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Monday, August 26, 2019

Baidu Surpasses Google in Voice

No surprise with volumes of people talking.   And further, since progress in this space can often depend on the volume of data that can be used to develop deeper insight into intelligent conversation,  this may be hard to stop.

Chinese search engine Baidu surpasses Google as 2nd-largest smart speaker vendor   By Patrick Hearn in DigitalTrends

In the western world, it’s easy to think of Google and Apple as the key players in the tech market. On a global scale, however, they have quite a few competitors — particularly the Chinese search engine giant Baidu, which made headlines this week when it became the world’s second-largest vendor of smart speakers.

According to the research firm Canalys, Baidu now owns 17.3 percent of the global market and made 4.5 million shipments in the second quarter of 2019. This represents a staggering year-on-year growth of 3,700%. In spite of this growth and success, Amazon still dominates the smart speaker market..... ' 

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