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February 26 · Issue #364 · View online |
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Good morning, Here’s your Friday edition of Asia AI News! No time to write a proper summary, but if you’re looking for an update on the autonomous vehicles market; postpartum AI services; or farting cat robots - this could be the newsletter for you! :D Stay safe and have a great weekend! /Carrington
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Doubtnut raises ₹224 crore led by SIG and Lupa Systems
#India #funding - Gurugram-based K-12 edtech startup Doubtnut said it has raised Rs 224 crore ($31m) in a Series B funding round from SIG and Lupa Systems. More than 2.5 million daily active users spend 600 million minutes per month on Doubtnut platforms. The four-year old startup is a multi-lingual, doubt-solving platform that uses AI and machine learning to provide video-based solutions. (LiveMint)
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Seoul to build research facilities for robotics and AI
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Bosch India bets big on digitisation
#India #automation - German headquartered supplier of technology and service Bosch India is betting big on digital strategies across its segments ranging from manufacturing, home appliances, engineering and business solutions, and smart campus. (Telangana Today)
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VIDEO: NIO Capital’s Zhu on autonomous driving in China, competition
#China #AVs - Ian Zhu, managing partner at NIO Capital, discusses autonomous driving technology in China, talks to Bloomberg Markets: China Open” about opportunities in the autonomous vehicle marketplace. (Bloomberg)
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Hyundai to focus on electrification, autonomous, connected technologies to fuel growth in India
#India #AVs - Hyundai, which has completed 25 years in the Indian market with over $ 4 billion investment so far, also plans to enhance digitisation across its all business verticals and focus on mobility services like subscription, hailing and sharing verticals to fuel future growth in the country going ahead. (Indian Express)
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Kristal.AI rolls out digital family office services
#Singapore #roboadvisors - Family office investment firm Kristal.AI has launched an AI-powered wealth manager, to allow it to efficiently address the increasingly dynamic wealth and legacy requirements of clients. (Finnews Asia)
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U.S. holds slim edge over China in AI, former Google Chairman says
#China #US #AIrace - Eric Schmidt, chairman of a special commission on artificial intelligence, warned Congress the United States is only one to two years ahead of China in developing AI, as Beijing remains “relentlessly focused” on achieving dominance across the broad spectrum of high technologies. (USNI)
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KT launches AI-based care service for postpartum clinic
#SouthKorea #healthcare - KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said it will launch an AI service for a postpartum clinic in Gangseo District, Seoul. Guests of the postpartum clinic can request supplies like maternity clothes via KT’s AI speaker GiGA Genie without the need to make a phone call to the reception desk or newborn nursery room. (Korea Bizwire)
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Toyota begins building smart city near Mount Fuji
#Japan #smartcities - Toyota Motor Corp. has broken ground on its smart city at the foot of Mount Fuji, which it’s building as a testing ground for new technologies including robotics and artificial intelligence. (Japan Times)
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Top U.S. Senate Democrat directs lawmakers to craft bill to counter China
#China #US #tradewar - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he has directed lawmakers to draft measures to counter China’s rise, capitalising on bipartisan hardline sentiment on Beijing in Congress to strengthen the U.S. tech sector and counter unfair practices. (Reuters)
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EU-India strategic partnership to focus on AI & robotics, circular economy, electric mobility & agri-food processing
#EU #India #development - The European Commission has hosted the 13th Joint Steering Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation meeting to develop and adopt a long-term strategic perspective for India-EU collaboration in research and innovation. (KNN)
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Panasonic made a farting cat robot!
#Japan #robotics - Panasonic has created a small robot for companionship called Nicobo. It’s loosely catlike; it farts. It cannot do more than wiggle its head and its tail and blink its unnervingly digital eyes. It can sort of talk. And no, if you’re interested, you cannot buy it. This limited edition robot is already sold out! (The Verge)
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About Carrington Malin
Carrington Malin helps large organisations, digital brands and fast growing tech ventures with brand, communications and go-to-market strategies.
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