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Ginkgo Bioworks, Transcriptic awarded $9.5 million project from DARPA

Ginkgo Bioworks, a company that designs custom microbes for customers and Transcriptic, a robotic cloud laboratory platform, have been awarded a joint $9.5 million contract.

Nike acquires computer vision company Invertex

Nike has acquired Invertex, a  computer vision firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

3M, C3 IoT ink multi-year agreement

C3 IoT has inked a multi-year agreement with 3M. Under the terms of the agreement, 3M will use the C3 IoT Platform to develop and deploy AI-based applications – starting with predictive healthcare and supply chain analytics.

Need to make a molecule? Ask this AI for instructions — Nature

Researchers have developed a ‘deep learning’ computer program that produces blueprints for the sequences of reactions needed to create small organic molecules, such as...

France to invest €1.5 billion in artificial intelligence by 2022 — France 24

France will invest $1.85 billion (€1.5 billion)  into artificial intelligence (AI) research and development up to 2022, reports France 24. Here is the link: http://www.france24.com/en/20180329-france-invest-15-billion-euros-artificial-intelligence-AI-technology-2022