Chinese search giant Baidu launched an inexpensive smart speaker called Xiaodu in Beijing. The speaker’s official price tag is 249 yuan ($39), but Baidu is offering a steep discount for now, selling it for just 89 yuan. As The Information reported previously, this is part of Baidu’s new strategy after it gave up on selling its 1,699 yuan high-end smart speaker, Raven-H. With the low-cost Xiaodu,...