#India #M&A - Communication platform company Route Mobile will acquire AI platform provider Phonon Communications Pvt Ltd in an all cash deal for Rs 29 crore ($5.37m), to offer automation and contact center solutions at scale to enterprises globally. (Economic Times)

#Philippines #UK #construction - London-based tech start-up UtterBerry and project partner Connected Places Catapult have been chosen for a project that will use smart sensors to make construction safer in the Philippines. (The Construction Index)

$India #cancerdiagnosis - Niramai, a Bengaluru-based startup founded by Geetha Manjunath, a healthcare industry veteran, has developed a technology that can help detect cancer using thermal analytics and AI. (Fortune India)

#China #AVs - Three Shenzhen-based tech firms – Huawei Technologies, DJI and RoboSense – expand presence in the lidar sensor segment as development of autonomous cars gathers pace in China. The first cars fitted with lidar sensors from Huawei and DJI affiliate Livox were displayed at the recently concluded Shanghai car show. (SCMP)

#China #US #transport - Self-driving truck software startup Plus is reportedly in talks to merge with the same investor group that brought public electric vehicle startup Canoo Inc., school bus maker Blue Bird Corp. and flatbed logistics specialist Daseke Inc. (Frieght Waves)

#China #patents - Healthcare AI patent applications in major countries and regions, 1985 to 2017 Fast growth in patent applications for AI in healthcare reflects the strong momentum behind medical technology innovation in China, according the Global Innovation Index. (Science Business)

#China #data - Database of 15,000 high-definition images and 1 million labelled ‘scenes’ can aid AI’s accuracy, such as enabling it to identify not only a plane but its model. (SCMP)

#India #edtech - Juana Technologies, a leading consultancy and training service provider in the education sector, has introduces Edufiq, a Game-based and experiential learning platform, engaging children from 8-18 years. (IndianWeb2)

#SouthKorea #drones - South Korea will push for the development of a high-altitude solar drone system capable of staying for a long time in the stratosphere and a flying autonomous underwater vehicle. (Aju Daily)

#China #US #AIrace - Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger warned that competition between the US and China must not escalate to all-out hi-tech conflict, calling for policies to prevent Chinese hegemony while maintaining peaceful coexistence between the two nations. (SCMP)

#Chian #EU #US #AIrace - Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the next major geopolitical tech battleground with the United States, China and European Union (EU) adopting different policy approaches to “win the race.” (The Hill)

#China #US #Biden - In his first 100 days as president, Joe Biden has made one thing clear — he wants to make sure the U.S. outcompetes China with technology front and centre. (CNBC)

#China #US # - Both China and the U.S. seek to promote the rules or norms each believes the global world order should be based on. Whose rules will eventually win greater support around the world? Washington shouldn’t assume its values are more attractive to others than Beijing’s. (Foreign Policy)

#China #UK #investment - The U.K. has increased oversight over inbound foreign acquisitions in the country’s first major update to its screening process in two decades, responding to concerns that sensitive technologies could leak to China and other countries. (Asia Nikkei)

#China #surveillance - China is the quintessential surveillance state: cameras perch on every street corner and bots monitor every corner of the internet. Chinese officials believe these measures will enable them to anticipate and preempt threats to the regime. But might Beijing’s growing reliance on surveillance actually weaken the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s hold on power? (The Diplomat)

#China #Russia #US #defence - China and Russia are the key adversaries when it comes to developing high-tech weaponry over the next 20 years, but while China’s rate of progress is accelerating, Russia is stymied by multiple factors, the Defense Intelligence Agency told Congress. (Air Force Magazine)

#China #Japan #drones - Leading Japanese infrastructure companies will end their use of Chinese-made drones, joining in the government’s effort to curb potential security risks. (Asia Nikkei - subscription)

#SouthKorea #art - The South Korean choreographer and visual artist Geumhyung Jeong creates films and performances with her self-made machines. (ArtNet)

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