China Tech Talk 50: The best of China Tech Talk’s first year, part 1
This week, John and Matt take a look back at 1 year of podcasting and pull out the best part of the best episodes. This is part 1 of 2. Links …
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The siege of Douyin
Blocks, viral videos, accusations, and lawsuits: controversies surrounding short video sites in China continue to mount. The protagonists? Toutiao’s Do…
Baidu COO Lu Qi resigns
Baidu Chief Operating Officer (COO) Lu Qi has resigned, and will no longer fill his current position after July 2018. The company announced that Lu wo…
Improving technology is the foundation of online education: Hou Jianbin, CEO of Zuoyebang
China’s online education industry has witnessed robust growth over the past few years and shows no signs of slowing down. The sector had attracted a us…
Tencent and Baidu make strides into already-crowded short video market
Kuaishou and Douyin may currently be among the frontrunners in China’s short video streaming industry, but new entrant apps from Tencent and Baidu are …
Beijing gives Baidu licenses to road test driverless cars
Beijing city authorities gave Baidu the first batch of licenses to conduct open road test for driverless vehicles. Chinese tech giant Baidu has been m…
After Alibaba, Baidu leaps into quantum computing
Baidu announced today that it will launch its own institute for quantum computing dedicated to the application of quantum computing software and inform…
iQiyi reveals user numbers and net loss since inception in IPO filing
iQiyi (爱奇艺), the Chinese entertainment company famous for its video streaming service filed for an initial public offering in the US, our sister media …
Founder of autonomous car startup JingChi steps down amid Baidu suit
Wang Jing, founder and CEO of JingChi, has left his position in the company. JingChi defines itself as a mobility company powered by artificial intelli…
China’s tech leaders have a thing for strange stage props
Big, smooth, and with a lot of LED lights—Chinese tech leaders really seem to like to touch balls during opening ceremonies and other events. There’s n…
After CryptoKitties announce landing in China, Baidu launches cryptodoggies
Looking for a pet that lives on the blockchain? Search no more. Search and AI giant Baidu just announced their response to CryptoKitties after quietly …
Toutiao is suing Baidu for unfair competition after (alleged) biased search results and security warning
Jinri Toutiao, the popular news app, announced through its WeChat public account that it is filing a lawsuit against Chinese tech giant Baidu for unfai…