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Daimler Trucks North America collaborates with AT&T and Microsoft on new connectivity solutions for HD trucks

2016-10-04 17:55:27| Green Car Congress

Microsoft doubles cloud investment in Europe to USD 3 bln

2016-10-03 14:25:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Microsoft wants to push the development of cloud computing in Europe and will more than double investment to USD 3 billion. CEO Satya Nadella and president Brad Smith have unveiled a plan which starts with the intention to deliver Microsoft Cloud services from datacentres in France from next year. Cloud services include Microsoft Azure, Office 365, Dynamics 365. The executives also unveiled 78 public policy recommendations in "A Cloud for Global Good", with topic running from next-generational skills, enhancing security and privacy in the digital age, to environmental sustainability, keeping communities safe, and securing a bright future for all children.

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IBM, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon form enormous AI partnership

2016-09-29 18:15:14| Extremetech

The Partnership on AI is one of the biggest and most forward-thinking tech collaborations ever proposed -- so why is neither Apple nor Intel involved?

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IBM, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft team up on AI

2016-09-29 08:47:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Amazon, Facebook, IBM, Microsoft and Google's DeepMind subsidiary have agreed to create a non-profit organisation that will work to advance public understanding of artificial intelligence technologies (AI) and come up with best practices for the sector. The alliance, dubbed the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society, has a stated aim to "conduct research, recommend best practices and publish research under an open licence in areas such as ethics, fairness and inclusivity; transparency, privacy, and interoperability; collaboration between people and AI systems; and the trustworthiness, reliability and robustness of the technology." In a joint statement, the partners said AI technologies have great potential to improve many aspects of life, ranging from healthcare, education and manufacturing to home automation and transportation.

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