Baidu, once China’s generative AI leader, is battling to regain its position

• Baidu shares jump 10% following release of new free-to-use AI models

  Shares of Chinese tech giant Baidu were trading up 10% in trading in Asia, as investors reacted positively to a spate of AI model releases over the weekend.
  
  CNBC - 10h
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  Baidu delivers new LLMs ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1 undercutting DeepSeek, OpenAI on cost — but they’re not open source (yet)

  Baidu has also announced plans to integrate ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1 into its broader ecosystem, including Baidu Search and the Wenxiaoyan app.
  
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  What you need to know about Manus, the new AI agentic system from China hailed as a second ‘DeepSeek moment’

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  VentureBeat - Mar. 10
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  Mistral AI drops new open-source model that outperforms GPT-4o Mini with fraction of parameters

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  VentureBeat - 22h

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  CBS News - 4d

• French industrial giant Schneider Electric hails the significance of China’s ‘DeepSeek moment'

  China's "DeepSeek moment" is likely to be good news in the global race to develop AI models, according to French power-equipment maker Schneider Electric.
  
  CNBC - 6d
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  Nous Research just launched an API that gives developers access to AI models that OpenAI and Anthropic won’t build

  Nous Research's new API for "unrestricted" Hermes 3 and DeepHermes-3 AI models features toggle-on reasoning and a developer-first approach.
  
  VentureBeat - 5d
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  Netflix Games loses its vice-president of generative AI

  After embracing generative AI as a core part of its gaming strategy, Netflix's vice president of generative AI has left the company.
  
  VentureBeat - 5d
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  This Space Spy Agency’s AI Shift May Hint at Your Company’s Future

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  Inc. - 6d

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