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The Road To Bluetooth 5.0: Key Differences Between All The Bluetooth Versionsedit
The term Bluetooth was officially coined in the year 1998. It is a global wireless communication standard that is used for connectivity and exchange of data over a limited distance. Over a time period of almost 20 years, this technology is not an option anymore. It’s a necessity for all mobile computing devices, such as smartphones, Laptops and Tablets. Bluetooth 1.0 specification was released in 1999, and in the very next year, the first v1.0 enabled mobile handset and headset was launched in the market.
Industry News: Information and Communications
Future of IoT in India – current market trends and use casesedit
As per a joint report by IAMAI (The Internet and Mobile Association of India) and Deloitte, Industrial IoT is expected to surpass the consumer IoT space in India by 2020. It also predicts a $12 billion IoT opportunity. The accelerated pace of IoT adoption in the country will make sectors like industrial manufacturing, energy, agriculture, utilities, transport, and logistics lead the market, per the same report.
IoTARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROVES ITS EXCELLENT SERVICEABILITY IN IDENTIFYING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASESedit
According to a study carried out at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published in Nature medical journal Laboratory Investigation, scientists have created an AI-powered platform to identify a trajectory of the neurodegenerative disease in human brain tissue samples. This range also includes Alzheimer’s disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. This will help researchers develop biomarkers and therapeutics which would lead to accurate diagnosis of complex brain diseases to improve outcomes.
Since the structure of the brain is so complex, the diagnosis of such diseases with accuracy is challenging and also requires highly trained specialists. The enhancement of abnormal tau proteins in neurofibrillary tangles of the brain is a factor of Alzheimer disease. This also ...Artificial Intelligence
Industry News: Future of Mobility
With government as facilitator, industry can drive e-mobility faster in India: Deloitteedit
Rapid urbanisation has stimulated mobility needs and in turn created a surge in demand for vehicles. This has not only impacted air quality but also increased the country’s dependence on crude oil, leading to higher import bills.
However, economic development often involves judicious trade-offs and call for a need for green mobility solutions. Given that India has pledged to reduce carbon emission intensity by 33-35 percent by 2030 (compared to 2005 levels), emerging automotive technologies and alternative fuels seem to be the way forward, says a study by Deloitte.
e-mobilityComment | Ola’s Rs400crore EV investment is putting the cart before the horseedit
Last week, cab-hailing company Ola raised Rs 400 core for its electric vehicle venture Ola Electric Mobility that leads Ola’s Mission: Electric — a venture where Ola is working on developing solutions in partnership with vehicle makers, battery companies and its own drivers to make electric mobility viable at a commercial scale.
EVIndustry News: Skilling
How Technology Is Driving NSDC’s Skill Development Missionedit
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) aims to promote skill development by catalysing the creation of large scale, quality and for-profit vocational institutions. Dr Manish Kumar, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, NSDC highlights the diverse technology interventions enabling them to reach the objective of skilling up the people in India
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