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Here’s How Baidu Is Leveraging Its Artificial Intelligence Capabilities
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is using its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in unique ways, demonstrating that this technology can potentially open several new lines of business for the company. Recently, Baidu teamed up with KFC to open a new “S...
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Does A Billion Dollar IPO For iQiyi Make Sense For Baidu?
According to recent reports, Chinese internet giant Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is planning a $1 billion IPO for its online video streaming business iQiyi, valuing the business at around $5 billion. Earlier this year, a consortium of investors led by Bai...
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How Baidu Can Benefit From A Global Roll-Out Of Its Mapping Service
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is set to become a world mapping service provider, and the company will now cover 150 countries and regions. A dominant player in the Chinese market with more than 300 million monthly active users, Baidu is now looking to tap...
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Baidu Continues To Invest Heavily In iQiyi, Transaction Services Banking On Long-Term Growth
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced its Q3 earnings on October 27, reporting a 1% year-over-year fall in net revenues to RMB 18.2 billion. However, excluding the impact of the Qunar division which Baidu sold off last year, the company observed a 7% ann...
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Baidu Earnings Preview: Non-Search Revenues To Drive Top Line Growth
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is scheduled to announced its Q2 earnings on Thursday, October 27th. The company has witnessed strong growth in its transaction services and online video streaming businesses in the year thus far. Baidu’s top line growth...
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Here’s Why Baidu Is Setting Up A $3 billion Internet Investment Fund
Recently, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced that it had established a $3 billion internet investment fund called Baidu Capital, which will focus on mid- and late stage deals in the internet sector in China. As competition in the Chinese internet mar...
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Baidu, nVidia To Build Independent Self-Driving Car Platform
Chip-maker nVidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Chinese internet company Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced a strategic partnership to focus on building a computing platform for self driving cars. According to research by Boston Consulting Group, the autonomous ...
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How Can Baidu Be Impacted With Its Declining Share In China’s Digital Advertising Market?
Medical advertising regulations in China underwent a change after a recent incident where Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) was accused of promoting false medical information . The negative publicity and revised regulations are impacting the company’s market...
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Self-Driving Cars Part 3: Key Challenges, Players, State of the Market Right Now
As mentioned in the first part of this three-part series on self-driving cars (see the links below), the two distinct models for ownership of autonomous vehicles comprise: 1) self-driving cars that are be owned by large companies and operated l...
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Self-Driving Cars, Part 2: Size of Opportunity Involved
Auto companies currently build and sell cars. When you add self-driving capabilities to a car, the problem no longer remains restricted to designing and selling a car, it evolves into providing Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS). The TaaS market ...
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Self-Driving Cars: The Building Blocks of Transportation-as-a-Service
The auto market has been experiencing rapid technological change over the last few years. The shift from internal combustion (IC) engine cars to electric cars has already changed the process of how a car is built, who builds the car and who suppl...
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Here’s How Baidu Can Benefit From Its Partnership with nVidia In Self-Driving Cars
Recently, at the annual Baidu World Conference, nVidia and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced a partnership to develop a comprehensive autonomous driving platform. The two companies will be combining their technical expertise, especially in the areas...
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Can Augmented Reality Be The Next Growth Driver For Baidu?
As its search business reels under pressure from new regulations, impacting revenues negatively, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is working to take the user experience of its mobile apps to the next level of delight. The company recently unveiled an AR (aug...
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Baidu Earnings: Online Video, Transaction Services To Provide Long-Term Growth
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced its Q2 earnings after market Thursday, July 28, reporting a 10% year-over-year rise in revenues to RMB 18.3 billion. However, the company suffered due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar, with the average exchang...
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Baidu Earnings Preview: Revenue Growth Likely To Slow
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is scheduled to report its Q2 earnings after market on July 28. The Chinese internet company has witnessed solid revenue growth in its smaller revenue streams – online video streaming (iQiyi) and transaction services ...
