April 16, 2019

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Why this is Indias big data electionedit

The Times of India 

This election season, you may have noticed a trend in the kind of political videos popping up on your feeds. And posts related to polls you havent participated in but are there for your reading anyway. You might have also noticed ads from election candidates in your vicinity. And when you want to find out whats trending Theres a pattern there too, right (Artificial Intelligence)

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These are the six business trends that will shape Banking in 2019edit

Money Control 

Business model innovation and open banking figure among the top trends in banking in 2019.The last few years have seen several nonbanking companies such as technology majors, digital upstarts and FinTechs steadily expand their foothold in the financial services space. 1A recent study revealed that FinTechs now constitute about 33 percent of the financial services revenue globally.

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Opinion | Think before getting machines to take moral decisions for usedit

Live Mint 

Anantha Nageswaran & S. Raghu Raman Should Artificial Intelligence (AI) be programmed to avoid the mental shortcuts that humans takeIf technology magazines are to be believed, Artificial Intelligence (AI) would have to make moral choices in the very near future.

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Internet Of Thoughts: You Might Gain Knowledge By Simply Thinking About Topics In The Futureedit

Republic World 

Our brains may someday be able to directly connect to vast cloudcomputing networks in real timeOur brains may someday be able to directly connect to vast cloudcomputing networks in real time, allowing us to gain a Matrixstyle instant access to the worlds knowledge by simply thinking about a specific topic, scientists claim. (Artificial Intelligence)

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India is undergoing a digital transformation in each industry sectoredit

Smart City Elets Online 

By Saurabh Saxena with Jyoti Bhagat

India has been undergoing a digital transformation in a rapid mode, says Saurabh Saxena, Country Director India, Micro Focus. In this interview with Saurabh Saxena with Jyoti Bhagat of Elets News Network, he talks about this industry wise digital transition, spinmerge with HPE, cybersecurity as a challenge among other areas.

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How can data science help patients fight diseasesedit

The Economic Times 

Saving a human life takes a village in the metaphorical sense. Many different types of doctors, physicians, scientists, pharma, healthcare companies come together to make this happen.

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How a Bengaluru startup is helping factories gain a sixth senseedit

Factor Daily 

By Anand Murali

Although the primary focus is on such systems, the companys solution will also function on machines already equipped with sensors that generate similar data points. In these cases, Asquareds internet of things (IoT) solutions act as an additional data point source for analytics.

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Global Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Market 2019 Competitive Landscape and Key Players Strategies 2025edit

New Found Times 

This study is titled Global Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Market 20192025 which carefully examines several vital factors such as market share, market revenue, market dynamics and competitive scenario active in the target market for the period between 2019 and 2025.

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Getting Real About Artificial Intelligenceedit

Huffington Post 

Whatever abstract visions we do have in mind, the truth is that artificial intelligence and machine learning are no longer the future, they are already part of our present, our everyday lived reality. (Artificial Intelligence)

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Discovering the disruptive technology for the everyday lifeedit

Ele Times 

The term technology has a broad meaning and can be hard to clearly define when it comes to understanding how it directly affects the public at large. But affect us it does, and will continue to do so in immeasurable ways as our world becomes increasingly intertwined with innovations and advancements that would have been inconceivable just a decade ago. (Artificial Intelligence)

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Businesses are turning to AI for IT operations: Viewedit

The Economic Times 

Padraig Byrne Last year, Australias two largest supermarket chains suffered nationwide technical issues, forcing the companies to close stores until the issues were fixed. The result: Lost revenue and frustrated customers. The reality is that IT teams are dealing with increasing amounts of data and a variety of tools to monitor that data, which can mean significant delays in identifying and solving issues. (Artificial Intelligence)

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Brewing Craze of Artificial Intelligence Adoption Across the Industry is Worth Watchingedit

Analytics Insight 

Deriving success from artificial technology is one such bug buzzing continuously in the mind of business leaders. The adoption of technology across the industry is imminent and its increasing craze is becoming more and more interesting. The success of the company has become directly proportional to the scale at which AI has been employed in the business strategies and transformative ideas.

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Auto Mechanics and Automation: How will the Industry Adaptedit

Motoring Junction 

Heather Redding is a content manager for rent, hailing from Aurora. She loves to geek out writing about wearables, IoT and other hot tech trends. When she finds the time to detach from her keyboard, she enjoys her Kindle library and a hot coffee. Reach out to her on Twitter.

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All technology is finally about customersedit

Money Control 

We have adopted a Digital First strategy deploying a combination of technologies in areas of database, cloud, mobility, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning to augment speed and accuracy at every touch point of our customer service value chain and to reduce human intervention in repetitive, low value transactions.

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AI Test Pinpoints More Cancers Targeted by Astra, Glaxo Drugsedit

Bloomberg Quint 

Using artificial intelligence to pinpoint tumor cells with reduced ability to repair their own DNA can help identify tens of thousands of patients who would benefit from treatment with drugs from AstraZeneca Plc and GlaxoSmithKline Plc, researchers said. Analyzing genetic tests with a machine-learning algorithm helps target cancers that are vulnerable to treatment with drugs called PARP inhibitors, according to a study from scientists at Harvard Medical School in Boston and the U.K.’s University of Cambridge.

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AI robot could lend hand to your household choresedit

Express Computer 

Scientists have developed a robot that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to master intricate human tasks, and could one day help you fold laundry or make a cup of coffee at home. Robots may have a knack for super-human strength and precision, but they still struggle with some basic human tasks.

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AI features to watch out for in 2019edit

Geospatial World 

In 2018 there was a drastic change in tools and applications based on artificial intelligence, those changes not only affected the internet industry but also other industries like healthcare, legal, agriculture, and manufacturing industries. AI is playing a crucial role in the development process of the worlds top companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon etc. (Artificial Intelligence)

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AI can track neurons faster than humansedit

The Hans India 

Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) based automated process that can track and map active neurons as accurately as humans can, in a fraction of the time. The technique, described in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, interprets video images, addressing a critical roadblock in neuron analysis.

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AI Built By Elon Musk Deals Crushing Defeat To Worlds Best Players Of This Strategy Gameedit

India Times 

With multiplayer games, bot have always been the amateurs way to practice, with pros always preferring hone their skills against human players capable of strategy, deceit, and surprise. As it turns out, artificial intelligence can do that too now, and better than humans. (Artificial Intelligence)

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Switching to electric vehicles may improve air quality, lower emissions: Studyedit

The Economic Times 

Researchers from the Northwestern University in the US quantified the differences in air pollution generated from battery powered electric vehicles versus internal combustion engines

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In quest for electric supercars, engineers head to startupsedit

The Economic Times 

Startup carmakers are better able to compete with large established players thanks to advances in virtual engineering and the prevalence of consulting firms that specialise in software and IT systems. (E mobility)

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GoZero Mobility to expand India retail presenceedit

The Financial Express 

Gozero Mobility, The British electric bicycle company that has its India headquarters in Kolkata, on Monday announced its pan-India expansion plans. CEO Ankit Kumar said, “The e-bike industry has a huge potential in India.

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BEST to start 80 e-buses soonedit

The Times of India

BEST will soon introduce 80 electric buses on wet-lease as Bombay high court approved the proposal. BEST general manager Surendra Kumar Bagade told the BEST committee that the undertaking will receive a Rs 40-crore subsidy from the Union government. BEST will not have to spend crores as investment in the purchase of buses.

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A variety of stakeholders must contribute to realising Indias EV goaledit

Consultancy 

As a number of different stakeholders work towards meeting Indias Electric Vehicles (EV) goals for the next decade, global professional services firm Deloitte recommends that the development of detailed business models is the best way to generate coherence among all the activities in this regard.

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Industry News: Future of Work

Lack of industry exposure makes Indian engineers unemployableedit

The Times of India 

The report revealed 60% of engineering faculty do not discuss how to apply engineering concepts in the industry. Varun Aggarwal, cofounder and Chief Technological Officer (CTO), Aspiring Minds, says, On a large scale, the primary problem of Indian engineering institutes is the rote learning temperament.

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Introducing: The 100 people transforming the world of businessedit

Business Insider 

Emmanuel Aidoo, head of digital asset markets at Credit Suisse, is using blockchain to transform banking Emmanuel Aidoo, head of digital asset markets at Credit Suisse, is using blockchain to transform banking (Future of Work).

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How Automation Will Influence The Job Market for Womenedit

She The People 

Gender gap is a bitter reality of the corporate world. But how do technology and automation influence the numbers further Do things change differently for men and women with automation As per a research Women, Automation, and the Future of Work, by Institute for Womens Policy Research (IWPR) traditional women oriented jobs are at a higher risk of being automated. (Future of Work)

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Workplace trends emerging in 2019edit

The Statesman 

Organisations across the board are embracing changes and advancements to streamline and enhance work experience 1for both current inbound teams alike Whether its a growing startup or the industry leaders, we see organisations across the board are embracing changes and advancements to streamline and enhance work experience for both current inbound teams alike.

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Top jobs on LinkedIn: Software engineers, business analystsedit

Business Today 

Professional network LinkedIn recently came up with the second edition of its India Workforce Report for the second half of 2018, which says that the data guys are in demand across industries Data crunching, at times, validates perception. Many have talked about the growth of data related jobs because of the rise of exponential technologies the likes of Artificial Intelligence.

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Industry News: Education

Skills in AI, automation must for engineering graduatesedit

The Times of India 

AI and automation will be all pervasive and it is important that these be a part of any skilling process. All domains will require upskilling or reskilling to be relevant in the current scenario. According to LinkedIn Emerging Jobs Report, around 6 out of 15 top emerging jobs have some element of AI in it. BlockChain is another major job creator as are machine learning and data science.

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