September 25, 2013
Alibaba Plots U.S. IPO
China-based business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce company Alibaba is planning to list its shares in the U.S., All Things D reported on September 25. The announcement comes after talks between the Chinese...
August 27, 2013
Alipay Shuts Down POS Payment Service
Alipay, the China-based online payment services provider founded by eCommerce giant Alibaba, is ending its offline point-of-sale (POS) payment service, Global Times reported on August 27. Alibaba offered a short...
August 22, 2013
Alibaba Founder Joins UCWeb Board
UCWeb, the maker of UC Browser, the top mobile browser in India, has added Alibaba founder and former CEO Jack Ma to its board of directors, TechCrunch reported on August...
August 18, 2013
Report: Amazon Competitor ShopRunner Gets Backing From Alibaba
Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba Group Holding has agreed to a major investment in eCommerce site and Amazon competitor ShopRunner, according to The Wall Street Journal. The investment marks the second...
August 02, 2013
Alibaba Ditches WeChat For Weibo
Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba banned sellers from using WeChat, the popular messaging app of online search provider Tencent, TechCrunch reported on August 1. Shortly after this announcement, Alibaba inked a new...
July 31, 2013
Today’s Briefs: August
Briefs from August 23, 2013 Uber Rakes In $360M In Latest FundingSan Francisco-based mobile taxi app provider Uber has raised $361 million as part of its latest private equity round,...
July 23, 2013
Alibaba Releases Smart TV OS
China-based eCommerce giant Alibaba unveiled a new smart TV operating system (OS) and set-top box on July 23, TechCrunch reported. The company’s OS will allow users to pay bills and...
July 18, 2013
US: Yahoo fighting failure with ‘acqhire’ acquisition spree
Yahoo continued its buyout spree with its recent purchase of mobile start-up company Admovate. The Internet giant, struggling in the mobile advertising department, has snagged 18 such companies since CEO...
July 09, 2013
Study: eCommerce Will Total $963 Billion In 2013
Jonathan Lu, CEO of Alibaba, the China-based eCommerce giant, said his company is preparing to shift its operations as more of its domestic users switch to smartphones, The Wall Street...
