CES 2019 -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), the leader in adaptive and intelligent computing, and ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF), a global leader and Tier-1 automotive supplier in driveline and chassis technology as well as active and passive safety technology, today announced a new strategic collaboration in which Xilinx technology will power ZF's highly-advanced artificial intelligence (AI)-based automotive control unit, called the ZF ProAI, to enable automated driving applications. ZF is using the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale MPSoC platform to handle real-time data aggregation, pre-processing, and distribution, as well as to provide compute acceleration for the AI processing in ZF's new AI-based electronic control unit. ZF selected this adaptable, intelligent platform because it provides the processing power scalability and flexibility essential for the ZF ProAI platform to be customized for each of its customer's unique requirements. "The unique selling proposition of the ZF ProAI is its modular hardware concept and open software architecture. Our aim is to provide the widest possible range of functions in the field of autonomous driving," explained Torsten Gollewski, head of ZF Advanced Engineering and general manager of Zukunft Ventures GmbH.

BEIJING - Huawei Technologies Ltd. showed off a new processor chip for data centers and cloud computing Monday, expanding into new and growing markets despite Western warnings the company might be a security risk. Huawei and other Chinese technology companies that rely on Western technology are stepping up efforts to develop their own. The company based in southern China's Shenzhen has pushed ahead with commercial initiatives despite the Dec. 1 arrest of its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, in Canada on U.S. charges related to possible violations of trade sanctions on Iran. Huawei said the Kunpeng 920 chip is designed for servers that handle a flood of data from smartphones, video and other network services -- a fast growing sector with the development of artificial intelligence and the "internet of things." The company said it is part of a planned product lineup to support "intelligent computing."

At the Consumers Electronics Show on Monday, the South Korean tech giant took the wraps off the Signature Series OLED TV R, its first-ever OLED television with a screen that can roll itself up and is also voice-activated. After the prototype was teased in 2018, LG announced today that the rollable TV will finally hit the shelves this year, with a launch date expected sometime in the spring. LG didn't disclose pricing details about the rollable TV. The OLED TV R is designed to be in the room when you want it and disappear when you don't, with three different modes that let users decide the size of the screen. 'LG's rollable OLED TV is a true game-changer, freeing users from the limitations of the wall and allowing them to curate their own personal space,' the company explained. Users can choose from three modes - full view, line view and and zero view.

Artificial intelligence was once a topic debated among academics - but now, it's changing the way businesses work, and the way consumers interact with the world. IBM Research just issued a recap of the top papers it published in 2018, many of which contributed to what are being identified as this year's top 10 achievements in AI.

Thrive Senior Living is once again challenging norms and industry standards, today announcing plans to integrate conversational artificial intelligence across all of its communities in 2019. The industry disrupter has tapped Aiva Health, a Silicon Valley-based startup, to launch an integrated technology platform designed to transform the way residents interact and build relationships beyond the four walls of their rooms. The comprehensive and personalized system is the first of its kind in the industry to be fully integrated into the work flows of a community. Aiva uses Google Home, Amazon Echo and smart speakers to not only engage and empower Thrive residents, but also to connect them more closely to their caregivers. The voice OS is built on a suite of enterprise applications – a mobile app for caregivers to manage help requests, a dashboard for performance reporting and a backend for controlling the voice assistants' settings and interactions with other IoT smart devices such as TVs, lights and thermostats.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Market by Offering (Hardware, Software, Services), Technology (Machine Learning, NLP, Context-Aware Computing, Computer Vision), End-Use Application, End-User, and Geography - Global Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The AI in healthcare market is expected to grow from USD 2.1 billion in 2018 to USD 36.1 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 50.2% during the forecast period. Increasingly large and complex data set available in the form of big data and growing need to reduce the increasing healthcare cost drive the growth of this market. Improving computing power and declining cost of hardware are other key factors driving this market. However, reluctance among medical practitioners to adopt AI-based technologies and the lack of skilled workforce and ambiguous regulatory guidelines for medical software are among the major factors restraining the growth of the AI in healthcare market.

In a press release, posted by Elad Hazan and Yoram Singer research Scientists at Google AI, the technology giant has announced that it is entered a joint venture with the historic and prestigious Princeton University, with the aim to dive deeper into the promising scientific field of artificial intelligence.

PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) today announced the launch of the Ethics Certification Program for Autonomous and Intelligent Systems (ECPAIS). ECPAIS establishes one of the world's first programs dedicated to the creation of an A/IS certification process and marking methodology supported by a global standards development organization. ECPAIS intends to offer a process and define a series of marks by which organizations can seek certified A/IS products, systems and services. The program is highlighting the importance of public-private collaboration in advancing responsible use of A/IS, and launching with founding member organizations including Saidot.ai, Participation is open to all interested entities.

The world is ending and it's all because of artificial intelligence (AI). At least, if we're to believe the endless stream of stories from futurists predicting the collapse of the global economy because AI stole our media relations strategy jobs. These fears are not unfounded. Rapid leaps in AI are putting entire professions and industries on the chopping block. Travel agents are all but extinct thanks to flight-tracking algorithms; IBM's Watson is gunning to displace accountants.

If you live in the Phoenix metropolitan area, you may have already encountered autonomous vehicles delivering passengers from one location to another. Now, Scottsdale, Ariz., residents can have their groceries delivered via robotically driven vehicles, as well. This week Kroger -- the nation's largest grocery chain -- announced a new partnership with Nuro, a Silicon Valley start-up that produces a self-driving, unmanned vehicle known as the R1 that operates on major roadways alongside cars. As of Tuesday, customers have been able to have their groceries delivered to their homes by the autonomous vehicle with a design inspired by a Formula One racing helmet. "Kroger customers are looking for new, convenient ways to feed their families and purchase the products they need quickly through services like pickup and delivery," Yael Cosset, chief digital officer for Kroger, said in a news release.