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Friday 22 December 2017
China enforces rules on recycling of scrap batteries used in electric vehicles
China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has brought into force a set of technical rules on dismantling of scrap traction batteries used in...
Thursday 21 December 2017
China government making efforts to boost AI development
China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) in July 2017 began implementing the Planning for Development of New-generation AI (artificial intelligence) and the Ministry of Industry...
Thursday 21 December 2017
Facebook, Google moving to expand hardware presence in China
Web giants Facebook and Google are stepping up their deployments of hardware production in Asia, especially in China, with the former planning to set up an office in Shanghai in 2018...
Wednesday 20 December 2017
China to adjust electric car subsidization
China will adjust its subsidization scheme for electric vehicles to be launched in 2018, reducing or cancelling subsidies for entry-level models and increasing subsidies for high-end...
Wednesday 20 December 2017
AI R&D needs to understand industries, says Microsoft Research Asia executive
R&D of AI (artificial intelligence) technology should be based on understanding of what the industries really need, according to Eric Chang, deputy managing director for Microsoft...
Friday 15 December 2017
MediaTek Sensio-powered smartphones, wearables to hit market in 1Q18
MediaTek has revealed that it has received orders for its newly released health monitoring solution, Sensio MT6381, from China-based first-tier smartphone vendors and other wearable...
Thursday 14 December 2017
China tech giants forming alliances to tap immense AIoT opportunities
With AI (artificial intelligence) and IoT (Internet of Things) applications combing fast to create immense AIoT business opportunities, China tech giants are gearing up to strengthen...
Thursday 14 December 2017
AI to create more jobs by 2020, says Gartner
According to Gartner, 2020 will be a pivotal year in AI-related employment dynamics as artificial intelligence (AI) will become a positive job motivator. AI will create 2.3 million...
Thursday 14 December 2017
NXP pushing partnerships with China developers
NXP Semiconductors has announced a strategic partnership with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing and business unit of Alibaba Group. The two companies are working together to enable...
Thursday 14 December 2017
IBM to set up PowerAI experiment center in Taiwan
IBM will set up an experiment center in Taiwan for more potential clients to try out its PowerAI solutions, which have been adopted by many corporate customers in the country, including...
Thursday 14 December 2017
Electronic component maker Sinbon actively developing intelligent products
Electronic connector and cable assembly maker Sinbon Electronics, focusing on what it calls the "MAGIC" (medical health, automotive, green energy, industrial applications and communications)...
Thursday 14 December 2017
Komatsu adopts Nvidia AI technology
Komatsu, one of the world's largest manufacturers of construction and mining equipment, has selected Nvidia as its partner to bring AI (artificial intelligence) to jobsites, making...
Tuesday 12 December 2017
Alibaba applies AI to Shanghai subway
Alibaba Group Holding and affiliated Ant Financial Services have together inked a pact with Shanghai Shentong Metro Group to apply AI (artificial intelligence) technologies to the...
Monday 11 December 2017
IC distributor ANSTek sees bright prospect for 1H18
Taiwan semiconductor sales agent Answer Technology (ANSTek) expects bright business prospects for the first half of 2018, as it has secured high-end, lucrative product lines including...
Monday 11 December 2017
Nvidia announces Titan V
Nvidia has introduced Volta-based Titan V GPU for the PC, saying its 21.1 billion transistors deliver 110 teraflops, 9x that of its predecessor.