Baidu Inc. has been making headlines recently due to a variety of developments in the tech industry. The company's top public relations executive departed following controversy over comments on overwork culture. Meanwhile, Baidu has been engaged in fierce competition in the AI chatbot market, with Moonshot AI gaining ground on market leader Ernie Bot from Baidu. Additionally, Baidu has been in talks with Apple to bring AI to iPhones in China, navigating regulatory requirements in the country's AI tech market.
Baidu Inc., founded in 2000, is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services, products, and artificial intelligence. Headquartered in Beijing, Baidu is known for its search engine, Baidu Search, and its online encyclopedia, Baidu Baike. The company has expanded its services to include AI, autonomous driving technology, and cloud services. Baidu has been a key player in China's tech industry and has faced both domestic and international competition in various tech sectors.
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Qu Jing’s comments endorsing an intense workplace culture sparked a public backlash in China, where people have been speaking out against damaging office practices at Big Tech firms.
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Elon Musk's cancelled India trip contrasts with Tesla's growing presence and high-level relationships in China.
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Elon Musk's weekend trip to Beijing resulted in a deal that brings the rollout of Tesla's autonomous driving technology in China one step closer.
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‘Obvious gaps’ exist in the code-writing and operative abilities between domestic and first-class foreign models, an assessment by Tsinghua University found.
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Launched in 2006, Baidu Baike gained popularity partly because access to Wikipedia was unreliable and eventually blocked in China.
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The competition among Chinese artificial intelligence chatbots is heating up, with Moonshot AI overtaking Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen and closing in on market leader Ernie Bot from Baidu, according to new data
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Apple is in talks with Baidu to bring AI on to iPhones in China, The Wall Street Journal reported. In China AI tech - Apple’s biggest international market - must be vetted by regulators.
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Technology to lower working hours could also reduce widespread mental health illnesses and physical ailments associated with overwork, the research found.
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Big tech companies in China secure AI chips to continue model development despite US tech export controls.