10 Jun 2026

US adds Alibaba, BYD and other Chinese tech champions to military company blacklist

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The Pentagon signalled on Monday that it was adding Alibaba, BYD, Baidu and dozens of other Chinese companies to its list of entities it says are linked to China’s military, widening a blacklist that increasingly targets sectors at the heart … Read More
16 Mar 2023

China’s answer to ChatGPT? Baidu shares tumble as Ernie Bot disappoints

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BEIJING/HONG KONG, March 16 (Reuters) – China’s Baidu unveiled its much-awaited artificial intelligence-powered chatbot known as Ernie Bot on Thursday, but disappointed investors with its use of pre-recorded videos and the lack of a public launch, sending its shares tumbling. … Read More