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Baidu

91 Wireless was one of China's largest app stores for Android. 91 Wireless claimed that more than 12.9 billion apps had been downloaded from its markets. Its platform included the products 91 Assistant and HiMarket. It was acquired in 2013 by Baidu for $1.9b.

91 Wireless

Baidu, Inc. engages in the provision of internet search and online marketing solutions. The firm’s products and services include Baidu App, Baidu Search, Baidu Feed, Haokan, Quanmin, Baidu Post Bar, Baidu Knows, Baidu Encyclopedia, Baidu Input Method Editor or Baidu IME, Baidu AI Cloud and Overseas Products. It operates through the following segments: Baidu Core and iQIYI. The Baidu Core segment provides search-based, feed-based, and other online marketing services. The iQiyi segment is an online entertainment service provider, which offers original, professionally produced and partner-generated content on its platform. The company was founded by Yanhong Li and Xu Yong on January 18, 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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Baidu reports strong Q1 earnings driven by AI innovation

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Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU ) Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call May 16, 2023 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Juan Lin - Director, Investor Relations Robin Li - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Rong Luo - Chief Financial Officer Dou Shen - Executive Vice President, AI Cloud Group Conference Call Participants Alex Yao - J.P. Morgan Alicia Yap - Citigroup Gary Yu - Morgan Stanley Lincoln Kong - Goldman Sachs Miranda Zhuang - Bank of America Securities Kenneth Fong - Credit Suisse Wei Xiong - UBS Operator Hello and thank you for standing by for Baidu's First Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call.

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Baidu NASDAQ: BIDU reported its first quarter 2023 earnings results during the dawn hours of Tuesday morning; the company's shares are sliding by as much as 2.4% in the pre-market hours, as a result of initial sentiment toward the figures reported in the earnings release. The initial reactions seem disconnected from what was shown in the company's growing financials, which delivered growth at double-digit clips across the board.

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BEIJING, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) ("Baidu" or the "Company"), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. "In the first quarter of 2023, Baidu Core delivered a solid performance, with year-on-year revenue growth accelerating from previous quarters, supporting operating margin improvement through operating leverage," said Robin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu.

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