Horizon Robotics is one of the companies at the fore front of China’s strategic “Made in 2025” policy. Its latest funding round has valued it at $3 billion. On Wednesday, Horizon Robotics, a Chinese chip maker stated it had $600 million in its latest funding round, thus bringing its valuation to $3 billion. The development…
Germany’s second biggest software firm, Software AG, aims to capitalise on its core strengths and expand into the upcoming IoT market. On Thursday, Germany’s No.2 business software firm, Software AG, reported ot would be investing $23 to $34.5 million (20 million to 30 million euros) in 2019 in growth projects, with CEO Sanjay Brahmawar seeking…
The joint venture, BAIC-Xiaoju New Energy Auto Technology Co. Ltd, will see the two collaborate on new energy vehicles as well as artificial intelligence projects. On Monday, as per a statement released by China’s Didi Chuxing, it had set up a joint venture with BAIC’s Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., in order to work on new…
Although London is still maintaining a sizeable lead, Paris and Berlin are fast catching up. The gap could narrow down significantly in case of a cliffhanger Brexit. Data from PitchBook, a funding database, shows that despite Brexit, London has managed to cling on to the title of the top destination for technology investments in 2018…
Artificial Intelligence will be pervasive in the coming years with its ubiquitous usage touching nearly every aspect of our day-to-day lives. In a significant development, U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc has set up Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund, a $100 million fund, that will invest in startups working on artificial intelligence technologies. Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund has…
All 3 Chinese startups will base themselves on Nvidia’s Xavier platform which will allow them to add specific software to adapt their vehicles to local traffic and infrastructure situations. On Wednesday, U.S. chipmaker Nvidia Corp’s CEO Jensen Huang stated, the chipmaker has signed separate deals with 3 Chinese electric vehicle startups, SF Motors, XPeng Motors…
The two envisages that by the end of the development and testing process, the vehicles which will reach level 4 technology for autonomous vehicles, will be capable of operating autonomously in certain conditions. On Wednesday, Ford Motor Co and Baidu Inc stated, they have launched a joint venture to test self-driving vehicles on Chinese roads.…
The Series E funding round was led by European private equity firm Vitruvian Partners LLP. So far the company has raised $229 million. Darktrace, a cyber-security firm stated, it has raised $50 million in its latest funding round that was led by Vitruvian Partners LLP, an European private equity firm, and saw the startup being…
Given its wide ranging potential, Washington wants to develop and leverage the power of quantum computing which is currently in its infancy. On Monday, in efforts aimed at boosting efforts at quantum computing, the White House is set to hold a meeting with academic experts, U.S. government officials, and leading tech companies including Alphabet Inc,…
During the launch Microsoft has cited real world usage of how its augmented-reality goggles made business sense as it reduced travel time and allowed physical inspection across two different geographical location on two different continents. Two years after its launch, Microsoft Corp capitalized on its HoloLens technology and has introduced its augmented-reality goggles for its…
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