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Tech on Me: Political tension meets platform drama
As big tech's entanglement with politics draws fresh scrutiny post-US election, Western platforms face a deepening trust crisis—from X's advertiser exodus to Meta's legal battles—while Asian tech firms vie to emerge as credible alternatives.
Baidu PR head departs company following controversial videos
Baidu's former PR head, Jing Qu, has left the tech giant after a series of short videos which led to intense backlash on social media.
Baidu PR head apologises after backlash sparked by controversial videos
In the wake of public outrage and a significant decline in share prices, Baidu refrained from commenting on the matter.
In a first, China allows public to use generative AI chatbots
One of the first countries to publish rules and regulate the generative AI industry in July, China has granted approvals to several tech firms, including Baidu's 'Ernie Bot' and SenseTime's 'SenseChat' for mass market use.
Baidu posts positive quarterly growth, thanks to ads and generative AI business
Baidu's generative AI tool, Ernie Bot, has seen success as Open AI's ChatGPT is not available in the country.
Embracing AI-generated content, BlueFocus will replace human copywriters and creatives
Top Chinese marketing agency BlueFocus's share price spiked on the news, adding concerns about job cuts and AI-related unemployment in the marcomms community.
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