Baidu posts flat second-quarter revenue as sluggish economy slowed advertising spending

Baidu posts flat second-quarter revenue as sluggish economy slowed advertising spending

Baidu’s Hong Kong-listed shares closed up 1.71 per cent to HK$86.45 on Thursday. A robotaxi, developed as part of Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous driving project, seen on the road in Wuhan, capital of central Hubei province. Photo: AFP Although overall revenue edged down, Baidu said in a statement on Thursday that its non-marketing operations grew … Read more

Baidu Maps reports brief service outage amid autonomous driving push on Chinese roads

Baidu Maps reports brief service outage amid autonomous driving push on Chinese roads

The map service operated by Baidu reported a brief service breakdown on Wednesday afternoon, according to its users and customer service staff, causing small disruptions to the growing number of smart vehicle operations that rely on the app. The outage was fixed by around 4pm the same day, according to Chinese media National Business Daily. … Read more