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Former Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang steps down as head of cloud unit amid leadership reshuffling

  • Zhang resigned as head of Alibaba's cloud computing unit in a surprise move.
  • The departure comes as Alibaba undergoes a historic overhaul and faces regulatory pressure.
  • Eddie Yongming Wu has taken over as CEO of the cloud business.
  • Alibaba plans to invest $1 billion in a technology fund established by Zhang.
  • The company aims to spin off and publicly list its cloud unit within 12 months.
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