40 Projects Worth Over USD 9 Billion Signed at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen
On November 24, the World Internet Conference Digital Economy Industry Cooperation Conference was held in Wuzhen, China.
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JD.com Set Up JD Exploration Research Institute to Further Research in Six Areas Including AI
At the JDDiscovery-2020 Global Technology Discovery Conference, the Chinese e-commerce giant announced a new research institute to further research in areas including AI, quantum computing and so on.
MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory establishes Biotechnology and Human Systems Division; Spearheads AI and Biology Research
MIT Lincoln Laboratory has established a new research and development division, the Biotechnology and Human Systems Division.
Tencent Robot X’s Jamoca Takes on Kung Fu Master Challenge to Walk on Quincunical Piles
Tencent Robotics X Lab announced new developments in mobile robot research – the four-legged mobile robot Jamoca.
TUM Receives EURO 50 Million to Form AI Research Institute in the Construction Industry with Nemetschek Innovation Foundation
The Nemetschek Innovation Foundation will provide approximately EURO 50 million over the next ten years to fund an AI research and teaching institute at TUM.
China Drafts 14th Five-Year Digital Economy Plan; AI Industry Scale in 1H 2020 Reach USD 11.7 Billion
China is accelerating the preparation of the “14th Five-Year” digital economy plan, which will be the country’s first designated plan for the digital economy.
Microsoft Announces Strategic Cooperation with Spinoff XiaoIce; XiaoIce Wraps Up Pre-A Round Financing
Microsoft China and XiaoIce announced a strategic partnership, jointly launching 2B AI and cloud computing solutions in three areas: finance, automotive and content production.
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.
Shanghai Electric and Siemens Energy to Establish Smart Energy Empowerment Centre
Chinese multinational power and electrical equipment manufacturing company Shanghai Electric signed a collaboration agreement with Siemens Energy on launching a new smart energy empowerment centre.
APAC Financial Institutions Embrace AI/ML
Asia Pacific (APAC)’s adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning in financial markets is accelerating.
South Korea to Introduce AI to High School Education in 2021; to Train 5,000 Incumbent Teachers by 2025
South Korea will introduce AI to nationwide high school education in 2021
Japan’s Fujitsu, AIST, and RIKEN Achieve Highest Speed on the MLPerf HPC BL Processing Benchmark Using Supercomputer Systems
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), and RIKEN announced a performance milestone in supercomputing.
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.
2020 Beijing AI Development Report: 1,500 companies, 4,000 scholars and 40,000 industry practitioners
Beijing Zhiyuan AI Research Institute released the 2020 Beijing AI Development Report, showing that Beijing ranks first nationally in 17 areas, including for having the highest numbers of companies and scholars.
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.
World’s First Smart Freight Air Rail to Land in China’s Qingdao Port
The Qingdao Port and Wuhan CRRC Yangtze Group held a signing ceremony for the port’s new intelligent air rail.
Alibaba: 800 Million Consumers Have Each Used AI Technologies 20,000 Times on Average on Singles Day
China’s shopping spree Single’s Day is becoming a large-scale social digital innovation project, stated Alibaba CTO Cheng Li.
UK Government Seeks to Restrict Overseas Capital from Acquiring British AI Companies
the UK government proposed a new bill that seeks to restrict overseas “malicious investment” from acquiring British companies with strategic importance
AI Patent Application Exceeds 30,000 and 180 Universities Add AI Majors in China Last Year
Among the top 100 highly cited AI papers in the past five years, China’s output accounted for 21 and rank second globally.
AMD Announces US$35 Billion Acquisition of Xilinx
AMD announced the formal acquisition of Xilinx in an all-stock transaction worth US$35 billion.
Shenzhen Rolls Out L4 Unmanned “Panda Bus” to Be Ride for Free
Shenzhen launched an unmanned “Panda Bus” connected by intelligent networks in Pingshan Park, which travels a 45-minute trip of 12 kilometres on planned routes.
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.
New Report Number Shows AI Patent Applications in China Exceeded 30,000 in 2019
Report showed that China published 28,700 AI scientific papers in 2019, an increase of 12.4 percent over the previous year, and its activity in top international conferences in the field of artificial intelligence And the influence continues to increase.
Shanghai Aims to Develop AI Industry Clusters and Spearheads Measures in Lingang Free-Trade Zones
The Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology and Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau launched special funds to focus on developing integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, and biomedicine industry clusters.
Beijing to Open 100 Unmanned Taxi Stations
Self-driving taxis began to fully operate in Beijing and the weekly number of orders per day during the peak period has exceeded 2,600.
Singapore Computer Society Publishes Guide on AI Ethics & Governance Body of Knowledge
Singapore Computer Society (SCS) published AI Ethics & Governance Body of Knowledge document, to build on the Singapore government’s voluntary framework for the responsible AI use.
Uber to Establish $150 Million Joint Venture with SK Telecom to Expand in South Korea
South Korea’s SK Telecom plans to split up its ride-hailing department “T Map Mobility” by the end of this year, to create a service company with more than 200,000 drivers and 750,000 taxi users per month.
China’s Automatic Agricultural Equipment and System Sales Increased By 213% YoY in 1H 2020
From January to June 2020, China sold more than 11,700 sets of automatic agricultural machinery and systems, a year-on-year increase of 213 percent.
Singapore Tops in AI Investment as Input Gaps Between ASEAN Countries Widen
Singapore is the number one among ASEAN countries to invest in AI, with $68 worth of AI investment per capita last year.
Usama Fayyad Appointed Head of Northeastern University’s Institute of Experiential Artificial Intelligence
Northeastern University’s Institute of Experiential Artificial Intelligence appointed AI guru and entrepreneur Usama Fayyad as the new executive director.
Apple ‘Hi, Speed’ Event: 5G, A14 Bionic Chip, and LiDAR for New iPhones
Apple today announces that its new iPhone series will also use the company’s newest A14 Bionic chipset.
Huawei Has Invested US$500 Million in Car Business Units in 2020 and Builds for Smart Electric Vehicles
Huawei’s chairman Xu Zhijun disclosed that the company has invested US$500 million in the smart car solution business unit this year, and has not yet considered about short-term profits.
Shanghai Forges Strategic Partnerships with Alibaba and Ant Group on R&D for Mega-City Applications
The Shanghai Municipal Government signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Alibaba Group and Ant Group, to expedite the development of a new online economy.
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.
Jenson Huang’s Kitchen Keynote Outlines NVIDIA’s Vision for the ‘Age of AI’
The GTC kicked off with the release of nine Nvidia keynote video with major announcements in data centers, edge AI, collaboration tools and healthcare.
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.
Japan Builders and Tech Companies Ready to Launch Autonomous Ships by 2025
A consortium of 40 Japanese shipbuilders, shipping companies and tech firms have gathered to produce self-navigating shipping vessels.
Polish Mobile Robot Startup VersaBox Receives Euro 2.5 Million
Warsaw-based robotics startup VersaBox received €2.5 million from VC funds EVC, SpeedUp Energy Innovation, Movens Capital, and RST Ventures for Earth.