Continental joins Intel, BMW and Mobileye led self-driving platform

This collaborative effort will shift into production gear in 2021. On Tuesday Continental disclosed it would be join the self-driving platform pioneered by Intel, BMW and Mobileye in efforts aimed at integrating the handling of components and software. This integration of hardware and software data has accelerated the pace of development of self-driving vehicles and…

Google creates $300 million fund for late stage funding for European biotech firms

The new fund will provide funding to both public and private firms for products that have already reached mid-stage Phase II clinical development, providing them with a new source of growth capital. In a move that underscores the wide net Google has cast across industries, the search engine giant has sunk in $300 million in…

AIG collaborates with IBM to implement blockchain technology for its global insurance business

The shared ledger technology is going to be a game changer for many industries. Here’s why. In a development that underscores the growing penetration of bitcoin technology, the American International Group Inc (AIG) has partnered with International Business Machines Corp (IBM) to develop a “smart” insurance policy which will use blockchain technology to manage complex…

Waymo changes gear: to integrate its improved AI tech into mass produced vehicles

With this development, self-driving cars are a step closer to retail reality. In a significant development, Alphabet’s self-driving car unit Waymo has disclosed it is retiring its Firefly line of test vehicles and is now moving on to integrating its technology into mass-produced vehicles. Initially, Waymo will move to equip its 600 Chrysler Pacifica minivans…

Trump Administration making CFIUS stronger to block Chinese investment in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

The Chinese have found weaknesses in CFIUS and are exploiting it to the hilt. As per current and former U.S. officials, the U.S. is poised to heighten the scrutiny on investments made by China in Silicon Valley in order to better shield sensitive technologies which are seen as vital to U.S. national security. In recent…

U.S Supreme Court to decide on legality of U.S. patent review system

The ruling will be closely watched by “patent trolls” and tech companies alike since both are frequent users of the ‘inter partes’ review system. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed has agreed to take up the matter of whether a federal administrative process frequently used by technology companies to ward off patent infringement lawsuits…

Hyundai Motors unveils its subcompact SUV for Europe, South Korea and U.S.

It will release an electric version of the Kona next year. On Tuesday, in efforts aimed at offsetting its falling sale of vehicles in China, Hyundai Motor launched its first subcompact sport utility vehicle (SUV) for advanced markets including the Europe, South Korea, and the United States. The South Korean automaker disclosed it would soon…

GE to appoint John Flannery as its Chief Executive

This appointment is effective from August 1. With General Electric’s Chief Executive, Jeff Immelt, 61, retiring the company has selected John Flannery, who currently heads GE’s healthcare unit, as his replacement. Flannery will become GE’s CEO and chairman from August 1. With the news hitting the market, the company’s shares rose by 3.6% in premarket…

Tim Cook extolls the virtues of tempering technology with compassion

Here is what Tim Cook told MIT graduates regarding AI & robotics. While addressing thousands of students at MIT’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO urged graduates to infuse human elements in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence. “I’m not worried about artificial intelligence giving computers the ability to think like humans,”…