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US adds Alibaba, BYD, and Baidu to ‘DoD 1260H’ list for alleged support to China’s military
The United States has intensified its scrutiny of major Chinese companies by adding prominent names like Alibaba Group, BYD, and Baidu to a Pentagon list of firms alleged…
Baidu slashes jobs after bleeding billions in Q3 loss amid big bets on AI
Chinese search giant Baidu is reportedly entering a restructuring mode, cutting deep across its workforce after initiating one of its largest layoff rounds in years in the wake…
Uber partners with China’s Baidu to launch robotaxis globally, starting with Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Uber has partnered with Chinese tech company Baidu to launch self-driving robotaxis in several international markets. The agreement will bring Baidu’s autonomous vehicle service, Apollo Go, to the…
Baidu rolls out fully-driverless taxis in Beijing, plans 30 cities’ expansion in three years
The days of flying cars may not be here yet, but driverless cars are already here. While Elon Musk and Tesla might be the first names that come…
Chinese tech giants’ stocks tank amidst crackdown at home and looming threat of US delisting
The relationship between the United States and China has not been quite friendly for a long time now, and both Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s administrations have clamped…
Chinese search giant Baidu to team-up with Geely to make Electric Cars
In a bid to diversify revenue streams, Chinese search giant Baidu Inc. will partner with auto maker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group to create electric cars. Baidu, a platform…
After Alibaba, now Baidu joins the list of major Chinese tech companies hit by coronavirus
Coronavirus is expected to affect more than just lives, as the outbreak has resulted in companies expecting an unprecedented slowdown in business. The latest of these is Baidu,…
Amazon and Baidu lead the global smart speakers race, Google drops to 3rd spot
Technology analysis and research firm Canalys has published its latest report on global smart speaker shipments. And while Amazon continues to lead as expected, it is surprisingly China’s…
Baidu joins ‘Partnership on AI’, becomes the first Chinese tech firm to do so
‘Partnership on AI’, a collaboration between the world’s biggest tech stalwarts to help people understand and benefit from the use of AI, is now being joined by Chinese…
Baidu signs agreement with Continental to develop autonomous and connected cars
Chinese tech behemoth Baidu has signed an agreement with auto parts supplier Continental. The strategic agreement will enable both the partners to work together and develop the cars…
Baidu AI reunites parents with their long lost son
Very recently, we came across an application of facial recognition technology where it was being incorporated at different airports in order to automatically register U.S. citizens when they…
Netflix signs licensing deal with leading video streaming portal iQiyi to cross over China’s Great Firewall
China is one of the prominent territories which has long avoided technology giants from the West to function seamlessly, without any content or service restrictions. The widely popular on-demand…
Harman and Baidu team up to develop in-car AI solutions for automakers
The Shanghai Auto Show played host to a couple of pretty important announcements this week. For instance, automotive manufacturer Harman has announced a brand new partnership with Baidu…
Baidu open-sources its self-driving platform, to debut completely autonomous features by 2020
The stigma around self-driving technologies is steadily normalizing and Baidu is looking to contribute to an expedited development of autonomous vehicles by everyone in the industry. With regards…
Baidu acquires U.S-based computer vision startup xPerception to further its AI efforts
Over the past few months, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been the focal point for Chinese Internet giant, Baidu. The company is now taking deeper inroads to advance its…
Baidu’s AI team succeeds in teaching a virtual agent in the manner similar to a human child
Baidu is making deeper inroads into Artificial Intelligence. The Chinese tech company is doubling down upon AI and in a major breakthrough, has managed to teach a virtual…
Tong Zhang, head of Baidu’s Big Data Lab is joining Tencent to lead its AI Lab
Companies are doubling down upon Artificial Intelligence. As well they should. After all, alongside other up and coming technologies like VR, AR and robotics, this is where the…
Baidu expands its self-driving and AI research efforts with new Silicon Valley office
Chinese search giant Baidu might’ve just recently parted ways with its most valuable AI scientist but that isn’t slowing down its efforts. Instead, the company is expanding its…
Tencent leads $350Mn investment in Chinese photo-sharing, live broadcasting app Kuaishou
One of the hottest photo-sharing and live video broadcasting apps of China, Kuaishou, has today announced that it has scored a hefty $350 million capital infusion led by…
Baidu’s chief AI scientist Andrew Ng departs, will now pursue his research interests
Chinese search giant Baidu’s artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions have today been dealt a significant blow. As announced via a Medium blog post, the company’s chief scientist Andrew Ng is stepping…
Baidu’s Deep Voice system is capable of synthesizing human speech in real time
Baidu, often referred as the Google of China, recently opened its research center focused on building AI and self-driving technologies in Silicon Valley. There’s a chance that you…