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2024.10.11

06:22

Baidu plans to roll out robotaxis in Singapore, Middle East and elsewhere, WSJ reports

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 11) -- Chinese tech company Baidu plans to test and deploy its Apollo Go robotaxis in Hong Kong, Singapore and the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

2024.10.09

03:59

Baidu plans to launch robotaxi service outside China, report says

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 9) -- Chinese internet giant Baidu plans to launch Apollo Go, a robotaxi service, outside of China as the race to commercialize self-driving cars heats up, according to Nikkei.

2024.09.09

08:15

Baidu exec denies drop of universal large model behind Ernie Bot

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 9) -- An executive at Chinese Internet giant Baidu has denied rumors that the company is abandoning the universal large model behind its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot.

2024.08.23

06:49

Baidu CEO says 18% of search results are already generated by AI

Asia Tech Wire (Aug 23) -- During its Q2 2024 earnings call, Baidu CEO Robin Li said that 18% of search results are already generated by AI, providing users with more accurate and direct answers.

2024.07.16

08:18

Baidu's robotaxi service platform Apollo Go denies suspending operations in Wuhan

Asia Tech Wire (July 16) -- Apollo Go, the robotaxi service platform of Chinese tech giant Baidu, has denied suspending operations in Wuhan.

2024.07.10

10:15

Baidu's robotaxi crashes amid expansion

Asia Tech Wire (July 10) -- A collision occurred with a robotaxi of Chinese search engine giant Baidu just as it was making a major expansion push.

2024.07.04

08:46

Robin Li says intelligent agents are Baidu's most bullish direction for AI application development

Asia Tech Wire (July 4) -- Robin Li, Baidu's founder, chairman and chief executive officer, said on Thursday that intelligent agents are the company's most bullish direction for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

2024.06.25

09:51

Alibaba, Baidu woo users after OpenAI announces halt to API services in China

Asia Tech Wire (June 25) -- Alibaba and Baidu have unveiled plans to lure users after OpenAI announced it would stop API services in China.

2024.05.29

07:19

Baidu said to release next version of its AI model in 2025

Asia Tech Wire (May 29) -- Rumors surfaced on Wednesday that Baidu may release the next version of its AI large model, Ernie Bot 5.0, during the Baidu World 2025.

2024.05.20

08:41

Baidu's generative AI revenue could rise gradually, analyst says

Asia Tech Wire (May 20) -- Baidu's artificial intelligence revenues could rise gradually and cushion the impact of low advertising revenues, CCB International analyst Cathy Chan said in a research note.

03:58

Baidu senior VP takes over PR operations after Qu Jing causes backlash

Asia Tech Wire (May 20) -- Baidu's senior vice president Victor Liang has taken over the PR business temporarily, according to Chinese media reports, following the departure of former vice president of public relations Qu Jing, who left the company after controversial comments caused backlash.

2024.05.17

09:45

Baidu CEO says large model partnerships expanding from phones to PCs, EVs

Asia Tech Wire (May 17) -- Baidu founder and CEO Robin Li said on Thursday that large-model partnerships are expanding from cell phones to PCs and electric vehicles.

2024.05.16

10:04

Baidu reports 22% rise in net profit for Q1 2024

Asia Tech Wire (May 16) -- Chinese internet giant Baidu reported a 22% year-on-year rise in net profit for the first quarter of the year, according to its latest financial report.

09:42

Baidu unveils first large model to support level 4 autonomous driving

Asia Tech Wire (May 16) -- Apollo, the self-driving arm of Chinese Internet giant Baidu, released the world's first large model supporting level 4 autonomous driving, Apollo ADFM (Autonomous Driving Foundation Model), in Wuhan on Thursday.

2024.05.10

04:47

Baidu's vice president of public relations leaves after sparking controversy

Asia Tech Wire (May 10) -- Baidu's vice president of public relations, Qu Jing, who sparked a huge controversy on China's social media platforms, left the company on Thursday.

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