Southeast Asian Delivery Giant Grab Contemplating Secondary Singapore Listing: Reuters

After getting listed on Nasdaq through a SPAC merger worth $40 million earlier in the week, the ride-hailing to delivery giant of Southeast Asia – Grab Holdings, is reported to be considering a secondary listing in its home market of Singapore, said a report published by the news agency Reuters quoting information from sources with…

Microsoft expands cloud solutions for healthcare customers, acquires Nuance for $16 billion

In a statement Microsoft Corp said, it would acquire artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications Inc for around $16 billion. The development sees Microsoft’s expands in the cloud solutions for healthcare customers. The deal comes in the wake of a 2019 partnership wherein both companies had partnered to automate clinical administrative work including…

Nissan-backed WeRide receives permit to test passenger vehicles on public roads in California

In a statement California’s Department of Motor Vehicles said autonomous driving startup WeRide has received a permit to test two passenger vehicles on California’s public roads without a safety driver. Nissan and Mitsubishi,backed WeRide, is also testing its driverless vehicle in China’s southern city of Guangzhou. Technology and automakers are investing billions of dollars in…

Microsoft’s Healthcare Push, To Acquire AI Firm Nuance Communications For $16B

United States based software giant Microsoft Corp will be acquiring artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications Inc in a deal worth about $6 billion in cash, the company said on Monday. Analysts said that this is a part of the strategy of Microsoft to further its business in the area of cloud strategy…

Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup shows monkey playing Mind Pong

In a massive breakthrough, Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink released video footage showing a monkey playing a simple videogame after getting implants of the new technology. The 3-minute video shows Pager, a male macaque with embedded chips on each side of its brain, playing ‘Mind Pong’ and controlling the paddle by simply thinking about moving…