The new centre will focus on machine learning and devices such as the Kindle, Fire tablet, Echo Dot and Alexa
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Canada Ploughs £120m Into AI Research Institute
Canadian government joins business community for significant investment into research for artificial intelligence
US Government Believes AI Is Beneficial But Warns Of Job Risk
But AI will also present new opportunities for health, education, energy, and the environment
Apple Belatedly Opens China R&D Centre
CEO Tim Cook visits China again and announces Chinese R&D centre to bolster stuttering performance
Sony Steps Up Wearable R&D Efforts, Teases ‘Hands-Free’ Project N
New Future Lab Program will look to develop the next generation of wearables as Sony looks to improve its mobile fortunes
EMC CTO: Dell Takeover Will Drive Innovation, Not Hinder It
The costly acquisition of EMC will drive innovation insists Dell's CTO, after venture capitalist expresses doubts
Aussies Claim Coding Breakthrough For Quantum Computing
Aussie researchers claim coding breakthrough to bring functional quantum computer one step closer
Toyota Pledges $1bn To A.I. Research
Japanese carmaker will establish new R&D company focused on robotics and future tech
UK And China Snuggle Up For Green Tech Collaboration
State visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping yields collaboration agreement for tech and creative industries
Huawei Targets Enterprise Comms Market With Vodafone Partnership
Chinese firm signs ‘Strategic Alliance’ to share intelligence and research with the Newbury-based operator
Huawei: We Love Europe And Plan To Keep It That Way
Chinese giant reveals scope of co-operation with companies across the continent, as well as its view of the connected future
BAE Systems’ Oculus Rift VR Tech Could Revolutionise Warfare
‘Mixed Reality’ displays will allow control of the battlefield from hundreds of miles away
Facebook Lays Out Its Plans For A Connected World
Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence and drones all form part of future view
Facebook Has Its Big F8 Plans Leaked Early
Social network’s new initiatives revealed ahead of F8 conference
How Formula One Is Becoming A ‘Technology Race’
Red Bull’s Al Peasland tells TechWeekEurope how much new developments are helping further Formula One
Apple To Open Office In Cambridge
Apple rumoured to be moving to the UK's 'Silicon Fen' with a new research and development office in Cambridge
1970s Voyager 1 Spacecraft Conducts Interstellar Experiments
Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is now carrying out experiments with particles released by stars other than Earth's sun
Hollow Fibres Carry Data Faster
Hollow-core fibres nearly hit the speed of light in a vacuum, cutting latency
Top-Secret Google X Laboratory Revealed
Google X is reportedly a top-secret lab working on robots, space travel, and Internet-connected light bulbs