EU Antitrust Regulators Halt Investigation Into NVIDIA, ARM Multibillion-Dollar Deal
On December 6, EU antitrust regulators have temporarily paused the investigation into NVIDIA’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of UK chip design company ARM.
Category: Global
China Applies to Join Digital Economy Partnership Agreement
On October 30, Chinese President Xi Jinping said China will apply to join the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) as part of his video address a day earlier to the Group of 20 leaders’ summit in Rome, Italy.
ICCV 2021 Best Papers Announced
On October 13, ICCV 2021 announced its Best Paper Awards, honourable mentions, and Best Student Paper.
Amazon To Build a Self-Driving Delivery R&D Center in Finland
On July 8, e-commerce giant Amazon announced its plan to set up a R&D centre in Helsinki, Finland, to develop technologies for its Scout unmanned delivery robot.
India Investigates Google’s Abuse of Dominant Position in the Smart TV Market
On June 23, India’s antitrust regulator, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), released the investigation results of tech giant Google’s alleged abuse of the country’s smart TV market via the Android operating system.
Russian Sber Company Rolls Out Driverless Taxi “Flip” with Fast-swappable Batteries
On May 27th, SberAutoTech, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned banking company PJSC Sberbank, unveiled a self-driving taxi “Flip” developed byContinue Reading
Toyota and Volkswagen to Halt Vehicle Production Due to Chip Shortage
According to reports on May 17, Volkswagen said it will suspend production at its Chattanooga plant for two weeks beginning on June 7.
World’s Premiere Self-driving IPO: TuSimple Raises USD 1.35 Billion
On April 15, self-driving truck company TuSimple raised USD 1.35 billion with its NASDAQ IPO, with company valuation hitting USD 8.5 billion at high point.
Scania and TuSimple Pilot Self-Driving Trucks in Sweden
Scania, the Swedish manufacturer of heavy lorries, trucks and buses, is testing L4 level self-driving trucks on the E4 motorway between Södertälje and Jönköping, in collaboration with San Diego-based company TuSimple.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AAAI 2021 Announces Paper Totals – ‘Amazingly High Technical Level’
AAAI 2021 received a record-high 9034 submissions and over 7911 papers went to review and a total of 1692 papers made it, for an acceptance rate of 21 percent
CMU Professor Eric Xing Appointed President to AI University MBZUAI in UAE
The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has appointed Professor Dr. Eric Xing as President.
AI Helps Qatar Make Pre-Emptive Decisions to Secure Food Supply
The Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence at Qatar Foundation’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University is developing the latest AI tools and technologies to enhance food production in Qatar.
Oracle opens cloud data centre in Dubai to accelerate digital transformation in UAE
Oracle has launched a regional cloud data centre – the Zayed Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Hub – in Dubai.
IEEE: AI, ML, 5G and IoT will be the Most Important Technologies in 2021
Recent IEEE study released the results of a survey of Chief Information Officers and Chief Technology Officers in the U.S., U.K., China, India and Brazil.
Saudi Arabia to Invest USD 20 Billion in AI and Data by 2030 to Diversify Economy
Saudi Arabia announced a multibillion-dollar investment strategy in artificial intelligence (AI) and data by 2030 to diversify its oil-based economy.
Egypt and Hungary Discuss Potential Collaboration on AI
Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology met with the Ambassador of Hungary in Cairo to discuss boosting cooperation between the two countries in the fields of AI and data science, capacity building, innovation and entrepreneurship, applied research, and cyber-security.
Qualcomm: 5G will create USD 13.1 trillion in global economic output in 2035
In the next 15 years, global 5G investment and R&D investment will increase by 10.8% from the forecast value in 2019.
Saudi Arabia’s National AI Center NCAI Cooperates with Huawei to Develop AI
The National Center for Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) of Saudi Arabia announced a strategic partnership with Huawei on the national AI capability development.
Google, Stanford, & MIT Top NeurIPS 2020 Accepted Papers List
NeurIPS 2020 released its list of accepted papers this week with Google, Stanford, and MIT as the top affiliations.
AI and Smart City Societies Signed MoU to Boost Innovations in Bahrain
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Bahrain-based Artificial Intelligence Society and Bahrain Smart City Society to accelerate digital transformation in the country.
101 Telecom Operators Worldwide Have Launched 5G Commercial Services; 397 Are Investing
101 operators worldwide have launched one or more 5G commercial services that comply with 3GPP standards in 44 countries or regions.
Cheetah Mobile Deploys 8,000 Shopping Mall Robots Boosting Offline Retail
Cheetah Mobile has successfully deployed 8,000 AiM Robots (AiM: Attract, interact and Mindset) in 962 shopping malls across 33cities in China.
AI Chatbot Platform Arifu is Helping East African Farmers Learn Finances and Farming Skills Via Texts
AI chatbot platform “Arifu” is helping east African farmers and rural entrepreneurs from Kenya, Zambia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria and UgandaContinue Reading
Insilico Medicine announces the launch of AI-powered COVIDomic to support COVID-19 research worldwide
Insilico Medicine announced the launch of a new system for COVID-19 basic and clinical research.
Nigerian Government to Set Up the Nation’s Centre for AI and Robotics to Empower Students
The Nigerian government announced a plan to establish the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Nigeria (CFAIR).
Fake ICRA conference hosted by Google Scholar profile imposter scams $530 registration fee
However, as Reddit users pointed out, the conference title is an acronym for International Conference on Robotics and Applications, which is one-word slip from the well-known top IEEE ICRA – International Conference on Robotics and Automation.
KDD 2020 Announces Special Diversity & Inclusion Track
Talks, panels and papers dedicated to addressing social inequities and improving inclusivity in data science and artificial intelligence
UAE Opens the World’s First Graduate-Level AI University for Fall 2021 Admission
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has opened for admission for the first academic year commencing in January 2021.
KDD 2020 Honors Career Achievements in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
New Prizes Recognize Innovation, Service, Rising Stars and Enduring Research Papers Ahead of the 26th Annual Conference.
NeurIPS Paper Reviews Released, Controversies Resurface
The NeurIPS 2020 paper reviews were sent out last Friday, starting the author response phase.
UAE | Taxi Drivers in Dubai to Get AI Supervisors to Check on Professional Conduct
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is implementing AI technologies to monitor the service provided by taxi drivers.
Poorly-Explained NeurIPS 2020 Desk-Rejects Peeve ML Researchers
NeurIPS desk-rejects (papers passed over without review) has become “a super noisy process,” complains a post in the Reddit Machine Learning group.