Apple plans to launch Apple Intelligence in mainland China in December via the iOS 27.3 update, covering the AI feature suite first released in the U.S. two years ago, according to Bloomberg citing sources. The initial release includes Genmoji, notification summaries, writing tools, and photo editing, but excludes the new Siri rebuilt on Google Gemini. Apple has developed compliance safeguards with Alibaba and is working with Baidu to localize search and Siri-related features.
Baidu Intelligent Cloud has released the Tianchi Supernode System Architecture Design Specification, opening up the design details and engineering trade-offs of its supernode architecture. The specification covers six modules — cabinet, power, cooling, node, interconnect, and management — with design requirements, technical specifications, dimensions, and interface standards, aiming to accelerate the adoption of high-density AI compute infrastructure.
On September 21, 2026, Baidu Wenku and Baidu Wangpan announced at Baidu AI Day that they would accelerate the global expansion of AI office products and launch a global brand upgrade. Kuku AI, a general-purpose AI agent, has surpassed 40 million monthly active users globally in the AI office segment, ranking first; its overseas platform Oreate AI has been renamed Kooko, with overseas users exceeding 10 million across nearly 200 countries and regions.
Rosen Law Firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Baidu on behalf of investors who purchased Baidu securities from November 18, 2025 to August 17, 2026, alleging that Baidu overstated its AI business's ability to offset the decline in its core online marketing business. The complaint states that Baidu's core online marketing revenue dropped 17.6% year-over-year in Q3 2025 and that related positive statements were materially misleading. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
On September 15, at the AI Security Governance Sub-forum of the 2026 China Cybersecurity Week held in Jinan, Chinese Internet Basic Corpus 4.0 was officially released to the public, with a data volume of 120GB, and went live on the Chinese Internet Corpus Resource Platform. Built by the Cyberspace Security Association of China together with the National Internet Emergency Response Center and companies including Baidu and iFlytek, the corpus provides trustworthy data support for large model training and AI development.
Baidu reported Q1 2026 revenue of 32.1 billion yuan, with core business revenue of 26 billion yuan, up 2% year-on-year, exceeding expectations. AI business surg
Baidu Health launches China's first task-oriented AI for doctors, 'Youyi Assistant', advancing medical AI from data retrieval to active clinical and research su