US government, tech giants and Biohub commit $1.8 billion to AI biology initiative

More than half a dozen public and private sector organizations are collaborating to develop biological datasets for artificial intelligence models. The consortium, which announced the collaboration today, is committing $1.8 billion to the project. To study how a cell responds to a new therapy, scientists typically need to set up a physical test environment. This … Read more

Seagate and Toshiba are reportedly fighting over the acquisition of TDK’s HDD magnetic head technology

Disk bubble: After selling its recording media business to Imation, TDK now focuses primarily on sensors, power supplies and other advanced electronic devices. HDD magnetic heads, one of TDK’s remaining business interests, may soon find a new home with a major hard drive manufacturer. According to sources familiar with the matter, Seagate and Toshiba are … Read more

China develops 20 kW wireless charger for autonomous electric vehicles

A joint research team from China and the United Kingdom has developed a 20 kW-class wireless charging system for new energy vehicles (NEVs) that overcomes key thermal and efficiency barriers in inductive energy transfer. Interestingly, the 20-kilowatt wireless charging system achieves an unprecedented efficiency of 98.51 percent. The Dongguan Institute of Materials Science and Technology … Read more

Infor uses industry-specific AI to combat agent hallucinations

Industry-specific AI provides business context for agents managing company operations. Building on industry processes can help companies address reliability issues by automating more tasks. Infor (US) LLC develops industry-specific AI agents for several key industries, including industrial manufacturing, aerospace and defense, automotive, and food and beverage. According to Suresh Jayaraman (pictured right), senior vice president … Read more

OneSpan Sign targets the slow work around banking agreements

Authentication and digital agreements company OneSpan Inc. today unveiled new and planned features for its electronic signature service OneSpan Sign that go beyond the signing step. The update targets the parts of the agreement process that slow down banks and other financial institutions. Electronic signing itself has become an expected part of digital business, OneSpan … Read more

Honda wants to turn highways into giant wireless chargers for electric trucks while they’re driving

Future-oriented: Stopping to charge is obviously a nuisance for electric trucks that make their money by staying on the road. Honda wants to reduce this downtime by placing chargers under the road so appropriately equipped vehicles can collect power while driving. Honda’s research subsidiary is working with construction company Taisei and road builder Taisei Rotec … Read more

Robot hand masters delicate silk embroidery with human-like movements

Chinese robotics startup AGILINK has demonstrated its robotic hand that performs basic embroidery techniques using silk thread. During the demonstration, a silk thread was divided into 16 finer threads, a needle was threaded, the fabric was stretched over a frame and the first stitches were made. The company’s OmniHand 3 Ultra robotic hand used coordinated … Read more