[Baidu Surges About 2% Pre-Market on News of Providing AI Search Functionality for Apple Smart Features] According to a report by Jinse Finance, on July 15, Baidu (BIDU.US) surged approximately 2% pre-market. Media outlets, citing informed sources, revealed that Apple and Baidu will collaborate to develop artificial intelligence features for Chinese iPhone users. Baidu is focusing on developing an AI-based search function as part of the 'Apple Smart' feature suite, capable of processing images and text, and upgrading to a Chinese version of the Siri voice assistant. On June 23, overseas blogger One Jailbreak also discovered during a teardown of iOS 27 Beta 2 code that 'Baidu Visual Search' appeared in ExtensionKit. Today, the Cyberspace Administration of China released filing information for seven generative AI services on mobile platforms, with Apple Smart included in the list.