Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Will Be Blocked In Europe, France Says
France has said it will block the development of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency as it poses a threat to “monetary sovereignty”.
Using artificial intelligence to automate sea-ice charting
Reliable maps of sea-ice conditions and forecasts are of vital importance for maritime safety, safe navigation and planning. The continued retreating and thinning of Arctic sea ice calls for a more effective way of producing detailed and timely ice information—which is where artificial intelligence comes in.
Google Could Acquire Nutanix For $9 Billion To Further Its Cloud Ambitions
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Google’s parent company, has been focusing its efforts on growing its cloud offerings over recent years. While the technology giant has done well to become the third-largest player in the rapidly-growing segment, we believe that the company should explore strategic acquisition opportunities to cement its position. In our opinion, a strong acquisition candidate is Nutanix.
The British Government Plans to launch National Artificial Intelligence Lab for National Health Service (NHS)
Mr. Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the UK has pledged to invest 250 £ Mn (303.4 US$ Mn) for NHS artificial intelligence. According to the PM, the NHS is admiration for its every day high-class care – a precious institution that shows the best of Britain.
120 million workers will need retraining due to AI—but they may already have the skills employers want most
According to a new report from IBM, an estimated 120 million workers worldwide will need to be retrained as a result of AI and automation within the next three years.
Egypt Organizes First International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
In cooperation with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, inaugurated on Sunday morning the first international conference on Artificial Intelligence and Modern Information Technologies and its impact on the future of innovation in Egypt.
With Facebook Libra Coin Tied Up, Rival Uses Free Cryptocurrency ‘Airdrop’ as Lure
Encrypted chat app Keybase is pre-empting Facebook’s Libra coin with the biggest-ever giveaway of a rival cryptocurrency, Stellar Lumens. Like Libra, Lumens are designed for cross-border remittances.
Microsoft Vision AI Developer Kit Simplifies Building Vision-Based Deep Learning Projects
Computer vision is one of the most popular applications of artificial intelligence. Image classification, object detection and object segmentation are some of the use cases of computer vision-based AI. These techniques are used in a variety of consumer and industrial scenarios.
Egyptian computer science students dispatched to study artificial intelligence abroad
The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced that specialized missions will be dispatched from Egypt’s faculties of computer sciences to countries that are advancing within the field of artificial intelligence, to help qualify them to implement Egypt’s national strategy in artificial intelligence.
A.I. will make energy industry more efficient, says UAE minister
The UAE’s Omar Al Olama tells CNBC that both production and distribution of energy will benefit from artificial intelligence.
IoTSWC 2019 will bring together 400 companies providing solutions for the digitalisation of industries
Digitalisation Is Making A Relentless Headway And Transforming All Kinds Of Industries And Economic Sectors, As A Result Of Which Many Companies Are Assessing The Most Suitable Technologies To Invest In.
Bitcoin Price Rises As Google Searches For 'btc' Hit Record-high Levels
The price of bitcoin has risen by more than $1,000 over the last week, following a record-breaking surge in online searches for “btc”.
BlackRock opens office in Saudi Arabia
BlackRock has opened an office in Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest asset manager seeks investment opportunities in the kingdom and wider Middle East.
CBSE and Microsoft join hands to train teachers in using AI technology in 10 cities
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has joined hands with Microsoft to conduct capacity building programmes for high school teachers and integrate cloud-powered technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching.
Marshall Islands launches national cryptocurrency
The Marshall Islands plans to issue a national currency on the basis of the blockchain, replacing the United States dollar as the primary currency.