Chinese search engine company Baidu says it has built the world’s most-accurate computer vision system, dubbed Deep Image, which runs on a supercomputer…
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Baidu claims deep learning breakthrough with Deep Speech
Chinese search engine giant Baidu says it has developed a speech recognition system, called Deep Speech, the likes of which has never…
Read MoreBaidu is trying to speed up image search using FPGAs
Chinese search engine Baidu is trying to speed the performance of its deep learning models for image search using field programmable gate arrays,…
Read MoreUS judge rules Chinese search engine can block pro-democracy websites
A judge described Baidu's blocking of Chinese-language pro-democracy sites as an "editorial decision" protected by the First Amendment.…
Read MoreViki brings its video catalog to China’s Baidu
Viki, the international streaming video service that recently got acquired by Japan’s Rakuten, just took a big step into the Chinese market:…
Read MoreDiffbot brings big-time search poobah aboard to help it scale
Matt Wells is the guy who, all by himself, created Gigablast, an early, real-time indexed web search engine. Clearly he knows a little something about scale and Diffbot is banking on that.…
Read MoreBaidu’s Light App idea looks a bit like Firefox OS’s Adaptive Search
Web apps that surface through the handset's centralized search function and don't require installation for use? That's a great idea, and it sounds awfully familiar...…
Read MoreCloud Foundry grabs PaaS momentum as IBM, Baidu climb aboard
IBM brings enterprise credibility, important for cloud-wary business users, Baidu brings consumer eyeballs, into Cloud Foundry fold.…
Read MoreBiggest-ever Chinese internet takeover: Baidu shells out $1.9B for app distributor 91 Wireless
Baidu, the Chinese desktop web giant that is looking to shore up its mobile ambitions, has said it will take over 91 Wireless, proprietor of the country's largest third-party Android app distribution platform.…
Read MoreFirst ARM-based servers in production support Baidu’s cloud storage
After years of prepping for this moment, the world's first ARM-based servers have been deployed in a production environment. Chinese search giant Baidu is using Marvell's chips in a cloud storage application.…
Read MoreA peek inside China’s internet giants and their massive scale
China's big four internet companies are big -- huge, in fact -- but they're not yet technological innovators like their American counterparts. However, scalability is an an issue that knows no borders, which has spurred some cross-continental cooperation. Will it also inspire a Chinese tech awakening?…
Read MoreAnother company for the networking startup files: Pica8
After raising $6.6 million in October, Pica8 is launching its combination of OpenFlow-based hardware and the software to control massively scaled-out data centers. The company is hoping that buyers will rip out old gear and replace it with its commodity switches and software.…
Read MoreJudge gives go-ahead to iOS location tracking suit, plus 4 other Apple stories to read today
Here's our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web you shouldn't miss. Today's installment: Apple location tracking suit moves forward, Baidu to share iPhone search profits, the secret of Apple's success, Time and Apple play nice, and GameCenter on the Mac.…
Read MoreApple could unveil Baidu for iPhone search at WWDC
It was rumored before and now it looks like it's happening: Apple is going to offer China's leading search engine, Baidu, as an option on iPhones sold in China. On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that the deal was done, and that Apple could announce it at WWDC in San Francisco next week.…
Read MoreWhat Tim Cook is doing in China
On Monday Apple CEO Tim Cook met with government officials to talk "investment" in the country. This kind of trip to China is something Steve Jobs didn't do, but China's importance to Apple has changed drastically in just the last couple years.…
Read MoreApple Gets Hit With $1.9 Million Copyright Lawsuit By Chinese Writers
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is putting a big bet on China, where its products and services have proven hugely popular, but that could also leave it e……
Read MoreThe Latest Chinese Export: Tencent's QQ Mobile Browser, Via GetJar
We've observed a lot of western companies looking to cash in on the explosive growth of China's mobile population by taking their products i……
Read MoreBig News For Dell: Its Devices Will Be Used By Baidu In Mobile Assault
Baidu's determination to get a piece of the action in China's fast-growing mobile market has yielded plans for an app store and mobile platf……
Read MoreThe Latest App Store, From China’s Search Giant Baidu: ‘Baidu Yi’
Baidu (NSDQ: BIDU), the search-portal provider and "Google (NSDQ: GOOG) of China," has made a key move into the world of mobile today: it is……
Read MoreSina: Profit Slumps 60 Percent On Weibo Microblogging Investment
Sina (NSDQ: SINA) may have taken the crown in the Twitter-style, homegrown microblogging race in China, but its leadership has come at a pri……
Read MoreChinese Web Giant Baidu Beats Expectations With 95 Percent Profit Jump
Chinese internet search giant Baidu (NSDQ: BIDU) reported a 95 percent increase in net income on Monday, beating Wall Street expectations an……
Read MoreBaidu Signs Label Deal For Ting Music But Still Links To Pirated MP3s
While everyone's attention was focused on Spotify finally launching services in the U.S., another online music milestone has been reached on……
Read MoreMobile Lowdown 7-8-11: iPod Touch; Baidu; RIM; Verizon; HTC/S3; Motorola
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: iPod Touch: A new rumor suggests that the fifth-generation iPod Touch, scheduled for thi……
Read MoreMobile Lowdown 7-5-11: iPhone 5; Vodafone; Google/RIM; HTC; Nokia; Alibaba
A look at some of the big news in mobile today: -- iPhone 5: Yet more details on what looks to be an iPhone 5 launch in the autumn. Taiwan……
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