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TNB Tech Minute: Apple Held Talks With China’s Baidu Over AI

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Tech News

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2024

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Here's your T&B Tech minute for Friday, March 22nd.

0:22.4

I'm Alex Oscela for the Wall Street Journal.

0:25.0

We exclusively report that Apple has held preliminary talks with Baidu about using the Chinese company's

0:30.7

generative artificial intelligence technology in its devices in China.

0:35.0

As Apple has been exploring using external partners to help accelerate its AI ambitions, it's

0:39.4

been looking for a local generative AI model provider in China. People familiar with the matter said

0:44.5

this is mainly because China requires such models to be vetted by its

0:47.7

cyberspace regulator before being launched to the public. Apple's discussions

0:52.2

with Baidu are still exploratory, the people said.

0:55.5

Hyundai and Kia will recall tens of thousands of electric vehicles in the US over possible

1:00.0

defects in a charging unit. That's according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

1:05.8

Hyundai will recall almost 100,000 vehicles of its ionic and Genesis brands,

1:10.1

while Kia will recall nearly 50,000 units of its affected EV6 model.

1:15.0

The regulator said the vehicle's integrated control charging unit could become damaged and result in a loss of drive power.

1:21.0

Car owners can have their vehicles inspected to replace the

1:24.3

charging unit and updated software at no charge. And investors have approved a plan

1:30.0

to take Donald Trump's struggling social media company public.

1:33.0

Truth Social with few users and little revenue is expected to start trading on the stock market next week at a valuation around $5 billion.

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