Baidu shares top 10 technology trends in 2022 including large-scale pre-training model, AI for science, AI-powered computational biology, integration of quantum hardware and software, autonomous driving, deep space exploration, human-machine symbiosis, green AI, and Inclusive AI. As we begin 2022, with the global pandemic continuing to bring turmoil and the global economy facing numerous challenges, […]
Baidu launched its metaverse app XiRang
Baidu opened Baidu Create 2021 on 27 December, the first day of a three-day annual flagship developers’ conference on its metaverse app XiRang. The event was also China’s first-ever metaverse technology symposium.
Report: China growth AI companies overview
China’s artificial intelligence (AI) market will reach 205.8 billion yuan (US$31.74 bn) in 2021, with a growth rate of 30%, and exceed 500 billion yuan by 2025, according to a report jointly published by Intel and Deloitte. There are about 5,015 AI-related enterprises in China, including 4484 growth AI enterprises, accounting for about 90% of […]
Top AI companies and platforms in China
China’s AI public cloud service market reached 2.41 billion yuan (US$370 million), accounting for 10.4% of the overall AI software market. IDC estimates that by 2025, the proportion of public cloud services in China’s AI software market will reach 36.1%. China’s AI software market reached 23.09 billion yuan in 2020, about 60% of the US […]
China’s big data market forecast 2021-2024; total spending to exceed US$20 bn by 2024
In 2020, the overall scale of the big data market in China exceeded US$10 billion for the first time, with a year-on-year growth of 15.9% over 2019, according to data from IDC. In the long run, China’s big data expenditure shows a steady growth trend as a whole, and the total market volume is expected […]
70% Chinese enterprises believe China will see V-shaped recovery
More than 60% of Chinese executives say Chinese companies will become more competitive in the face of European and American companies than they used to be. In contrast, 40 percent of North American executives and 45 percent of European executives say the market will be less competitive than China after the outbreak. In recent research […]
Forecast for China’s future connectivity 2021-2024
Digital transformation is not accomplished overnight, and “technology + business” will have a long-term running-in process. The future will be an era of the interconnection of all things, and connection will be the core element of bridging the gap and releasing digital value. IDC releases forecasts for China’s future connectivity. 1. Digital transformation challenges By […]
Top 10 forecasts of China’s manufacturing industry 2021
50% of China’s top 2000 enterprises will use AI to develop risk-based operational decision guidance and insight; the time to market will be reduced by 55%, according to forecasts from IDC. 1. AI risk decision By 2026, 50% of China’s top 2000 enterprises will use artificial intelligence to develop risk-based operational decision guidance and insight, […]
Baidu holds the most AI-related patents in China
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) holds the most AI-related patents and has filed the most AI-related patent applications of any company or organization in China, according to a recent study published by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Baidu has been granted 2,682 AI-related patents and has filed a total of 9,364 AI-related patent applications […]
Alibaba unveils New Manufacturing digital factory Xunxi
Alibaba Group revealed its New Manufacturing model for the first time with the unveiling of Xunxi Digital Factory (“Xunxi”) on 16 September 2020.
AI + Retail market in China to reach US$390 million by 2020
In 2019, the scale of AI + retail market reached 650 million yuan (US$95 million) in China. With the continuous improvement of AI solution capability and increasing demand, it is estimated that the market will reach 2.67 billion yuan (US$390 million) by 2022, and CAGR will reach 44.6% in 2018-2022. The main reason for the […]
Baidu won the bid for the largest domestic intelligent transportation project
Apollo intelligent travel technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Baidu Apollo, won the bid of “new infrastructure project of intelligent transportation for automatic driving and vehicle road coordination” in Guangzhou Development Zone, Huangpu District, Guangzhou.
Top 10 AI Cities in China
The Intelligent Cities Index China by The University of Sydney provides a ranking of Chinese cities according to their activity in the emerging field of Artificial Intelligence. It provides a resource for decision-makers and stakeholders who want to gain a regional and geographic overview of AI activity in China.
Xiaomi in Q1 2020; overseas market accounts for half of total revenues
In Q1 2020, Xiaomi’s total revenue for the period reached RMB49.7 billion, representing an increase of 13.6% year-over-year. Adjusted net profit for the period was RMB2.3 billion, an increase of 10.6% year-over-year.
Megvii to empower cosmetics retailers with virtual makeup solutions
Kuangshi Technologies, or Megvii as China’s largest facial recognition developer, released FaceStyle beauty cloud solution to empower the beauty industry with AI technologies such as face recognition and human image processing. Through the online makeup trial SDK/API and offline makeup trial app solutions for brick-and-mortar stores, consumers can easily and virtually try out the makeup […]