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.
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South Korea Customs Service and IBS Delve into AI Analysis for Cross-Border Trade
South Korea’s Customs Service has partnered with the government-funded Institute for Basic Science (IBS) to conduct joint research on AI technology using customs trade data.
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.
Chinese AI Voice Recognition Star Unisound Withdraws IPO Request Three Months After Application
On February 19, Beijing-based AI startup Unisound has decided halted its IPO application to the Shanghai Stalk Exchange.
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.
L.E.K. Consulting: Drones to Account for 30% of Deliveries by 2040
British consulting firm L.E.K. has released a recent research report stating that as unmanned technology and network scale greatly reduce costs, by 2040, drones may account for as much as 30 percent of same-day parcel deliveries.
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.
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Chinese AI Chip Maker Horizon Robotics Bags USD 9M for Series C
According to statement on February 12, Chinese AI chip unicorn Horizon Robotics announces a third time series C financing.
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.
Chinese AI Firm 4Paradigm Raises $700M for Series D
On January 22, Beijing-based AI firm 4Paradigm announced USD 700 million series D investments from Boyu Capital, Primavera Capital and Hopu Investments.
Japan: Harvesting Robots to Help Aging Farmers and Shortage of Labor
Recent footage shows agricultural robot co-developed by National Research Institute Agricultural Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University, and automobile parts manufacturer Denso harvesting apples in Japan’s orchards.
Tsinghua AI Report: China Applied for 389,571 AI Patents in the Past Ten Years
Analyzing papers and patent data collected from top AI journals and conferences, 44 in total from 2011 to 2020, Tsinghua University’s new AI development report revealed new statistical insights.
IBM Closes China Research Laboratory
IBM has closed off its Beijing-based China Research Laboratory (CRL) after 25 years of operation.
South Korea’s Gwangju City Applies AI to City Governance
According to reports on January 20, South Korea’s Gwangju is adopting integrated AI technology to help with city governance.
McGill Researchers Use AI to Manage Extreme Weather Events
On January 18, in efforts to understand and manage extreme weather events, McGill University announced a new interdisciplinary project to combine deep learning (DL) with social network analysis (SNA).
‘Papers-With-Video’ Browser Extension Adds Video Access to arXiv
A Nepalese machine learning (ML) researcher has introduced a handy browser extension that lets users directly access videos related to research papers published on the popular preprint platform arXiv.
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.
Kenyan-Developed APP Utilizes ML to Predicate the Migration and Breeding of Locusts
Kuzi is using satellite data, soil sensor data, ground meteorological observation and machine learning technology trained on predict the locusts’ breeding, appearance and migration routes.
ICLR 2021 | UT Austin Training-Free Framework Performs High-Quality NAS on ImageNet in Four GPU Hours
Researchers from the University of Texas, Austin have proposed a novel framework called Training-Free Neural Architecture Search (TE-NAS) for “training-free” neural architecture search.
Germany launches“AI Breakthrough Hub” funded by the federal and state governments and Hector Foundation
The German Federal government and the State of Baden-Württemberg pledged new AI funding schemes for an “AI breakthrough hub”.
South Korea Expands AI Caregiver Service to Protect Socially Vulnerable Groups
South Korea’s Seodaemun-gu will expand the number of “artificial intelligence (AI) caregiver service” target from 200 to 450 from next month.
Toyota and Stanford University Join Hands to Research on Automotive Safety Improvements
Researcher from Toyota Research Institute announce joint efforts with Stanford’s Dynamic Design Lab, to research on automotive safety improvements.
2020 in Review: 10 AI Failures
This is the fourth Synced year-end compilation of “Artificial Intelligence Failures.” Our aim is not to shame nor downplay AI research, but to look at where and how it has gone awry with the hope that we can create better AI systems in the future.
2020 in Review: 8 New AI Regulatory Proposals from Governments
As part of our year-end series, Synced has compiled a global list of proposals, rules and regulatory frameworks for AI introduced in 2020.
Baidu Releases ML Bio-computing Framework PaddleHelix
At the Wave Summit 2020 held on December 20, Baidu unveiled the company’s newest ML-based bio-computing framework named “PaddleHelix”.
Singapore Coffee Shop Builds a Robot Barista With Intel AI
At Crown Coffee, a small-yet-homey coffee bar in downtown Singapore, the autonomous robot barista “Ella” never gets your order wrong.
AI “Sounce” is the Noise Detector to Porsche Cars
Porsche Digital, the subsidiary of the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer, has unveiled digital assistant ‘Sounce’ offers an improved ability to detect noise – for example, during vehicle component tests.
Zhengzhou China Launches Urban-Brain to Triage and Park 4.5 million Vehicles
China’s east-central city Zhengzhou has successfully used AI to triage parking for over 4.5 million vehicles in the area.
Multilingual AI News Presenter Broadcasts New Year’s Greeting on Behalf of Chinese Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago
Chinese Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago rolled out a multilingual AI presenter named “Xiao Ai” to broadcast New Year’s greeting in Chinese, English, French and Spanish.
MSRA Forms “OpenNetLab” Alliance with Top Asian Universities to Advance Network Research
Microsoft Research Asia announced the establishment of “OpenNetLab” network in alliance with top Asian academic institutions.
Zhou Ming, Assistant Director of Microsoft Research Asia NLP Resigns and to Join Kai-fu Lee’s VC Fund Innovation Works
NLP maverick Zhou Ming’s next stop is VC Fund Innovation Workshop funded by former colleague Kai-fu Lee.
Alphabet Pledges to Keep Funding AI Subsidiary DeepMind, Which Has Reported GBP 477 Million Loss in 2019
DeepMind, the UK-based AI arm of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has lost GBP 477 million in 2019 which is 1.5 percent increase from one year prior.
Report by IDC and Inspur Shows China’s AI Infrastructure Reaches USD 3.93 Billion in 2020, with YoY Increase of 26.8 Percent
Market research company IDC and Inspur jointly released the 2020-2021 China Artificial Intelligence Computing Power Development Report.
Spanish Startup to Launch the World’s First Cybersecurity Lab Dedicated for Robotics in Munich
Spanish startup Alias Robotics and ElevenPaths are to set up the world’s first lab dedicated to cybersecurity for robotics in Munich.
Japan’s Kobe city utilizes AI to aid unemployment effected by COVID-19
The municipal government of Japan’s Kobe city has spent more than JYP 40 million to develop an AI employment support system “SODAMO” jointly with a career support company.
NeurIPS 2020 | Conference Watch on Self-Supervised Learning
This year, NeurIPS is hosting two workshops dedicated to self-supervised learning: Self-Supervised Learning for Speech and Audio Processing on Friday, December 11; and Self-Supervised Learning — Theory and Practice on Saturday, December 12.