Baidu, Inc., a trailblazer in AI and internet technologies, has launched a pioneering 24/7 robotaxi service through Apollo Go in Wuhan, marking a significant advancement in China’s autonomous driving sector.
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Baidu is China's dominant search engine, owned by Baidu Inc and used by hundreds of millions of China internet users.
The monthly active users of Baidu Mini Program users have exceeded 500 million as of May 2020. It has over 420,000 mini programs on its ecosystem, 220 of which have exceeded 1-million MAU.
Baidu’s XuanYuan Outperforms GPT4 and LLaMA2 in Financial LLMs
Du Xiaoman, previously known as Baidu Finance, is a leading AI-powered financial services platform in China. It recently announced the release of 12 new financial large models (FLMs) under its “XuanYuan” series. The new models, with parameters ranging from 6B to 13B and 70B, are open-sourced and have demonstrated outstanding financial performance in a variety […]
Baidu App’s MAUs reached 667 million
Baidu announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The company continued to exhibit solid performance, with notable advancements in AI technology and substantial growth in its AI cloud and autonomous driving sectors.
Baidu’s GenAI App Offers Digital Twin Creation
Baidu has announced an innovative feature within its Wenxin Yiyan app (its GenAI product; a.k.a. Ernie Bot) that allows users to create digital twins with unprecedented ease. Both iOS and Android users can access this feature for free upon updating to the latest version of the app.
Baidu AI Cloud and Samsung’s Strategic AI Partnership for Galaxy S24
Samsung Electronics China and Baidu AI Cloud have joined forces to integrate Baidu’s advanced ERNIE AI model into the Galaxy S24 Series.
China’s Video Cloud Market Navigates Through Slowdown: Insights from IDC’s 2023 Mid-Year Report
IDC has released its mid-year report, “China Video Cloud Market Tracker, First Half of 2023,” outlining current trends and projections within the industry. In a market contending with a post-pandemic deceleration in consumer entertainment demand and reduced IT expenditure from industry clients, China’s video cloud market faced a 7.0% year-on-year decline, reaching $4.62 billion. The […]
Decoding China’s Search Engine Market: A Glimpse into User Behavior and Industry Trends
China’s search engine sector has been thoroughly dissected in a comprehensive study conducted by CTR Market Research. Concurrently, the size of China’s internet user base has been growing, coupled with a gradual resurgence of search engine usage rates over the recent years. The research identified Baidu, 360 Search, and Sogou as the top three traditional search […]
China cloud computing market in 2021; top 4 have 80% market share
China’s cloud infrastructure services market grew by 45% to US$27.4 billion in 2021 according to Canalys.
China’s Cloud Infrastructure Spend Hits $7.7 Billion in Q1 2023, Led by Alibaba Cloud
Mainland China’s cloud infrastructure spending increased 6% year-on-year in Q1 2023, reaching $7.7 billion and constituting 12% of total global cloud expenditure, according to market analysis firm Canalys.
Top mobile app download sources in China
Mobile app download channels integrated with users’ lifestyle use case scenarios have gradually become the focus of mobile app vendors, shortening the download process and improving the user experience. The top download sources of mobile apps in June 2022 in China are Huawei App Store (909 million downloads), App Store (729M), and Oppo App Store […]
Baidu got permits for fully driverless robotaxi services in Chongqing and Wuhan
Baidu announced on 8 August 2022 that it has secured the first permits in China to offer commercial fully driverless robotaxi services to the public on open roads.
Baidu unveiled fully autonomous vehicle Apollo RT6
Baidu unveiled on 21 July 2022 its next-generation fully autonomous vehicle (AV) Apollo RT6, an all-electric, production-ready model with a detachable steering wheel. Designed for complex urban environments, Apollo RT6 will be put into operation in China in 2023 on Apollo Go, Baidu’s autonomous ride-hailing service.
Mobile reach in 2022: Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, ByteDance, Kuaishou
Tencent has the highest reach of internet users in China in 2021 (95%) with 442 mobile apps, followed by Alibaba (88%), Baidu (81%), and ByteDance (73%), according to data from QuestMobile.
China online advertising market insights 2022
In 2022, 42.9% of advertisers in China expect to increase spending in digital marketing, 25 percentage points more than advertisers expect to reduce spending, according to CTR. China advertising market vs online ad market Advertisers of large enterprises with a budget of 500 million yuan or more are more confident in digital marketing spending. In […]
Top 10 Tech Trends in 2022 according to Baidu
Baidu shares top 10 technology trends in 2022 including large-scale pre-training model, AI for science, AI-powered computational biology, integration of quantum hardware and software, autonomous driving, deep space exploration, human-machine symbiosis, green AI, and Inclusive AI. As we begin 2022, with the global pandemic continuing to bring turmoil and the global economy facing numerous challenges, […]