Hong Kong’s IPO Drought Casts Pall Over Region’s Businesses

Hong Kong’s IPO Drought Casts Pall Over Region’s Businesses

Updated Jan. 3, 2024 6:23 am ET A dearth of initial public offerings in Hong Kong is causing companies to suffer cash crunches and put off expansion plans, showing how the steep market downturn is taking a toll on businesses that need to raise money.  The Asian financial hub was for years the top international … Read more

Baidu Terminates $3.6B Deal to Buy JOYY’s China Live-Streaming Business

Baidu Terminates $3.6B Deal to Buy JOYY’s China Live-Streaming Business

Published: Jan. 1, 2024 at 6:37 p.m. ET By P.R. Venkat Baidu has called off a $3.6 billion deal to buy JOYY’s video-based entertainment live-streaming business in China. As of the end of December, the closing conditions for the share purchase agreement had yet to be fully satisfied, Baidu said in a filing late Monday. … Read more

Baidu Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results

Baidu Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results

BEIJING, Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888 (HKD Counter) and 89888 (RMB Counter)), (“Baidu” or the “Company”), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. “Baidu reported solid third-quarter financial results, demonstrating resilience in a … Read more

Nvidia’s $5 Billion of China Orders in Limbo After Latest U.S. Curbs

Nvidia’s $5 Billion of China Orders in Limbo After Latest U.S. Curbs

Updated Oct. 31, 2023 12:36 am ET SINGAPORE—New U.S. export controls may compel artificial-intelligence giant Nvidia to cancel billions of dollars in next-year orders for its advanced chips to China, a move that could deprive Chinese tech companies of crucial AI resources. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company had already finished delivering orders of its advanced … Read more

China’s Baidu unveils latest version of its Ernie AI model, CIO News, ET CIO

China’s Baidu unveils latest version of its Ernie AI model, CIO News, ET CIO

The logo of Baidu’s AI chatbot Ernie Bot is displayed near a screen showing the Baidu logo, in this illustration picture Chinese technology giant Baidu on Tuesday unveiled the newest version of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) model, Ernie 4.0, saying its capabilities were on par with those of ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s pioneering GPT-4 model. … Read more

Baidu Launches ERNIE 4.0 Foundation Model, Leading a New Wave of AI-Native Applications

Baidu Launches ERNIE 4.0 Foundation Model, Leading a New Wave of AI-Native Applications

ERNIE 4.0 is now accessible to invited users on ERNIE Bot. In addition, enterprise customers can apply for API testing via Baidu Qianfan foundation model platform. Baidu has re-built many of its most popular applications using the latest generative AI technologies, as well as introduced new AI-native products, offering improved productivity and creativity for a … Read more

5 things about AI you may have missed today: Baidu expands ERNIE Bot, TUI AG incorporates ChatGPT and more

5 things about AI you may have missed today: Baidu expands ERNIE Bot, TUI AG incorporates ChatGPT and more

AI Roundup: In today’s world of artificial intelligence (AI), Baidu announced the expansion of its AI chatbot called ERNIE Bot, as it now supports 5 more plugins. On the other hand, the Associated Press issued guidelines for the use of AI in newsrooms. New research has also shed light on a deep-learning AI model that … Read more