Chinese EV Manufacturer XPeng Heads in R&D for Owned Self-Driving Chips
On April 7, media reports show that China’s top-tier electric vehicle manufacturer, XPeng or Xiaopeng Motors, has commenced R&D for owned self-driving chips.
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Meet CSL: Facebook AI Approach Achieves 19% WER Reduction for ASR Under Ultra Low-Resource Conditions
A research team from Facebook AI proposes a Contrastive Semi-supervised Learning (CSL) approach that synthesizes pseudo-labelling and contrastive losses to improve the stability of learned speech representations for automatic speech recognition (ASR).
Facebook & Google’s LazyTensor Enables Expressive Domain-Specific Compilers
A team from Facebook and Google has proposed LazyTensor — a technique for targeting domain-specific compilers without sacrificing define-by-run ergonomics.
Google Study Shows Transformer Modifications Fail To Transfer Across Implementations and Applications
A team from Google Research explores why most transformer modifications have not transferred across implementation and applications, and surprisingly discovers that most modifications do not meaningfully improve performance.
JPMorgan Chase: Global Chip Demand is 10-30 Percent Higher Than Production Capacity
According to multiple investment institutions, the global chip shortage shows no signs of alleviation, despite of increasing demand in 2021.
Swedish Telecom Giant Ericsson: 5G Users are Expected to Reach 3.5 Billion in 2026
At the Mobile World Congress held in Shanghai on February 28, Telecommunications company Ericsson revealed numbers for the fast-paced development of 5G networks.
Toyota Constructs Smart City at the Foot of Mount Fuji
On February 3, Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota has began to construct a high-tech city at the base of Mount Fuji.
Dell Opens Global Innovation Facility in Singapore, the First Outside US
Dell Technologies has opened a new innovation facility in Singapore, to focus on R&D for edge computing, data analytics and augmented reality.
Baidu’s Revenue Hits RMB 100 Billion in 2020, Driven by AI Transitions
On February 18, Baidu released the 2020 full year and Q4 financial report, presenting revenue of RMB 107.1 Billion, and its net profit of RMB 22 billion.
SAIC Joins Hand With Horizon Robotics for Autopilot Chips
On February 22, Chinese state-owned automotive company SAIC Motor announced that it has forged a comprehensive strategic cooperation with Horizon Robotics, an AI smart chip unicorn.
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Daimler Subsidiary Torc Robotics Adopts Amazon Cloud to Develop Autonomous Driving
Torc Robotics has selected Amazon Cloud Services (AWS) as its cloud service provider to meet large-scale data transmission, storage and computing speed requirements.
Huawei’s HMS for Car Partners with Mercedes Benz
Huawei and Mercedes-Benz S-Class are cooperating to provide car owners with the HMS for Car Huawei smart vehicle solution.
Apple Reveals Design of Its On-Device ML System for Federated Evaluation and Tuning
Apple has laid out the design characteristics of a new generic system that enables federated evaluation and tuning (FE&T) systems on end-user devices.
Goldman Sachs Launches Marcus Invest Robo-Adviser
On February 16, Goldman Sachs announced that it is launching an automated wealth management platform to invest client funds in a portfolio of stocks and bonds.
Swiss Fragrance Giant Givaudan Acquires French AI Startup Myrissi
As part of the long-term strategy to “expand AI capabilities”, Swiss flavours and fragrance giant Givaudan announced that it will acquire the French company Myrissi.
IBM Closes China Research Laboratory
IBM has closed off its Beijing-based China Research Laboratory (CRL) after 25 years of operation.
Trump Administration Cuts Off Licenses for Huawei Chips Suppliers Including Intel
According to a report from Reuters, the Trump administration has notified Intel among others, that their supplier licenses to Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei have been revoked.