With the economy in turmoil, Alibaba to spend big on pipes and plumbing to catch up with Western rivals

Chinese retail-'n'-cloud giant to splash $28bn as coronavirus pushes the online markets up

In a world so disrupted by COVID-19 that many are wondering where their next pay packet will come from, the biggest sellers of cloud tech are trying to prove who has the deepest pockets.…

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