Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept cookies
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign InmyFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
    Most Read
    • US
      Sections
      • US Home
      • US Economy
      • US Companies
      • US Politics & Policy
      Most Read
      • Companies
        Sections
        • Companies Home
        • Energy
        • Financials
        • Health
        • Industrials
        • Media
        • Professional Services
        • Retail & Consumer
        • Tech Sector
        • Telecoms
        • Transport
        Most Read
        • Tech
        • Markets
          Sections
          • Markets Home
          • Alphaville
          • Markets Data
          • Cryptofinance
          • Capital Markets
          • Commodities
          • Currencies
          • Equities
          • Fund Management
          • Trading
          • Moral Money
          • ETF Hub
          Most Read
          • Climate
          • Opinion
            Sections
            • Opinion Home
            • Columnists
            • The FT View
            • Lex
            • Obituaries
            • Letters
            Most Read
            • Work & Careers
              Sections
              • Work & Careers Home
              • Business School Rankings
              • Business Education
              • Entrepreneurship
              • Recruitment
              • Business Books
              • Business Travel
              Most Read
              • Life & Arts
                Sections
                • Life & Arts Home
                • Arts
                • Books
                • Food & Drink
                • FT Magazine
                • House & Home
                • Style
                • Travel
                • FT Globetrotter
                Most Read
                • HTSI
                MenuSearch
                • Home
                • World
                • US
                • Companies
                • Tech
                • Markets
                • Climate
                • Opinion
                • Work & Careers
                • Life & Arts
                • HTSI
                Financial Times
                SubscribeSign In

                Baidu Inc

                Add to myFT Digest

                Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

                • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
                  Artificial intelligence
                  China’s Baidu and ByteDance launch AI chatbots to public

                  Beijing grants regulatory approval to artificial intelligence products by several tech groups

                  A screen showing Baidu’s Ernie bot
                • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
                  Artificial intelligence
                  China’s internet giants order $5bn of Nvidia chips to power AI ambitions

                  Baidu, ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba rush to acquire GPUs amid concern US will soon clamp down on their export

                  Montage of Tencent, Baidu, Nvidia and Bytedance logos
                • Monday, 7 August, 2023
                  Electric vehicles
                  Beijing’s tougher regulations thwart Big Tech’s electric vehicle dreams

                  Overcapacity and EV-maker bankruptcies have led to a throttling back on issuance of production licences

                  Geely’s Panda mini EV
                • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
                  Baidu shares fall after Ernie AI chatbot demo disappoints

                  Chinese search company plays safe with pre-recorded launch of rival to ChatGPT

                  Baidu chief Robin Li introduces the functions of the company’s AI chatbot Ernie in Beijing
                • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
                  Lex
                  Baidu/chatbots: heavy R&D spend means talk may be cheap Premium content

                  China’s online search giant will have to spend more on artificial intelligence

                  Men interact with a Baidu AI robot near the company logo at its headquarters in Beijing
                • Monday, 8 August, 2022
                  Driverless vehicles
                  Baidu to operate fully driverless robotaxis in China

                  Internet group will offer rides in Wuhan and Chongqing without a human operator

                  Baidu’s driverless Apollo Go cars
                • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
                  Lex
                  Robotaxis/Baidu: driverless cars are the future in China Premium content

                  Vehicles are unlikely to become big profit drivers but search giant has gained a valuable head-start

                  Baidu’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China
                • Friday, 27 May, 2022
                  LexTechnology sector
                  China tech stocks: relief rally eases lockdown pain Premium content

                  More attention should be paid to decisions over not providing guidance — they suggest the worst is yet to come

                  Staff members walk past a logo of Chinese ecommerce group Alibaba at its headquarters in Hangzhou, China
                • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
                  Driverless vehicles
                  Beijing grants first driverless robotaxi licenses to Baidu and Pony.ai

                  Chinese capital shows its preference for nurturing high tech and hardware groups over ecommerce outfits

                  A Baidu robotaxi passes people scanning a QR code to try its ride-hailing service in Beijing
                • Thursday, 25 November, 2021
                  LexDriverless vehicles
                  Robotaxis: China seeks fare advantage over the US Premium content

                  For ride-hailing groups, autonomous cabs represent a silver bullet

                  The Baidu logo is shown on one of the company’s autonomous cars
                • Thursday, 19 August, 2021
                  Baidu’s $1bn bond draws strong demand despite China tech crackdown

                  Debt sale attracts $5bn to $6bn in orders even as regulatory assault hits search group’s shares

                  A Baidu logo on the side of the company’s Beijing headquarters
                • Tuesday, 8 June, 2021
                  Digital Media
                  Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent learn Netflix lessons in content fight

                  Original shows help China’s long-form video platforms win back viewers from apps

                  The drama ‘Word of Honor’ became a blockbuster for Alibaba-backed Youku and spawned live concerts featuring the main actors
                • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
                  Chinese equities
                  Chinese tech stocks fall sharply on rising regulatory concerns

                  Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu shares drop on fears of US delistings and control over data

                • Tuesday, 23 March, 2021
                  IPOs
                  China’s answer to YouTube to raise $2.6bn in Hong Kong listing

                  Nasdaq-listed Bilibili’s share sale prices as Baidu falls flat on trading debut in city

                • Wednesday, 17 March, 2021
                  IPOs
                  China’s Baidu set to raise $3.1bn in Hong Kong stock listing

                  New York-listed search group sells shares closer to home as US-China tensions rise

                  The logo of Chinese search engine leader Baidu is seen at the company’s headquarters in Beijing
                • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
                  Lex
                  Baidu: search terms Premium content

                  Tech group should continue its quest to secure new business lines

                • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
                  US-China relations
                  Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu spared from US investor blacklist

                  Treasury secretary sees off China hawks in dispute over whether to ban investment in tech groups

                • Monday, 11 January, 2021
                  Electric vehicles
                  Baidu teams up with Geely to make smart electric vehicles

                  China’s leading search group and top carmaker to roll out new EVs brand

                • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
                  LexTechnology sector
                  Joyy/Baidu: fake it till you make it Premium content

                  Deal for video streaming service YY was questionable even before allegations about fake users

                  Baidu, China’s version of Google, agreed to buy YY for $3.6bn this week, just days before a short-seller labelled the livestreaming site a fraud
                • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
                  Technology sector
                  Joyy shares plunge after Muddy Waters attacks Chinese tech group

                  US-listed company’s livestreaming platform targeted days after sale to Baidu

                  Baidu said it would acquire the platform for $3.6bn, as it looks to expand its options in social media and livestreaming
                • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
                  LexChinese business & finance
                  Baidu/live streaming: late mover disadvantage Premium content

                  Group’s slowness to adapt means it risks becoming a tech bygone

                • Thursday, 13 August, 2020
                  Chinese business & finance
                  Shares in China’s iQiyi and Baidu fall on SEC investigation

                  Video streaming platform reveals it is subject of probe following short-seller report

                • Thursday, 21 May, 2020
                  Chinese search giant Baidu reconsiders US listing

                  Chief executive says company is discussing response to possible tighter rules

                • Tuesday, 19 May, 2020
                  Coronavirus feeds advertisers’ shift away from Baidu

                  Revenue drops with apps such as Bilibili favoured as online user numbers swell

                • Friday, 28 February, 2020
                  #techFT
                  Where tech has got Covid-19 covered

                  Papal AI values, $100 genome decode, the iPad Mac

                Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

                Useful links

                Support

                View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

                Legal & Privacy

                Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

                Services

                Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsProfessional SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on XFT ChannelsFT Schools

                Tools

                PortfolioToday’s Newspaper (FT Digital Edition)Alerts HubBusiness School RankingsEnterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

                Community & Events

                FT CommunityFT Live EventsFT ForumsFT Board DirectorBoard Director Programme

                More from the FT Group

                Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2023. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
                The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
                Financial Times

                International Edition

                Subscribe for full access
                • Switch to UK Edition

                Top sections

                • Home
                • World
                  • Global Economy
                  • UK
                  • US
                  • China
                  • Africa
                  • Asia Pacific
                  • Emerging Markets
                  • Europe
                  • War in Ukraine
                  • Americas
                  • Middle East & North Africa
                  • Australia & NZ
                • US
                  • US Economy
                  • US Companies
                  • US Politics & Policy
                • Companies
                  • Energy
                  • Financials
                  • Health
                  • Industrials
                  • Media
                  • Professional Services
                  • Retail & Consumer
                  • Tech Sector
                  • Telecoms
                  • Transport
                • Tech
                • Markets
                  • Alphaville
                  • Markets Data
                  • Cryptofinance
                  • Capital Markets
                  • Commodities
                  • Currencies
                  • Equities
                  • Fund Management
                  • Trading
                  • Moral Money
                  • ETF Hub
                • Climate
                • Opinion
                  • Columnists
                  • The FT View
                  • Lex
                  • Obituaries
                  • Letters
                • Work & Careers
                  • Business School Rankings
                  • Business Education
                  • Entrepreneurship
                  • Recruitment
                  • Business Books
                  • Business Travel
                • Life & Arts
                  • Arts
                  • Books
                  • Food & Drink
                  • FT Magazine
                  • House & Home
                  • Style
                  • Travel
                  • FT Globetrotter
                • Personal Finance
                  • Property & Mortgages
                  • Investments
                  • Pensions
                  • Tax
                  • Banking & Savings
                  • Advice & Comment
                  • Next Act
                • HTSI
                • Special Reports

                FT recommends

                • Lex
                • Alphaville
                • Lunch with the FT
                • FT Globetrotter
                • #techAsia
                • Moral Money
                • Visual and data journalism
                • Newsletters
                • Video
                • Podcasts
                • News feed
                • FT Live Events
                • FT Forums
                • Board Director Programme
                • myFT
                • Portfolio
                • Today’s Newspaper (FT Digital Edition)
                • Crossword
                • Our Apps
                • Help Centre
                • Subscribe
                • Sign In