China's Baidu is about to launch Metaverse App

 Chinese internet giant Baidu on Monday officially took the wraps off its metaverse app, which was used to hold the company's annual developer conference, as more Chinese tech firms join the global race for supremacy in the next big thing in technology.

Baidu, known for its expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous driving, unveiled Xirang, literally "land of hope," at its annual AI developer conference. 

The Xirang platform creates a Möbius strip-shaped virtual planet, on which participants can log in with their designated avatars and without a virtual reality (VR) headset - as mandated by Horizon Worlds, Facebook parent Meta's VR space.

The participants will be able to see, listen and interact with others using PCs, smartphones and wearables.

The new platform came across as an instant reminder of Meta's Horizon Worlds, which opened access to people aged 18 and above in the US and Canada starting December 9.

With the new platform, Baidu joins its domestic peers in carving out a path to the metaverse-powered future.

Earlier this month, domestic gaming giant NetEase released its metaverse-oriented next-generation internet technology framework and its software development kit for high-fidelity digital humans.

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