October 23, 2018

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Industry News: Information and Communications

The power of AI for data centersedit

Express Computer 

By Srikanth RP

The firm uses a machine learning algorithm that helps data centers recuperate stranded power allocated for long-duration peaks. While these are still early days, the potential is huge, and the supporting ecosystem is ready. With the combination of cloud (for storing and analysing huge amount of data) and IoT (for capturing huge number of data across multiple points in the data center), the potential for automating a large number of critical functions , and proactively preventing data center outages is huge.

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The Era of Computer Vision is Hereedit

Analytics Insight  

By Kamilika Some

Business enterprises are developing computer vision systems embedded into deep learning systems hosted on the edge of the Internet of Things (IoT), in on-board systems, performing inference analysis in the cloud. The deep learning algorithms that power computer vision systems perform billions of computations for quick results. These systems can employ solutions using GPU, CPU/DSP FPGA, ASIC technologies or embedded FPGA each having its own advantages and disadvantages.

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Making India ready for 5G-enabled revolutionedit

ET Telecom 

The upcoming 5G technology promises to transform the way we live and work. With a combination of ultra-high speed and extremely low latency, 5G enables many innovative use cases, including remote surgery, autonomous driving, Industrial 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT).

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CIOs, Are You Ready For These 7 Digital Disruptions?edit

CXO Today 

Digital business will stretch conventional management methods past the breaking point. The enterprise will need to make decisions in real time about unpredictable events, based on information from many different sources (such as Internet of Things [IoT] devices) beyond the organization’s control. Humans move too slowly, stand-alone smart machines cost too much, and hyperscale architectures cannot deal with the variability. Swarm intelligence could tackle the mission at a low cost.

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6 ways 5G will change the way you liveedit

Gadgets Now 

IoT devices to enter offices, hospitals and more While much of the IOT tech today is standalone, like fitness monitors and security systems, the coming of 5G will allow these to communicate with each other. 5G will make low-cost sensors with longer battery lives a reality. IoT will have applications for office spaces, government departments, hospitals and agriculture. The IoT industry expects 50 billion such devices active by 2020.

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Connected cities to self-operating devices, how 5G will change lifeedit

The Times of India 

5G, or the fifth generation of mobile networks, will not only upgrade internet speeds, but will also drive next generation of tech. In the 5G era, millions of devices will constantly collect data and communicate with each other. Your phone will be connected to every device at home, from your fridge to your security system, and smart cities and autonomous cars could become a reality. With 5G set to rollout in India by 2022, a look at what it’ll bring.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Rise of Electric Vehicle Market in Indiaedit

Business World 

The electric vehicle market is set to grow in a big way owing to the ambitious plans and initiatives of the government. The government has taken a number of steps to incentivize and promote the deployment of electric vehicles and public charging infrastructure to achieve significant electrification by 2030. India is targeting to reduce its excessive oil imports and curb pollution levels across cities in the coming years. Electric vehicles will play an important role in achieving this target.

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EVs, Smart Car Market In India To Boomedit

CXO Today 

The electric vehicle market is set to grow in a big way owing to the ambitious plans and initiatives of the government to build Digital India. The government has taken a number of steps to incentivize and promote the deployment of electric vehicles and public charging infrastructure to achieve significant electrification by 2030. India is targeting to reduce its excessive oil imports and curb pollution levels across cities in the coming years. Electric vehicles will play an important role in achieving this target.

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Australian firm plans to cut electric car charging time to just 15 minutesedit

Business Standard 

“Our network of ultra-rapid charging stations will play a significant part in improving the infrastructure of this country and remove one of the major barriers that limits the adoption of EVs,” said Marty Andrews, chief executive officer of Chargefox. Australia has been among the slowest adopters of electric vehicles among developed world nations, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. They made up just 0.2 per cent of all new car sales in 2017, behind peers such as the UK at 1.9 per cent and Germany at 1.5 per cent.

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Industry News: Education

What is AI consulting and why it is so important???edit

Tech Story 

Choosing an AI consultant firm that is just right for your company can be challenging if you are new to this world. What you should ideally look for in a firm is their ability to combine data management and engineering efficiently. The AI consultant should also be able to work with wireless hardware, networking, cloud computing and Internet of Things (IoT). Moreover, the consultant that you hire should be able to offer you solutions that are right for your business and can work on AI budgeting, AI planning, and architecture.

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Here’s why STEM education is the pathway to successedit

India Today 

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths, collectively known as STEM, are the four primary academic disciplines currently responsible for driving the entire world’s economy and maintaining our general well-being. Thus, in order for children to become the leaders of tomorrow, it is highly essential for them to be proficient in these fields, besides possessing critical thinking abilities, knowledge of engineering design processes, a high creativity quotient, and problem solving skills.

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Bengaluru: Communication skills a major barrier for rural engineering studentsedit

Deccan Chronicle 

By Ralph Alex Arakal

Mr S.J. Amalan, Director, VTU Skill Development Centre (SDC), said that a comprehensive soft skills training module should be included in the curriculum. “The SDC has submitted such modules, which include language skills, communication, decision-making (both individual and group), business etiquette and others to ensure a better chance of employability for our students

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76% of renewable energy target to be met by 2022edit

The Statesman 

India may achieve about 76 per cent of the target of having 175 gigawatts of renew able power generation capac ity by the scheduled date of 2022 as it faces myriad challenges, Wood Mackenzie has said. India is targeting 100 GW of solar capacity and 75 GW of wind power by 2022.

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