Baidu news and trends

China’s AI Price War May Spark Global Tech Showdown, Industry Insiders Say

August 23, 2024
China, AI, artificial intelligence
Chinese Tech Giants Embrace AI for Online Interactions
artificial intelligence // August 16, 2024

China’s leading technology companies are swiftly incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into their services, a move that’s transforming how millions interact, learn and work online. Integrating AI, particularly in social media, education and workplace tools, significantly shifts China’s digital economy. As Baidu, Tencent, ByteDance and Alibaba...

China’s AI Patent Boom: 38,000 Filings Dwarf Global Rivals
artificial intelligence // July 05, 2024

China has emerged as the dominant force in generative artificial intelligence (AI) patents, outpacing global competitors by a significant margin, according to a new report from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The study reveals that Chinese inventors filed over 38,000 GenAI patents between 2014...

Chinese Tech Giants Threatened by Smaller AI Products
artificial intelligence // May 20, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) firms have reportedly begun offering “AI-in-a-box” tools for companies to run in-house. It’s a trend that presents a threat to the AI cloud computing business of Chinese tech giants like Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu, the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (May 18). According to the report, among the...

AI Money: Earnings Reports Show a Tech Firm Bonanza
artificial intelligence // May 16, 2024

Tech companies are cashing in on the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, with first-quarter results showing surging demand for everything from voice assistants to cloud computing. The AI gold rush is lifting sales and profit at specialists like SoundHound and Nvidia and more prominent players like Microsoft and Baidu, highlighting...

Interviews & Exclusives
Baidu: AI Exceeds Human Natural Language Comprehension And Open Source Could Make It Even Better

March 18, 2020
Every consumer has gone through at least one iteration in their commercial life of the clunky, junky product search. It starts with a basic idea of what one is looking for — but nothing as specific as say a SKU — entered into a search bar. From there, it is picking through returns for the […]

The Chinese Consumer On The International Commerce Stage

August 24, 2017
In late July, PayPal and Baidu captured the world’s attention when they inked a strategic partnership that gives Baidu’s 100 million or so mobile wallet users access to PayPal’s 17...

Quick Reads
Chinese Tech Giants Threatened by Smaller AI Products

May 20, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) firms have reportedly begun offering “AI-in-a-box” tools for companies to run in-house. It’s a trend that presents a threat to the AI cloud computing business of Chinese tech giants like Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu, the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (May 18). According to the report, among the firms in question is Huawei, which has gotten more than […]

Apple CEO Says Vision Pro Coming to China This Year

March 25, 2024
Apple’s Vision Pro headset is reportedly coming to the Chinese market later this year. CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the mixed reality device will launch in China this year during an interview with state media,...

Report: Apple Considers Adding Baidu’s GenAI to Devices in China

March 22, 2024
Apple is reportedly in preliminary talks with Chinese tech giant Baidu, exploring a potential partnership to use Baidu’s generative artificial intelligence technology for Apple devices in China. The move is part of...

Baidu’s Ernie Chatbot Reaches 100 Million Users

December 28, 2023
Baidu’s Ernie artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot has reportedly amassed 100 million-plus users. The Chinese internet company announced that milestone at a Thursday (Dec. 28) deep learning summit in Beijing, Reuters reported. Baidu...