China’s Baidu (BIDU) began layoffs this week that will impact multiple business divisions, which comes as the company faces increasing competition in artificial intelligence and declining advertising revenue, Reuters reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The move comes after the company reported a Q3 loss and layoffs are expected to run until the end of this year.
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