China's richest man pledges $21 million to help fight coronavirus
From smh.com.au
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma has become the latest technology industry figure offering to help fight the coronavirus outbreak. China's richest man will donate 100 million yuan ($21.4 million) through his charitable foundation, joining Bill and Melinda Gates in pledging assistance. That's on top of an offer by his internet juggernaut Alibaba Group to establish a 1 billion yuan ($213.5 million) fund and share its artificial intelligence expertise with researchers. "We know that the battle between humanity and disease is a long journey," the foundation said in a post on its Twitter-like Weibo account. "This money will help ...
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