Xiaodu Technology, the smart speaker unit of Chinese tech heavyweight Baidu Inc, has officially released its education-oriented smartphone equipped with an artificial intelligence-powered large language model that is targeted at students, in a bid to carve out a niche in the world's largest smartphone market.
Viva China Holdings Ltd, major shareholder of Chinese sportswear group Li Ning Co Ltd, will take a controlling stake in Clarks, one of the UK’s oldest shoe producers, if the company’s extraordinary general meeting approves next Wednesday.