iQIYI announced partnerships with Google and ByteDance to advance AI capabilities.

The entities involved

• iQIYI →

  Chinese video streaming service

  Nothing else this week.

• Google →

  American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

  • Google referrals for publishers declined by 36%, according to Chartbeat data.Mon 17:38
  • A global center for quantum research is located in Goleta.Mon 16:53
• ByteDance →

  Chinese Internet and technology company

  • Anthropic, ByteDance, and Colossal Biosciences are noted as potential investment targets within a private technology portfolio.Mon 10:27
  • Shaires Holdings Ltd is building indirect stakes and committing funds to several AI companies, including Moonshot AI, Anthropic, and ByteDance.Mon 10:27

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