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IoT in healthcare at serious cyber attack riskedit
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According to the IoT India Congress 2018, the Indian IoT market is expected to grow from $1.3 billion in 2016 to $9 billion by 2020 across sectors such as telecom, health, vehicles and homes, among others.
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Push for IoT in India: How Samsung plans to make Indian homes smart in futureedit
With Internet of Things (IoT) and smart homes becoming buzzwords across the globe, Samsung has been slowly investing both time and money to ensure it can establish itself as the leader in the sector. But even as it faces stiff competition in more mature markets such as the US and Europe, its in India where it has become the defacto market leader by the virtue of being the only brand with a complete IoT powered smart home ecosystem in the market.
IoTSmart HomeOur focus is to ensure that poor are able to access curative care across hospitalsedit
What was the major achievements and challenges according to you in the first 157 days of implementation of PMJAYWe have been able to issue more than two crore ecards to beneficiaries in less than six months into the schemes implementation. In the same time, more than 16 lakh beneficiaries across the country have availed free treatment worth Rs 2,000 crores for serious illnesses. (Artificial Intelligence)
Artificial IntelligenceIoT in HealthcareHow Is Sensara Driving The Concept Of Hybrid TV Powered By Artificial Intelligenceedit
By Shrishti Deoras
Television technology has seen significant growth in the last few years to the extent that technologies such as artificial intelligence are now seamlessly been integrated with TV. Redefining the way people interact with television, this Bengalurubased startup is improving the way people interact with televisions at home in affordable ways.
Artificial IntelligenceFuture of App Development is multiexperience: Gartneredit
As user application touchpoints increase in frequency, change in modalities and expand in device type, the future of app development is multiexperience, a recent survey from Gartner highlights.Development platform vendors are expanding their value proposition beyond mobile apps and web development to meet user and industry demands, said Jason Wong, research vice president at Gartner. (Artificial Intelligence)
Artificial IntelligenceEthical hacking may not guarantee stable jobs right nowedit
With cybercrimes on the rise in India, increasing security awareness has become significant. As per CISCO 2018 Asia Pacific Security Capabilities Benchmark report, India deals with 250500,000 cyber threat alerts each day. Ethical hacking that involves penetrating into systems or networks to detect threats and vulnerabilities that might lead to loss of data, has turned out to be a popular choice among companies.
CyberSecurityJob OpportunitiesCybersecurity spending grows 9% to $37 billion: Canalysedit
Cybersecurity technology spending grew 9.1 percent to $37 billion in 2018 driven by the creation of hybrid and complex environments, the latest Canalys report said. Top cybersecurity vendors 2018Web and email security products grew 8.2 percent, followed by endpoint security, and vulnerability and security management solutions, both growing 7.3 percent.
CyberSecurityBJP Manifesto 2019: Focus On Building AI And Robotics, Indias First Manned Mission To Space Among The Promisesedit
By Tanmay Patange
We compile the list of major promises made by the Modi government focusing Science and Technology sector for the next five yearsBJPs focus will remain primarily on improving the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and robotic research mission (Artificial Intelligence)
AIRoboticsApple Wants To Add Smelling Sensors To The iPhone So That It Can Tell If You Smell Like Shitedit
By Akshay Bhalla
No, this is not a late April Fools joke or a prank by Apple. According to a new patent filing submitted by Apple, future devices such as the iPhone and Apple Watches may have smell recognition capabilities. (Artificial Intelligence)
Artificial IntelligenceAI must be accountable, EU says as it sets ethical guidelinesedit
Companies working with artificial intelligence need to install accountability mechanisms to prevent its being misused, the European Commission said on Monday, under new ethical guidelines for a technology open to abuse. (Artificial Intelligence)
Artificial IntelligencePolicy90% security professionals say their environments damaged by a cyberattack in last 2 yearsedit
The study identifies the true extent of cyber attacks experienced by critical infrastructure operators professionals in industries using industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT). It found that 90 per cent of respondents stated their environments had been damaged by at least one cyber attack over the past two years, with 62 per cent experiencing two or more attacks.
CyberSecurity65% of Manufacturing Environments Run Outdated Operating Systems, says Trend Microedit
To help mitigate the impact of Industry 4.0 threats, Trend Micro recommends manufacturers remember the basics of cybersecurity, such as restricting user access and disabling directory listings, as well as identifying and prioritizing key assets to protect
CyberSecurityIndustry 4.0Manufacturing10 Exciting Computer Vision Companies to Watch Out in 2019edit
By Kamalika Some
This technology has advanced in greater proportions, and recent progress includes medical image analysis, pollution monitoring, facial recognition, gesture analysis, and enhanced security and surveillance application. Computer Vision today is revolutionizing industries such as insurance, manufacturing, healthcare and more. (Artificial Intelligence)
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FAMEII scheme to impact electric 2wheeler segment most: Crisiledit
The central government late last month laid out the eligibility criteria for electric buses, passenger vehicles, threewheelers and twowheelers to avail the incentives under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India (FAMEII) scheme.
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Despite these challenges, the industry is planning for substantial growth in the next decade thanks to an expected boom in production of electric vehicles, which use twice as much copper as internal combustion engines.
Electric VehiclesBSVI to have minimal impact on autocasting industryedit
The auto industry is set to change significantly with BSVI emission norms and thrust on electric vehicles. We expect the new emission norms to affect the autocasting industry only slightly as these norms will only have a more nearterm impact, while the effect of electric vehicles will be felt in the mediumtolong term, the report said.
Electric Vehicles$59 Million Fund to Accelerate Research in Batteries and Electric Vehiclesedit
Funded through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, this funding opportunity seeks projects to address priorities in advanced batteries electric drive systems, and energy efficient mobility systems amongst other areas of interest. (Electric Vehicles)
Electric VehiclesEV BatteriesUber, ahead of IPO, sees some time before selfdriving cars dominate the roadedit
Uber Technologies Inc expects it will be a long time before one of its biggest investments, selfdriving cars, is ready for widescale deployment, a senior scientist said on Monday, as the ridesharing firm gears up to go public. (Artificial Intelligence)
Future of MobilitySelf Drive carsAuto sector to see uptick in hiring this fiscaledit
By Rica Bhattacharyya & Lijee Philip
Hiring is picking up in the space of connected technologies (AI and automation related). Skills around digital IoT, 5G connectivity, coding and ADAS (Advance Driving Assistance System) will be the key focus areas in future, said Kiran Kumar, founding member and the chief of sales at PeopleStrong.
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Why Is It Becoming So Difficult To Get A Jobedit
Earlier you as an experienced candidate never had to engage in a job search and manage it like your job; it only meant application to jobs available through job alerts sent by portals (newspaper appointment ads have vanished totally in this digital age) or use your network of references and ex-bosses. (Artificial Intelligence)
Artificial IntelligenceJob OpportunitiesThe 3 Valuable Qualities Every Good Data Scientist Must Possessedit
Data science is one of the most impactful areas of the postmillennial world. If the last decade gave us a glimpse of what data can help achieve, the coming decades will prove this to be the tip of the iceberg. Becoming a data scientist requires multidisciplinary skills ranging from coding, programming, data wrangling, knowledge of machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning, analytics tools, statistical algorithms and techniques to data visualisation, domain knowledge and soft skills.
Artificial IntelligenceData ScienceDeep LearningMachine LearningSoft SkillsLeaders confident about dealing with current disruptions: Studyedit
The study had over 5,500 responses from Csuite executives, HR personnel and employees in India. According to the study, thriving employees are almost two times more likely to work for an organisation that enables quick decision making.
human reTalent DearthWorkplace TrendsBooming logistics sector raises hopes for tech workforceedit
The e-commerce boom, grant of infrastructure status, the digital revolution and unprecedented growth of mobile phone ownership in India have collectively given a strong push to the logistics industry in India. Additionally, automation and implementation of new-age technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics have also played a vital role in the massive transformation of the sector.
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By Jagriti Kumari
The e-commerce boom, grant of infrastructure status, the digital revolution and unprecedented growth of mobile phone ownership in India have collectively given a strong push to the logistics industry in India.workforceWorkplaceCreating better workplacesedit
Organisations today need to create spaces that attract the best talent, adjust to shifting workforce demographics and promote employee wellbeing. The answer to such new demands is simple: technology and innovation. The workplace is changing. The way we work is evolving to meet the new demands of a global marketplace driven by advancing technology, where agile businesses are disrupting the status quo. New technologies are transforming the entire corporate world, and allied services need to change the way they operate in this environment.
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Education and modern technologies, their positive and negative impactedit
The future of education is all about personalizing learning, allowing children to learn at their own pace and learning Education is no more based on the rote method of learning. The education space has slowly but surely seen a change. The future of education is all about personalizing learning, allowing children to learn at their own pace and learning style.
EducationTechnologyBJP to focus on quality higher educationedit
BJP has promised to set up 50 Institutions of Eminence (IoE), increase in the number of seats by 50% in the centrally funded professional institutions of higher learning like engineering, law and management and setting up of 200 new Kendriya Vidyalas to expand affordable school education.
GovernanceHigher EducationThe Evolution of Indian School Educationedit
Over the decades, the school education system of the country has undergone a seachange. The steadily increasing use of technology has inspired childcentric approaches and garnered governments attention on developing a system shaped up in alignment with globallevel evolution of school education system. How all this has led to imparting of holistic education is worth exploration, writes Akash Tomer of Elets News Network (ENN). (Artificial Intelligence)
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