Alibaba to invest $1.4 billion in AI system for smart speakers
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will invest 10 billion yuan ($1.41 billion) into an AI (artificial intelligence) and IoT (Internet of Things) system centered around its...
Singapore’s health ministry confirms 570 new coronavirus cases
Singapore’s health ministry said on Wednesday it had confirmed 570 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally of infections to 29,364....
Bangladesh moves Rohingya to island shelters as huge cyclone nears
Authorities in Bangladesh have moved hundreds of Rohingya refugees living on a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal to storm shelters as super cyclone...
Alibaba group holding to invest 10 billion yuan in artificial intelligent system
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will invest 10 billion yuan ($1.41 billion) into an AI (artificial intelligence) and IoT (Internet of Things) system centered around its...
China’s Didi will begin using AI to run virus monitoring in Latin America
China ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Wednesday that it will start using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to verify if drivers in its Latin American...
Data firm Experian forecasts shaky 2021 on COVID-19 disruptions
Experian Plc, the world’s biggest credit data company, said on Wednesday it expects COVID-19 restrictions to hurt its full-year performance as the pandemic wreaks havoc...
‘I miss dancing’: Elderly South Koreans lament loss of ‘playground’ as senior discos shut
For years, Jeong Nam-poong has found entertainment at daytime discotheques called colatecs that cater to older folks, often losing track of time while dancing the...
Russia unable to repatriate all North Korean workers – Ifax cites ambassador
Russian efforts to repatriate all North Korean workers have been hampered by the coronavirus outbreak, the Interfax news agency cited Russia’s ambassador to Pyongyang Alexander...
Arise Sir Tom: Record UK fund-raiser Tom Moore, 100, is knighted
Captain Tom Moore, who became a national hero in Britain after raising 33 million pounds ($40.5 million) for the National Health Service in the run-up...
Spaniards ordered to wear masks in public if they can not keep two metres apart
Spain’s government on Wednesday made it compulsory for everyone older than six to wear masks in indoor public spaces, and outdoor ones when it is...