Amazon's $20B AI Investment Down Under, Zilliz's Surveillance Boost, and Nota AI's Perfect Traffic Solution - Daily AI Brief #209

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Welcome to today's AI Brief. Zilliz has enhanced surveillance capabilities with its AI database, while Amazon plans to invest $13 billion in Australian data centers. Jackson State University has received $1.3 million to advance its AI programs.

In other developments, Nota AI has achieved 100% accuracy with its traffic solution, and Anthropic has launched the Claude Code SDK to assist in AI-powered coding.

Jackson State University Receives $1.3 Million for AI Programs

Nota AI's Traffic Solution Achieves 100% Accuracy

Zilliz Introduces AI Solutions for Video Surveillance

Anthropic Introduces Claude Code SDK for Developers

Amazon to Invest $13 Billion in Australian Data Centers

Aspora has raised $53 million to enhance banking for global Indians, while a survey shows 95% of Vietnamese business leaders trust AI to boost productivity. Taiwan has imposed export controls on Huawei and SMIC, potentially impacting China's AI chip development. Unlearn is using AI digital twins in clinical trials to accelerate drug development. DevSecFlow launched SECOYA for Nigerian fintechs, and Iterate.ai secured $6.4 million to enhance its AI platform. The NIH and FDA are focusing on AI in healthcare, and South Korea launched an AI-focused fellowship program. EverDriven expanded its AI safety partnership with Powerfleet, and Voliro raised €19.8 million for drone development. Amazon plans a AU$20 billion investment in Australian cloud and AI, while Synapxe partners with OpenAI, Databricks, and Google Cloud. South Africa and Huawei signed an AI collaboration agreement, Netskope expanded its partnership with Microsoft, and Rednote launched an open-source LLM. Shriram Group and Sanlam Group launched Shriram Wealth in India, AhnLab CloudMate introduced SecureBridge for AI data security, and Sterlite Technologies expanded its data centre portfolio for AI.