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🏀 Alibaba brings NBA back to China
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☕️ Good morning, friends,
our intern Robert spent the weekend in Hong Kong and brought back a gourmet tip for you:
An Italian pizzaiola there is serving traditional Neapolitan pizza with a rather unusual topping — snake meat. 🐍
Considering how famously sensitive Italians are about “creative” toppings (looking at you, pineapple), it seems that chef Roberta is fully embracing this East-meets-West combo. What do you think?
📈 US–China trade war weighs on Asian markets
In Shanghai and Shenzhen, the benchmark CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite indices fell by just under 2%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped by more than 2%. Investors reacted to Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese exports starting November 1, while Beijing defended its export restrictions on rare earths.
Trump’s subsequent U-turn on Truth Social on Sunday brought brief relief:
“Don’t worry about China, it will all be fine! Highly respected President Xi just had a bad moment. He doesn’t want Depression for his country, and neither do I. The U.S.A. wants to help China, not hurt it!!! – President DJT”
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🏀 Alibaba brings the NBA back to China
James 23 on his way to the next three-pointer
NBA China and Alibaba Cloud have entered a multi-year partnership. The timing is no coincidence: after a six-year break, the league is making its comeback with two games between the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns in Macao.
As the official AI and cloud partner of NBA China, Alibaba Cloud will provide technology for replays, data analysis, and fan engagement. Joe Tsai, Alibaba CEO and owner of the Nets, called it the perfect fusion of sports and technology.
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☁️ Cloud meets court: Alibaba is developing its own AI model and hosting all of the …