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Baidu

(百度)

Baidu

百度

Baidu operates the largest and most widely used search engine in China. It also offers maps, translation and e-commerce and operates a music-streaming service and a mobile app market. Baidu owns a majority stake in iQIYI, dubbed China’s answer to Netflix. The company also invests heavily in autonomous driving and artificial intelligence.

Chairman / President

Robin Li

CFO / Finance Director

Rong Luo

Industry

Internet

Website

baidu.com

Headquarters address

Beijing, China

Stock Code

NASDAQ: BIDU
SEHK:9988

Year founded

2000

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Pentagon blacklist raises spectre of investment curbs for Chinese tech firms

Chinese tech giants including Alibaba and Baidu strongly reject the Pentagon’s characterisation of them as “Chinese military companies”.

Pentagon blacklists China tech giants as US competition expands

Alibaba and WuXi AppTec decline in Hong Kong after addition to US blacklist

US adds Alibaba, BYD, other Chinese tech champions to military company blacklist

Trump administration has designated top China firms as ‘Chinese military companies’ operating in the United States.

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While Chinese chipmakers have found success in supporting AI inference, they are struggling with the far more complex process of training.

How US export curbs are forcing China to redesign its AI chip industry

China’s tech giants are pursuing ASICs, a type of custom chip, over generic GPUs dominated by American giants like Nvidia.

China expands tech replacement drive to include AI chips amid US curbs

The latest list extends China’s trusted technology certification system to cover AI processors as Beijing pushes the use of home-grown chips.

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Analysts expect the company’s AI marketing services base to steadily grow to reduce declines in advertising revenue and boost profits.

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.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | China’s next growth engine? An AI-powered intelligence dividend

Instead of factories and people, China’s economic growth may increasingly be powered by code and digital workers that do not tire.

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Video | Baidu driverless taxis freeze in citywide breakdown

Baidu’s Apollo Go driverless robotaxis suffered a citywide ‘system malfunction’.

Baidu’s robotaxi breakdown in Wuhan strands riders, raises safety concerns

Some Apollo Go self-driving cars stopped suddenly across the central Chinese city, dealing a blow to the tech giant’s global ambitions.

Apple’s accidental AI feature release in China risks regulatory backlash: expert

Mainland China users briefly access Apple Intelligence before the update vanishes, raising questions over compliance and regulatory approval.

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The move makes iQiyi the latest US-listed Chinese company to look to float in Hong Kong amid US regulatory scrutiny.

Exclusive | Baidu chip unit eyes US$14.7b valuation in Hong Kong IPO: sources

Opinion | China’s next growth engine? An AI-powered intelligence dividend