Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc said on Tuesday its artificial intelligence (AI) voice assistant Xiaodu Technology has closed Series B financing at a $5.1 billion valuation. This comes in the midst of a regulatory crackdown on the tech industry by the Chinese authorities that has led to an upheaval in many sectors including as e-commerce,… Continue reading Baidu’s AI voice assistant Xiaodu closes funding at $5.1b valuation
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Echion Technologies, Cambridge, UK, Is Pleased To Announce Completion Of £10M Series-A Funding Round
The Series-A funding round has been led by CBMM – the world’s leading supplier of niobium products and BGF – the UK & Ireland’s most active and dynamic investor of equity capital in growth economy companies, with the University of Cambridge, Origin Capital and other existing shareholders also taking part. Richard Pugh, Investor at BGF,… Continue reading Echion Technologies, Cambridge, UK, Is Pleased To Announce Completion Of £10M Series-A Funding Round
AUTOCRYPT highlighted in Forbes Asia Inaugural 100 to Watch List
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Leading autonomous vehicle cybersecurity provider AUTOCRYPT announced that it was spotlighted in Forbes Asia’s inaugural 100 to Watch list. The newly announced list highlights notable and startups on the rise in the Asia-Pacific region. AUTOCRYPT was featured as the sole cybersecurity provider on the list. As the… Continue reading AUTOCRYPT highlighted in Forbes Asia Inaugural 100 to Watch List
More Than 1 in 3 Campers Report Seeing Illegal Campfires Despite Burn Bans
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A recent survey conducted by The Dyrt found that 36 percent of campers reported seeing active fires in areas with burn bans this summer. Already this year, more than 4.5 million acres have burned in 41,197 fires. The National Interagency Fire Center calculated that over 53,000 fires were… Continue reading More Than 1 in 3 Campers Report Seeing Illegal Campfires Despite Burn Bans
ELTA North America Completes Delivery of Mobile Counter-sUAS Defense-in-Depth Capability to the U.S. DoD & DHS
Since December 2020, ELTA North America has delivered a total of five OTM V4 vehicle system integrations under the contract with IWTSD for use by the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The OTM V4 is a multi-sensor, multi-layered solution for early warning, detection, disruption, and defeat of various types… Continue reading ELTA North America Completes Delivery of Mobile Counter-sUAS Defense-in-Depth Capability to the U.S. DoD & DHS
Locus Robotics Reaches Half-a-Billion Units Picked Milestone
WILMINGTON, Mass., Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Locus Robotics (www.locusrobotics.com), the market leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses, today announced they have surpassed the half-a-billion-units-picked milestone. This new achievement was attained just 94 days after Locus reached their 400M level. “Reaching our half-billion pick milestone this quickly underscores the critical business value that… Continue reading Locus Robotics Reaches Half-a-Billion Units Picked Milestone
BLive, Ather Energy to promote EVs in India, 20 Ather Grid charging station to come up in Goa in 2021
Goa-based multi EV retail and experiential tourism platform BLive and Ather Energy have inked a strategic partnership to drive electric vehicle adoption by way of offering the experience to customers and also build charging infrastructure (Ather Grid) across popular tourist destinations in the country, starting with Goa. As part of the understanding, BLive will set… Continue reading BLive, Ather Energy to promote EVs in India, 20 Ather Grid charging station to come up in Goa in 2021
Disrupted · 11:40 AM UTCBattery pioneer Akira Yoshino on Tesla, Apple and the electric futureAkira Yoshino, a co-winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in che…
Chemistry Laureate Akira Yoshino speaks during a news conference at The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden December 7, 2019. Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency/via REUTERS Aug 24 (Reuters) – Akira Yoshino, a co-winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on lithium-ion batteries, can take credit for the upheaval in… Continue reading Disrupted · 11:40 AM UTCBattery pioneer Akira Yoshino on Tesla, Apple and the electric futureAkira Yoshino, a co-winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in che…
TechnologyBaidu’s AI voice assistant Xiaodu closes funding at $5.1 bln valuation11:11 AM UTC
Men interact with a Baidu AI robot near the company logo at its headquarters in Beijing, China April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo Aug 24 (Reuters) – Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc (9888.HK) said on Tuesday its artificial intelligence (AI) voice assistant Xiaodu Technology has closed Series B financing at a $5.1 billion valuation. This… Continue reading TechnologyBaidu’s AI voice assistant Xiaodu closes funding at $5.1 bln valuation11:11 AM UTC
Bollinger Motors, Pearce Renewables look to benefit from California Mobility Center – Sacramento Business Journal – Sacramento Business Journal
By Jake Abbott – Staff Writer, Sacramento Business Journal Aug 23, 2021 The California Mobility Center is bringing together innovators in clean technology, and two of its newest additions say the opportunity to work with other industry leaders was too good to pass up. Paso Robles-based Pearce Renewables recently signed on as a member of… Continue reading Bollinger Motors, Pearce Renewables look to benefit from California Mobility Center – Sacramento Business Journal – Sacramento Business Journal