EC ups AI spend

Asia and the US are each spending three times more on AI than Europe, says the EC. The EC is to increase its spending on AI by around 70% to €1.5 billion by 2020. The hope is that the increased spend will encourage the investment of a further €2.5 billion from public-private sources. The EC ...

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Government-industry partnership to invest £1bn in AI

In a government-industry collaboration on AI, almost £1 billion will be invested in funding 1,000 PhDs by 2025, training 8,000 specialist computer science teachers and developing a Turing Fellowship programme. New investments include: The Japanese venture capital firm Global Brain opening its first European HQ in the UK and investing £35 million in UK deep-tech ...

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Mouser’s Methods covers twinning

Mouser has brought out a new  issue of its  Methods  e-zine. The second issue of volume two covers digital twinning, which has emerged as a new approach to design and maintenance in Industry 4.0. In the digital twinning issue of Methods, Mouser’s experts discuss the technology landscape and types of twinning; reveal digital twinning’s many ...

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Qualcomm to cap value of handset at $400 for royalty calculations

In a bid to resolve disputes over its licensing practices Qualcomm said yesterday it would cap the value of a handset on which royalties are based to $400. Qualcomm’s licensing business has charged a royalty on the value of the handset into which its chips are designed rather than the value of the chips being ...

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20mm circular connectors now range from 2 to 12 ways

Bulgin has extended its 4000 series of miniature circular power connectors, adding 2, 4, 6 and 10-pole versions to the existing 3, 8 and 12-pole types. “These additions to our 4000 series connectors give designers more options when selecting rugged connectors for their designs,” said Bulgin engineering team leader Christian Taylor. “Not only does having the exact ...

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Autonomous cars will be drivers’ eyes and ears

The University of Warwick’s Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) will contribute connected, autonomous driving systems skills to the AutopleX project to develop autonomous vehicles that can “see” around corners and through obstacles. The £4.7m project is funded by Innovate UK and led by Jaguar Land Rover, to combine connected and live mapping technology for fully- and semi-automated vehicle technologies. As ...

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Autonomous cars will be drivers’ eyes and ears

The University of Warwick’s Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) will contribute connected, autonomous driving systems skills to the AutopleX project to develop autonomous vehicles that can “see” around corners and through obstacles. The £4.7m project is funded by Innovate UK and led by Jaguar Land Rover, to combine connected and live mapping technology for fully- and semi-automated vehicle technologies. As ...

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Digital indicator works with up to eight sensors

A single UM33A digital indicator from Yokogawa can receive, process, and sequentially display data from up to eight RS-485 Modbus RTU field sensors. “In recent years, there has been a growing need to strengthen the monitoring of data from field sensors,” said the firm. “For safety and other reasons, operators need the ability to remotely ...

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Digital indicator works with up to eight sensors

A single UM33A digital indicator from Yokogawa can receive, process, and sequentially display data from up to eight RS-485 Modbus RTU field sensors. “In recent years, there has been a growing need to strengthen the monitoring of data from field sensors,” said the firm. “For safety and other reasons, operators need the ability to remotely ...

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