The Chinese search-engine giant snapped a three-quarter run of falling revenue, posting a rise for the first three months of the year as it develops new growth drivers in AI.

Search engine giant Baidu on Wednesday reported a surprise rise in first-quarter revenue fueled by increasing demand for its AI cloud services. Baidu offset losses in its advertising market by growing its AI Cloud segment,

Chinese internet giant Baidu on Wednesday posted a quarterly revenue increase of three percent, as the firm seeks to grow its presence in artificial intelligence and expand its robotaxi business