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• NAB to roll out support for Alipay

  NAB has become the first of Australia’s big four banks to support the Alibaba Group-backed Alipay mobile payment platform.

• Why an AIibaba chief scientist says we shouldn't fear AI

  Alibaba’s chief scientist and associate dean of machine intelligence and technology, Xiaofeng Ren, dispels the doomsday scenario that artificial intelligence (AI) will replace humans, but instead insists it will provide useful and practical services.

• Alibaba Cloud opens Sydney data centre

  The cloud computing arm of Alibaba has opened its first data centre in Sydney, the latest in a string of new centres launched globally this month.

• ​Alibaba Group debuts internet-connected car

  Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group, has teamed up with automotive manufacturer, SAIC Motor Corp, to launch the first mass-produced internet car.

• Alibaba's Cloud and mobile business soar, but total revenue disappoints

  Alibaba Group's Cloud computing and mobile business are surging, but its reported revenue in the second quarter missed analysts' estimates, amid a slowing Chinese economy.

• Alibaba upgrades anti-counterfeiting system following complaints

  Amid complaints that the e-commerce company does little to fight fake goods, China's Alibaba Group is giving foreign vendors a direct line to report any counterfeit products spotted on its retail sites.

• Alibaba eyes cloud computing expansion with $1 billion investment

  Enterprise customers can expect to hear more from e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. The Chinese company is accelerating the global expansion of its cloud computing business, with a US$1 billion investment.

• Walmart to boost its e-commerce investment in China

  China's e-commerce market hasn't been easy for Walmart to crack, but the U.S. shopping giant isn't giving up. The company is investing even more in its e-commerce operations there, by taking full control of a Chinese online retailer.

• Alibaba sells off 11Main US e-commerce site to focus on China

  Alibaba Group has decided to sell off its 11Main e-commerce site in the U.S., as part of its focus on attracting foreign brands to its China business.

• 1000 Pepper robots sell out in a minute on launch day

  In another sign that Japan loves cute robots, SoftBank's Pepper is proving to be a hit with its consumer launch.

• Why SoftBank's Pepper could become the iPhone of robots

  It can't cook or clean or do laundry, but SoftBank's Pepper could become the first breakout humanoid consumer robot and the vanguard of an era of mechanized, cloud-connected assistants.

• Foxconn, Alibaba join SoftBank in global robotics push

  Japanese mobile carrier, SoftBank, is teaming up with Apple manufacturer, Foxconn Technology Group, and Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group, in a global push to manufacture and sell robots for the home and workplace.

• Alibaba prepares to launch Netflix-like service in China

  E-commerce giant Alibaba Group is preparing to launch a Netflix-like subscription video service in China, as the company expands into more entertainment ventures.

• Alibaba expands Cloud to US to challenge Amazon, AWS

  Alibaba the Chinese e-commerce giant is expanding its IaaS Cloud offering named Aliyun into the US and in doing so will take on America's largest e-commerce company, Amazon and its Cloud computing division Amazon Web Services.

• Alibaba's UC Browser found leaking users' data

  A mobile browser owned by China's Alibaba Group contained privacy risks that could have exposed users' personal data, according to a security group.