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Google China Starts Layoffs, Compensation Provided

Recently, rumors about layoffs in Google's China division caused some concern. This round of layoffs is mainly hitting senior positions and high-paying employees in an effort to reset the salary standard and reduce operating costs while improving overall work efficiency.

Silicon Valley Food Delivery Startup Saltalk Eyes Series B: Interview With CEO Fred Ming

Saltalk, a virtual kitchen and e-commerce platform that connects food entrepreneurs and customers, will continue to seek Series B funding worth $30 million by early next year, the firm's founder and CEO Fred Ming told Pandaily in a recent interview.

Baidu Launches Flagship Xiaodu Smart Display X10 and Upgraded XiaoduPods Smart Earbuds

Baidu on Oct. 29 held the 2020 Xiaodu Fall New Product Launch in Beijing where the tech giant unveiled the new flagship Xiaodu Smart Display X10.

Allbirds Got Silicon Valley Laced Up, Now They Are Coming for Zhongguancun

We sat down with Erick Haskell, the President of International at Allbirds, to discuss the company’s China strategy, their special approach to online and offline marketing and the major challenges.

On the Ideals and Success of Chinese Intellectuals in Silicon Valley

What keeps you striving for more is not only your own willpower or determination, but the torrents of the times.

Former Baidu COO Lu Qi to Head Y Combinator in China

Lu Qi, AI expert and former Chief Operating Officer of Baidu Inc., was named founder and Chief Executive Officer of Y Combinator China, signaling the Silicon Valley incubator’s ambition to expand its global operations.

Weibo Launches North American AI Research Centre in Silicon Valley

On the afternoon of April 20, Weibo CEO Gaofei Wang announced the launch of Weibo’s new AI R&D center in Palo Alto, California. Weibo has become one of many Chinese companies to set up R&D centers in Silicon Valley to pave way for future AI development.

Silicon Valley No Longer Land of Tech Dreams: Young Elites Return to China.

It’s been a year since Donald Trump became the US President. Technology companies in Silicon Valley are still struggling against Washington’s “ban on talent” and may fail to realize the subtle changes that their Chinese workers are facing. Chinese employees are an important part of the global staff.

Baidu Established the Second R&D Center in Silicon Valley

On October 4 morning, Baidu set up its second R&D center in Silicon Valley. Currently, the R&D center has been put into use. The goal is to recruit more talents in the field of AI and automatic driving. The R&D centre, located in Sunnyvale, covers an area of 36,000 square feet. At present, the Intelligent […]

Tencent is Setting Up Advertising Division in Silicon Valley

Outline: WeChat is expanding into the U.S. market. Tencent will offer advertising services to American brands that want access to Chinese consumers. Tencent is setting up an advertising division in Palo Alto, CA., aiming to promote its services to U.S. enterprises. “Advertisers can spend some budget in gaining brand awareness in China,” said Yang Baoshu, […]

Apple will build the second data center in China

Apple will build the second data center in China, located in Ulanchap, Inner Mongolia. The new data center has been named as iCloud Northern Data Center. As the host, Bu Xiaolin, Deputy Director and Chairman of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region met with Isabel Ge Mahe (Ge Yue), Apple’s Vice President and Managing Director of Greater […]

Pony Ma Says Tencent Will Invest Vigorously in Cloud Computing, AI and Big Data

Outline: Anything linked to cloud computing and AI will be involved with big data. The development of these technologies are undoubtedly where the future is headed towards. On September 8th, the Chairman and CEO of Tencent, Pony Ma, delivered a speech at the Tsinghua University Insight Forum. On the topic of the integration of business […]

DJI is reported to test Self-driving cars

Internet News Reports DJI On August 28, Tech-Web, a we-media, claimed it found DJI’s “secret base” in Shekou district, Shenzhen: DJI self-driving car is being tested there and Tech-Web even exposed photos of these cars. It is reported that the DJI self-driving car being tested is a Ford Edge SUV. From external observation, this self-driving […]

DJI is Secretly Developing Automatic Drive

In the mid-2017, during Shenzhen municipal CPPCC, Frank Wang, the CEO of DJI, aired his opinion of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Speaking of UAV regulation, most measures are bans, which greatly limit the use of UAV as well as the application of new technologies. With the increasingly rigid air policy, DJI is going to explore […]

China’s Cable TV is Strongly Impacted by IPTV

Industry data shows that by the end of the second quarter, the number of cable digital TV subscribers in China had declined to 159.93 million households, for the first time below 160 million. According to the industry, the IPTV and OTT business has significantly impacted the subscription of cable digital television. It is known that […]

The Rise, Fall, and Future of Chinese Money in Silicon Valley

When China’s uber-rich zero in on an asset class—be it Los Angeles mansions, French vineyards, or European soccer players—they can quickly drown it in cash. But Beijing can take the punchbowl away just as quickly, as Silicon Valley discovered late last year when China’s central government tightened controls over capital leaving the country. That move […]

Kai-Fu Lee: I disagree with Elon Musk’s “AI will destroy humanity”

Frankly speaking, I do not quite agree with the view of Elon Musk’s that “AI will destroy humanity”. I have specific views about five areas: AI is just a tool and far from superintelligence. Based on my work experience in the research, development and investment of the AI field over the last 37 years, such […]

Southeast Asia becomes Alibaba and Tencent’s new battle field

Two global technological forces are disrupting the peaceful ecological environment in Southeast Asia. They’re not Silicon Valley technological companies like Google or Facebook. They are the two Chinese giants Tencent and Alibaba. The two companies provide the strongest financial support and the most successful business experience for venture capital firms in Southeast Asia. More and […]

Baidu Releases Self-driving Software For Free

Chinese search engine company Baidu announced their autonomous car software will be free for download, with the aim to collect data and attract more users to their open-source AI platform. The announcement was made on July 5 during their “Baidu AI Developers Conference” (Baidu Create 2017). Baidu Founder Robin Li had made quite a stir […]

Silicon Valley’s China Paradox

Li Zhifei has spent his professional career cross-pollinating the world’s two most vibrant innovation ecosystems. Born in central China at the dawn of reform and opening, Li graduated college in China and dove headfirst into the country’s dot com boom of the early 2000s. When that bubble burst, he headed to Johns Hopkins University for […]

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