Tag: artificial intelligence
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FAPESP e IBM selecionam propostas para Centro de Inteligência Artificial
A FAPESP e a IBM apoiarão a criação de um Centro de Inteligência Artificial (IA), dentro do programa de Centro de Pesquisa em Engenharia (CPE) da FAPESP. O novo Centro deverá desenvolver pesquisa disruptiva, com potencial para promover mudanças de paradigma na área de IA. A componente básica do programa de pesquisa deverá aprofundar conhecimentos,…
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Finep seleciona startups para investimento. Inscreva a sua!
A Finep está com inscrições abertas para a segunda rodada do edital de 2018 do programa Finep Startup. Os interessados podem se inscrever até o dia 28 de fevereiro no site do edital. A financiadora planeja selecionar 30 empresas que já tenham produto mínimo viável (MVP, na sigla em inglês), prova de conceito ou que…
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IBM e FAPESP investem em centro de IA
Com financiamento mínimo de 2 anos e máximo de 10, IBM e FAPESP reservarão até USD 500 mil por ano para o projeto. O Centro de IA será o primeiro da América Latina a fazer parte do IBM IA Horizons Network (IAHN). Foto: Divulgação. A IBM e a FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do…
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Bootstrap Your Corporate Innovation
How do you set up your innovation program? If you are reading this article, you have probably already struggled with this question. Should you set an idea funnel first or hire a cloud/blockchain/artificial intelligence (AI) expert? Should you try to change the culture or develop an innovation strategy with financial goals? You also know the…
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Budget 2018: All talk on innovation, but funding falls short
A worker handles copies of the 2018-19 Budget papers. Source: AAP/Lukas Coch The federal government is anxious to continue to project its commitment to innovation, but the spending contained in this year’s budget is nothing if not modest. It is particularly dismal in light of the decision to cut back on the R&D tax concession,…
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AI pharma start-up BenevolentAI now worth $2 billion after $115 million funding boost
British artificial intelligence start-up BenevolentAI has bagged $115 million from investors, lifting its pre-money valuation to $2 billion. The London-based firm, which is focused on the pharmaceutical industry, said the latest round of funding will help it scale drug development and its AI platform. The company currently has more than 20 drug programs. It said…
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SenseTime Raises US$600 Million in Series C Funding
BEIJING, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — SenseTime (the “Company”), China’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, has successfully raised US$600 million in its Series C round of funding. Alibaba Group is taking the lead role for this round of funding and other participants include Temasek and Suning. As the Company set a record by raising US$410…
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Led by Softbank, Lemonade Gets $120M in New Funding
Insurtech Lemonade has raised $120 million in new funding for its mobile insurance platform, led by Japanese technology investment firm Softbank, the startup announced today. Lemonade, which provides home and renters insurances to users via mobile, will use the money to create new coverage products in 2018 as well as international expansion, according to…
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Europe’s innovation comeback: continent gains a second chance
The years since the financial crisis have been miserable not only for growth in Europe but for dynamism and innovation — outstripped on all counts by Asia and the US. But as eurozone growth recovers, the continent is gaining a second chance. As the shock of the UK’s Brexit vote and the fragility of the banking…
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