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Want to vent out your frustration Punch these cathartic robots to feel betteredit
Catharsis takes place when one feels purged out of the emotions which overwhelmed them. As explained on IEEE Spectrum, to help one take out their negative emotions, researchers have built cathartic objects including a ragdoll like robotic device prototype that encourages expressing emotional state physically.
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Is there AI doctor in the house?edit
By Leslie D’Monte
Today, cardiac surgeons routinely use 3D printers to generate replicas of the hearts of patients to strategize for complex procedures. Moreover, hospitals like All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Max Super Speciality Hospital, Apollo and Fortis Healthcare all use 3D printed organ replicas. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) doctors, for instance, have also used 3D printers to fix skull deformities.
AIHealthcareRobotic Automation Takes Holdedit
A new study on robotic process automation (RPA) by consulting firm Protiviti found that companies are investing about $5 million in RPA on an average in their current fiscal years, with the largest organisations spending as much as $10 million to $20 million annually.
AutomationRoboticsRPA5G roll out could be delayed by security concernsedit
The roll-out of 5G networks in Britain could be delayed, Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright said, adding that he would not trade off the economic benefit of using cheap kit with security risk. “There is certainly the possibility of a delay in the process of the roll out of 5G: If you want to do 5G fastest then you do that without any consideration for security,” he told lawmakers.
5G TechnologySecurityHyderabad to get Centre of Excellence in cybersecurityedit
Hyderabad Security Cluster, a common platform consisting of cyber security companies, research institutes and the government, will be coming with a Centre of Excellence at the Engineering Staff College of India in Hitech City by 2020. With a primary focus on research and development, innovation and data breach investigation, the centrewill train experts in regard to cyber security and if needed these experts will be deployed across different states in the country, said Zaki Qureshi, CEO, Hyderabad Security Cluster.
Centre of ExcellenceCyberSecuritySenior executives 12 times more prone to cyber security incidents and 9 times more to data breaches: Verizonedit
By Manu Kaushik and Anshuman Sharma
Verizon, the US-based telecom giant, has been publishing one of the most looked out reports on cybersecurity for the past 12 years. The data set captured by Verizon is sizeable that gives holistic and industry-specific views on the entire cyber threat landscape. In a conversation with Business Today, Anshuman Sharma, principal consultant (investigative response), Verizon RISK Team, talks about the key findings of the 2019 edition of the report.
Cyber SecurityThe dark truth behind intelligent automationedit
If you have been keeping up with the news lately, automation and AI are all the rage. Advancements in AI is happening at a staggering pace and it is helping small and large companies automate things that were once done by humans. Is RPA moving too fast for you to change your CV? It depends on what you do for a living, how old you are, where you live and your educational credentials.
AIAutomationRPAHow the EU is Mastering the Challenge of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligenceedit
From treating chronic diseases and reducing fatality rates in traffic accidents, to fighting climate change and anticipating cybersecurity threats, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer considered a futuristic construct – it is already a reality and is helping humanity solve pressing global challenges. It significantly improves peoples’ lives, helps with day-to-day tasks and benefits society and the economy. Nevertheless, AI applications should not only be consistent with the law, but also adhere to ethical principles. The ethical dimension of AI is not a luxury feature or an add-on: it needs to be an integral part of AI development.
Artificial IntelligenceBuilding a trusted, collaborative supply chain using Blockchain: Viewedit
Blockchain technology provides greater transparency and security in carrying out business transactions by maintaining immutable transaction records within a distributed network of mutually untrusting peers. A secure distributed consensus protocol is used for maintaining the ledger and blockchain has a framework for automatically executing smart contracts based on the state of the distributed ledger. Blockchain technology has been seen as a very promising technology in supply chain and logistics industry.
BlockchainSupply Chain ManagementNew AI method predicts future risk of breast canceredit
Researchers have developed a new tool with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) methods to predict a woman’s future risk of breast cancer. For the study, the researchers used almost 90,000 full-resolution screening mammograms from about 40,000 women to train, validate and test the deep learning model.
AIHealthcareGoogle-funded AI project aims to reduce crop losses in cotton farmingedit
The Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence on May 8 received a $2 million grant from Google to develop technologies to reduce crop losses in cotton farming. This is a part of $25 million in grants from the tech giant. In addition, as a part of Google AI Impact Challenge, the Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence will get credit and consulting from Google Cloud and coaching by Google’s AI experts, according to a press statement.
AgricultureAISmart FarmingOut-Of-Stock Gaps In Retail: Is Technology The Answer?edit
Be it a consumer or a retailer, everyone has faced out of stock obstacle. Unfortunately, today stock outs are a common occurrence that indeed terrifies the businesses. It won’t be incorrect to say that stock-out has become a dreaded word not only for consumers but also for consumer goods brands and retailers.
IoTRetail IndustryChallenges in securing modern applications: Viewedit
Securing modern day applications is becoming more and more difficult. Whether they are web or mobile, custom developed or SaaS-based applications are now scattered across different platforms and frameworks. To accelerate service development and business operations, applications rely on third-party resources that they interact with via APIs, well-orchestrated by state-of-the-art automation and synchronization tools. As a result, the attack surface becomes greater as there are more blind spots – higher exposure to risk.
AutomationCyberSecurityFrost & Sullivan Reveals Top Internet of Things Platforms Poised for Growthedit
With over 60 billion connected devices expected globally by 2024, IoT is a complex ecosystem that integrates Information technology (IT) with operations technology (OT) to generate data that can be analyzed to increase revenues and improve business productivity. IoT platforms are the building blocks of IoT solutions, offering multiple services such as application enablement, device management, and connectivity management.
connected devicesIoTGlobal Internet of Things (IoT) in Healthcare Market 2019edit
MarketandResearch.biz exposed a new deep industry research report namely Global Internet of Things (IoT) in Healthcare Market 2018 by Manufacturers, Countries, Type and Application, Forecast to 2023, focusing on the latest technological developments, upcoming business opportunities, market restraining factors in the market.
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Germany opens its first electrified highway sectionedit
The hybrid and electric vehicles designed to use these electrified roads will also be equipped with an array of sensors that will sense overhead electric lines and automatically raise the pantograph mounted on top of the truck cabin to draw power from the grid.
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Reskilling and upskilling cannot happen in a classroom, says Raghav Gupta of Courseraedit
India sees thousands of students graduate from engineering colleges every year, but very few are trained in the skills that employers actually need. More than 12 million students graduate every year, and 1.2 million of these are engineers.
EngineeringFuture of WorkReskillingUpskillingArtificial Intelligence is all around us, step forward and build a career in itedit
It is high time for people who are into AI or want to make a career in it, to start preparing for it. The world has known artificial intelligence (AI) for quite sometime now and has been using it through different verticals. Navigation apps, streaming services, smartphone personal assistants, ridesharing, home personal assistants, chat bots, and smart home devices are all the ways we have let AI take the driving seat in our lives.
AIFuture of WorkSiemens to cut thousands of jobs in major overhauledit
German industrial equipment maker Siemens says it will cut some 10,000 jobs in a major restructuring that will involve spinning off its oil, gas and power generation business and creating new areas of growth. The company said late Tuesday that it would spin off its division that makes power turbines to increase the division’s entrepreneurial freedom, while embarking on a sweeping cost-cutting effort at its remaining operations.
AutomationFuture of WorkJob OpportunitiesStartups have an upskill task to build & retain talentedit
By Sanghamitra Kar
Startups have begun upskilling employees to retain key talent, reduce expensive hires and increase the output of average performers. This trend, earlier visible among large IT firms struggling to keep senior workforce up to date with newer technologies, has caught on with both unicorns and early-stage startups in metros as well as smaller towns.
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