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2 July 2025

China AI champion Baidu rolls out most sweeping changes to search platform in a decade

China AI champion Baidu rolls out most sweeping changes to search platform in a decade

Beijing-based Baidu has now enlarged the mobile app’s search bar and turned it into a “smart box” that supports long text input and handles more tasks than simple text-based queries and information retrieval, according to the company’s statement on Wednesday. This search box is capable of handling prompts that are thousands of words long, rather […]

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Alibaba’s US billion subsidy deepens China’s instant e-commerce war with JD.com, Meituan

Alibaba’s US$7 billion subsidy deepens China’s instant e-commerce war with JD.com, Meituan

Alibaba Group Holding’s instant commerce service announced on Wednesday a substantial subsidy programme totalling 50 billion yuan (US$7 billion) over the next 12 months for both consumers and merchants, intensifying the fierce competition in China’s on-demand delivery sector, where JD.com and Meituan are also major players. Consumers using Taobao’s in-app Shangou service, the instant commerce

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Hong Kong needs more cybersecurity professionals as threats increase: report

Hong Kong needs more cybersecurity professionals as threats increase: report

Hong Kong needs more professionals focused on cybersecurity due to persistent threats and a limited talent pool, according to a recent report from the Hong Kong China Network Security Association. The group said demand for cybersecurity professionals in Hong Kong was expected to grow steadily over the next three to five years, with a particular

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Huawei to open-source self-developed programming language Cangjie to rival Java and Swift

Huawei to open-source self-developed programming language Cangjie to rival Java and Swift

Huawei Technologies is set to open-source its self-developed programming language, Cangjie, marking the latest step in the company’s pursuit of technological self-sufficiency. First unveiled a year ago, Cangjie will be open-sourced and accessible to all developers starting July 30, Huawei announced during its annual developer conference earlier this month. Open-sourcing allows public access to a

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