Tsinghua AI Association of International Students (TAIS) news roundup 4 November
Shang Jing (上镜), a Beijing-based startup, is using machine learning to match brands and internet celebrities (also known as key opinion leaders or abbreviated as KOLs.) Eric Fu, Shang Jing founder, said there are about 1,000 brands and 3,000 registered KOLs on its platform. [Source: Pandaily]
The Beijing Water Authority plans to use AI and satellite remote sensing to build an intelligent water body management system able to automatically report violations. [Source: China Daily]
The urban management network of Jiangsu Road Subdistrict in the Changning District of Shanghai is using AI cameras and 5G technology to identify garbage eyesores and automatically send clean-up orders to community workers. The system has helped to reduce the patrolling and inspection labor force by 75%. [Source: Shine.cn]
Alibaba has scaled up its AI computing and made it more efficient for this year’s double 11 shopping festival, and united the digital supply chain and logistics systems. This means the fastest completion of a double 11 order, from confirmation of order to package delivered, only took 10 minutes this year. [Source: Pandaily]
MegaRobo, a Chinese startup focused on the development of robots and the Internet of Things, has raised US$30 million in a series B round led by Sinovation Ventures, a VC firm founded by Google China’s former president Kai-Fu Lee. [Source: Tech in Asia]
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Compiled by Nico Gous (nicogous@gmail.com / nico.gous@yahoo.com)
