NVIDIA is very likely to launch the new RTX 3000 series of GPUs based on Ampere architecture on September 1. It is speculated that the RTX 3090 will be the most powerful GPU from the brand and we now have some more details on its development.If you are planning to upgrade your already existing gaming PC with the new RTX 3090, then you might have to re-evaluate your decision. According to the latest leak, the RTX 3090 will be a power-hungry GPU with a rated power requirement of 850W.

Publication: Gizbot

India is emerging as the technology platform for global companies to drive innovations and recent investments in Jio Platforms will allow some of these companies to make India base for future products and will also help the country’s startup ecosystem, a top Qualcomm India executive said. So, now India is being used as a platform for various companies…a lot of innovation on WhatsApp, for instance, started from India.

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Microsoft has started training 900 faculty members from top Indian institutes in quantum computing skills and capabilities among the wider academic community. Training will be provided virtually from 24-29 August and will cover the basics of quantum computing including superposition and entanglement, processing of information using qubits and quantum gates, and quantum machine learning and programming. The training program will also offer coding classes using Microsoft Q# and Quantum Development Kit.

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The recent changes in work culture have hit employees hard. Companies are unearthing innovative policies and initiatives to deal with the remolding of practices instigated by Covid-19. With many organizations still forging ways to sail amid the pandemic hit business operations, Lenovo India proactively infused a spirit of discovering the silver lining among its employees. From ensuring a seamless transition to work from home via providing hotspot, dongle, and laptop, the organization also took on the mental wellness of employees using tech-driven solutions.

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“Modern work demands a modern approach to protecting the end-user workspace from threats. CISOs need to take a defined approach that will deploy a robust security solution to secure the endpoints from cyber threats at all times for business continuity. Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise is a cybersecurity suite with automated threat prevention, detection, and response capabilities. This will give a brief description on the functions and features of Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise.” said Gurpreet Singh, Managing Director at Arrow PC Network (Titanium Partner – Dell Technologies).

Publication: CRN India 

Mindtree cofounders Krishnakumar Natarajan and Parthasarathy NS have made the first close of their maiden venture fund, Mela Ventures Core Tech Fund-1, with a Rs 130 crore commitment from institutional investors, technology leaders, and startup investors. The fund will invest in early-stage startups using technologies such as AI/ML, AR/VR, IoT, cloud migration, and deep technologies to create solutions targeted at global enterprises.

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The aim is to create a portfolio of real-world solutions aimed at cutting costs and improving efficiencies for enterprise clients. The firm launched this India-specific initiative in April and is creating solutions across different categories. IBM helps startups with some of the hardware and tech requirements and provides market access. “Digital transformation is opening up channels to communicate with clients and a lot of data is available in the public domain. Companies want to harness the maximum information… Businesses want to get value out of their data and either use AI and ML to infuse more efficiency into the process or use similar technologies to try and segment their market better,” said Ravi Jain – Director, Systems Hardware, India-South Asia, ...

In a candid chat with ETCFO, Swetang Vin, Corporate Vice President, Finance and Regional Chief Financial Officer at US-based semiconductor company AMD, discussed the company’s growth prospects and cash management in the wake of the pandemic. The executive heads AMD’s finance for all regions outside North America, including India, APJ, EMEA, and Greater China. The norm of one PC – one home is increasingly being replaced by multiple laptops per household in this new paradigm. As WFH is likely to continue in many parts of the world, at least till the end of the year, we are also seeing good demand for commercial laptops from enterprises to equip their employees for remote work.

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Speaking at the annual summit of the India Electronics & Semiconductor Association (IESA) last week, both noted that chips are at the heart of everything around us – smartphones, PCs, cars, watches, agriculture, drones, medical devices. And yet, India is nowhere in this ecosystem, and is heavily dependent on imports. India has enormous chip design talent, but almost all of that resides in the India centres of global companies like Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom, AMD, Micron, Texas Instruments, and Nvidia.

Publication: The Times of India