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  "summary": "Baidu is a Chinese multinational technology company whose businesses are built around internet search, artificial intelligence, digital content, cloud computing, and intelligent transportation. It is best known for Baidu Search, a dominant search engine in mainland China, but its consumer ecosystem also includes Baidu App, Baidu Baike, Baidu Tieba, Baidu Maps, and Baidu Netdisk. The company has progressively broadened its scope from web indexing and search advertising into a full-stack artificial-intelligence platform covering software, cloud infrastructure, chips, foundation models, and applications.\n\nBaidu was incorporated in January 2000 by Robin Li and Eric Xu. Its technical origins lie in RankDex, a search-ranking technology developed by Li in the mid-1990s. Li's work on link-based website scoring helped shape the company's approach to relevance and ranking. Baidu introduced paid search advertising in 2001, using a pay-per-click model that became central to its commercial development. News and image search followed in 2003, while the company continued to develop Chinese-language services suited to the country's rapidly expanding internet population.\n\nThe company completed an initial public offering in the United States in August 2005 through a Cayman Islands variable-interest-entity structure. It later became the first Chinese company included in the NASDAQ-100 index, in 2007. Baidu expanded into mobile applications, mapping, cloud storage, online literature, travel, video, and overseas services, although some non-core international utility-app assets were separated into the independent company DO Global in 2018. Its portfolio has also included or been connected with businesses such as iQIYI and Qunar, alongside strategic investments and acquisitions.\n\nArtificial intelligence became a defining strategic priority during the 2010s. Baidu established research operations in China and Silicon Valley, developed deep-learning and speech technologies, and entered autonomous driving through the Apollo platform in 2017. Apollo was designed as an open technology ecosystem spanning vehicle hardware, software, simulation, mapping, cloud services, and developer tools. Baidu subsequently developed Apollo Go, an autonomous ride-hailing service, and pursued partnerships with vehicle manufacturers and suppliers. The company has also marketed Xiaodu smart devices and invested in AI chips through its Kunlun technology business.\n\nBaidu has increasingly positioned its generative-AI models as the next phase of its platform strategy. The company publicly introduced Ernie Bot in 2023 and released subsequent model generations, integrating them into search, productivity, cloud, and enterprise applications. Its business remains strongly associated with advertising, but the company is seeking a broader mix of revenue from cloud computing, AI services, intelligent driving, smart devices, and enterprise software. Baidu maintains a primary listing in the United States and a secondary listing in Hong Kong. Its principal base is in Beijing's Haidian District, and the Chinese government has identified it as a national AI champion.",
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    {
      "headline": "Baidu launches Apollo World simulation system",
      "year": 2026,
      "eventDate": "2026-11-03",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2026-11-03",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu launched Apollo World, an AI system that simulates real-road environments to train autonomous taxis. The article reports that the system is already being used to train Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi fleet.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://metrohk.com.hk/%E7%A7%91%E6%8A%80/%E7%99%BE%E5%BA%A6%E6%8E%A8%E5%87%BAApollo-World%E6%A8%A1%E6%93%AC%E7%B3%BB%E7%B5%B1%E8%A8%93%E7%B7%B4%E8%87%AA%E9%A7%95%E7%9A%84%E5%A3%AB-a6b6ff"
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    {
      "headline": "Baidu launches DuMateBench AI agent benchmark",
      "year": 2026,
      "eventDate": "2026-08-28",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2026-08-28",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu launched DuMateBench, an evaluation leaderboard designed to measure whether AI agents can complete real-world tasks and deliver usable outputs rather than only generate answers. The benchmark includes more than 200 office tasks across six categories and tests agent performance in complex operating environments.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://technode.com/2026/08/28/baidu-launches-dumatebench-benchmark-for-real-world-ai-agent-delivery/"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Uber launches Baidu Apollo Go driverless robotaxi service in Dubai",
      "year": 2026,
      "eventDate": "2026-08-20",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Uber Technologies announced the launch of Baidu's fully driverless Apollo Go vehicles on its ride-hailing platform in Dubai, with New Horizon Luxury Transport serving as fleet operator. The service initially operates in select locations in Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah, using Apollo Go's sixth-generation RT6 electric robotaxi, and riders can request an UberX or Uber Comfort matched with a driverless Apollo Go vehicle or select the autonomous option in the Uber app.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://tradearabia.com/News/466785/Uber-launches-Baidu%E2%80%99s-fully-driverless-Apollo-Go-cars-in-Dubai"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu and Nanjing Forestry University launch AI+ early pine wilt disease prevention platform",
      "year": 2026,
      "eventDate": "2026-08-12",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Baidu and Nanjing Forestry University jointly launched China's first integrated AI+ platform for early detection and treatment of pine wilt disease, combining drone sensing, algorithm recognition and data-driven methods; the platform compresses feature screening time by about 80%, raises early disease recall to 98.0% and lowers the false positive rate to 5.1%, with related technology already applied across more than 2 million mu.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.yangtse.com/news/jy/202608/t20260816_383272.html"
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    {
      "headline": "Jidu completes nearly $400 million Series A financing",
      "year": 2022,
      "eventDate": "2022-01-26",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Jidu announced that it had completed a Series A financing of nearly US$400 million, with existing shareholders Baidu and Geely jointly increasing their investments.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.yicai.com/news/101301865.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "JIDU closes nearly $400 million Series A financing",
      "year": 2022,
      "eventDate": "2022-01-26",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2022-01-26",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "JIDU announced that it had closed Series A financing, raising nearly $400 million. The round was backed by Baidu and strategic partner Geely.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jidu-raises-nearly-400-million-in-series-a-financing-mass-produced-models-to-be-launched-in-2023-301468445.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Court orders compensation in Baidu search-ranking dispute",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": "2022-01-13",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "The Haidian District Court ruled at first instance that Shenzhen I Love Network Technology Co. must publish a statement to eliminate the impact and pay Baidu economic losses of RMB 2 million plus RMB 50,000 in reasonable expenses. The court found the conduct constituted unfair competition.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2022-01-13/doc-ikyakumy0054668.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Court rules against I Love Network in Baidu search-manipulation case",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "A Beijing Haidian court ruled at first instance that I Love Network must publish a notice to eliminate the impact and pay 2 million yuan in economic losses plus 50,000 yuan in reasonable expenses in a case brought by Baidu. The court found that the site helped users generate fake clicks and interfere with Baidu search rankings.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": true,
      "sourceUrl": "http://www.chinaz.com/2022/0112/1352759.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu releases Apollo 7.0",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-12-30",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-12-30",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu released Apollo 7.0, an updated autonomous-driving open platform, and showcased its Apollo X auto-robot ecosystem layout at the Baidu Create 2021 conference.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/icv/70019455"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu cuts staff in its live-streaming business",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": "2021-12-27",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu cut some staff in its live-streaming business. A former employee told the outlet that the layoffs affected about 20% of the live-streaming team.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/chanjing/gsnews/2021-12-27/doc-ikyamrmz1541497.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu unveils Xirang metaverse app",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-12-27",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Baidu officially unveiled Xirang, a metaverse app, at its annual AI developer conference. The conference was available to attend through the app.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202112/1243522.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu announces layoffs in its Mobile Ecosystem Group",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-12-22",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-12-24",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu announced layoffs in its Mobile Ecosystem Group (MEG) at an all-hands meeting on December 22, 2021. The article reports employee accounts that the cuts were extensive, including nearly all of the game department's more than 300 staff and 90% of the live-streaming business, while a Baidu source described the cuts as small-scale.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-12-24/doc-ikyamrmz0872773.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu-affiliated fund invests in Qiangua Technology",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "A Baidu-affiliated investment fund became a shareholder of Beijing Qiangua Technology, according to the company registration changes reported by Tianyancha. The company's registered capital increased from about 1.1918 million to 1.2271 million yuan.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://auto.jrj.com.cn/2021/12/21103034040362.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu announces the Superconductor Plan",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-12-16",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Baidu announced the Superconductor Plan with several leading mobile phone manufacturers to enable Baidu Smart Mini Programs to run cross-platform in the phones’ built-in browsers.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://tech.china.com/article/20211216/20211216954405.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu Flow launches Intelligent Work Platform 2.0",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-12-10",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "At an event held in Beijing on December 10, Baidu announced an upgrade of Flow and launched Intelligent Work Platform 2.0.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.donews.com/news/detail/1/3185265.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Pengcheng Laboratory and Baidu establish joint NLP laboratory",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-12-08",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "At the event, Pengcheng Laboratory and Baidu established the Pengcheng-Baidu Natural Language Processing Joint Laboratory to collaborate on frontier research and innovative applications in natural language processing.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.tmtpost.com/5927876.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Pengcheng-Baidu·Wenxin model released",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-12-08",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Pengcheng Laboratory and Baidu jointly announced the release of the Pengcheng-Baidu·Wenxin large model, identified as ERNIE 3.0 Titan.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.tmtpost.com/5927876.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu launches paid robotaxi service in Beijing",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": "2021-11-26",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu launched its robotaxi service in Beijing and began collecting fares from paying customers.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.carscoops.com/2021/11/baidu-officially-launches-robotaxi-service-in-beijing-after-getting-the-ok-to-charge-fees/"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu and partners launch Pinghu DC lithium battery system",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-11-25",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Baidu and seven partners, including Vertiv, launched the Pinghu DC lithium battery system at an event in Shanghai.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://tech.china.com/article/20220125/012022_994691.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu and Sanofi sign LinearDesign licensing agreement",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Baidu and Sanofi signed an agreement for Sanofi to integrate Baidu's LinearDesign mRNA sequence-design algorithm into its product design pipeline and use it to optimize mRNA design for research and development.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://hkcd.com/hkcdweb/content/2021/11/23/content_1307562.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "China fines Citic Bank and a Baidu unit over joint-venture reporting",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": "2021-11-23",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "China’s antitrust regulator fined China Citic Bank and Fujian Baidu Bo Rui Netcom 500,000 yuan each for failing to report their digital-bank joint venture before its formation in 2015.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3157098/chinas-antitrust-watchdog-fines-citic-bank-baidu-unit"
    },
    {
      "headline": "China fines technology companies over undeclared acquisitions",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-11-20",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-11-20",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "China's State Administration for Market Regulation fined Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, JD.com and Suning for failing to report 43 corporate acquisitions over the past eight years. Each violation carries a penalty of 500,000 yuan.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.dw.com/en/china-fines-alibaba-tencent-in-anti-monopoly-crackdown/a-59890545"
    },
    {
      "headline": "China fines technology companies for failing to report deals",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-11-20",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-11-20",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "China's market regulator fined Alibaba, Baidu, JD.com and other companies 500,000 yuan each for failing to declare 43 deals, saying they violated antitrust legislation. The regulator said the deals did not eliminate or restrict competition.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://news.am/en/news/673388"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Court awards Baidu damages in unfair competition case",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "A court ruled at first instance that Shanghai Zhengkai Information Technology had interfered with users' normal use of Baidu search by inserting links that redirected users to its website, and ordered Zhengkai to pay Baidu RMB 800,000 in economic losses and RMB 30,000 in reasonable expenses. Zhengkai appealed.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": true,
      "sourceUrl": "http://www.chinaz.com/2021/1115/1329294.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu launches Xirang social app",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Baidu recently launched the Xirang social app in the Apple App Store and Android app stores, featuring a virtual world where users can interact through virtual identities.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.itbear.com.cn/html/2021-11/419190.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Samsung China and Baidu announce strategic partnership",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-08-25",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-08-27",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Samsung China and Baidu announced a strategic partnership covering intelligent search and content, smart cloud, and intelligent-device scenarios.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-08-27/doc-ikqcfncc5337390.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu Netdisk Samsung Edition launches",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-08-25",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-08-27",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "As part of their cooperation, Baidu and Samsung China launched Baidu Netdisk Samsung Edition for Samsung smart-device users, offering cross-device family photo services and cloud-storage features.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-08-27/doc-ikqcfncc5337390.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Xiaodu Technology completes Series B funding",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-08-24",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-08-25",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu announced that its Xiaodu Technology smart-living business had completed a Series B funding round on August 24, with a post-money valuation of 33 billion yuan.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-08-25/doc-ikqciyzm3469460.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu unveils robocar prototype",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-08-18",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-08-18",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu unveiled a prototype autonomous vehicle, called a “robocar”; the company did not say whether it would be mass-produced.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/business/money-report/chinas-baidu-launches-second-chip-and-a-robocar-as-it-sets-up-future-in-ai-and-autonomous-driving/2531667/"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu launches Luobo Kuaipao autonomous ride service platform",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-08-18",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "At Baidu World 2021, Baidu launched Luobo Kuaipao, an autonomous-vehicle ride service platform for the public. Baidu said it expected the service to cover 30 cities within three years.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.itbear.com.cn/html/2021-08/412089.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu unveils Kunlun II AI chip",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-08-18",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-08-18",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu unveiled its second-generation AI chip, Kunlun II, during its annual Baidu AI Conference in Beijing on August 18.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.chinamoneynetwork.com/2021/08/18/baidu-unveils-ai-chip-kunlun-ii-and-new-consumer-ai-products"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu launches upgraded Baidu Brain 7.0",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-08-18",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-08-18",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu launched Baidu Brain 7.0 at Baidu World 2021. The upgraded AI platform integrates knowledge sources and deep learning capabilities, including language comprehension and reasoning, across language, voice and visual formats.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baidu-announces-upgraded-baidu-brain-7-0-and-mass-production-of-2nd-generation-kunlun-ai-chip-301358126.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu starts mass production of Kunlun II AI chip",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-08-18",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-08-18",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu announced the start of mass production of its second-generation Kunlun AI chip, Kunlun II, at Baidu World 2021.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baidu-announces-upgraded-baidu-brain-7-0-and-mass-production-of-2nd-generation-kunlun-ai-chip-301358126.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu unveils Apollo car robot",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-08-18",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "At Baidu World 2021, Baidu introduced the “car robot” concept and unveiled an Apollo car robot, described as having autonomous-driving and interactive capabilities.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.itbear.com.cn/html/2021-08/412087.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu appoints Yu Zhengjun chief strategy officer",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": "2021-08-12",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu appointed CFO Yu Zhengjun as chief strategy officer, responsible for corporate strategy and business development; he will remain CFO until a successor is appointed.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-08-12/doc-ikqcfncc2489797.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu and ARCFOX announce Apollo Moon robotaxi collaboration",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-06-17",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Baidu said it would work with BAIC-owned electric-vehicle brand ARCFOX to develop Apollo Moon, and that the companies would produce 1,000 Apollo Moon robotaxis over the next three years.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://auto.sina.com.cn/news/hy/2021-06-17/detail-ikqcfnca1620188.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu announces plan for Apollo robotaxi service",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-06-17",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Baidu announced that its Apollo autonomous-driving division plans to use a fleet of 3,000 robotaxis to serve 3 million users in 2023.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://auto.sina.com.cn/news/hy/2021-06-17/detail-ikqcfnca1620188.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu and Tsinghua AIR unveil the Apollo Air plan",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-05-13",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-05-14",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu and Tsinghua University's Institute for AI Industry Research jointly unveiled the Apollo Air plan, a road-vehicle collaboration initiative for L4 autonomous driving.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-05-14/doc-ikmxzfmm2409620.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu and Tsinghua institute announce Apollo Air plan",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-05-13",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Baidu and Tsinghua University’s Institute for AI Industry Research jointly announced the Apollo Air plan, a vehicle-road-cloud collaborative technology initiative for L4 autonomous driving using roadside perception.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://auto.sina.com.cn/jishu/2021-05-14/detail-ikmxzfmm2362846.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu launches paid robotaxi service in Beijing",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-05-03",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-05-03",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu launched a commercial robotaxi service in Beijing's Shougang Park, where its Apollo self-driving vehicles carry paying customers without a safety driver onboard.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://newatlas.com/automotive/baidu-china-first-paid-robotaxi-autonomous-taxi/"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu e-commerce announces 2021 service-provider support plan",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-04-26",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Baidu e-commerce announced a 2021 support plan for service providers, including traffic incentives, cash incentives, rebates, training and joint activities, with targets of supporting 10 service providers with annual GMV above 100 million yuan and 50 above 20 million yuan.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://news.pedaily.cn/20210426/14806.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu and Pengcheng Laboratory establish an NLP joint laboratory",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-04-16",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-04-19",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu and Pengcheng Laboratory signed an agreement and inaugurated a joint laboratory focused on natural language processing research and applications.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-04-19/doc-ikmxzfmk7713293.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Logitech launches VOICE M380 voice mouse with Baidu",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-04-13",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-04-13",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Logitech and Baidu launched the VOICE M380 voice mouse. The product supports voice dictation and translation, using Baidu AI capabilities.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-04-13/doc-ikmxzfmk6573412.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu launches voice input service",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-04-13",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-04-14",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu formally launched its voice input service and integrated it into Logitech's VOICE M380 voice mouse.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-04-14/doc-ikmxzfmk6724668.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu and Logitech announce AI hardware partnership",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-04-13",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-04-14",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu and Logitech announced a cooperation to apply Baidu AI technology to Logitech peripheral hardware, beginning with a smart mouse.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-04-14/doc-ikmxzfmk6724668.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baixin Bank Launches “BaiChe Loan” and “BaiShang Loan”",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-04-08",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-04-08",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baixin Bank, China CITIC Bank, and Baidu jointly launched two products, “BaiShang Loan” and “BaiChe Loan.” “BaiShang Loan” targets car dealerships and branded chain auto repair shops, while “BaiChe Loan” targets individual buyers of passenger and commercial vehicles.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-04-08/doc-ikmxzfmk5724158.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu announces an AI development full-stack model",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-03-29",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Baidu announced an AI development full-stack model based on a cloud-native AI architecture, including the EasyDL and BML development platforms.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.donews.com/news/detail/1/3142915.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu and Shuanghui Logistics deepen strategic cooperation",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-03-29",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Baidu and Shuanghui Logistics signed an agreement to deepen strategic cooperation, including work on a network freight platform and the Lengyitong smart logistics park.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.itbear.com.cn/html/2021-03/401758.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu releases ACE intelligent intersection solution",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-03-24",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-03-24",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu released its ACE intelligent intersection solution at a conference in Nanjing. The article reports that the solution had already been deployed in Beijing’s Yizhuang autonomous-driving demonstration zone.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-03-24/doc-ikkntiam7597490.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu lists shares in Hong Kong after IPO",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-03-23",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-03-23",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu debuted on the Hong Kong stock exchange after raising $3.1 billion in its initial public offering. The article reports that its shares opened at HK$254, compared with a listing price of HK$252.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.ibtimes.com/chinas-baidu-debuts-hong-kong-after-31-bn-ipo-3167238"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu announces Xiaodu WiFi 6 smart router presale",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-03-18",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-03-18",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu announced the Xiaodu WiFi 6 smart router and said it would formally enter presale in April at a retail price of 249 yuan. The article also described voice operation, mesh networking and support for up to 128 connected devices.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-03-18/doc-ikkntiam4956958.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu receives approval to offer paid autonomous taxi service in Cangzhou",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": "2021-03-17",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu received local government authorization in Cangzhou to try operating a paid autonomous passenger-car service; its Apollo Go fleet was to provide the service with 35 vehicles.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://unwire.hk/2021/03/17/baidu-apollo-go-commercialization-tests-changzhou/life-tech/auto/"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu prices global share offering",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-03-17",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-03-17",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu announced the pricing of a global offering of 95 million new Class A ordinary shares, setting the offer price at HK$252 per share. The shares were expected to begin trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on March 23, subject to approval.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baidu-announces-pricing-of-global-offering-301249388.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu launches Qingzhu Health app",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-03-16",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "Baidu launched Qingzhu Health, a one-stop health-management platform app offering information, measurement reminders, blood-glucose and blood-pressure records, health classes, and a shopping mall.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "http://www.chinaz.com/news/1229913.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu appoints Xia Yiping as CEO of its automotive company",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-02-22",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-02-22",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu confirmed that Xia Yiping, formerly co-founder and CTO of Mobike, had become CEO of Baidu's automotive company.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-02-22/doc-ikftssap8022625.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu–Geely EV venture appoints Xia Yiping as CEO",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-02-16",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-02-23",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu and Geely's joint EV firm appointed Xia Yiping as its CEO; the article says he was formally appointed the week before publication.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://econotimes.com/Baidu-and-Geely-appoints-Mobikes-Xia-Yiping-as-CEO-for-its-joint-EV-company-1602864"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu’s acquisition of YY Live is substantially complete",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-02-09",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-02-09",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "JOYY announced that the sale of its YY Live business to Baidu was substantially complete. The report also said an independent review did not substantiate Muddy Waters’ allegations about the YY Live business.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-02-09/doc-ikftpnny5915562.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu acquisition of YY Live business reported as basically complete",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "A Chinese news report said Baidu’s acquisition of YY Live, a business under JOYY, was basically complete. The report also said that allegations and conclusions concerning YY Live in a short-seller report had not been substantiated.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.yicai.com/news/100945336.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "BlackBerry and Baidu expand autonomous-driving partnership",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-01-25",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-01-26",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "BlackBerry announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with Baidu. Baidu's high-definition maps will run on BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS and are slated for mass production in forthcoming GAC New Energy Aion models.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blackberry-expands-partnership-with-baidu-to-power-next-generation-autonomous-driving-technology-301211498.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Court rules in Baidu's favor in unfair competition case",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "The court found that Zile Company’s use of the “Xiaodu” and “xiaodu xiaodu” voice commands in the Du Yaya learning machine constituted unfair competition against Baidu Online, and ordered it to eliminate the impact and compensate Baidu Online for RMB 500,000 in economic losses and RMB 50,000 in reasonable expenses. The report noted that it remains unclear whether either party will appeal.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": true,
      "sourceUrl": "http://www.chinaz.com/2021/0113/1217546.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu and Geely Holding announce smart electric vehicle company",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-01-11",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-01-11",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu announced that it was forming a smart-vehicle company to enter automobile manufacturing, with Geely Holding as its strategic partner.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://paultan.org/2021/01/11/baidu-announces-ev-plans-strategic-partnership-with-geely-automaker-to-design-produce-the-electric-cars/"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu announces entry into the automotive industry",
      "year": 2021,
      "eventDate": "2021-01-11",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2021-01-12",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu announced that it was establishing a smart-car company and entering the automotive industry as a complete-vehicle manufacturer.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "http://scitech.people.com.cn/n1/2021/0112/c1007-31996631.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "People’s Daily Launches “Creative Brain,” with Technical Support from Baidu",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-12-24",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "People’s Daily launched the “Creative Brain” intelligent media platform, developed by the People’s Daily Smart Media Research Institute, with technical support from Baidu.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.itbear.com.cn/html/2020-12/395953.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu Ruli announces upgrade to an intelligent work platform",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-12-23",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-12-23",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu Ruli announced that it had upgraded its service to a new-generation intelligent work platform.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-12-23/doc-iiznezxs8528458.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Court orders Hunan Lando to stop using Baidu trademarks",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-12-21",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-12-21",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "A Hunan court ordered Hunan Lando to immediately stop using Baidu trademarks. The report says Baidu had sued Hunan Lando in September and that the case was still being heard.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-12-21/doc-iiznezxs8134559.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Paddle releases open-source framework 2.0 RC",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-12-20",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-12-20",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu announced the formal release of the Paddle open-source framework 2.0 RC at the Wave Summit+ conference. The article describes updates including a default dynamic-graph development mode and an upgraded API system.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-12-20/doc-iiznezxs7974456.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu releases PaddlePaddle 2.0 RC",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-12-20",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-12-21",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "At the summit, Baidu released the PaddlePaddle open-source framework 2.0 RC, featuring a default dynamic-graph development mode and an upgraded API system.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-12-21/doc-iiznezxs8134632.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu launches PaddleHelix biocomputing platform",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-12-20",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-12-21",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "At WAVE SUMMIT 2020, Baidu launched PaddleHelix, an open-source biocomputing toolkit for capabilities including RNA structure prediction and drug-development research.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-12-21/doc-iiznezxs8134632.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu Paddle launches PaddleHelix biocomputing platform",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-12-20",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-12-20",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "At the WAVE SUMMIT+2020 conference, Baidu Paddle launched the PaddleHelix biocomputing platform, with an initial open-source toolkit for capabilities including RNA secondary-structure prediction and drug-target affinity prediction.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-12-20/doc-iiznezxs7967833.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu launches PaddleHelix biocomputing platform",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-12-20",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-12-28",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu launched PaddleHelix, an open-source biocomputing platform based on Paddle, at the WAVE SUMMIT+2020 deep-learning developer summit.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-12-28/doc-iiznezxs9361835.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Inspur and Baidu release an edge computing box",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-12-17",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-12-18",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "At the Baidu Cloud Intelligence Summit on December 17, Inspur and Baidu jointly released the Baidu Edge Computing Box, an edge-computing solution designed for industrial and other edge environments.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.prnasia.com/lightnews/lightnews-1-77-31674.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu announces planned acquisition of YY Live’s domestic business",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-11-17",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-11-17",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu said it would acquire YY Live’s domestic business for cash. The article reports the plan in Baidu executives’ discussion of the acquisition.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-11-17/doc-iiznctke1903931.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu announces acquisition of YY Live",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-11-17",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-11-19",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu and JOYY signed a definitive agreement under which Baidu would acquire JOYY's domestic video-entertainment live-streaming business, including YY's mobile app, YY.com, and YY PC, for approximately $3.6 billion in cash, subject to adjustments under the agreement. The transaction was expected to be completed in the first half of 2021.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-11-19/doc-iiznctke2179941.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Mosheng APP wins Baidu marketing partner award",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-11-05",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-12-21",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Mosheng APP received the 2020 Baidu Big Data Marketing Excellent Partner award at Baidu's 2020 Innovative Marketing Summit in Shanghai.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-12-21/doc-iiznctke7702517.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu unveils upgraded XiaoduPods earbuds with voice-note function",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-10-29",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-10-29",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu unveiled upgraded XiaoduPods true wireless earbuds featuring a voice-note function that records speech and transcribes it to text on a connected smartphone.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baidu-launches-flagship-xiaodu-smart-display-x10-and-upgraded-xiaodupods-smart-earbuds-making-everyday-life-more-convenient-and-accessible-301163129.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Xiaodu reduces prices across its product line",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-10-29",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-10-29",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu said price reductions across the Xiaodu product line had been implemented, including lower prices for Xiaodu Air and Xiaodu Smart Speaker Kids Edition.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baidu-launches-flagship-xiaodu-smart-display-x10-and-upgraded-xiaodupods-smart-earbuds-making-everyday-life-more-convenient-and-accessible-301163129.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu reported to be acquiring YY's domestic business",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-10-26",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown",
      "summary": "A report said Baidu would acquire YY's domestic business. An informed source said the YY client would remain, its content and technology would be provided to Baidu, and the domestic livestreaming team would transfer to Baidu; the reported price was $3 billion to $4 billion.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "http://www.chinaz.com/2020/1026/1199855.shtml"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Baidu prices US$950 million notes offering",
      "year": 2020,
      "eventDate": "2020-10-06",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "publishedAt": "2020-10-06",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "Baidu announced the pricing of a public offering of US$950 million in notes, consisting of US$650 million of notes due 2026 and US$300 million due 2030. Baidu said it intends to use the net proceeds to repay certain existing indebtedness.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baidu-announces-pricing-of-us950-million-notes-offering-301147139.html"
    },
    {
      "headline": "Court orders Dreamyou to compensate Baidu",
      "year": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "datePrecision": "unknown",
      "publishedAt": "2020-09-22",
      "publishedDatePrecision": "day",
      "summary": "The Haidian District Court ruled that Suzhou Mengxiyou Network Technology Co., Ltd.'s conduct constituted unfair competition and ordered it to pay Baidu RMB 2 million in economic losses and RMB 30,000 in reasonable expenses.",
      "tags": [],
      "isScandal": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-09-22/doc-iivhvpwy8210454.shtml"
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    "history": "Baidu's history begins with the search-engine research of Robin Li. While working in the United States, Li developed RankDex, a link-analysis system for evaluating the importance of websites. The technology became an important intellectual foundation for his later work. Li and Eric Xu incorporated Baidu in Beijing in January 2000, at a time when China's internet population and demand for Chinese-language search were expanding quickly.\n\nBaidu adopted a commercial paid-search model in 2001, allowing advertisers to bid for placement and pay when users clicked on an advertisement. This approach established search advertising as the company's principal early revenue engine. In 2003, Baidu added news and image search, using technology intended to identify and group related articles. The company subsequently expanded into community and information services, including Baidu Baike, Baidu Tieba, mapping, cloud storage, mobile applications, and other consumer products.\n\nBaidu went public in the United States on 5 August 2005 through a Cayman Islands variable-interest entity. The listing increased the company's international visibility, and Baidu became the first Chinese company included in the NASDAQ-100 index in 2007. It also received authorization during this period to operate as a news website in China. Baidu Japan, launched in 2008, represented an early attempt to establish a regular service outside China; the Japanese search service was later closed in 2015.\n\nDuring the early 2010s, Baidu pursued partnerships and acquisitions to strengthen mobile distribution, advertising, cloud services, literature, travel, and international reach. It acquired 91 Wireless in 2013 and bought the Brazilian e-commerce service Peixe Urbano in 2014. Baidu also established research activity in Silicon Valley and Beijing and appointed Andrew Ng as chief scientist in 2014. At the same time, the company faced competition from Qihoo 360, Sogou, Google, Bing, and other search and internet businesses, as well as criticism concerning advertising practices and the presentation of commercial results.\n\nArtificial intelligence became increasingly central after 2015. In 2017 Baidu announced Apollo, an open autonomous-driving platform intended to bring together automakers, suppliers, developers, and researchers. The company expanded partnerships with automotive suppliers and worked on autonomous buses, robotaxis, vehicle platforms, mapping, and AI chips. Baidu also developed Xiaodu smart hardware and a wider AI-cloud stack. In 2018, the company separated its Global DU utility-app business, which subsequently operated as DO Global.\n\nBaidu completed a secondary listing in Hong Kong in March 2021. It continued to invest in intelligent electric vehicles through its relationship with Geely and the Jidu venture, and Apollo Go developed driverless ride-hailing operations in Chinese cities. Generative AI then became a new strategic focus. Baidu unveiled Ernie Bot in 2023, followed by newer Ernie model generations and integrations into search, cloud, productivity, and enterprise products. The resulting strategy presents Baidu not only as a search company, but as an integrated Chinese AI platform with consumer, enterprise, infrastructure, and intelligent-transportation businesses.",
    "milestones": [
      {
        "year": 1996,
        "title": "RankDex search-ranking technology developed",
        "summary": "Robin Li developed RankDex, an early link-analysis technology for ranking web pages.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu"
      },
      {
        "year": 2000,
        "title": "Baidu incorporated",
        "summary": "Robin Li and Eric Xu incorporated Baidu in Beijing.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu"
      },
      {
        "year": 2001,
        "title": "Paid-search advertising introduced",
        "summary": "Baidu introduced an advertiser-bidding and pay-per-click model.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu"
      },
      {
        "year": 2005,
        "title": "United States public offering",
        "summary": "Baidu completed its Wall Street IPO through a Cayman Islands VIE structure.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu"
      },
      {
        "year": 2007,
        "title": "Added to NASDAQ-100",
        "summary": "Baidu became the first Chinese company included in the NASDAQ-100 index.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu"
      },
      {
        "year": 2013,
        "title": "Acquisition of 91 Wireless",
        "summary": "Baidu announced the acquisition of NetDragon's 91 Wireless mobile-distribution business.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu"
      },
      {
        "year": 2017,
        "title": "Apollo autonomous-driving platform launched",
        "summary": "Baidu launched Apollo as an open platform for autonomous-driving development.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu"
      },
      {
        "year": 2021,
        "title": "Hong Kong secondary listing",
        "summary": "Baidu obtained a secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu"
      },
      {
        "year": 2023,
        "title": "Ernie Bot introduced",
        "summary": "Baidu publicly unveiled its Ernie generative-AI chatbot.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu"
      }
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      {
        "name": "Baidu Search",
        "category": "Search engine",
        "description": "Baidu's core Chinese-language search engine indexes web pages and provides search advertising, news, image, video, and other discovery functions. It remains the central gateway to many of Baidu's consumer services and the principal historical source of the company's advertising business.",
        "launchedYear": 2000,
        "status": "active"
      },
      {
        "name": "Baidu App",
        "category": "Mobile application",
        "description": "The Baidu App combines search with personalized content feeds and access to other services. It extends the company's search relationship with users from desktop browsers to mobile devices.",
        "launchedYear": null,
        "status": "active"
      },
      {
        "name": "Baidu Baike",
        "category": "Online encyclopedia",
        "description": "Baidu Baike is a user-created online encyclopedia that provides reference-style entries and is integrated into Baidu's broader information ecosystem.",
        "launchedYear": null,
        "status": "active"
      },
      {
        "name": "Baidu Tieba",
        "category": "Online community",
        "description": "Baidu Tieba is a topic-based forum service in which users create and participate in communities organized around keywords, interests, public figures, and cultural subjects.",
        "launchedYear": null,
        "status": "active"
      },
      {
        "name": "Baidu Maps",
        "category": "Digital mapping",
        "description": "Baidu Maps provides digital maps, location search, navigation, and related location-based information for users in China.",
        "launchedYear": null,
        "status": "active"
      },
      {
        "name": "Baidu AI Cloud",
        "category": "Cloud and artificial intelligence",
        "description": "Baidu AI Cloud provides cloud infrastructure, machine-learning tools, model services, and enterprise applications. It is part of Baidu's effort to commercialize its AI capabilities beyond consumer search.",
        "launchedYear": null,
        "status": "active"
      },
      {
        "name": "ERNIE",
        "category": "Foundation models",
        "description": "ERNIE is Baidu's family of large language and generative-AI models. The model family supports chatbot, search, content, productivity, cloud, and enterprise use cases.",
        "launchedYear": 2023,
        "status": "active"
      },
      {
        "name": "Apollo",
        "category": "Autonomous driving",
        "description": "Apollo is Baidu's autonomous-driving technology platform. It combines vehicle software, hardware interfaces, mapping, simulation, cloud services, and development tools and has supported partnerships with automobile manufacturers and technology suppliers.",
        "launchedYear": 2017,
        "status": "active"
      },
      {
        "name": "Apollo Go",
        "category": "Autonomous ride-hailing",
        "description": "Apollo Go is Baidu's autonomous ride-hailing service. It operates driverless or highly automated vehicles in selected Chinese cities and serves as a commercial testing ground for the Apollo platform.",
        "launchedYear": null,
        "status": "active"
      },
      {
        "name": "Xiaodu",
        "category": "Smart consumer electronics",
        "description": "Xiaodu is Baidu's smart-device brand, associated with voice-enabled speakers, displays, and other consumer hardware powered by the company's artificial-intelligence technologies.",
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        "status": "active"
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        "year": 2017,
        "name": "Apollo open autonomous-driving ecosystem",
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        "summary": "Baidu presented Apollo as an open ecosystem intended to attract automakers, suppliers, developers, and researchers to autonomous-driving development.",
        "outcome": "Apollo became a major pillar of Baidu's intelligent-transportation strategy and supported later robotaxi operations.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu"
      }
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      {
        "year": 2010,
        "title": "Baidu domain hijacking incident",
        "summary": "Baidu's domain was redirected after changes to its DNS and account information. The company blamed failures in registrar security procedures and brought a legal claim that was later settled.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu",
        "sourceUrls": [
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      {
        "year": 2018,
        "title": "Criticism of paid search and result reliability",
        "summary": "Baidu faced public and media criticism over the prominence of paid search results and concerns that advertising relationships could affect users' interpretation of search information.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu"
        ]
      },
      {
        "year": 2016,
        "title": "Wei Zexi incident triggers joint investigation and rectification of paid search",
        "summary": "After the 2016 Wei Zexi incident, a joint investigation team found that Baidu's bidding ranking had excessive paid weighting and unclear identification of commercial promotions, affecting the fairness and objectivity of search results and objectively affecting users' medical choices, and ordered rectification and limits on the proportion of promotional information. This conclusion does not amount to a finding that Baidu directly caused his death.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.cac.gov.cn/2016-05/09/c_1118833529.htm?from=timeline",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://www.cac.gov.cn/2016-05/09/c_1118833529.htm?from=timeline"
        ]
      },
      {
        "year": 2024,
        "title": "Public relations vice president Qu Jing sparks workplace controversy with short-video remarks and leaves",
        "summary": "In May 2024, Baidu public relations head Qu Jing emphasized long business trips and results orientation while downplaying employees' family and emotional needs in personal short videos, triggering public criticism of management style. Qu Jing later apologized, saying the remarks did not represent Baidu's position; the Associated Press reported her departure. The incident is a controversy over public remarks and workplace culture.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://apnews.com/article/e4a3c520f72d3555e70df6ffbb58b099",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://apnews.com/article/e4a3c520f72d3555e70df6ffbb58b099",
          "https://www.ft.com/content/e85103c0-3cc3-4215-bf1e-80793267a709"
        ]
      },
      {
        "year": 2016,
        "title": "Commercial operation of hemophilia forum sparks controversy over medical information and management failures",
        "summary": "In January 2016, the replacement of the original managers of Baidu's hemophilia forum and the participation of commercial organizations in its operation sparked complaints from patients and doubts about the reliability of medical information. Baidu stopped commercial cooperation on disease-related forums and acknowledged failures in operation and management; the Cyberspace Administration of China summoned the company for talks. In February, the company issued internal criticism and reduced bonuses for relevant executives.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-01/16/c_1117795992.htm",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-01/16/c_1117795992.htm",
          "https://www.yicai.com/news/4751961.html"
        ]
      },
      {
        "year": 2019,
        "title": "Baidu sues Toutiao over search results",
        "summary": "Baidu filed a lawsuit against Toutiao, alleging that Toutiao interfered with search results and thereby helped its own Xigua Video service obtain an improper competitive advantage. Baidu sought an order requiring the alleged unfair competition to stop, as well as compensation. The dispute concerns claims by Baidu that Toutiao's conduct affected the presentation of search results in a way that favored Xigua Video. No further details on the proceedings, the amount of compensation sought, or the outcome are provided in the source.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/china/story20191230-1017054",
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          "https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/china/story20191230-1017054"
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      },
      {
        "year": 2020,
        "title": "Baidu Initiates Lawsuit Over Report",
        "summary": "In April 2020, Baidu stated that it was initiating a lawsuit against the author of an article. According to Baidu, the article contained a series of seriously false claims, including a claim that the company's CFO would leave. Baidu described the article's contents as untrue and said it was taking legal action against the author in response. The statement did not specify further details about the claims or the lawsuit.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://tech.sina.com.cn/digi/2020-04-27/doc-iirczymi8624204.shtml",
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          "https://tech.sina.com.cn/digi/2020-04-27/doc-iirczymi8624204.shtml"
        ]
      },
      {
        "year": 2020,
        "title": "Court orders Dreamyou to compensate Baidu",
        "summary": "In a ruling by the Haidian District Court, Suzhou Mengxiyou Network Technology Co., Ltd. was found to have engaged in conduct constituting unfair competition. The court ordered the company to compensate Baidu RMB 2 million for economic losses and RMB 30,000 for reasonable expenses. The decision addressed the company's conduct as unfair competition and set the corresponding compensation amounts payable to Baidu.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-09-22/doc-iivhvpwy8210454.shtml",
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      {
        "year": 2020,
        "title": "Court orders Hunan Lando to stop using Baidu trademarks",
        "summary": "A Hunan court ordered Hunan Lando to immediately stop using Baidu trademarks, according to a report. The report states that Baidu had sued Hunan Lando in September and that the case was still being heard at the time of the report. The report does not specify the court's reasoning, the scope of the trademarks involved, or any further outcome beyond the order to stop use.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-12-21/doc-iiznezxs8134559.shtml",
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      {
        "year": 2021,
        "title": "China fines Citic Bank and a Baidu unit over joint-venture reporting",
        "summary": "In a 2021 enforcement action, China's antitrust regulator fined China Citic Bank and Fujian Baidu Bo Rui Netcom 500,000 yuan each. The penalty concerned the companies' failure to report their digital-bank joint venture before its formation in 2015. The regulator's action addressed the pre-formation reporting requirement for the joint venture.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3157098/chinas-antitrust-watchdog-fines-citic-bank-baidu-unit",
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          "https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3157098/chinas-antitrust-watchdog-fines-citic-bank-baidu-unit"
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      {
        "year": 2021,
        "title": "China fines technology companies for failing to report deals",
        "summary": "In November 2021, China's market regulator fined Alibaba, Baidu, JD.com and other companies 500,000 yuan each for failing to declare 43 deals, stating that the companies had violated antitrust legislation. The regulator said the deals did not eliminate or restrict competition.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://news.am/en/news/673388",
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          "https://news.am/en/news/673388",
          "https://www.dw.com/en/china-fines-alibaba-tencent-in-anti-monopoly-crackdown/a-59890545"
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      },
      {
        "year": 2021,
        "title": "Court awards Baidu damages in unfair competition case",
        "summary": "A court ruled at first instance that Shanghai Zhengkai Information Technology had interfered with users' normal use of Baidu search by inserting links that redirected users to its website, and ordered Zhengkai to pay Baidu RMB 800,000 in economic losses and RMB 30,000 in reasonable expenses. Zhengkai appealed.",
        "sourceUrl": "http://www.chinaz.com/2021/1115/1329294.shtml",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "http://www.chinaz.com/2021/1115/1329294.shtml"
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      },
      {
        "year": 2022,
        "title": "Court orders compensation in Baidu search-ranking dispute",
        "summary": "The Haidian District Court ruled at first instance that Shenzhen I Love Network Technology Co. must publish a statement to eliminate the impact and pay Baidu economic losses of RMB 2 million plus RMB 50,000 in reasonable expenses. The court found the conduct constituted unfair competition.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2022-01-13/doc-ikyakumy0054668.shtml",
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      {
        "year": 2022,
        "title": "Court rules against I Love Network in Baidu search-manipulation case",
        "summary": "A Beijing Haidian court ruled at first instance that I Love Network must publish a notice to eliminate the impact and pay 2 million yuan in economic losses plus 50,000 yuan in reasonable expenses in a case brought by Baidu. The court found that the site helped users generate fake clicks and interfere with Baidu search rankings.",
        "sourceUrl": "http://www.chinaz.com/2022/0112/1352759.shtml",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "http://www.chinaz.com/2022/0112/1352759.shtml"
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      {
        "year": 2021,
        "title": "Court rules in Baidu's favor in unfair competition case",
        "summary": "The court found that Zile Company’s use of the “Xiaodu” and “xiaodu xiaodu” voice commands in the Du Yaya learning machine constituted unfair competition against Baidu Online, and ordered it to eliminate the impact and compensate Baidu Online for RMB 500,000 in economic losses and RMB 50,000 in reasonable expenses. The report noted that it remains unclear whether either party will appeal.",
        "sourceUrl": "http://www.chinaz.com/2021/0113/1217546.shtml",
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          "http://www.chinaz.com/2021/0113/1217546.shtml"
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      {
        "year": 2020,
        "title": "Qiu Shi Baike operator sues Baidu over app listing",
        "summary": "Qiu Shi Baike's operator sued Baidu, alleging that an app using the “Qiu Bai” wording infringed its registered trademark and constituted unfair competition; the case was heard on January 19 and had not been ruled on in court that day.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/stock/relnews/us/2020-01-22/doc-iihnzahk5674375.shtml",
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        "year": 2019,
        "title": "Beijing communications regulator summons app companies over data practices",
        "summary": "The Beijing communications regulator summoned 17 app companies, including Baidu, 360 Mobile Guard, iQIYI, Sogou Input Method and Qunar, over issues including improper collection and use of user information and forced authorization, and required rectification by a deadline.",
        "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/stock/relnews/us/2019-12-19/doc-iihnzhfz7023975.shtml",
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        "year": 2019,
        "title": "Baidu entities sue Toutiao operator over alleged unfair competition",
        "summary": "Two Baidu entities sued Beijing ByteDance Technology Co. in court, alleging that Toutiao used their video products as search-ad keywords and interfered with search results. They sought an order to stop the conduct and RMB 1 million in damages and reasonable expenses; the court said it had accepted the case.",
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