Baidu, the Mandarin Google, will power Apple's iPhone 16 and iOS 18 operating system with ErnieBot's artificial intelligence models in China "to address legal compliance issues."
This was reported by Cailian Press, a platform affiliated with the Securities Times, according to which the US company had also approached Alibaba, deciding "to choose Baidu".
The Chinese hi-tech company's shares jumped by more than 5% on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Apple's number one Tim Cook said yesterday, on the sidelines of the ChinaDevelopment Forum in Beijing, that the group will continue to increase investments in research and development in China.
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