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Here are China’s bets on the AI chatbot race
ChatGPT has elevated the AI race between US and Chinese tech companies to the next level.
Miguel Cordon · · 3 min read
The quiet rise of a startup that sold $2.5m of virtual land
Vietnam’s RFox isn’t just building virtual shopping malls. It wants to be the dominant open metaverse.
Nikita Puri · · 7 min read
Former Google China boss, after quitting last year, re-emerges at rival Qihoo
Google China boss John Liu quit in July last year after nearly six torrid years in the role. But he’s been very quiet since then. Today Dr. Liu has resurfaced
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
These Two Graphs Show Painful Drops for Google and Baidu in China Search Engine Market
Now that it’s July we have market share data for China’s hard-fought search engine sector. The industry was reinvigorated last August by the entrance of Qihoo (NYSE:QIHU) (previously a web
Steven Millward · · 3 min readBaidu Antivirus Launched, Qihoo 360 Facing Increased Competition in Web and Mobile Security
On Tuesday, Baidu finally publicly launched what many have interpreted as the latest salvo in the company’s ongoing battle with Qihoo 360: a domestic antivirus security suite called Baidu Antivirus.
C. Custer · · 2 min readQihoo Works With Alibaba to Launch a Product Search Engine
Qihoo (NYSE:QIHU) already has a search engine and Alibaba already has a product search engine, so it makes sense for the two to work together. And that’s what they’re doing.
Steven Millward · · 2 min readVery Very Sorry: Qihoo Loses Second Lawsuit This Week, This Time to Search Engine Rival Baidu
Chinese web company Qihoo has lost its second lawsuit and legal tussle this week. This time, Qihoo (NYSE:QIHU) was up against search engine rival Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) in the Beijing High
Steven Millward · · 2 min readGoogle, Baidu and Many Web Companies Set Up ‘People Finder’ Boards After Chinese Quake
(Photo: Associated Press) Shortly after this weekend’s earthquake near the Chinese city of Ya’an in Sichuan province, which has so far claimed nearly 200 lives with many more still missing,
Steven Millward · · 2 min readChina’s Search Wars: Qihoo’s 360 Search Growing Slowly, But Baidu’s May Be Growing Too
Top Chinese internet companies Baidu and Qihoo 360 have been beating the hell out of each other since Qihoo launched a search service last summer. Following the back-and-forth is fun,
C. Custer · · 3 min readHere’s How Search Engines are Performing in China at the End of 2012
Google had to get used to being in fourth place in China in 2012. 2012 was a year of disruption, frustration, and lost users for search engines operating in China
Steven Millward · · 2 min read