Baidu Unveils New Division in Smart Device Push
Baidu is repositioning its business focus to emerging sectors including AI, cloud computing and automatic driving. Photo: IC
Chinese internet search-engine giant Baidu Inc. announced an organizational shakeup on Tuesday to boost its push to become a major player in artificial intelligence and smart devices.
The tech company said it is merging three existing units — the Duer Business Unit, Raven Studio and the Hardware Ecosystem Division — to become the Smart Living Group. That newly created division will be directly supervised by Lu Qi, Baidu’s chief operating officer.
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