Baidu's AI push fails to boost core revenue amid China's economic slump

Chinese search engine leader's Q2 sales dip 0.4% on online marketing slide

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Online marketing accounts for more than half Baidu's total revenue. © Reuters

CISSY ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Baidu's online marketing revenue fell in the April-June quarter, as the Chinese search engine leader's push into artificial intelligence failed to boost its biggest revenue source amid China's economic headwinds.

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