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Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) is described as a leading AI company with a strong internet foundation, and its news flow reflects this focus on artificial intelligence, cloud services, and autonomous driving. Founded in 2000 and listed on both Nasdaq and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Baidu regularly issues updates on its technology roadmap, financial performance, and international expansion.
Recent news highlights Baidu’s autonomous ride-hailing platform Apollo Go, which the company reports has completed more than 17 million cumulative rides and logged over 240 million autonomous kilometers. Announcements cover key milestones such as securing Dubai’s first autonomous driving trial permits and driverless vehicle trial permits, obtaining one of Abu Dhabi’s inaugural fully driverless commercial permits, and partnering with PostBus to deploy autonomous vehicles in Switzerland. These stories illustrate how Apollo Go is expanding its footprint across multiple cities and regions.
Other Baidu news focuses on core AI developments and cloud services. At its Baidu World 2025 conference, the company unveiled ERNIE 5.0, a natively omni-modal foundation model, and introduced upgrades to AI agents, digital human technology, and no-code application builders like Miaoda and MeDo. Earnings releases provide detail on Baidu’s AI Cloud Infra, AI Applications, and AI-native Marketing Services, showing how AI is embedded across its business.
On this BIDU news page, readers can follow company press releases, technology launches, partnerships, financing announcements such as CNY-denominated senior notes offerings, and quarterly results. For investors, analysts, and technology observers, the stream of Baidu news offers insight into how the company is developing its AI portfolio, scaling Apollo Go, and positioning its AI-native products in domestic and international markets.
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) has successfully completed an offering of CNY4.4 billion in senior unsecured notes due 2029. The notes carry a 1.90% interest rate and were sold in offshore transactions to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S of the Securities Act.
The company plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying existing debt and interest payments. The notes are expected to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange starting September 16, 2025.
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) has unveiled significant AI advancements at WAVE SUMMIT 2025, headlined by its new reasoning model ERNIE X1.1. The model demonstrates substantial improvements with 34.8% better factuality, 12.5% enhanced instruction following, and 9.6% improved agentic capabilities compared to its predecessor.
The company announced three major developments: the release of PaddlePaddle framework v3.2 with improved model training efficiency, the launch of Baidu Comate 3.5S AI coding assistant, and the open-sourcing of the ERNIE-4.5-21B-A3B-Thinking model. The PaddlePaddle-ERNIE ecosystem now serves 23.33 million developers and 760,000 enterprises, while Baidu Comate supports over 10 million developers.
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), a leading AI company, has announced the pricing of CNY4.4 billion in senior unsecured notes due 2029, with a 1.90% interest rate. The notes are being offered in offshore transactions outside the United States to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S.
The notes offering is expected to close around September 15, 2025, and will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Baidu plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including debt repayment and interest payments.
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), a leading AI company, has announced plans to offer CNY-denominated senior unsecured notes in offshore transactions. The notes will be offered exclusively to non-U.S. persons outside the United States under Regulation S of the Securities Act.
The specific terms of the notes, including principal amount, interest rates, and maturity dates, will be determined during pricing. Baidu plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying existing debt and interest payments. The notes will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or state securities laws.
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) reported Q2 2025 financial results, with total revenues declining 4% year-over-year to RMB32.7 billion ($4.57 billion). The company's AI Cloud business showed strong growth, with non-online marketing revenue exceeding RMB10 billion for the first time, up 34% YoY.
Key highlights include Apollo Go's autonomous ride-hailing service providing over 2.2 million fully driverless rides (148% YoY increase) and strategic partnerships with Uber and Lyft for international expansion. The company's AI transformation accelerated with 64% of mobile search results now containing AI-generated content. Baidu App's MAUs reached 735 million, up 5% YoY.
Operating income decreased 45% YoY to RMB3.3 billion, while net income rose 33% YoY to RMB7.3 billion. The company has returned US$677 million to shareholders since Q1 2025.
Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) and Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) have announced a strategic partnership to deploy autonomous vehicles across Europe, starting with Germany and the United Kingdom in 2026. The collaboration will utilize Baidu's Apollo Go RT6 autonomous vehicles through Lyft's platform.
The partnership leverages Baidu's Apollo Go service, which currently operates over 1,000 AVs across 15 cities with 11 million completed rides. Lyft will manage operations and marketplace integration while Baidu provides vehicles and technical support. The deployment will build on Lyft's FREENOW acquisition, which operates in 180 cities across 9 European countries.
Implementation will begin in 2026, subject to regulatory approval, with plans to scale to thousands of vehicles across Europe in subsequent years.
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Lyft have announced a strategic partnership to deploy Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles across European markets through Lyft's platform. The initial rollout will begin in Germany and the United Kingdom in 2026, pending regulatory approval, with plans to scale to thousands of vehicles across Europe.
The partnership will utilize Apollo Go's RT6 fully-electric vehicles, leveraging Baidu's extensive experience with over 11 million completed autonomous rides across 15 cities globally. Lyft will manage operations and marketplace activities, while Baidu provides vehicles and technical support. The collaboration builds on Lyft's FREENOW acquisition, which operates in 9 European countries and 180+ cities.
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), a leading AI company, has scheduled its Second Quarter 2025 financial results announcement for August 20, 2025, before U.S. market opening. The company will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM ET (8:00 PM Beijing Time) on the same day.
The company has provided detailed instructions for conference call pre-registration and participation, including access to a live and archived webcast through their investor relations website. A replay of the conference call will be available until August 29, 2025.
Uber (NYSE:UBER) and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) have announced a strategic multi-year partnership to deploy thousands of Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on Uber's platform across global markets, excluding the US and mainland China.
The partnership will launch first in Asia and the Middle East in 2025, where riders requesting qualifying Uber trips may have their rides fulfilled by fully driverless Apollo Go vehicles. Apollo Go currently operates over 1,000 fully driverless vehicles across 15 cities, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and has completed more than 11 million cumulative rides.
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Uber (NYSE: UBER) have announced a strategic multi-year partnership to deploy thousands of Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on Uber's platform across global markets, excluding the U.S. and mainland China.
Apollo Go, currently operating over 1,000 fully driverless vehicles across 15 cities including Dubai and Abu Dhabi, has completed more than 11 million cumulative rides. The partnership will begin deployments in Asia and the Middle East in 2025, allowing Uber users to request rides in driverless Apollo Go vehicles for qualifying trips.
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