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Billionaire Jack Ma Resurfaces After 3 Months

At the Bund Finance Summit in Shanghai on Oct. 24, 2020, Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba and fintech giant Ant Group Co., raised quite a few eyebrows by making some controversial statements, like drawing parallels between Chinese banks and pawn shops and stating that China does not encourage innovation, thereby reducing chances of growth and ...

Max Lu

Jack Ma giving a speech on stage.

Elon Musk and Jack Ma: AI and the Future of Humanity

Entrepreneur-billionaire-duo Elon Musk and Jack Ma recently debated each other at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai. The two discussed subjects like artificial intelligence and the future of the human race, putting forward several interesting ideas in the process. The future of AI Elon Musk was the most pessimistic of the two as to ...

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Jack Ma and Elon Musk.

Jack Ma’s 12-Hour Work Schedule Is Driving Employees to Rebel

The Chinese tech industry’s grueling work schedule is making its workers exhausted, tired, and mentally depressed. Dubbed “996,” indicating the work schedule of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week, employees are now starting to protest. This includes employees of Jack Ma. Jack Ma’s exhausting work schedule Long working hours have been a ...

Max Lu

Jack Ma's 996 work schedule.

Communist China’s 12-Hour Workday Facing Mounting Opposition

Tech workers in China are opposing the industry’s 12-hour workday schedule. Dubbed the “996 schedule,” indicating the working time from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for 6 days a week, many employees complain that they are burning out from exhaustion. However, the 12-hour workday schedule has found strong support from Chinese business leaders, including the ...

Max Lu

An exhausted employee.