Baidu in talks to raise money for a standalone A.I. chip company

cnbc2021-02-10

KEY POINTS Chinese search giant Baidu is in talks to raise money for a standalone artificial intelligence semiconductor company, a person with knowledge of the matter told CNBC. Venture capital firms...

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yl2021
2021-02-16
yl2021
Baidu the best?
Huat99
2021-02-16
Huat99
智能年代[美金]
ICEsh00ter
2021-02-15
ICEsh00ter
wow!
Sktzoootech
2021-02-15
Sktzoootech
I agree
PMAYYY
2021-02-15
PMAYYY
Ok
onezero
2021-02-15
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