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Samsung’s AI features on the Galaxy S24 in China reportedly ditch Google for Baidu
The Samsung Galaxy S24 isn’t taking Google’s Gemini AI to China. The Chinese version of the flagship phone reportedly uses Baidu’s Ernie chatbot to power the phone’s AI-powered features.
Baidu's CEO says its ERNIE AI 'is not inferior in any aspect to GPT-4'
The chatbot has “achieved a full upgrade,” company CEO Robin Li told the assembled crowd at the Baidu World 2023 showcase.
How to watch Baidu’s AI-focused product event
Baidu is set to hold its biggest annual strategy, technology and product launch event. This year's edition of Baidu World will have a major focus on artificial intelligence. You can watch the livestream here.
Baidu opens up its ERNIE generative AI to the public
Baidu has made ERNIE Bot, its generative AI product and large language model, generally available to the public through various app stores and its website. The company also plans to release a string of AI apps it says will allow folks "to fully experience the four core abilities of generative AI: understanding, generation, reasoning, and memory."
Baidu unveils ERNIE Bot, its ChatGPT rival
Baidu's response to ChatGPT is the latest version of its ERNIE bot.
China's biggest search engine is to set launch a ChatGPT rival in March
Chinese search giant Baidu aims to introduce a ChatGPT-like AI service that give conversational results.
Baidu's robotaxis can now operate without a safety driver in the car
The company says it's running the first fully driverless service in China.
Baidu's latest robotaxi has a removable steering wheel
The latest Baidu robotaxi can ditch the steering wheel and make more room for passengers.
Baidu's robotaxi service is now available in all 'first-tier' Chinese cities
Baidu has launched its robotaxi hailing service in Shenzhen, now covering every 'first-tier' city in China.
Oppo Air Glass is a modernized Google Glass for China
Following last year's Oppo AR Glass concept, the Oppo Air Glass will become available to Chinese consumers in Q1 2022.
China says TikTok's creator and LinkedIn are violating data privacy laws
China regulators have shamed TikTok creator ByteDance, LinkedIn, and other companies for allgedly abusing their collection and use of app data.
Baidu earns permission to test paid driverless taxi in Cangzhou
Cangzhou granted the company's Apollo Go service permission to run commercialization tests with 35 cars.
Baidu secures license for full driverless road tests in California
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has granted Baidu permission to test its autonomous vehicles without a driver behind the wheel. It’s had authority to test its vehicles in California since 2016, but up until now, it could only do so with a backup driver. This development means it can now conduct full driverless road tests using Lincoln MKZ and Chrysler Pacifica vehicles loaded with its self-driving technology within Sunnyvale in Santa Clara County.
China’s Baidu is building an EV with help from Polestar’s parent company
Baidu has already developed autonomous vehicle tech but now the plans to produce electric vehicles in partnership with Geely.
Baidu approved for fully driverless road tests in Beijing
It's the first time China's capital city has granted such permits.
Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi service arrives in Beijing
Baidu launched its Apollo Go robotaxi service in the Chinese cities of Changsha and Cangzhou back in August, shortly after announcing that its autonomous driving computer is ready for use on the streets. Now, Apollo Go has also made its way to Beijing, making it the first autonomous car service operating in the nation’s capital. Apollo Go’s service area in Beijing encompasses 435 miles of road with 100 pick-up and drop-off stations across several residential and business areas.
Baidu completes its computer for self-driving cars
Baidu is ready to use its computer for self-driving cars as part of a robotic valet parking service.
India has banned TikTok, WeChat and many other Chinese apps
The government cited citizen concerns over privacy and data security.
Baidu takes second place from Google in the smart speaker market
Google is no longer the world's second-biggest smart speaker maker. According to a new report published by market research firm Canalys, China's Baidu now holds that title. The company surged past Google thanks to a strong second-quarter in which it grew smart speaker shipments by 3,700 percent year over year. The feat is particularly impressive given that Baidu was effectively a non-entity in the space a year ago with shipments of only 0.1 million units.
Google, Intel and Microsoft form data protection consortium
It's common to secure data when its sitting put or flying to its destination, but not so much when you're actually using it -- there's still a risk someone could peek at your content while you work. Industry heavyweights might help keep your info secure at every step, though. Google, Intel, Microsoft and seven other companies have formed the Confidential Computing Consortium to help in "defining and accelerating" open source tech that delivers truly private data access. Ideally, data will always be encrypted or otherwise limited to whoever is meant to be looking.
