Artificial Intelligence
With $3M fresh capital from IFC, pi Ventures bets big on AI companies
Indian venture fund pi Ventures has raised $3 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC), a part of the World Bank Group. The amount will...
6 Indian startups among 9 from SEA to join Google Launchpad Accelerator
Six Indian tech startups have been picked up by the Google Launchpad Accelerator program to be a part of its fourth batch. The program...
Autonomous drone tech startup Echodyne draws Bill Gates’ attention
American business magnate Bill Gates has invested in a US startup Echodyne that raised $29 million in a Series B financing round led by...
Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao to develop 1M smart vans, invest $7.3B
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba Group’s logistic arm, Cainiao Network Technology has announced a partnership with two of the largest Chinese automotive companies SAIC Motor...
HDFC’s insurance AI bot to sift customer queries
HDFC Life, an Indian life insurance services provider, has launched an email bot named SPOK. It can automatically read, understand, categorize, prioritize and respond...
EY’s clients get a leg up with Automation Anywhere’s AI offerings
EY, a provider of assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services has partnered with Automation Anywhere, a robotic process automation (RPA) company, to help companies...
Now an AI chatbot will resolve Knowlarity’s HR hitches
Cloud communications provider Knowlarity has implemented Amber, an AI chatbot built by HR Analytics startup inFeedo, into its HR program. The company claims to...
Cisco to acquire AI company MindMeld for $125M
Multinational IT and networking company, Cisco, has announced to acquire artificial intelligence firm, MindMeld, for $125 million in cash and assumed equity awards. According...