Alibaba unveils advanced Qwen 3 AI as Chinese tech rivalry intensifiesAlibaba has launched Qwen 3, an upgraded AI model with hybrid reasoning abilities, amid rising competition in China’s AI sector. The releas...
29 Apr, 2025, 08.49 AM IST
China's Baidu says its Kunlun chip cluster can train DeepSeek-like modelsBaidu has activated a 30,000-chip P800 cluster to support large-scale AI training, CEO Robin Li announced. At its developer conference, Bai...
25 Apr, 2025, 11.14 PM IST
Baidu launches new AI model amid mounting competitionChinese tech giant Baidu unveiled Ernie 4.5 Turbo and Ernie X1 Turbo, its latest AI and reasoning models, to strengthen its position in the...
25 Apr, 2025, 08.38 AM IST
China’s DeepSeek dive; RBI’s Scapia nodChina’s AI race has gotten the DeepSeek fillip, with its tech bigwigs now catching up. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
18 Mar, 2025, 07.41 PM IST
DeepSeek's disruption triggers AI race in China as Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba ramp up effortsSince its launch in January, DeepSeek’s reasoning model has gained attention for matching the performance of global platforms such as ChatG...
18 Mar, 2025, 01.45 PM IST
China's Baidu releases new AI model to compete with DeepSeekIn a post on WeChat, Baidu announced the launch of its latest X1 reasoning model -- which the company claims performs similarly to DeepSeek...
16 Mar, 2025, 04.38 PM IST
Generative AI rivals racing to the futureSince ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models have been vying for the lead - with the ...
13 Mar, 2025, 07.56 AM IST
China's Baidu to launch upgraded AI Ernie model in mid-March: SourceThe upgraded 4.5 Ernie model will have improved capabilities in areas such as reasoning and also feature enhanced multimodal capabilities.
27 Feb, 2025, 12.31 PM IST
China's Baidu says DeepSeek success inspired open source moveIn a call following its fourth-quarter 2024 results statement, Baidu CEO Robin Li said the decision to open source its Ernie 4.5 series par...
18 Feb, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
China's Baidu to make latest Ernie AI model open-source as competition heats upChina's Baidu said on Friday that it would make the next-generation artificial intelligence model Ernie open-source from June 30. Baidu CEO...
14 Feb, 2025, 09.48 AM IST
Baidu touts AI edge as ad revenue stallsBaidu's comment came amid an AI price war in China, where companies have slashed prices of large language models used to power generative A...
23 Aug, 2024, 08.50 AM IST
China's Baidu reveals more capabilities of AI-powered chatbot ErnieAccording to images shared by a Baidu spokesperson in a media-facing group on WeChat, China's most widely used messaging service, the Chine...
27 Mar, 2023, 04.27 PM IST
Baidu scraps public launch for its ChatGPT-like product 'Ernie Bot'The webcast, scheduled for Monday afternoon, was switched to a closed-door meeting with the first batch of companies that are testing the p...
27 Mar, 2023, 09.58 AM IST
Retail investors flock to small-cap AI firms as Big Tech battles for shareThe viral success of ChatGPT has turned the spotlight on AI on Wall Street, reminiscent of the blockchain hype from a few years ago when sh...
07 Feb, 2023, 10.35 PM IST