By K L Lim The advent of generative AI has brought coding to the masses. At the opening keynote address of Computex, NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang pointed out that everyone can be a […]
Category: Artificial intelligence
Alteryx adds generative AI capabilities to cloud platform
Alteryx has introduced the Alteryx AiDIN engine that brings artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and generative AI capabilities to the its cloud platform to accelerate analytics efficiency and productivity. It is combining the power […]
Krenovator lets users create CVs in minutes using AI
Krenovator Technology has inttroduced an AI CV Maker that lets users create a digital curriculum vitae (CV) in just a few minutes with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) in a streamlined four-step process. The […]
ServiceNow and NVIDIA partner on generative AI for enterprises
ServiceNow and NVIDIA are teaming up to bring generative AI to enterprises. They are developing powerful, enterprise-grade generative AI capabilities that can transform business processes with faster, more intelligent workflow automation. ServiceNow is using NVIDIA […]
Gigabyte to unveil GPU-accelerated and HPC servers at Computex
Riding on the hot generative AI trend, Gigabyte will be unveiling its lineup of GPU-accelerated servers and HPC servers at Computex in Taiwan next fortnight. These systems will accelerate exascale data analysis, deep learning, machine […]
SAP and Google Cloud partner on open data and AI for enterprises
SAP and Google Cloud have expanded their partnership by introducing a comprehensive open data offering designed to simplify data landscapes and unleash the power of business data. This offering enables customers to build an end-to-end […]
Leadtek offers AI test drive to short film contest participants
Participants of Short Film Festival & Asia 2023 are in for a treat. Leadtek is offering test drives for them to to remotely access NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise and an NVIDIA-Certified system from their own computer […]
Databricks acquires Okera
Databricks has agreed to acquire Okera, an AI-centric data governance platform that solves data privacy and governance challenges across the spectrum of data and AI. The platform simplifies data visibility and transparency, helping organisations understand […]
SAP to embed IBM Watson AI into solutions
SAP will be embedded IBM Watson technology into SAP solutions to provide new AI-driven insights and automation to help accelerate innovation and create more efficient and effective user experiences. IBM Watson capabilities will power the […]
NVIDIA open-source software provides guardrails for AI chatbots
Amid the growing interest in generative AI comes the concern for how it can be used to generate responses for nefarious purposes. To mitigate this, NVIDIA has developed NeMo Guardrails, an open-source software that can […]
H2O.ai adds AI cloud to Snowflake’s Manufacturing Data Cloud
H2O.ai has launched H2O AI Cloud as a pre-built solution for Snowflake’s Manufacturing Data Cloud,. The Manufacturing Data Cloud enables industries such as automotive, technology, energy, and industrial to unlock the value of their critical […]
Databricks rolls out Dolly 2.0 LLM
Databricks has released the Dolly 2.0 instruction-following large language model (LLM) that is fine-tuned on a human-generated instruction dataset licensed for commercial use. As the second iteration of Dolly introduced in March, Dolly 2.0 is […]
NVIDIA DGX H100 aces MLPerf benchmarks
NVIDIA has topped MLPerf benchmark again — H100 Tensor Core GPUs running DGX H100 systems have aced every per test of AI inferencing in the latest round. NVIDIA’s AI platform has consistently shown leadership across […]
Tech Data and Cloudera to help enterprises address data in motion gaps
Tech Data is partnering with Cloudera in the Asia Pacific and Japan on enabling enterprises to address data in motion gaps and securely manage their entire data lifecycle with greater flexibility from the edge to […]
Huawei upgrades APAC R&D ops in Singapore
Huawei is investing US$20 million to upgrade its research and development (R&D) operations in Singapore. The Huawei OpenLab 3.0 Asia-Pacific aims to adapt solutions to meet the specific needs of the region. As a space […]
Japan gets first generative AI supercomputer for pharma industry
Mitsui is collaborating with NVIDIA on the Tokyo-1 generative AI supercomputer to supercharge Japan’s US$100 billion pharma industry. Tokyo-1 features an NVIDIA DGX AI supercomputer that will be accessible to Japan’s pharma companies and startups. […]
NVIDIA builds generative AI Foundations
NVIDIA has launched the NVIDIA AI Foundations set of cloud services to accelerate the adoption of AI among businesses. Getty Images, Morningstar, Quantiphi, and Shutterstock are among the first to create and use AI models, […]
Adobe Firefly gives creators superpowers
Creating and manipulating photos and images is now much easier, thanks to the newly-announced Adobe Firefly.. Leveraging creative generative AI models, it empowers creators with the ability to generate images and text effects quickly, such […]
Baidu unveils Ernie Bot
True to its promise, Baidu has released the Ernie Bot large language model (LLM) and generative AI product. Ernie Bot is claimed to excel in areas such as understanding Chinese language and culture, generating literary […]
Google Cloud and Workspace get generative AI boost
Google has added generative AI capabilities to Google Cloud and Google Workspace. New capabilities in Google Cloud AI include generative AI support in Vertex AI and a generative AI app builder, Google is further incorporating […]
NVIDIA reveals GPU-accelerated AI-on-5G system
AI, metaverse and computer vision are technologies placing new demands on telcos. Telcos are seeking industry-standard solutions that can run such applications and immersive graphics workloads on the same server. NVIDIA is developing a new […]
H2O.ai adds automated ML tool to Snowflake’s Telecom Data Cloud
H2O.ai has made its automated machine learning tool as a pre-built solution for Snowflake’s Telecom Data Cloud. The newly-announced Telecom Data Cloud unites Snowflake’s data platform, Snowflake- and partner-delivered solutions, and industry-specific datasets. It aims […]
GTC to cover ‘most extraordinary moment’ in AI
ChatGPT has taken the world by storm, creating a buzz unseen for a long time. Powered by AI, the tool has gotten many excited at its ability to generate contents and answer questions on the […]
Alteryx boosts decision-making with self-service capabilities for all
Alteryx has added self-service and enterprise-grade capabilities to its Alteryx Analytics Cloud Platform to enable everyone to make faster and more intelligent decisions. The enhanced platform now comes with all access for Designer Cloud to […]
Over 100 hospital use Healthcare AI models to accelerate diagnosis
Time is of the essence when it comes to diagnosing symptoms and delivering treatment. More than 100 hospitals have turned to AI to detect abnormalities and accelerate time to diagnosis with AI. These hospitals in […]
harrison.ai deploys NVIDIA DGX A100 systems in Equinix data centre
harrison.ai, has deployed eight NVIDIA DGX A100 systems in an Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Sydney to accelerate AI healthtech development. Through this deployment, the NVIDIA Inception member has launched annalise.ai, a […]
Baidu to debut its own ChatGPT in March
Students love it. Teachers, maybe, depending on whether they are a user or a marker. ChatGPT has been the talk of the town since its introduction in November. The AI chatbot has transformed the way […]
Dell drives AI with 13 PowerEdge systems accelerated by NVIDIA
Dell Technologies has launched 13 next-generation PowerEdge systems that can leverate NVIDIA’s full AI stack — including GPUs, DPUs and the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software suite — to enable enterprises to transform their businesses with […]
Tackling US$100b retail problem with AI
The retail industry has a massive problem. Globally, it faces a US$100 billion shrinkage due to loss of goods from theft, damage and misplacement. According to the National Retail Federation’s 2022 Retail Security Survey, a […]
BytePlus and EduSpaze team up to bring ML to EdTech sector
BytePlus and EduSpaze have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help education technology (EdTech) startups in EduSpaze’s ecosystem leverage BytePlus’ machine learning (ML) technology to foster and drive innovation in the education sector in […]
Toy Jensen sings Jingle Bells
Inspired by a couple of singers, NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang tasked his team to produce a video of his avatar Toy Jensen (TJ) singing Jingle Bells — using NVIDIA technology, of course. Huang […]
Seagate picks Juniper to save cost, simplify operations
Seagate Technology has chosen Juniper to tackle its evolving business needs. It is leveraging Juniper’s full stack AI-driven enterprise portfolio, which includes wifi, wired access switching and SD-WAN. Driven by Mist AI and the cloud, […]
Deutsche Bank partners with NVIDIA to accelerate AI
Deutsche Bank is partnering with NVIDIA to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the financial services sector. The partnership will support Deutsche Bank’s cloud transformation journey, including using AI […]
Palo Alto Networks launches zero trust solution for healthcare IoT devices
Palo Alto Networks has introduced its Medical IoT Security zero trust security solution for medical devices. The solution will enable healthcare organisations to deploy and manage new connected technologies quickly and securely. Zero trust is […]
Brennan starts digital division to tap digital transformation market
Australia-owned system integrator Brennan has created a new digital division to tap the rapidly growing digital transformation market. The newly-formed division will help Australian businesses undergoing digital transformations to meet changing needs in the post-COVID […]
NTHU tops HPC-AI competition
Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University NTHU-CM team has emerged as champion and won the best big data analytics performance at the APAC HPC-AI student competition. Southern University of Science and Technology and National Tsing Hua […]
NVIDIA collaborates with Microsoft on massive cloud AI computer
NVIDIA and Microsoft have teamed up to build one of the most powerful AI supercomputers in the world, powered by Microsoft Azure’s advanced supercomputing infrastructure combined with NVIDIA GPUs, networking and full stack of AI […]
IBM expands embeddable AI software portfolio
IBM has expanded its embeddable AI software portfolio with the release of three new libraries for natural language processing, speech to text , and text to speech. Developed in IBM Research, these libraries provide independent […]
Meta unveils Grand Teton AI platform
Meta has introduced its Grand Teton next-generation AI platform that packs in more memory, network bandwidth and compute capacity than the previous generation Zion platform. Grand Teton sports twice the network bandwidth and four times […]
NVIDIA and Oracle deepen partnership to accelerate AI adoption
NVIDIA and Oracle are partnering to speed up AI adoption by enterprises across industires. The collaboration will bring together the full NVIDIA accelerated computing stack and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). OCI is expanding its capacity […]
NCS pilots Breeze transport app in Tiong Bahru
NCS has pilot launched the Breeze@Tiong Bahru transport app that aims to bring drivers greater convenience and better driving experiences. With help from multiple sets of data, artifical intelligence (AI) and video analytics, the app […]
Hyundai to use TeamViewer’s AR platform for Singapore smart factory
Hyundai Motor Company will be digitalising the smart factory at Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre in Singapore (HMGICS) with TeamViewer’s augmented reality (AR) platform. The platform will support assembly, maintenance, quality management, logistics, client experience […]
FPT Software enters chip business
Vietnam’s FPT Software has taken the plunge into chipmaking with the launch of FPT Semiconductor. The new subsidiary’s first integrated circuits (ICs), to be used in Internet of Things (IoT) medical devices, were designed in […]
NVIDIA unleashes US$199 Jetson Orin Nano
NVIDIA has introduced the Jetson Orin Nano system-on-module that deliver up to 80x the performance over its predecessor. Available in January from US$199, the module processes up to 40 trillion operations per second (TOPS) of […]
NVIDIA rolls out IGX platform for safe, secure autonomous systems
NVIDIA is introduced the easily programmable and configurable NVIDIA IGX platform to help advance security and safety for sensitive industries such as manufacturing, logistics and healthcare. The platform for safe, secure autonomous systems improves human-machine […]
Behold, the GeForce RTX 40 series
After months of rumours, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series of GPUs is now a reality. NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang made the reveal his first announcement at his GTC keynote tonight. Based on […]
Global AI spending to touch US$450b in 2022
Global artificial intelligence (AI) spending rose 20.7 percent year on year to reach US$383.3 billion in 2021, according to IDC. And that growth is expected to continue with projected revenue of US$450 billion this year. […]
Singtel and Intel join hands to nurture 5G innovations
By Edward Lim Singtel is collaborating with Intel to establish a 5G Multi-access Edge Compute (MEC) incubator to help enterprises on their 5G journey. The incubator will provide the resources for enterprises to test and deploy […]
NVIDIA Hopper-based GPU tops inference benchmarks
The NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs has topped the MLPerf industry-standard AI benchmarks, scoring up to 4.5x better performance than previous-generation GPUs. Also known as Hopper, the H100 raised the bar in per-accelerator performance across […]
Conversational AI will cut contact centre labour cost by US$80b in 2026
More companies turn to conversational AI for their customer support with spending expected by Gartner to hit about US$2 billion in 2022. The growth of the technology is predicted to reduce contact centre agent labor […]
NVIDIA and Dell partner on data centre solution for zero-trust security
NVIDIA and Dell have unveiled a data centre solution packed with AI training, AI inference, data processing, data science, and zero-trust security capabilities. Optimised for the newly announced VMware vSphere 8 enterprise workload platform, the […]
NEXT grows exponentially in regional expansion
NCS’s NEXT digital services arm has grown fivefold since 2019 to become a 2,000-strong team of digital specialists across 18 specialisations in the Asia-Pacific region. Well-endowed with deep-tech capabilities and end-to-end digital services, NEXT helps […]
LG to unveil 45-inch curved OLED gaming monitor at IFA
LG Electronics will be unveiling its new UltraGear OLED gaming monitor at IFA 2022 in Berlin, Germany. As the company’s first curved OLED display with a 240Hz refresh rate, the 45-inch monitor is designed to […]
AI and metaverse to take centre stage in GTC Fall keynote
By Edward Lim At the next virtual GPU Technology Conference (GTC) from September 19 to 22, NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang will announce AI and metaverse technologies in a news-packed keynote. His keynote will […]
FamilyMart restocks shelves with help from NVIDIA AI-powered robots
Restocking products on the shelves is one of the most time-consuming tasks for convenience stores. Japan’s FamilyMart is getting help from NVIDIA AI-powered robots. The convenience chain will deploy these TX SCARA robots to restock […]
Frasers Property Australia simplifies connectivity with Juniper Networks solution
Frasers Property Australia and Frasers Property Industrial in Australia have picked Juniper Networks to upgrade its network infrastructure, enhancing business agility and IT efficiency across Australia. With a modern, AI-driven network, the property firm has […]
TVConal boosts sports analytics with AI
Sports analytics is becoming an integral part of sports — from athletics to football. The army of video cameras deployed to cover events produce a slew of data. Singapore startup TVConal is leveraging AI to […]
SIT and Applied Materials team up to ready future semicon workforce
Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and Applied Materials South East Asia are teaming up to develop and implement continuing education and training (CET) programmes for Applied Materials employees. Under a memorandum of understanding, they will […]
Liquid brings eKYC solution to SEA
Japanese eKYC solution provider Liquid has expanded into Southeast Asia (SEA) with the introduction of its eKYC online complete identity verification service. The solution features highly accurate identity verification using proprietary AI, biometric and optical […]
Siemens and NVIDIA collaborate on industrial metaverse
Siemens and NVIDIA are teaming up to enable the industrial metaverse and increase use of AI-driven digital twin technology to help bring industrial automation to a new level. First up is a plan to connect […]
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