Baidu is preparing to list its AI chip unit Kunlunxin in an initial public offering expected in the first half of 2026. The move could give investors a clearer view of the value of Baidu’s growing artificial intelligence hardware business. ...

Yandex B2B Tech has announced a major update to Yandex AI Studio, its platform for building artificial intelligence applications. The update introduces new tools that allow businesses to create intelligent AI agents capable of performing complex tasks consistently. The update ...

In February 2026, non‑US search giants quietly made some of the most consequential AI moves in the market. While attention often fixates on Google and OpenAI, platforms like Baidu, Naver, Alibaba, Yandex, Swisscows, and Cốc Cốc are turning AI into ...

Yandex has introduced Yandex AI Türkiye, a new super app developed specifically for users in Türkiye. Built by a local team, the app combines generative artificial intelligence, search engine capabilities, and a built-in browser into a single platform. The service ...

South Korea has the second-highest number of paid ChatGPT subscribers in the world, according to OpenAI. The announcement was made by Jason Kwon, OpenAI’s chief strategy officer, during a press event in Seoul marking the opening of the company’s new ...

More than half of South Koreans have used ChatGPT for search in the past three months, signaling a shift away from traditional portal platforms such as Naver. The change highlights growing pressure on local search engines as generative AI becomes ...

Naver is upgrading its search service with new artificial intelligence features, as online search continues to shift toward AI-generated summaries and conversational interfaces. The South Korean tech company has added new formats to its AI Briefing service, strengthening its position ...

Baidu is embedding Ernie Bot into its main app, aiming to use its search dominance to expand in artificial intelligence. At his first internal address of 2026, Baidu CEO Robin Li stressed that in the AI era, applications matter most. ...

Baidu has added the artificial intelligence tool OpenClaw to its main search app, giving direct access to around 700 million monthly active users. The move comes just days before China’s Lunar New Year holiday, as major tech companies compete to ...

Alibaba Group has introduced a new artificial intelligence model, Qwen3.5, built to handle complex tasks on its own. The company says the model delivers major gains in both performance and cost efficiency, outperforming leading U.S. competitors across several benchmarks. The ...