Baidu’s new AI models: price war and technology offensive in the Chinese AI market

While the global AI market is developing rapidly, Chinese technology giant Baidu unveiled its latest AI models on April 25, 2025, significantly intensifying domestic competition. The new Ernie 4.5 Turbo and X1 Turbo models are not only characterized by improved performance, but are offered at significantly lower prices – up to 80% cheaper than their predecessors.

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OpenAI and Washington Post: AI partnership changes news consumption

OpenAI and The Washington Post have entered into a multi-year partnership that will enable ChatGPT to display summaries, quotes and direct links to articles from the prestigious newspaper. This strategic agreement is part of a broader initiative by OpenAI that already includes collaborations with over 20 global publishers and involves more than 160 publications in 20 languages.

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