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Better late than never: Four Pillars Roundup

Better late than never: Four Pillars Roundup

After months of domestic political stalling and deadlock, the US lower chamber (House of Representatives) has finally passed a military aid package for Ukraine. This is finally happening in part due to the current Speaker MIke Johnson's final willingness to defy the...

MIT, Takeda collaborate on new healthcare AI applications

MIT, Takeda collaborate on new healthcare AI applications

The pharma company will work with MIT's School of Engineering to establish an education program focused on developing new machine learning approaches to drug development and more. The program, based at MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health, or...

AI skills and explainable data models are top concerns for 2020

AI skills and explainable data models are top concerns for 2020

A roadblock to scale: the global sprint towards AI, a study of 4,514 senior business decision-makers with some knowledge/influence over their company’s IT decisions, reported that there is a skills gap that represents a significant roadblock to broad business...

Abe calls for Saudi cooperation to stabilize Middle East

Abe calls for Saudi cooperation to stabilize Middle East

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday sought cooperation from Saudi Arabia to ensure stability in the Middle East amid heightened U.S.-Iran tensions. In his meeting with Prince Faisal bin Farhan, who serves as foreign minister, Abe said he is "deeply worried"...