Baidu and Qualcomm partner for XR and metaverse tech. Integration of Snapdragon Spaces XR with XiRang. Focus on metaverse despite AI’s rising interest. Baidu, a prominent Chinese internet company, and Qualcomm, a leading technology firm, have unveiled a strategic alliance aimed at advancing extended reality (XR) technology and metaverse infrastructure. The joint announcement, made on Friday, highlights their shared focus