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Alibaba’s Quark jumped to the top of China’s AI app rankings in March, surpassing rivals like Doubao and DeepSeek. As tech firms rapidly upgrade their AI tools, the real question is: can Quark stay ahead, or will it be the next to fall behind?

Apple Intelligence will launch in China by mid-2025, with Alibaba assisting in adapting on-device systems to meet local regulations. Baidu will lead the development of Visual Intelligence for the iPhone 16, marking a key collaboration to bring advanced AI to China.

Apple is partnering with Baidu to integrate AI into iPhones in China, but the collaboration faces challenges with Baidu's AI models struggling to meet user expectations and privacy concerns over data handling. Despite these issues, Apple continues to fund Baidu’s AI development to enhance the experience on its devices.

The Chinese tech giant, Baidu (BIDU) has a fleet of 500 driverless taxis already in the city of Wuhan, and the company has announced that it would want to expand that to 1000 fully driverless robotaxis by the end of this year.

Baidu's shares plummeted 11.5% in Hong Kong as reports surfaced linking its AI model, Ernie, to PLA experiments. The potential US sanctions, economic challenges, and slow AI market growth add complexity to Baidu's outlook, triggering investor concerns.

Baidu's Ernie Bot reaches 100 million users, showcasing significant advancements in AI technology and market penetration in China.