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This episode focus on Baidu's third-quarter earnings for 2025, highlighting the company's financial performance and strategic shift. All sources agree that Baidu exceeded analyst profit and revenue forecasts despite an overall year-over-year revenue decrease, driven by strong growth in its AI-focused divisions. The core theme across the reports is the rapid expansion of Baidu's AI Cloud and AI-native marketing services, with the subscription-based AI Cloud Infrastructure revenue notably surging by 128% and AI-native marketing revenue jumping by 262%. This accelerated growth in non-online marketing revenue is successfully counteracting the continued weakness in the traditional online marketing segment, which experienced an 18% decline. Furthermore, Baidu's autonomous driving unit, Apollo Go, demonstrated impressive scaling, with fully driverless rides increasing by over 200% year-over-year, validating the company’s strategic pivot toward high-growth, recurring AI ventures.

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