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Category: Artificial intelligence
Salesforce and Monash Data support ANZ Women in AI Awards
In the age of AI, it’s timely to recognise women who have conributed to championing the technology. In Australia and New Zealand, the Women in AI (WAI) Awards 2021 aims to support and reward excellence to women in AI.
IBM to train 800 Singapore professionals in AI and cybersecurity
IBM has launched in Singapore a programme to train around 800 mid-career professionals in artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity.
Parcel Perform and AWS collaborate on improving delivery experience
Ever been kept waiting for your parcel to arrived? Parcel Perform has introduced a machine learning algorithm that reliably predicts date of arrival of any e-commerce delivery.
Johnson Controls opens S$50m innovation centre in NUS
Johnson Controls has opened its S$50 million OpenBlue Innovation Center to create a future-ready built environment for Singapore and the region.
AI robot serves customers at Gangnam restaurant
South Korea’s biggest telco KT has introduced an AI-powered smart robot food server at Mad for Garlic in Seoul.
Innotech and Osaro set up AI lab in Japan
Japan’s Innotech and US-based Osaro have established the Innotech AI Picking Lab in Yokohama City to support Japanese customers in various industries through improved warehouse and distribution operations.
OmniXtract 3.0 extracts information for better decision-making
India-headquartered Newgen Software has launched OmniXtract 3.0, an enhanced version of its intelligent data extraction software that helps enterprises make better decisions.
Rocketium’s collaborative design platform gets intelligence layer
Rocketium has added the daVinci intelligence layer to its collaborative design platform, automating the creating and managing brand banners and videos.
Mercedes-Benz adds AI to S-Class cockpit
Mercedes-Benz’s top-of-the-line S-Class has added another feather to its host of luxurious features — artificial intelligence (AI) in its cockpit system.
Infosys sets sight on Kaleidoscope Innovation
Infosys has signed an agreement to acquire Kaleidoscope Innovation, a full-spectrum product design, development and insights firm.
Fujitsu and Tokyo Shinagawa Hospital embark on AI project on COVID-19 diagnosis
Fujitsu and Tokyo Shinagawa Hospital have launched a joint artificial intelligence (AI) project for effective diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia.
PG Mall goes multi-channel with Netcore
PG Mall is powering its multi-channel marketing automation and engagement campaigns with Netcore Smartech.
Genesys and Adobe collaborate on delivering contextual CX
Genesys and Adobe are partnering to help organisations break down data siloes between marketing, commerce, sales and service departments.
Cisco to buy BabbleLabs
Cisco has announced its intent to acquire BabbleLabs whose noise supression solution leverages artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to distinguish human speech from unwanted noise.
Sintrones launches edge AI computing solution
Sintrones has launched the EBOX-7000 edge AI GPU computing solution for factory automation and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) control systems in large-scale processes such as manufacturing and mining.
iKala raises US$17m for global expansion
Taiwan-headquartered iKala has raised US$17 million in Series B funding to support in global expansion drive. This latest round of funding is led by Wistron Digital Technology Holding Company, Wistron Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary which focuses on digital technology industries and software application related investments.
Korea’s Lunit uses AI to evaluate X-ray images and mammograms
COVID-19 testing has placed a high demand on resources — from testing and screening to treating and caring. Lunit has created an AI-based system to detect pneumonia, often present in COVID-19 infected patients, within seconds.
Taiwan breaks ground on first AI park
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Taiwan broke ground on its first artificial intelligence (AI) park in New Taipei City on August 13. When completed in 2023, the Tucheng AI Science Park will cover an area of 53,000 square meters and feature four 17-story buildings.
Australia startup Abyss Solutions helps keep oil rig operators afloat
Built into the sea, it is no wonder that corrosion is a common problem for offshore oil and gas platforms. In fact, it is a serious problem that can lead to structural damage and accidents, resulting in loss of lives, productivity and business.
AirAsia ramps up digital transformation with Jiffy.ai
AirAsia Group is seizing the opportunity created by the travel lull to accelerate its digital transformation by implementing Jiffy.ai’s artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled automation platform.
Caishen releases AI-powered China stock market data monitoring platform
IDC: AI market to grow 12.3% in 2020
Despite the economic impact of COVID-19, the artificial intelligence (AI) market is set to grow by 12.3 percent to US$156.5 billion in 2020, according to IDC.
Odd Concepts rolls out AI-based style discovery platform in Singapore
Fancy that fashionable dress on the actress or the sleek pants worn by a celebrity? If you’re wondering where to get one of similar design, you can now do so following the launch of StyleCrush in Singapore.
NVIDIA smashes16 AI performance records
The MLPerf consortium has released the results for MLPerf Training v0.7 machine learning training performance benchmark suite. And NVIDIA has come up tops by breaking 16 AI performance records, doubling the number of records it smashed in 2019.
Riiid secures US$41.8m funding to fuel expansion
Korea startup Riiid has secured US$41.8 milion to fund the expansion of its AI education solutions and into the global market.
Singapore startup JobForesight launches career advice app for students in China
Sydney suburb keeps eye on traffic with VIVA platform
Faced with a fast growing population, the city of Liverpool located 27 kilometers southwest of Sydney needed to ensure that traffic flow in its city centre continues to flow smoothly.
Huawei announces virtual AI academy in Singapore
Huawei has launched its Virtual AI Academy which offers more than 140 free online courses in Singapore.
Mercedes to make next-gen perpetually ungradeable vehicles
Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius (top) and NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang at a live media event.Mercedes-Benz aims to herald a new era of software-defined, intelligent vehicles from 2024. In a collaboration with NVIDIA, the German carmaker will be producing next generation perpetually ungradeable vehicles.
