China’s Baidu dropped new AI models at prices far below competitors like OpenAI and DeepSeek. Baidu's Ernie model matches GPT-4.5 at only 1% of its cost, kicking off a significant AI price war. Before that in the Headlines, Apple's AI strategy is officially a dumpster fire.

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