This past week has featured a lot of developments in autonomous vehicles. Also noteworthy to highlight Congressman John K. Delaney’s open letter to congress to start working on AI policy. Fundraising / investment Self-driving car startup Pony.ai raises over $100 million – (01/17/18) Pony.ai, a year-old California-based self-driving car startup, announced it recently completed a… Read More »
Rare earth elements (REE) have grown in importance over the years due to their increased usage in producing many key technologies in today’s world. These elements, which are not actually that rare, can be mined through various methods. As the world increases its development of various technologies, the increase in demand for REE is expected to accelerate. Because of this, the REE industry now faces a problem of keeping up with future demand.
Well it looks like 2017 is a wrap. What a great year for AI, so much promise for the sector heading into 2018. Highlights from the year end include Carnegie Mellon’s AI beating the leading Texas Hold’em poker pros, VTT Technical Research Centre’s autonomous snow vehicles and researchers fooling Google’s image recognition AI. University news… Read More »