Baidu Misses Q2 Revenue Estimates as Ad Weakness Offsets Strong AI Growth
Baidu’s Q2 revenue fell 4% to RMB 31.33B, missing estimates. Online ads dropped 19% while AI Cloud Infra surged 50% and GPU Cloud jumped 283%.
Baidu’s Q2 revenue fell 4% to RMB 31.33B, missing estimates. Online ads dropped 19% while AI Cloud Infra surged 50% and GPU Cloud jumped 283%.
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