Baidu Unveils In-vehicle Infotainment Platform CarLife
WEBJan 28, 2015 · Baidu has taken the wraps off an in-vehicle infotainment platform CarLife, joining China’s escalating battle for car tech supremacy. The Chinese search engine giant has teamed up with three top automakers Audi, Hyundai and Shanghai General Motors in manufacturing cars equipped with internet access and in-vehicle infotainment services.
Online black market for adult content thrives behind China
WEBJul 30, 2019 · Online black market for adult content thrives behind China’s firewall. A blurred out porn site. (Image Credit: BigStock/Volodymyr P) For foreigners living in China, it has become a rule of thumb that specialized software is needed to bypass the country’s internet restrictions and gain access to outlawed content such as pornography.
Baidu to expand metaverse offerings and revamp VR app
WEBDec 13, 2021 · Baidu is not the only Chinese tech giant making moves in the metaverse. ByteDance has invested in several metaverse-related companies, including VR headset maker Pico. Alibaba Cloud, a subsidiary of the e-commerce giant, announced a “metaverse” solution in November to provide cloud and other technical support for …
Starbucks rival Manner Coffee pairs with Meituan on delivery …
WEBMar 14, 2022 · Manner Coffee, a Chinese Starbucks rival, announced Sunday that it was partnering with lifestyle services giant Meituan for food and drink delivery. The tie-up will provide users with online delivery services for Manner, a popular coffee brand which was previously only available through in-store pick-up. The service has already launched in cities including Shanghai and Suzhou.
Ask China Anything: A peek inside China’s ACG culture
WEBAug 9, 2019 · ACG, short for “Anime, Comic, and Games,” is being embraced by more and more young people in China. For one female interviewee, it was her seventh time visiting ChinaJoy, and she still gets excited walking through the different halls. “It’s like entering a 2D world in a 3D space,” she said. “I feel relaxed and far from the pressure ...
Former Alibaba VP joins open-source technology company OSChina
WEBJul 28, 2023 · Former Alibaba Vice President Hu Chenjie has recently joined the Chinese open-source technology company Open Source China (OSChina) as its Chief Strategy Officer. After joining the company, Hu will be primarily responsible for the strategic promotion of open-source community culture, and the company’s investment and financing operations, the ...
Who owns China's 'internet literature'? · TechNode
WEBJun 15, 2020 · March 2015: Tencent founded China Literature by merging homegrown online literature unit Tencent Literature and Cloudary. January 2015: Tencent merged Cloudary, the online publishing business of Shanda, creating joint venture China Literature, or Yuewen, which includes all online publishing …
ByteDance becomes world’s largest unicorn with $353 billion
WEBDec 20, 2021 · TikTok owner ByteDance is the world’s largest unicorn with a market valuation of $353 billion (RMB 2.25 trillion), according to a Monday unicorn ranking list from the Hurun Research Institute. Alibaba affiliates Ant Group and Cainiao take the second and ninth spots, respectively, with valuations of $150 billion and $34 billion.
WeChat now has over 1 billion active monthly users worldwide
WEBMar 5, 2018 · WeChat’s monthly active users passed one billion for the first time during this year’s Spring Festival. Tencent CEO Pony Ma revealed the number in an interview at today’s National People’s Congress (in Chinese). The one billion mark comes not long after Tencent’s third-quarter results in November, which show that WeChat’s monthly active user had passed 980 million, a significant 15 ...
China vs US: Who is winning the big AI battle? - TechNode
WEBOct 22, 2017 · As of June 31st, 2017, Chinese AI companies received RMB 63.5 billion or 33.18% of the world’s AI funding, The US takes the lead with 51.10% (RMB 97.8 billion), while the rest of the world carved up the remaining 15.73%. In 2016, China managed to edge closer to its main rival, but thanks to several big deals in the US, China’s total AI ...