Day: November 8, 2019

Alibaba is doubling down on its logistics affiliate Cainiao, two years after acquiring a majority stake in the firm. The Chinese giant said today it would invest an additional 23.3 billion yuan (about $3.33 billion) to raise its equity in Cainiao to 63% (from 51%). In a statement, Alibaba said it will subscribe newly issued […]

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Google said on Friday it has appointed Sanjay Gupta, a former top executive with Disney India and Star, as the manager and vice president of sales and operations for its India business. Gupta will be replacing Rajan Anandan, who left the company in April this year to serve VC fund Sequoia Capital India as a […]

Sir Martin Sorrell is the kind of founder people in Silicon Valley most prize. He has enjoyed huge success, having built the world’s biggest advertising conglomerate over 32 years (WPP). He’s also out for revenge. Soon after WPP’s board began investigating an “allegation of misconduct” in the spring of last year — it later asked […]