Ever wished you could talk to your pets? Baidu is developing AI technology that could translate animal sounds into human language—bringing us one step closer to understanding what our furry friends are really saying.

Alibaba’s Quark jumped to the top of China’s AI app rankings in March, surpassing rivals like Doubao and DeepSeek. As tech firms rapidly upgrade their AI tools, the real question is: can Quark stay ahead, or will it be the next to fall behind?

Apple Intelligence will launch in China by mid-2025, with Alibaba assisting in adapting on-device systems to meet local regulations. Baidu will lead the development of Visual Intelligence for the iPhone 16, marking a key collaboration to bring advanced AI to China.

Apple is partnering with Baidu to integrate AI into iPhones in China, but the collaboration faces challenges with Baidu's AI models struggling to meet user expectations and privacy concerns over data handling. Despite these issues, Apple continues to fund Baidu’s AI development to enhance the experience on its devices.

The Chinese tech giant, Baidu (BIDU) has a fleet of 500 driverless taxis already in the city of Wuhan, and the company has announced that it would want to expand that to 1000 fully driverless robotaxis by the end of this year.

由于有报道称百度的人工智能模型 "厄尼 "与解放军的实验有关，百度股价在香港暴跌 11.5%。潜在的美国制裁、经济挑战和人工智能市场的缓慢增长使百度的前景更加复杂，引发了投资者的担忧。

百度厄尼机器人的用户数量达到 1 亿，展示了人工智能技术在中国的显著进步和市场渗透。