This week Microsoft announced that it would invest €3.2 billion ($3.5 billion) in Germany over the next two years. The U.S. tech giant will use the money to double the capacity of its artificial intelligence and data center infrastructure in Germany and expand its training programmes, according to Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith. … Read more
South African aerospace startup Cloudline has secured $6 million in funding as it aims to lead the global frontier of carbon emissions-free autonomous flight. Schmidt Futures, the philanthropic venture founded by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt, is an investor in the seed round. Other backers include pan-African funds such as the Raba Partnership, … Read more
One can’t accuse Bonsai Robotics of lacking focus. The Bay Area-based firm is starting with trees — specifically nut trees. Like most labor-intensive sectors these days, farms have suffered from a profound lack of available workers, so the startup began striking deals with OEMs to outfit heavy farming equipment with its vision-based autonomy. This morning, … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron is proposing granting limited autonomy for Corsica in a modest step toward nationalist sentiment on the Mediterranean island ByThe Associated Press September 28, 2023, 10:04 AM French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the Corsican Assembly in Ajaccio, as part of a three days visit in the southern French island of Corsica Thursday … Read more
Mike Lynch, former chief government officer of Autonomy Corp departs the Rolls Constructing on June 27, 2019 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Pictures LONDON — British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been extradited to the U.S. to face fraud prices in relation to the sale of his software program firm Autonomy to Hewlett … Read more