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Baidu's EV firm Jidu hires ex-Cadillac designer
Jidu Auto, a smart electric vehicle venture between China's tech giant Baidu Inc (9888.HK) and Chinese automaker Geely (GEELY.UL), said it has hired Frank Wu, formerly at Cadillac, to lead its design studio.
Chinese lidar maker Hesai lands $300M led by Hillhouse, Xiaomi, Meituan
The rush to back lidar companies continues as more automakers and robotaxi startups include the remote sensing method in their vehicles. Latest to the investment boom is Hesai, a Shanghai-based lidar maker founded in 2014 with an office in Palo Alto. The company just raised over $300 million in a Series D funding round led […]
Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent learn Netflix lessons in content fight
Original shows help China's long-form video platforms win back viewers from apps
China says ByteDance, Baidu, Microsoft improperly collected user data
China's internet watchdog said on Friday that companies including ByteDance, Baidu (9888.HK) and Kuaishou (1024.HK) had improperly collected user data.
Baidu starts offering paid robotaxi service in Beijing on May 2
Baidu, Inc. will open fully driverless robotaxi services to the public in Beijing starting from May 2, 2021, which will be China’s first paid autonomous vehicle service where users can hail a robotaxi without a safety driver behind the steering wheel, marking a landmark step on the road to commercialization of autonomous driving. The fully driverless Apollo Go Robotaxi service will first be launched in Beijing’s Shougang Park – one of the venues for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics – and will soon be transporting visitors at the games. With the ride-hailing service being launched during the bustling Labor Day
China orders fintech companies to stick to the rules as clampdown widens
The country's platform economy has grown rapidly and covers whole range of e-commerce activities ranging from banking to shopping and food delivery.
Baidu will charge for robotaxis in Beijing, the first in China to do so
Baidu will allow people to order autonomous taxis on May 2 in an industrial park in western Beijing as competition heats up in the race to develop autonomous driving tech.
How ByteDance Could Take a Bite Out of Tencent
Tiktok owner ByteDance has already laid former rivals like Baidu and Weibo low. Tencent could be next.
EXCLUSIVE Baidu’s Jidu Auto to invest $7.7 bln in ‘robot’ smart cars
Jidu Auto, an electric vehicle venture between China's tech giant Baidu and Chinese automaker Geely, aims to plough 50 billion yuan ($7.7 billion) into producing smart cars over the next five years, its chief executive told Reuters.
China’s Xinjiang Solar Factories Haunted by Labor Abuse Claims
The world’s solar power surge depends on polysilicon from Xinjiang factories.
Chinese tech giant Baidu to raise $3.1 billion in Hong Kong listing
Baidu has priced its shares at 252 Hong Kong dollars ($32.45) each which will raise the company around $3.1 billion.
Baidu’s AI chip unit Kunlun completes new funding, at $2 billion valuation: source
Chinese search giant Baidu Inc said on Monday that its artificial intelligence chip unit Kunlun recently completed a round of fundraising, which according to one source with direct knowledge of the matter values the business at about $2 billion.
China’s Baidu Aims to Raise $3 Billion in Hong Kong Share Sale
The operator of China’s largest search engine intends to sell 95 million new shares, planning to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange on March 23.
Baidu wins USD 16.1 million bid to upgrade roads for autonomous driving in Chengdu | KrASIA
Baidu Apollo has won a bid to build a 5G intelligent driving project in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province, in a tender worth RMB 105 million (USD 16.1 million), the internet giant said in a press release on Thursday.
China's Baidu to sell around 4% of shares in HK listing: sources
Chinese search engine giant Baidu Inc will launch its Hong Kong secondary listing on Friday and will sell around 4% of its shares, which at current price will raise at least $3 billion, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Baidu honors the CCP on Women's Day
Chinese search engine Baidu, like its global rival Google, celebrates major holidays with special doodles. On March 8 — which is International Women's Day and also the meeting of China's National People's Congress and its National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference —...
TikTok sister app Douyin to boost investment in search service
ByteDance-owned Douyin’s sharpened focus on search aims to further monetise its vast trove of user-generated videos.
Baidu reports solid profits, expects first EV within 3 years | KrASIA
The takeover of YY Live has been "substantially completed."
Chinese apps ban: TikTok, WeChat, Baidu and UC Browser among 59 Chinese apps permanently banned in India | India Business News - Times of India
India Business News: In a sweeping move that may lead to legal challenges and further acrimony between India and China in the digital space, the government has permanently
