Israeli-based Elbit Systems finds innovation key to growing market share in crowded drone market

It has cited its weaponized drone, SkyStriker designed for long flight hours, unveiled in the recent Paris airshow to rave reviews, as an example of its innovation. So as to maintain its leading edge over its peers, Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems Ltd is moving swiftly to innovate as it faces increasing competition from…

Big oil turns to Big Data for Big Savings on drilling operations

Sensor laden drilling operations are going increasingly hi-tech. In the shale oil industry today, tiny sensors are being attached to production gear to harvest data on right about everything: from pumping pressure, rotational speed of drill bits, heat generated by drilling activity, almost every conceivable variable in the drilling operation is being captured. This sensor-laden…

Betting On Artificial Intelligence Is Tencent’s Social Network Group President

As companies big and small continue to invest in it and develop their expertise, artificial intelligence has a bright future ahead even though it may still be in its nascent stage, says a senior executive at Chinese tech giant Tencent. He was very bullish about A.I. and a big proponent of offering A.I. as a service,…

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…

Chinese Investment In Artificial Intelligence Is Planned To Be Restricted By U.S.

In order to better shield sensitive technologies seen as vital to U.S. national security, current and former U.S. officials told the media that the United States appears poised to heighten scrutiny of Chinese investment in Silicon Valley. The fields like artificial intelligence and machine learning have increasingly attracted Chinese capital in recent years and therefore…

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…