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China's Baidu launches AI model simulating road environment for robotaxis
Apollo World can generate "up to 100,000 km" (62,000 miles) of simulated driving daily, equivalent to about three years of real-world testing by a safety-driver-equipped autonomous vehicle, Baidu said. The system is capable of producing real-time multimodal data streams, such as camera and lidar observations, enabling self-driving systems to directly sense and navigate simulated environments.
Nvidia’s share of China AI chip market falls to 34% as Huawei gains ground
Nvidia's share of China's AI chip market dropped to 34% in the first half of 2026 due to US export restrictions. Domestic competitors like Huawei increased their market presence significantly during this period. The total AI accelerator shipments in China reached over 2 million units, with non-GPU shipments surpassing GPU sales for the first time.
Nvidia's China AI-chip share falls as Huawei closes gap, report finds
Nvidia's share of China's market for data-centre AI chips fell to 34% in the first half of 2026, as US export controls restricted supplies of its products and domestic rivals led by Huawei gained ground, according to an IDC report seen by Reuters.
China AI developers publish safety tests for just 3.6% of model releases, report finds
Only a fraction of the 857 AI models released by Chinese companies have undergone safety testing, with merely 3.6% revealing published evaluation results, according to SemiAnalysis. Amidst rising global concerns regarding the dangers of autonomous AI systems, China's current safety governance framework highlights various risks but fails to impose compulsory standards on developers. This contrasts sharply with US firms, which have provided more thorough safety reports for their AI products.
Anthropic's Dario Amodei: AI's most visible CEO and enigma
The surge in artificial intelligence and the heated debate around its risks have made Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei the most visible tech leader -- though the 43-year-old remains an enigma. "I think he is one of the great legends in tech and business," says Alex Karp, CEO of data-analytics specialist Palantir.
Trump and Xi see tensions flare over AI, trade and Iran but still seek stability
Trump and Xi are set to meet in Washington as the US-China relationship remains marked by intense competition over AI, trade and technology. The leaders are expected to seek stability rather than a major breakthrough, with Iran, Taiwan and tariffs also on the agenda.
Why Chinese AI firms are suddenly at the centre of US AI crackdown
Chinese AI companies including DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba, MiniMax, StepFun and Z.AI face fresh scrutiny after US agencies accused them of using American AI models to improve their systems through knowledge distillation. Beijing rejected the allegations, calling distillation common practice, as the dispute threatens to deepen tensions between the US and China.
China’s AI capex jumps 105% YoY, but Jefferies says US cloud giants face greater risks
Chinese tech giants sharply increased AI capital expenditure in Q2 2026, driven by inference demand and chip availability. However, Jefferies sees greater sustainability risks in US cloud spending, highlighting rising capex relative to revenue and the challenge of monetising AI infrastructure investments.
ByteDance secures $29.6 billion loan in AI push, sources say
ByteDance secured a massive $29.6 billion loan from nearly thirty banks. Chinese banks provided over sixty percent of this significant loan facility. The funds will primarily support ByteDance's ambitious overseas artificial intelligence expansion plans. This unsecured loan reflects strong lender confidence in the company's creditworthiness. The financing is the second-largest in Asia this year, highlighting sector enthusiasm.
Uber, Wayve begin robotaxi rollout in London's busy streets as Europe takes cautious approach
London is launching its first self-driving taxi service with Uber and Wayve. These electric vehicles will initially have human safety drivers present. The service operates under Britain's pilot framework for autonomous vehicles. Other companies are also preparing similar services in the city. This marks a significant step toward future autonomous vehicle deployment.
Baidu CEO vows to return Ernie to AI frontier as revenue miss sinks shares
Its Ernie large language model has gone months without a major upgrade, while competitors such as Alibaba and Moonshot have continued to roll out newer versions of their models.
China's Baidu, betting on AI, posts fifth straight quarterly revenue drop
Revenue during the second quarter of the year came to 31.3 billion yuan ($4.6 billion), an unaudited financial report showed, a 4% year-on-year drop. With cash flows still largely generated by marketing on its search platform, Baidu has suffered in recent years from a pronounced slump in Chinese consumer spending.
Baidu's AI chip unit Kunlunxin targets $50 billion Hong Kong IPO: Report
Investors have been asked to buy chips with a value three to seven times the worth of their planned subscription in Kunlunxin's initial public offering shares, the report said.
Baidu AI chips growth: China faces shortage, Kunlunxin leads the market
Baidu is growing fast in AI chips in China, aiming to compete with Huawei and fill the gap left by Nvidia. Its Kunlunxin chips are used in data centers and cloud AI services. With strong local demand and limited foreign supply, Baidu’s chip business could grow a lot, making it a key player in China’s artificial intelligence market.
Baidu launches AI video generator, overhauls search features
Over the past year, artificial intelligence heavyweights like OpenAI and big global tech companies have been expanding beyond chatbots to text-to-video or image-to-video generators. In China, ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba have also launched models. While many rival products, including OpenAI's Sora, target consumers with subscription plans, Baidu's MuseStreamer is aimed only at business users and a consumer app is not yet available.
Baidu launches AI agent Xinxiang for Android platform, iOS version under review
Baidu has launched Xinxiang, an AI agent for Android smartphones in China, designed to help users with tasks like information analysis and travel planning more efficiently than traditional chatbots. An iOS version is pending approval.
Apple facing hurdles in adapting Baidu AI models for China
Sales of iPhone in China slipped 0.3%, while rival Huawei posted a 42% surge in sales in the third quarter, research firm IDC had said in October, as competition intensifies in the world's largest smartphone market.
Samsung replaces Google AI with Baidu AI on Galaxy S24 devices in China
Ernie AI will offer same Galaxy AI features based on Gemini foundational models, like AI-based real-time call translation, summarisation, and text format features on the Chinese version of the Galaxy S24 series, reports CNBC.
Baidu CEO says more than 70 large AI language models released in China
Baidu joins several other Chinese companies that launched AI chatbots last week after securing regulatory approval for mass market releases.
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