IBM Closes China Research Laboratory
IBM has closed off its Beijing-based China Research Laboratory (CRL) after 25 years of operation.
Tag: Cloud Computing
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.
AI x Global 500 Manufacturing Companies | Robots, Data & Maintenance
Artificial intelligence is changing the operation modes of industrial production, and has become one of the key tools in the new era of global manufacturing.
One Billion Billion! Tianhe-3 Exascale Supercomputer Prototype Passes Tests
Scientists at the National Supercomputing Center of Tianjin in China have unveiled their prototype of a next-generation exascale supercomputer. The centre says the Tianhe-3 (天河3号) can perform at one exaFLOPS, or a billion billion calculations per second— the threshold for coveted “exascale” status.
Cambricon Unveils its First AI Chip for Cloud Computing
Cambricon today unveiled its Cambricon 1M chip for edge computing, and the MLU100, the first in a new chip series for cloud computing.
China’s 350 kph Self-Driving Train Gets Ready to Hit the Rails
On April 29th, the Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of China’s State Council announced that China Railway Signal & Communication Corp (CRSC) had completed lab testing of their high-speed rail self-driving system (C3 + ATO)…
Strengthening AI R&D Among China’s 2018 Innovation Goals
Chinese Premier Keqiang Li delivered this year’s official government work report, identifying “reinforcing the new generation of artificial intelligence research and development” among the state’s innovation focuses for 2018.
China to Facilitate AI Unicorns’ Going Public
Chinese media is reporting that several domestic brokers and investment banks were recently informed by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) that it will relax regulations on prospectus approval time and profitability minimums for Chinese unicorns in the domains of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, biotech, and high-end manufacturing.
Hosting Robot Brains on the Cloud
The anticipated 2020 deployment of 5G networks will effect a tenfold speed increase compared to 4G LTE, creating an environment favourable for the mass integration of various robots into an AI-powered cloud. Beijing-based CloudMinds wants to create such a cloud.