Month: March 2025

Friendly Links sound great—who wouldn’t want a boost from a few friendly websites? Chinese SEO agencies push them hard, promising better rankings on Baidu. They even sell them in bulk—50 or 100 a month. But there’s a catch. After a ...

Yandex has rolled out new search algorithm updates to promote high-quality content. According to a recent company statement, these changes are designed to reduce the visibility of low-quality sources in search results. The updates have already shown results. The number ...

China’s DeepSeek has released a new open weights AI model that just topped the charts in a major performance category. The new model, DeepSeek V3-0324, is now the highest-scoring non-reasoning model on the Artificial Analysis Index, beating out proprietary models ...

Antalya, Turkey – March 2025 – Dan Taylor, founder and editor of International Search News, joined a dynamic panel of digital marketing leaders last week at the Search n Stuff meetup, hosted in the coastal city of Antalya. The panel ...

As U.S. tariffs on exports to China continue to reshape the global trade landscape, American businesses across industries are being forced to rethink their strategies. From cosmetics and kitchen cabinetry to SaaS tools and guitar parts, companies are adapting to ...

Baidu has announced that ERNIE Bot is now completely free to the public, accelerating its planned release schedule. Initially set for full access on April 1, the AI chatbot is now available immediately. This move aligns with Baidu’s goal of ...

China’s ambitions to lead the quantum computing race have been evident for a long time. And the recent announcement of Zuchongzhi-3 quantum computer brings them closer to this goal. Developed by a team at the University of Science and Technology ...

While OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic continue advancing AI technology, a new player from China is grabbing global attention. Manus AI, developed by the Chinese startup Monica, is being praised for its ability to act autonomously and complete complex tasks without ...

Vietnam’s homegrown web browser, Coc Coc, recorded nearly 10 billion website visits in 2024. On average, each user visited 67 websites throughout the year. Social Media and Streaming Dominate Traffic Coc Coc’s traffic analysis showed that social media accounted for ...

DeepSeek is reshaping China’s AI industry by integrating into Tencent and Baidu’s ecosystems. Its adoption within WeChat and Baidu Search allows the AI model to reach hundreds of millions of users, highlighting both competition and cooperation between rising AI firms ...