CA has become an early-stage investor in Melbourne-based Sonnant Pty Ltd, a transformational artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) company that provides content discovery for the spoken word. 

According to the GfK Australian Share of Audio 2019, consumption of digital audio is growing in Australia and is expected to reach 80% of the population by 2024 and SCA’s recent launch of LiSTNR is designed to be a best in class consumer digital audio experience. 

SCA’s in-house technical capability will be enhanced by Sonnant’s AI intelligence, providing an in-depth of understanding of SCA content that allows for rich meta data and exciting new user experiences. 

Sonnant allows SCA to enhance the key product pillars of LiSTNR delivering a personalised experience to each user based on the topics they most enjoy listening to.

SCA Head of Digital and Innovation, Chris Johnson, says “SCA is a proud supporter of the Australian entrepreneurial ecosystem, so when we found a company of Sonnant’s calibre in Melbourne, we knew that an investment partnership would provide significant long term value to both parties.

“We were delighted when Sonnant’s tech outperformed several ‘off the shelf’ products we pitted it against in testing. Even better that they were right in our own backyard! The partnership demonstrates our commitment to not just delivering engaging digital products but building the technical capabilities that power market leading platforms today.” 

Sonnant CEO, Tony Simmons (pictured right), says: “Technology now allows us to do things with the spoken word that was merely science fiction a few short years ago. Sonnant has long recognised that the consumption of audio, especially the need for better audience discovery of relevant content with podcasts, can greatly benefit by our exacting AI processes.  

“Importantly, by applying Sonnant’s machine learning, SCA will reduce manual processes and SCA customers and advertisers will experience more precise results in a shorter period of time. We are very excited for the opportunity to work with Australia’s pre-eminent media organisation to create even better listener experiences and a high degree of engagement.” 

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While AI technology can apply to satellites, the technology also can integrate with aircraft, where payloads can be easily accessed or swapped out, Nathan Strout reports for Defense News.

WASHINGTON – Officials of Northrop Grumman Corp. in Falls Church, Va., say a new investment into small startup Deepwave Digital in Philadelphia will enable their company to push data processing much closer to the point of collection, decreasing the amount of data that needs to be transported and getting products to warfighters quickly, Nathan Strout reports for Defense News.

The Intelligent Aerospace take:

February 19, 2021 –Northrop Grumman will install Deepwave Digital’s artificial intelligence (AI) solution on aircraft and satellites, says Chris Daughters, the company’s vice president of research, technology, and engineering for aeronautics systems.

With the AI incorporated into the payload, the satellites or aircraft no longer must send data back to the ground for processing. Instead, the onboard payload will process the data itself.

AI has been key to military efforts to manage the torrent of satellite and aircraft data, which is simply too much for human analysts to sort through on their own. To reduce the bandwidth, U.S. Army officials suggest a shift to edge processing.

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