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Microsoft leads in Australia's booming IaaS market, surpassing Amazon
4 days ago
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The Australian IaaS market surged by 20.76% in 2023 to reach AUD $3.3 billion, with Microsoft dethroning Amazon as the leading provider, Gartner reports.
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Alibaba platforms boosts UK exports to China by 54% since 2019
Wed, 21st Feb 2024
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Alibaba Group's platforms have seen a 54% surge in UK exports to China since 2019, pointing to a robust demand for UK brands and the growing role of digital platforms in global business.
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E-commerce giants betting on low pricing, genAI for Double 11 success
Mon, 6th Nov 2023
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For this year's Double 11 shopping festival, e-commerce giants are expected to focus on low pricing and use genAI to aid sales.
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Mainland China’s cloud market grew moderately in Q2 2023
Fri, 22nd Sep 2023
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The main players in mainland China’s cloud infrastructure market remain unchanged in Q2 2023, with Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud and Tencent Cloud at the top.
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Alibaba unveils AI image generation model Tongyi Wanxiang
Fri, 14th Jul 2023
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The generative AI model is now available for enterprise customers in China for beta testing and aims to help businesses unleash creativity and productivity.
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Report: Who is leading the global cloud project race?
Fri, 23rd Jun 2023
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The Global Cloud Projects Report and Database 2023 reveals the distinct market footprints of major cloud vendors, according to IoT Analytics.
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AGI announces first global edition of Netpreneur Masterclass
Wed, 21st Jun 2023
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Alibaba Global Initiatives launches global edition of Alibaba Netpreneur Masterclass to support business leaders in the digital era.
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FMI finds earphone and headphone market to expand by billions
Thu, 27th Oct 2022
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The earphones and headphones market is estimated to be worth USD$ 22.3 billion in 2022 and is projected to close in on a valuation of $35.2 billion by 2028.
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Alibaba unveils latest chip development platform, Wujian 600
Fri, 26th Aug 2022
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The platform has been created to help global developers in the design of high-performance Systems-on-Chip for edge-AI computing.
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Alibaba named Major Player in commercial CDN by IDC
Thu, 21st Apr 2022
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Alibaba has been named a Major Player in global commercial content delivery network services in the latest IDC MarketScape report.
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Alibaba’s Cainiao Network uses solar power for warehouses
Wed, 20th Apr 2022
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Alibaba Group's logistic arm Cainiao Network has installed 100,000m2 of solar panels on its warehouses so far in its push to build a global green supply chain.
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Responsible Technology, Sustainable Future: How technology will help companies become carbon neutral by 2030
Thu, 31st Mar 2022
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Alibaba Group has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, with a focus on digitization and green practices. #ClimateAction #Sustainability.
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Alibaba announces December Quarter 2021 financial results
Fri, 25th Feb 2022
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Alibaba has announced its December Quarter 2021 financial results, highlighting a 19% increase in revenue compared to the same quarter the year before.
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Alibaba cloud will help broadcast the Olympic Winter Games 2022
Fri, 18th Feb 2022
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In collaboration with the Olympic Broadcasting Services, Alibaba's cloud technologies will be utilised during the Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022.
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Salesforce announces new innovations across the APAC market
Mon, 17th Jan 2022
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Salesforce has announced a string of new innovations and partnerships to help expand its reach across the APAC market.
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Alibaba reveals its top 10 tech trends for the year ahead
Tue, 11th Jan 2022
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Alibaba DAMO Academy has released its forecast of the leading trends it believes will shape the tech industry in 2022.
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Phishing emails double in November as COVID-19 spurs hacker appetite
Wed, 24th Nov 2021
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Coronavirus is responsible for the increase in hacker appetite, as shoppers rely more on e-shopping this year to practice social distancing.
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The technology behind Alibaba's 11.11 Global Shopping Festival
Thu, 18th Nov 2021
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Alibaba’s recent 11.11 Global Shopping Festival was greener than usual this year, thanks to a boost in the cloud computing power behind the event.
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Alibaba Cloud and Salesforce plan to launch new commerce product
Tue, 21st Sep 2021
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Alibaba Cloud and Salesforce are working toward an agreement to launch Salesforce Social Commerce, a headless commerce product designed and built in China.
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Alibaba's AI model outperforms humans in global challenge
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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Alibaba has secured first place in the latest global Visual Question Answering leaderboard, performing better than humans in the same context.