Trump enters US into global AI arms-race with detail-light federal investment plan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to commit certain federal government resources to the research and development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, tools, and services. Trump stopped …
Arm, AT&T, Ericsson, HPE et al join new Linux group to bring order to edge IoT chaos
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Linux Foundation has started a new umbrella organisation, LF Edge, to establish an open, interoperable framework for edge computing that is independent of hardware, silicon, cloud, or operating system. …
“A green earth and blue ocean is a growth generator,” Japanese PM tells Davos
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailJapanese prime minister Shinzo Abe told the World Economic Forum in Davos this week his country has been revitalised by recent economic policy, and will exploit data to create a …
World Economic Forum’s new Industry 4.0 policy bureau puts focus on AI, blockchain
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMembership of the World Economic Forum’s fledgling Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network (Centre Network) has swelled to over 100, with five nations and a number of international organisations …
Deloitte examines if companies are ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailStudy finds executives appreciate the benefits the Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring but many lack a clear strategy Political and corporate leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, this week for the …
AT&T strikes deal with Toyota, walks the line on crunch C-V2X / DSRC debate
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAT&T has slipped out a minor announcement about LTE connectivity on latest-model Toyota and Lexus cars and trucks in the US, starting from the fall, just as the technology and …
Germany establishes €200m VC fund to build tech sector and transform industry
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe German government has created its own state-backed venture capital fund to drive the digital transformation of industry and stimulate enterprise innovation in its home market. The move comes as …
Women in digital – European countries ranked for gender gap in digital realm
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe European Commission (EC) has reviewed and rated countries in Europe for gender equality in the digital economy. Finland, Sweden, Luxembourg and Denmark came top. Italy, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria …
What is Society 5.0? Japan’s model for a digitally-inspired ‘imagination society’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail“The kaleidoscope has been shaken, the pieces are in flux.” It is a phrase written for a different time, and another sphere – a generation ago, which seems like a …
Europe reveals four-step AI plan, €20 billion AI funding target, €66m robotics fund
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe European Commission (EC) has stepped up its strategy to foster AI in the region, with a four-step plan and a target of €20 billion of private and public investments …
