China Evergrande Group has allocated $239.53 million for 6 hi-tech projects undertaken by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which includes areas such as surgical robotics, graphene, artificial intelligence, unpiloted aircraft, and health engineering. On Thursday, China Evergrande Group, a property developer, stated it plans on investing $239.53 million into six high-tech projects by the Chinese…
Technological areas in which Samsung Group will invest include, AI, bio-pharma, 5G and electronic components for next gen automobiles. On Wednesday, Samsung Electronics, a unit of the South Korean conglomerate Samsung Group stated, over the next three years it plans on investing up to $22 billion (25 trillion won) in artificial intelligence, electronic components for…
The partnership will enable Wal-Mart to boost its online presence and tap into Microsoft’s repertoire of cloud services and advances in artificial intelligence technologies which could potentially enable it to provide customers at its brick and mortar stores cashier-less checkouts. On Tuesday, Walmart Inc, the world’s biggest brick-and-mortar retailer, disclosed it had entered into a…
The israeli startup uses advance mathematics in machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to help financial institutions identify the earliest signs of money laundering. On Tuesday, Israel’s ThetaRay stated, it has completed a funding round in which it raised more than $30 million, bringing the total amount it raised to date to more than $60…
Much of the U.S. government’s stance can be traced back to a report prepared by the U.S. Department of Defense, which warns of Chinese venture investors accessing “the crown jewels of U.S. innovation.” Although the U.S. Administration is pushing to protects national security interests by blocking Chinese investments in the field of artificial intelligence, machine…
The move is part of a larger, strategic bipartisan efforts by U.S. lawmakers to rein in collaboration between U.S. tech companies and their Chinese peers, especially in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning which have application in the military. In a bipartisan move, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have asked Alphabet Inc’s Google on…
By 2025, China aims to displace U.S. dominance in the artificial intelligence industry. On Thursday, China’s news agency Xinhua stated, Tianjin plans on setting up funds worth $16 billion (100 billion yuan) to support the artificial intelligence industry. By 2025, China wants to become the world leader in artificial intelligence and displace the United States…
Researchers at Singapire’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have programmed two robotic arms that can automatically assemble an IKEA chair. This opens up a new possibilities as well as improved cost savings for the Swedish company. In a significant milestone IKEA disclosed, it has installed robots in its Singapore plant which can assemble flat-packed furniture. As…
Sony Corp is the latest tech firm vying for market share in Japan’s highly regulated ride-hailing market and is set to partner with Daiwa Motor Transportation and 4 other domestic Japanese taxi firms for the same. On Tuesday, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported, Sony Corp is to become the latest tech firm which is jockeying for…
XtalPi uses quantum physics, AI and cloud computing to improve drug design processes. China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd along with Sequoia Capital China and Alphabet Inc’s Google have joined a $15 million series B funding round for XtalPi Inc, a Boston and Shenzhen-based artificial intelligence (AI) pharmaceutical firm. A statement by Google and XtalPi confirmed that…
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