made it clear how it wants to enter the U.S., and it’s not doing it by going head-to-head with Amazon. That’s even more the case following today’s news that it is giving… Read More
Have you seen Pepper yet? SoftBank’s uber-adorable robot, that is about 4 feet tall and 62 pounds, just might wheel its way into many a home — and heart — in… Read More
Alibaba is aiming to be an e-commerce powerhouse on a scale no one else can match. That was the message Alibaba’s Founder and executive chairman Jack Ma delivered today at The Economic Club of… Read More
A historic basketball game will be played in China this November and Chinese e-commerce retail giant Alibaba Group is helping to make it happen. The University of Washington and the… Read More
Shares of Zulily are soaring Monday morning after Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba disclosed a 9.3 percent stake in the company. Zulily, which sells an assortment of clothing, accessories and toys… Read More
Alibaba, the giant Chinese e-commerce retailer, has taken a large equity stake in Seattle-based Zulily, according to SEC filings. “We have great respect for the team at Alibaba and all… Read More
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is implementing a hiring freeze, saying it grew too quickly over the past year. “Alibaba has really developed too quickly,” said Jack Ma, the company’s executive chairman. “This year our… Read More
One of Alibaba’s top executives, who led the effort to sign up international brands to its Chinese marketplaces, has left the company. John Spelich, reached on the phone by GeekWire, confirmed that he… Read More
There are tons of tech companies and groups setting up shop in the Seattle area these days. Tech giants from Silicon Valley and elsewhere have established more than 50 engineering offices in… Read More
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, is reportedly interested in investing $200 million in Snapchat, which allows people to send photos knowing that they will be erased as soon as they are viewed… Read More