Why former Alibaba scientist wants to back founders outside the Ivory Tower – TechCrunch

Why former Alibaba scientist wants to back founders outside the Ivory Tower – TechCrunch

Min Wanli had a career path that was highly sought after by those pursuing a career in computer science. As a child prodigy, Min was accepted into a top research university in China at the age of 14. Degrees in physics and statistics from the University of Chicago before spending nearly a decade at IBM … Read more

Alibaba hit with $2.8 billion fine in China antitrust case

Mariella Moon

Chinese authorities fined Alibaba $ 2.8 billion after closing an antitrust investigation into alleged monopoly practices. The state market regulator launched an investigation in December into the e-commerce giant’s “suspected monopoly behavior”, particularly its policy of forcing merchants to sell exclusively on their platforms and preventing them from selling on competing e-commerce websites for sale. … Read more