The promised “live” demonstration of the bot had, in fact, been prerecorded. Shares of Baidu, the company behind the technology, tumbled in Hong Kong.
Tag: China
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China Wine Tariff Pushes Australia’s Grape Growers Into Crisis
Two years later, they’re suffering from a glut of red wine and plummeting grape prices with no overseas market big enough to fill the gap.
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A Hungarian Town Seethes Over a Giant Chinese Battery Plant
A $7.8 billion factory planned by a Chinese company in eastern Hungary has become divisive even within the party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who championed it.
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What to Know About the Covid Lab Leak Theory
Investigating the origins of the pandemic has underscored how difficult it might be to turn up conclusive evidence.
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To Rein in China’s Banks, Xi Uses Familiar Playbook
Xi Jinping is revamping China’s regulatory framework so the ruling Communist Party can assert more direct control over financial policy.