“Using artificial intelligence to solve a worldwide problem could get you a $1 million prize. Saying he wants to capture the imagination of Canadians and unleash a wave of innovation, a Toronto-based tech investor is making the new competition part of Waterloo region’s annual technology conference. David Stein made his fortune in technology after founding…
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APAC firms will need more soft skills as AI emerges in workforce
Workers with soft skills will be important in future as automation and artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly are used in future workplaces, since these skillsets are unlikely to be easily replaced. Some 42 percent of tasks in the workplace were projected to be done by machines and AI by 2022, compared to the current 29 percent….
Coupang Gets $2B Investment From SoftBank’s Vision Fund – PYMNTS.com
“Coupang, the South Korean eCommerce company, is getting a $2 billion investment from SoftBank’s Vision Fund, which will provide it with the money to speed up development of delivery and shopping services. According to a report in Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, the eCommerce company has a post-money valuation of $9 billion. SoftBank invested $1 billion…
China will accelerate robotics, AI and ecommerce to match US
“China will make more investments and accelerate reforms of agencies and systems to boost its $3.8 trillion digital economy. The digital economy included the internet of things, big data, clouding computing and AI.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/09/china-will-accelerate-robotics-ai-and-ecommerce-to-match-us.html/amp
Amazon has an AI vision and Rajeev Rastogi is shaping it
“Rastogi is the director of machine learning at Amazon India and has been ranked among one of the top 10 data scientists in India. The e-commerce giant is looking at putting artificial intelligence and ML at the heart of everything it does. According to Rastogi, the problems that AI and ML need to spar within India are…