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iQIYI's Original Dramas and Movies Pick Up Multiple Honors at the Chinese American Film Festival, TV Festival

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Monday, November 5, 2018
Baidu, iQiyi, China, Economy of China, World Wide Web, Digital media, The Lost Tomb

Tang Dynasty Tour further won the "Chinese Cultural Communication Award", while The Blizzard was recognized as a "Golden Angel Award Film".

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  • Tang Dynasty Tour further won the "Chinese Cultural Communication Award", while The Blizzard was recognized as a "Golden Angel Award Film".
  • As an innovative leader in the Chinese online entertainment market, iQIYI has continually invested in the creation of high-quality original content.
  • Earlier this year, iQIYI original dramasTientsin Mystic, Burning Ice and Legal Maverick were recognized with awards at the New York International Television and Film Festival.
  • The Chinese American Film Festival and Chinese American TV Festival aim at promoting cultural exchange and dialogue between China and the US, having received the stamp of approval from two former US Presidents.

interworks.cloud is among the Winners in the 2018 Red Herring 100 Global Award

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Thursday, November 1, 2018
Software, Computing, Red Herring, Alex Vieux, Baidu, Skype

Red Herring's Top 100 Global list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising companies and entrepreneurs.

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  • Red Herring's Top 100 Global list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising companies and entrepreneurs.
  • "Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat," said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring.
  • Red Herring provides an insider's access to the global innovation economy, identifying new and innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs.
  • Its Red Herring 100 awards for North America, Europe, Asia and Global have recognized more than 5,000 companies in their early stages, including Baidu, Google, eBay and Skype.

iQIYI CTO Liu Wenfeng Gives Keynote Speech at China-US Culture Investment Forum in New York

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Monday, October 29, 2018
Baidu, iQiyi, Economy of China, Chinese films, World Wide Web, Digital media

NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mr. Liu Wenfeng, Chief Technology Officer at iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ:IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina, gave a keynote speech at the China-US Culture Investment Forum in New York, an event jointly hosted by Asia Society and the Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mr. Liu Wenfeng, Chief Technology Officer at iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ:IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina, gave a keynote speech at the China-US Culture Investment Forum in New York, an event jointly hosted by Asia Society and the Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation.
  • During his speech, Mr. Liu described how iQIYI uses cutting-edge technology such as AI to push forward online entertainment development.
  • "The combination of creativity and technology is at the heart of iQIYI's DNA," said Mr. Liu during the event's "Cultural Innovation through Technology" session.
  • The US-China Culture Investment Forum was held at the Asia Society headquarters in New York, as part of the Creative China Festival 2018.

PINTEC Successfully Listed on NASDAQ, Marking a New Chapter for Fintech B2B Model

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Thursday, October 25, 2018
Economy of China, Xiaomi, Ctrip, Internet search engines, Baidu, Minsheng, Telecommuting

We will continue to carry forward the vision and mission of PINTEC, providing the most efficient financial services to users all around the world through the latest financial technology."

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  • We will continue to carry forward the vision and mission of PINTEC, providing the most efficient financial services to users all around the world through the latest financial technology."
  • Thanks to the expanding market and the network advantage of PINTEC's service system, PINTEC has grown rapidly in the past two years.
  • In the first half of 2018, PINTEC generated a total revenue of RMB577.7 million, representing a year-on-year growth of 232%.
  • As of June 30, 2018, PINTEC had 183 business partners and 83 financial partners, including Qunar, Ctrip, China Telecom BestPay, Vip.com, Xiaomi and Minsheng Securities.

iQIYI CTO Liu Wenfeng: AI is the Key to Maximizing IP Value

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Thursday, October 25, 2018
Technology, Baidu, iQiyi, Artificial intelligence, Ai, TiVo Corporation, Information and communications technology, Economy of China

Mr. Liu described the revolutionary potential of AI in maximizing IP value and improving user experience in the entertainment industry.

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  • Mr. Liu described the revolutionary potential of AI in maximizing IP value and improving user experience in the entertainment industry.
  • iQIYI uses AI in all areas of its business, including intelligent content creation, production, automatic video tagging, distribution, playback, monetization and customer service.
  • "AI allows us to predict the traffic of dramas and movies with over 80% accuracy," said Mr. Liu.
  • iQIYI, Inc. (NASDAQ:IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company") is an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China.

Baidu to Report Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results on October 30, 2018

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Internet search engines, Baidu, Science and technology in the People's Republic of China, Economy of China, World Wide Web, Bidu, NASDAQ, Beijing, Digital media

BEIJING, Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced that it will report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018, after the U.S. market closes on October 30, 2018.

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  • BEIJING, Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced that it will report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018, after the U.S. market closes on October 30, 2018.
  • Baidu's management will hold an earnings conference call at 9:15 PM on October 30, 2018, U.S. Eastern Time (9:15 AM on October 31, 2018, Beijing/Hong Kong Time).
  • Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

iQIYI CEO Gong Yu Delivers Keynote Speech at Mipcom

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Friday, October 19, 2018
Baidu, iQiyi, Netflix, Digital media, World Wide Web, Innovation, Gong, MIPCOM, Economy

BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Gong Yu, founder and CEO of iQIYI Inc.(NASDAQ: IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"),an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina, recently made a keynote speech about innovation and entertainment at Mipcom, the world's largest annual trade show for entertainment content in Cannes, France.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Gong Yu, founder and CEO of iQIYI Inc.(NASDAQ: IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"),an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina, recently made a keynote speech about innovation and entertainment at Mipcom, the world's largest annual trade show for entertainment content in Cannes, France.
  • "The rapid development of China's entertainment industry is largely due to improvements in technological innovation," said Dr. Gong.
  • Dr. Gong continued: "iQIYI is the top ranked online video platform in China, and together with the second and third largest platforms comprises 80% of the total market.
  • Dr. Gong Yu described in detail how he sees iQIYI's business model as "Netflix+", a model which combines AVOD and SVOD.

iQIYI Unveils New Shows for 2019 and New Content Strategy

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Friday, October 19, 2018
Baidu, iQiyi, Reality television, Content, Economy of China, World Wide Web, Digital media

During the conference, iQIYI gave a preview of its 2019 programming, announcing more than 200 new shows including dramas, movies, variety shows, animation, comics, and live streaming programs.

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  • During the conference, iQIYI gave a preview of its 2019 programming, announcing more than 200 new shows including dramas, movies, variety shows, animation, comics, and live streaming programs.
  • As part of the conference iQIYI announced a new content strategy, putting emphasis on the production of short dramas (shows with total 12 episodes or less per season) to increase user loyalty.
  • The company will work further to produce original variety shows with genres including, music, dance and reality shows.
  • iQIYI's platform features highly popular original content, as well as a comprehensive library of other professionally-produced content, partner-generated content and user-generated content.

Cockroach Labs Accelerates Growth in 2018

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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Computing, NewSQL, Data management, Spencer Kimball, Cockroach Labs, Information science, Nubank, Baidu, Cockroach

NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cockroach Labs , the company behind CockroachDB, the ultra-resilient SQL database for global business, is on track to see record growth this year.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cockroach Labs , the company behind CockroachDB, the ultra-resilient SQL database for global business, is on track to see record growth this year.
  • Cockroach Labs' roster of customers continues to grow and includes name brands such as Comcast , Bose , Kindred , Baidu , and Nubank , among others.
  • "Enterprises are looking for a distributed SQL database that provides the flexibility and solid performance to support global growth," said Co-Founder and CEO of Cockroach Labs Spencer Kimball.
  • To add to the company's senior expertise in supporting global businesses, Cockroach Labs recently appointed Jeff Miller, Chief Revenue Officer.

iQIYI CSR Initiative Uses Film to Enrich Life in Poverty Stricken Areas

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Thursday, October 11, 2018
Baidu, iQiyi, Economy of China, World Wide Web, Digital media

BEIJING, Oct.11, 2018 iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ :IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina, recently announced a CSR initiative bringing free film screenings to poorer areas of China.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, Oct.11, 2018 iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ :IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina, recently announced a CSR initiative bringing free film screenings to poorer areas of China.
  • The initiative is part of a countrywide effort to alleviate the problem of cultural poverty, as iQIYI leverages its vast resources in the entertainment industry to address issues in disadvantaged areas.
  • "iQIYI is proud to provide high quality popular culture to these disadvantaged areas of China which have traditionally lacked resources and infrastructure," said Ma Shengjie, Director of Public Affairs at iQIYI.
  • iQIYI, Inc.(NASDAQ:IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company") is an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina.