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Wellbots has been ranked No. 7 by Financial Times as The Americas’ Fastest Growing Ecommerce Company. Looking across categories, Wellbots secured an overall ranking of No. 123 in the 2021 list. The award is presented by The Financial Times and Statista.

Yesterday UiPath was officially listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “PATH”. On the first day the shares closed up 23% to $69, giving UiPath a market valuation of about $36 billion.

Seegrid,  provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for material handling, participated in industry trade show ProMatDX 2021 last week. During the virtual event, Seegrid showcased their holistic AMR solutions that address enterprise-wide needs to meet consumer demand while improving safety, reducing costs, and driving continuous improvement.

With a virtual roadshow RPA supplier Blue Prism has opened its new office in the Benelux. During this online event, the strategic vision of the fast-growing RPA market was presented, as well as a look at the roadmap for further development of the software.

Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions announced that its subsidiary Robotic Assistance Devices (RAD) is anticipating a multi-unit Proof of Concept order from a major US airport authority that owns and operates several airports.

A new machine-learning program accurately identifies COVID-19-related conspiracy theories on social media and models how they evolved over time–a tool that could someday help public health officials combat misinformation online.

Walmart announced it will be supporting the development of autonomous vehicles by making an investment in Cruise, a San Francisco-based company producing an all-electric fleet of self-driving cars. The investment aims to develop a last mile delivery ecosystem that’s fast, low-cost and scalable.

Two men are dead after a Tesla traveling in Spring, in the US, crashed into a tree. According to the police no one was driving the fully-electric  Tesla when the accident happened. There was a person in the passenger seat of the front of the car and in the rear passenger seat of the car. The vehicle was traveling at high speed when it missed a turn and hit a tree.

Researchers at Duke University have developed a method that uses machine learning, satellite imagery and weather data to autonomously find hotspots of heavy air pollution, city block by city block.

Artificial intelligence could be one of the keys for limiting the spread of infection in future pandemics. In a new study, researchers at the University of Gothenburg have investigated how machine learning can be used to find effective testing methods during epidemic outbreaks, thereby helping to better control the outbreaks.