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Alibaba mapping app showing local business rankings on a smartphone map interface
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Alibaba’s Mapping App Rolls Up Local Business Rankings, Heating Up Competition

The Chinese tech group Alibaba has introduced a daring new feature to its mapping software: a view of local business ranks so detailed that it may shift the way millions of its users decide on restaurants, shops, service providers, and more. By jumping directly into an area long dominated by...