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The Sun, the Stars, and the Moonshot
2018-10-01 04:25:13| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Five steps to reaching a seemingly unattainable goal
Alibaba to double R&D spending to USD 15 bln, with eye towards 'moonshot' projects
2017-10-11 09:16:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Alibaba said it will be doubling its R&D spend over the coming three years to USD 15 billion in order to develop next-generation technology and explore moonshot projects aimed at upending industries, Bloomberg reported. Alibaba plans to set up seven research labs and hire 100 scientists around the world to push further into artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and quantum computing, the company said in an emailed statement. Specific fields include machine learning, visual computing and network security.
Energy ministers gather in San Francisco to reboot climate moon-shot
2016-06-01 13:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Bill Gates and officials from over 20 governments will meet to discuss plans for a vast hike in clean-tech funding by 2020 Whatever happened to Mission Innovation? Launched at the start of the 2015 Paris climate talks, the initiative promised to unleash the financial and scientific power of the public and private sector on developing new forms of green energy. Governments including the US, UK, France, China, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and India promised to double clean-tech research and development...
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Google's "Sidewalk Labs" applies moonshot thinking to city design
2015-06-11 06:13:22| IT Services - Topix.net
Google CEO Larry Page just announced the launch of Sidewalk Labs, an "urban innovation company" that hopes to improve city life through the use of technology. Page says the new company will be "developing and incubating urban technologies to address issues like cost of living, efficient transportation, and energy usage."
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MBX Builds OEM Server Appliances with New HP Moonshot System
2015-04-17 12:31:14| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Customizes & Rebrands Base Platform to Meet Disparate Video & Broadcast Application Needs LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., -- OEM server appliance manufacturer MBX Systems today announced the addition of the new HP Moonshot System to the base platform options it offers for video and broadcast solution providers who deliver...
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