More and more organisations are bringing computing to the edge. According to an IDC survey, three quarters of respondents plan to increase their edge spending by an average increase of 37 percent over the next […]
Category: Artificial intelligence
Aventis teams up with IBM on training management system automation
Aventis Learning Group is working with IBM to enhance its Training Management System (TMS) with IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding hosted on IBM Cloud. This new capability helps Aventis to offer better personalised learning courses […]
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin raises the bar for AI at the edge
By KL Lim The NVIDIA Orin low-power system-on-chip based has set new records in AI inference in its debut on the MLPerf benchmark. A pre-production version of Ampere architecture-based chip led in five of six […]
DataStax adds real-time data streaming capability to Astra DB
DataStax has introduced a change data capture (CDC) function for its Astra DB multi-cloud database built on Apache Cassandra. Powered by advanced streaming technology built on Apache Pulsar, CDC processes and sends database changes in […]
NVIDIA launches scientific digital twins platform
NVIDIA has introduced an accelerated digital twins platform for scientific computing comprising the NVIDIA Modulus AI framework for developing physics-ML neural network models, and the NVIDIA Omniverse 3D virtual world simulation platform. The platform can […]
NVIDIA launches Arm-based Grace CPU superchip
If there’s any doubt about NVIDIA’s relationship with Arm following the unsuccessful acquisition, the newly-announced NVIDIA Grace CPU Superchip provides a clear and resounding answer. Based on Arm Neoverse, the discrete data centre CPU is […]
NVIDIA hops onto next generation of accelerated computing architecture
After Pascal, Volta and Ampere comes Hopper, the next generation of NVIDIA’s accelerated computing architecture. Announced by Founder and CEO Jensen Huang at his GTC keynote this morning, Hopper is expected to deliver a massive […]
Juniper launches AI and network research funding for universities
Juniper Networks has announced a university funding initiative to fuel strategic research to advance network technologies for the next decade. The goal is to enable universities, including Dartmouth, Purdue, Stanford, and the University of Arizona, […]
Baidu introduces speech to sign language interpretation using AI
Baidu AI Cloud has launched an AI sign language platform that generates digital avatars to interprete speech to hand gestures in minutes. Part of Baidu AI Cloud’s digital avatar platform XiLing, the new offering aims […]
VIS Global and Uniphore partner on AI for CX
VIS Global and Uniphore have formed a multi-country strategic partnership to provide a comprehensive communication and customer experience (CX) management portfolio with conversations automation offerings in Asia Pacific. This partnership will deliver to enterprises benefits […]
SGTech and techUK sign MOU on tech ecosystem collaboration
SGTech and techUK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on their tech ecosystems, and to promote and foster trade on areas such as digital trade facilitation, artificial intelligence, cyber security, digital identities […]
Thai 7-Eleven operator improves customer service with conversational AI
Handling 240,000 calls a day is no mean feat. It’s a massive challenge for any call centre. CP All, the sole licensed operator of the more than 11,000 7-Eleven stores in Thailand, has turned to […]
H2O.ai’s no-code tool simplifies AI model creation
Artificial intelligence (AI) is about getting software to write software. However, writing the software to do that requires a bit, if not lots, of programming skill and time. H2O.ai has introduced a no-code tool that […]
Virtual GTC 2022 packs over 900 sessions
NVIDIA’s coming GPU Technology Conference (GTC) will be packed with more than 900 sessions and feature over 1,400 speakers including some of the world’s top researchers and industry leaders in AI, high performance computing and […]
ITE and Vizzio to launch Universal Omniverse Experience Centre
Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and Vizzio Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to launch the Universal Omniverse Experience Centre at ITE College Central. The centre will harness next-generation technologies such as […]
NVIDIA to develop AI talents in Indonesia
NVIDIA and Indonesia’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to develop artificial intelligence (AI) talent in the country. More than 20,000 Indonesian university students will be […]
Meta builds massive AI research supercomputer powered by NVIDIA
Meta has just taken AI up another notch with its newly-designed and built AI Research SuperCluster (RSC) which is believed to be among the fastest AI supercomputers running today with 760 NVIDIA DGX A100 systems […]
ITE and NVIDIA launch AI training programme for students
Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and NVIDIA are jointly developing an AI Workforce Readiness Programme to train the institute’s students. The three-year partnership involves the setting up of AiTE, an AI training facility at […]
UNM boosts research with NVIDIA DGX A100
University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) will be deploying the NVIDIA DGX A100 system for artificial intelligence (AI) research, teaching and learning. Expected to be operational at end February, the new system will provide much needed […]
LG Electronics joins IBM Quantum Network
LG Electronics has joined IBM Quantum Network to advance industry applications of quantum computing. Being part of the network gives LG Electronics access to IBM’s quantum computing systems, quantum expertise and the Qiskit open-source quantum […]
NVIDIA acquires Bright Computing
NVIDIA has acquired Bright Computing which develops software for managing high performance computing (HPC) systems. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Bright Computing is used by more than 700 organisations worldwide, including Boeing, Johns […]
NVIDIA’s new robotic platform aims to save billions with fleet optimisation
NVIDIA has introduced the Isaac Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) platform that extends NVIDIA Isaac capabilities for building and deploying robotics applications, bringing mapping, site analytics and fleet optimisation onto NVIDIA EGX servers. Besides optimising operational […]
IFFCO-Tokio tackles fraudulent claims with AI, saves US$1m annually
Frandulent claims are the bane of insurance companies. But how can one know if a case is not real? Driven by a bid to stem finanicial loss due to fake claims, India-based insurance firm IFFCO-Tokio […]
ASUS-NTU research center to focus on smart technology
The newly-formed ASUS-National Taiwan University (NTU) Joint Research Center will combine talents from the business and academic sectors to build future leaders in smart technology. With research and development funding of more than US$3.5 million, […]
H2O.ai automates document processing
H2O.ai has announced general availability of the H2O Document AI machine learning service that understands, processes and manages the large volume and types of documents and unstructured text data that businesses and organisations handle every […]
VNPAY deploys NVIDIA DGX A100 to supercharge fintech innovations
Fintech company VNPAY is utilising the NVIDIA DGX A100 system to enable AI applications for partners and customers. An example is the electronic-Know-Your-Customer (eKYC) service developed for Vietcombank and VietinBank. About 70 percent of the […]
NUHS embarks on AI endeavour
Singapore’s National University Health System (NUHS) has placed the NVIDIA DGX A100 system at the heart of its newly-launched Endeavour AI production platform. The first projects to run on the platform are range from predictions […]
Say it and a picture is painted
Not a painter? No problem because all you need to do is say a few words and the latest version of GauGAN2 can produce a picture. Building on the power of artificial intelligence (AI), the […]
Global AI software market to grow 21.3% in 2022
Pandemic notwithstanding, artificial intelligence (AI) adoption continues to power ahead with global AI software market expected to grow 21.3 percent to US$62.5 billion in 2022. According to Gartner’s definition, this market covers applications with AI […]
Informatica Cloud Data Marketplace delivers data democratisation
Informatica has announced the Cloud Data Marketplace that lets organisations share data, improve productivity and make more informed decisions. Cloud Data Marketplace allows onboarding of curated data assets from any source, across multi-cloud and hybrid […]
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