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Alibaba’s Taobao site selling Apple Watch knockoffs in China

That didn’t take long. Alibaba’s Taobao site has smartwatches on sale that resemble the Apple Watch. According to BBC News, the… Read More

Why Amazon opened a storefront on Alibaba’s online marketplace

Amazon has launched a storefront on Alibaba’s e-commerce portal. So why would Amazon would be willing to partner with one of its biggest competitors?… Read More

Alibaba opens first U.S. data center, challenging Amazon in the cloud

Alibaba is opening a data center in Silicon Valley — its first outside of China — stepping up its competition with Amazon… Read More

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Alibaba plunges into smartphone market, investing $590M into obscure handset maker

Alibaba has invested $590 million into Meizu Technology, an unknown Chinese handset maker that is estimated to have less than 2 percent… Read More

Alibaba makes Fast Company’s Most Innovative List, Amazon falls off

Fast Company announced its annual ranking of the world’s 50 Most Innovative Companies, and Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce powerhouse, ranks… Read More

Alibaba tests drone package delivery in China in three-day trial

Look out, Amazon: Alibaba has drones, too. The Chinese e-commerce giant’s Taobao marketplace has partnered with Shanghai YTO Express to launch a… Read More

Alibaba’s Jack Ma tells Charlie Rose about discovering the Internet in Seattle

The first time Alibaba’s Founder and CEO Jack Ma used the Internet he was in Seattle. “I tried the Internet in… Read More

Alibaba’s U.S. strategy: Make friends with Amazon’s enemies

After Alibaba raised $25 billion in one of the biggest public offerings in the U.S., many believed the Chinese company was plotting a major… Read More

Alibaba’s first Indian investment to fuel international competiton with Amazon

Chinese Internet giant Alibaba is on the cusp of making its first investment in India, which will help it catch-up to its U.S.… Read More

Microsoft teams up with Alibaba to combat pirated software in China

Microsoft has joined forces with China’s Alibaba Group to combat the sale of pirated software in China. Under a new… Read More

Costco ‘shocked’ by one-day sales of $3.5M on Alibaba’s Tmall site

Costco will expand more heavily into China after it sold $3.5 million worth of goods over a 24-hour period with the help… Read More

How Microsoft affects the path of Alibaba, China’s rising tech giant

As Chief Technology Officer of Alibaba, Dr. Jian Wang plays a key role in leading the technical direction of China’s growing… Read More

Alibaba will take Taobao e-commerce marketplace international, Jack Ma says

In the latest sign of Alibaba’s global ambitions, the Chinese e-commerce company is planning to take its key Taobao marketplace… Read More

Alibaba’s CTO to address Seattle crowd as competition with Amazon heats up

Alibaba chief technology officer will be speaking next month in Seattle, the latest public sign of the Chinese e-commerce company’s interest in… Read More

A new Singles Day record for Alibaba: $9.3B in sales over 24 hours

This may go down as the biggest shopping event in the history of the world. Over the past 23 hours and 13… Read More

‘Singles Day’ is huge: Alibaba on pace to top Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales in one day

In the U.S., Black Friday and Cyber Monday are held up as two prime examples of America’s wealth. Online sales between… Read More

From Apple and Alibaba to Salesforce and Splunk: A guide to tech giants with outposts in Seattle

Home-grown tech giants such as Microsoft, Amazon.com, Expedia, T-Mobile, Zillow and Tableau have deep roots in Seattle — important companies… Read More

Alibaba shows Amazon how it’s done, posts $494M profit in first earnings report since IPO

Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce giant, this morning reported revenue of $2.74 billion for the September quarter, an increase of… Read More

On eve of first earnings report, Alibaba’s worth more than Walmart

Alibaba, the Chinese Internet giant that raised a record $25 billion in a public offering two months ago, is scheduled… Read More

Alibaba’s stealthy new Seattle engineering office is within poaching distance of Amazon

GeekWire didn’t actually make it into the heart Alibaba’s secretive engineering office in downtown Seattle during our unannounced visit this afternoon. But we did make it as far… Read More

Watch out Amazon: Apple may team up with Alibaba

Watch out, Amazon: Apple and Alibaba may be teaming up. Both Apple CEO Tim Cook and Alibaba CEO Jack Ma… Read More

Costco expands to China with the help of Alibaba’s Tmall

Costco isn’t building out one of its massive membership-only warehouses as part of its first foray into China. Instead, it is partnering… Read More

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Shares of Alibaba rise 35% after record-breaking IPO price of $68 per share

Shares of Alibaba are up more than 30 percent after the Chinese e-commerce company raised a record-breaking $21.8 billion in… Read More

Alibaba CEO Jack Ma says he’d be open to partnering with Amazon

Alibaba CEO Jack Ma seemed stunned initially when Bloomberg reporter Emily Chang asked about a possible joint venture with Amazon.com.… Read More

Alibaba prices IPO, valuing company at $167B — more than Amazon

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has priced its impending IPO on the New York Stock Exchange at $68 per share, at the… Read More

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Alibaba’s higher IPO price would make it more valuable than Amazon, Disney

Alibaba, the largest e-commerce company in China, is now seeking to raise $66 to $68 a share in its U.S.… Read More

Alibaba opening Seattle-area outpost, recruiting developers and expanding U.S. presence as IPO nears

Chinese e-commerce and technology giant Alibaba is recruiting for Seattle-based engineering jobs, signaling plans to open a new outpost in Amazon’s backyard… Read More

Alibaba takes on Amazon, eBay by launching a collection of online boutiques

Alibaba has launched a direct attack on eBay and Amazon, unveiling an e-commerce site in the U.S. today that is… Read More

Amazon adds 30 million customers in the past year

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos said today at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Seattle that it added 30 million new customers… Read More

Amazon confirms $20 million investment in China’s Yummy77 food delivery service

Amazon has invested in a Shanghai-based food delivery service Yummy77. An Amazon spokesman confirmed the investment to GeekWire today. TechNode was the first… Read More