Are China & S. Korea dominating AI innovation? ; Google helps flood forecasts

#India #AVs - MG motor India has now revealed that the Gloster will arrive with Auto Park Assist feature. Gloster to be India’s First Autonomous (Level 1) Premium SUV. According to its earlier teaser, the car is expected to feature autonomous parking and emergency stop and collision avoidance system (CAS). (News18)

#Japan #US #AVs - U.S. automaker General Motors (GM) announced its forming an alliance with Japan’s Honda Motor Co to develop electrified vehicles as well as new propulsion technologies. The goal of the partnership is to accelerate innovation by combining resources. (Future Car)

#SouthKorea #robotics - South Korean telecom operators are expanding collaborations to develop robot-based services that counter the COVID-19 pandemic, industry officials said Thursday, as businesses and establishments seek to limit face-to-face contact to reduce the risk of infection. (Korea BizWire)

#SouthKorea #smartcities - A new project to assign addresses to objects, spaces, and underground facilities will first start among five designated ‘smart cities’. The Ministry of Interior and Safety (MOIS) has announced plans to sign an agreement with various agencies to assign so-called ‘three-dimensional addresses’ in five designated smart cities including Sejong, Busan, Siheung, Daegu, and Jeonju. (KoreaBizWire)

#India #education - Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has set up an independent institution for learning AI dubbed School of Artificial Intelligence (ScAI) in its campus ScAI will start with its PhD programmes in the field of Artificial Intelligence by January 2021. It also intends to start PG courses which are currently in the planning phase. (India Times)

#Indonesia #AIStrategy - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin affirmed that AU is a solution for Indonesia to emerge as a major player in the Industrial Revolution 4.0. (Antara News)

#India #AIpolicy - AI should improve the lives of common people, , said Telangana State Information Technology and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao. (Times of India)

#China #SouthKorea #US #patents - Patent filings can indicate who is pushing the bleeding edge of innovation in a particular field – in this case, AI. While the US has the most AI patents granted, China and South Korea have applied for the most amount of new AI-led patents. (TechWire Asia)

#China #US #TikTok - It would be easy to dismiss the Trump administration’s campaign against Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat as part of an election strategy to attack China from all angles. The moves, however, as well as China’s counter-response, are contributing to a deeper problem at the heart of the global economy — one that can’t be resolved unless the world’s two biggest economies work together. (Bloomberg)

#China #US #semiconductors - China is planning a sweeping set of new government policies to develop its domestic semiconductor industry and counter Trump administration restrictions, conferring the same kind of priority on the effort it accorded to building its atomic capability, according to people with knowledge of the matter. (Bloomberg)

#China #US #Huaweiban - Less than six months ago, it appeared Chinese telecom giant Huawei was winning over America’s European allies. Now, countries that decided to allow Huawei to build their 5G networks are waking up to the dangers posed by allowing Chinese state-directed companies into their infrastructure. - Senator Marco Rubio. (CNBC)

#Bangladesh #India #environment - The Google Flood Forecasting Initiative has been working to develop systems that predict when and where flooding will occur—and keep people safe and informed. The new forecasting tool will provide more notice to the governments and help millions of flood-prone people an extra day to prepare, and shift to safer highlands. (Nenow)

Carrington Malin is a UAE-based entrepreneur, marketer and writer who focuses on emerging technologies.