Live Mint

In today’s connected world comprising the Internet of Things (IoT), smart tech toys are here to stay. These toys, for instance, can make learning fun for children and help parents keep track of their whereabouts.

ET CIO

Enterprises are driving a performance edge with real-time guidance. 52 percent of respondents globally say information from their IoT solutions is shared with employees in real or near-real time. Asia-Pacific companies are more advanced in this area, with 58 percent of companies sharing data with employees in such frequency.

Analytics Insight

Machine learning has moved into the realms of everyday life and occupies center stage in influencing every aspect of business and individual’s decision-making process today. The technology is growing exponentially along with its counterpart artificial intelligence. IDC predicts the investment in artificial intelligence and machine learning will jump from $12 billion in 2017 to $57.6 billion by 2021. Machine learning is behind the new breed of companies making an industrial change, from medical research to agriculture. In the years to come, machine learning will not be restricted to top-notch companies and business bigwigs alone, start-ups are all set to take the competition to new heights.

Financial Express

While digitisation and automation has helped small and medium businesses (SMBs) to a great extent, three in 10 SMBs still use old-generation personal computers (PCs) putting them at increased cyber risks and massive productivity loss, a joint Microsoft and Intel study said on Thursday. According to the research by SMB and mid-market research firm Techaisle commissioned by Microsoft and Intel, PCs which are older than four years significantly increases maintenance costs of up to $1,279 (over Rs 90,000) per device — enough to replace the ageing hardware with three or more new PCs.

The Economic Times

Hiring intent in 2019 is expected to be strongest after a gap of four years on the back of bullish employment opportunities in IT, automotive, travel and hospitality sectors, a report said Thursday. According to India Skills Report, almost 64 per cent employers have a positive outlook on hiring, 20 per cent said they will hire the same number of people as 2018 and only handful have a negative outlook for 2019.

Analytics Insight

Machine learning is behind the new breed of companies making an industrial change, from medical research to agriculture. In the years to come, machine learning will not be restricted to top-notch companies and business bigwigs alone, start-ups are all set to take the competition to new heights.

QRIUS

Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a critical component in how government, businesses and citizens defend themselves against cyber attacks. Starting with technology designed to automate specific manual tasks, and advancing to machine learning using increasingly complex systems to parse data, breakthroughs in deep learning capabilities will become an integral part of the security agenda. Much attention is paid to how these capabilities are helping to build a defence posture. But how enemies might harness AI to drive a new generation of attack vectors, and how the community might respond, is often overlooked. Ultimately, the real danger of AI lies in how it will enable attackers.

CXO Today

An initiative of the Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau, the Internet Society Survey on Policy Issues in Asia-Pacific focuses on the security and privacy of IoT that promises convenience, efficiency and insight, but it has also made vast quantity of data available. The survey poll answered by 951 Internet users across 22 Asia-Pacific economies, examines how consumers in the region to perceive and deal with IoT security and privacy risks also seeks to identify the top Internet-related policy concerns in the region.

COMPUTERWORLD

The Internet Society, a global non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet, unveiled the fifth installment of its APAC survey on policy issues. This year’s edition of the annual survey by the Internet Society found that Internet users in Asia-Pacific want security and privacy guarantees for the Internet of Things (IoT) — the rapidly expanding network of devices, physical objects, services and applications that communicate over the Internet.