Earlier this week, consulting firm Marbridge in Beijing said that Baidu was toying with the idea of buying an English language search engine.
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Now this morning, Marbridge Consulting is suggesting a rumor is circulating in China that Baidu (BIDU) will acquire Tudou probably on favorable terms to Baidu.
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From Marbridge Consulting this morning, Gaopeng is doing a fresh round of layoffs at the moment and has been losing people on a weekly basis since April.
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