China's Baidu starts layoffs after reporting third-quarter loss - sources


FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A Baidu logo appears in this illustration taken August 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China's Baidu started layoffs this week that will hit multiple business units, six sources briefed on the matter said, as the company struggles with intensifying competition in artificial intelligence and declining advertising revenue.

The move by the company, which runs China's largest search engine, comes shortly after it reported a third-quarter loss on November 18. The sources added that the layoffs were expected to run until the end of this year.

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