Baidu Launches $145 Million Venture Capital Fund for Startups Working on AI

Baidu Launches $145 Million Venture Capital Fund for Startups Working on AI

Chinese search giant Baidu will set up a venture capital fund of CNY 1 billion (roughly Rs. 1,200 crore) to back start-ups focused on content generated by artificial intelligence applications, it said on Wednesday. The company will also launch a competition for developers to build applications off its ERNIE large…

Jack Ma to Handover Ant Group’s Control as Part of Company’s Restructure

Jack Ma to Handover Ant Group’s Control as Part of Company’s Restructure

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma will cede control of fintech giant Ant Group as part of a restructure, the company announced Saturday. “No shareholder, alone or jointly with other parties, will have control over Ant Group (after the completion of the adjustment), the company said in a statement. “The adjustment is…