May 15, 2019

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Prize winners of IEEE Project Expoedit

Star of Mysore

Following are the winners of the 4th National level Project Competition IEEE Project Expo 2019 organised by GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), Mysuru, under IEEE Student Branch (STB1786) & IEEE WIE Affinity Group, in association with IEEE Bengaluru Section, recently:

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MACOM to Showcase Industry Leading RF and Microwave Portfolio Enabling the Future of 5G at IMS 2019edit

Yahoo Finance

MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. (MACOM), will showcase its industry leading GaNonSilicon (GaNonSi) portfolio, millimeterwave portfolio, and other highperformance MMIC and diode products at IEEEs International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2019, Booth #532 in Boston, Massachusetts, June 4th 6th.

IEEE
Indian Coast Guard Recruitment 2019: Important Dates & Vacancy Detailsedit

Prediction Junction

By Sunidhi Bhatti 

Technical (Engineering & Electrical) Engineering degree with 60% marks in aggregate or Should have passed Sections A and B examination from the Institution of Engineers (India) in any of the discipline listed below with 60% marks.

The Institute of Engineers(India)

Industry News: Information and Communications

WhatsApp Breach: Heres What You Need To Do Right Now To Shield Yourself From The Security Threat WhatsApp Has Admitted Toedit

Republic World

WhatsApp admitted a major cybersecurity breach that has enabled targeted spyware to be installed on phones through voice callsThe spyware was developed by the Israeli cyber intelligence company NSO Group which first reported the vulnerability (cyber security)

Cyber Security
Tech Bengal: The Land of Emerging Technologiesedit

Egov Eletsonline

The immutability aspect of a Blockchain makes it ideal for use in governance where permanent records are required. In Artificial Intelligence (AI) too, the State Government has formed a committee to identify use cases for reducing accidents on road, women safety, crop advisory etc and also to create jobs for district towns in eMarketplace for data curation required for AI.

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Opinion | The chilling consequences of the Internet of Thingsedit

Live Mint

By Rahul Matthan

IoT collects data from us in so many ways that the boundaries guarding our privacy have broken down. In 1967, in an acclaimed book titled Privacy and Freedom, Alan Westin argued that privacy was just a form of control that individuals exert over their environment to determine when, how and to what extent information about them is communicated to others.

IoT
Investments in security critical for network resilience in 5G era: A10 Networksedit

The Economic Times

Deployment of 5G technology will see security emerge as an important area of investment for telecom companies given that the ensuing increase in traffic and connected devices will significantly expand attack surface for cyber criminals, a report by A10 Networks said Tuesday

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Indian enterprises going whole hog on Cloud adoption: AWSedit

Business Standard

India has just started to see a significant Cloud adoption by the enterprises and the Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Cloud arm of retail giant Amazon, is fast bringing in new services and capabilities to help both the existing customer base and new customers solve all sorts of fresh problems deliver enhanced experiences, a top company executive said here on Tuesday.

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How do you practice Recruitment marketing for hiring talent in your organizationedit

People Matters

Recruitment marketing emerged as one of the top trends in HR being practiced since a couple of years. Let us understand a few critical pointers that leaders can focus on to drive better results for creating a pool of talent for hire. (IoT)

IoT
Hackathons gaining popularity in IT sectoredit

Money Control

By Swathi Moorthy and M Saraswathy

Gupta explained that companies use hacking contests for campus hiring, engage with future candidates in colleges and also to select candidates in newer areas such as IoT and AI. Hackathons are also more efficient as there is no duplication of records and are more focused compared to traditional recruitment.

AIIoT
Global Edge Computing Market Projected to Garner $16.55 Bn by 2025 at 32.8% CAGR, Says AMRedit

IT News Online

Additionally, the advent of 5G network and the development of numerous frameworks and languages for IoT solution is set to provide lucrative opportunities for emerging market players in the near future. However, the market growth is significantly hampered by the availability of local hardware and overall higher maintenance costs.

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Finance Ministry wants data provisions out of Ecommerce Policy; says data protection bill already in worksedit

Medianama

By Trisha Jalan

If you see, as far as payments is concerned, you have an enormous amount of stuff which happens on a global payment platform. The holy grail they believe in is that all that should be ultimately replicated here So therefore, data is the resource which can be processed this IoT data we were talking about the belief is that you know, IoT data will become a very fundamental part of this tradable resource.

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Developers should visualize code to bring ideas to realityedit

Computer World

Today, more and more developers, engineers and data scientists are migrating to platforms like cloud to build apps around artificial intelligence (AI), data science, predictive analytics, IoT, among others.

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Cyber security decoded: 5 tips by experts to protect your bank, social media accounts and moreedit

Zee Biz

From an overall organisation perspective, new age technologies that are boosting defence against attackers are also facilitating cyber criminals with sophisticated methods. The common misconception that security hinders innovation and limits organisations digital transformation capabilities is untrue. The reality is that failing to factor in security at the onset of a digital transformation journey increases potential risks from outside threats.

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Consultants invited for intelligent traffic managementedit

The Asian Age

By Sunil Thapliyal 

The adaptive traffic control signals, along with the latest scalable operational software, will deploy artificial intelligence with area specific solutions to be integrated into one comprehensive pan Delhi solution in the ITMS.

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Creativity on displayedit

The Pioneer

Driven by the passion to create an impact on the society, students of Pearl Academy developed creative solutions to challenging problems to present their work using different modes of communication like animations, films, podcasts, Instagram, AR, VR, and Artificial Intelligence.

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Benefits of digitalizing construction industryedit

Geospatial World

By Mahashreveta Choudhary

The construction industry is considered the least digitalized sector, although it is estimated that within the next three to ten years, it will witness integration of several digital technologies including BIM, Machine Learning, 3D printing and robotics in its workflows.

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Algorithm can predict heart attack and death better than your doctoredit

The Week

Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that is better than human doctors at predicting the risk of heart attack or death. By repeatedly analyzing 85 variables in 950 patients with known sixyear outcomes, an algorithm learned how imaging data interacts.

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A10 Networks ‘Securing the Future of a Smart World’ Survey Finds How Mobile Service Providers Are Preparing to Fortify Security in Anticipation of 5G Deploymentsedit

The Week

67% respondents said they will deploy their first commercial 5G networks within 18 months and another 20 percent within two years · 94% respondents expect growth in network traffic, connected devices and mission-critical IoT use cases to significantly increase security and reliability concerns for 5G networks

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69% Indian Firms Face Serious Cyber Attack Riskedit

Sentinel Assam

According to a recent study by leading IT analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, findings of which were released on May 9 hereby Force point, a leader in global cyber security, around 83 percent of organizations in the Asia Pacific region do not think about Cyber Attacks while cyber security embarking on digital transformation projects.

5 AIPowered Tools To Automate Ad Campaignsedit

Analytics India Mag

By Harshajit Sarmah 

If you are someone from the social media domain and are involved in running multiple ad campaigns for your organisation, here are some of the top AI powered automation tools you should definitely use.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Component firms buckle up for tech shiftedit

Deccan Chronicle 

The auto component industry is bracing for the tectonic shift in the automobile sector from the expected exit of diesel cars and arrival of electric vehicles. Though most manufacturers have begun the process of aligning their capacities and capabilities to the emerging scenario, certain component suppliers for turbochargers and fuel injection component would be hard hit, according to industry captains and auto analysts.

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Heres the real reason why you are still not driving an electric caredit

Business Standard 

It seems every major carmaker these days is thinking about electric vehicles in some capacity. At one of the worlds largest auto shows in Shanghai this year, several manufacturers boasted their snazzy concept cars and talked up imminent launches.

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India is selling fewer new cars, but is this part of a larger trendedit

Qrius 

On Monday, May 13, a report found that new motor vehicle sales in India have declined in all segments passenger and commercial cars, twowheelers, and threewheelers. However, electric vehicle mobility is on a steady uptick as is the used car sales. In fact, growth in the latter could possibly be the cause for declining air quality in cities across the country.

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Indias EV On Shaky Ground, Focus Shifts To Readily Available Fuel Run Transportationedit

Sentinel Assam 

With Indias electric vehicle (EV) push replete with uncertainties, the focus seems to be shifting again to readily available clean fuels to run the countrys growing transport industry. (IANS)

Electric Vehicles
The five vowsedit

Business Standard 

Last week, Ratan Tata announced an investment in Ola Electric Mobility, which is a unit carved out of ride-hailing firm Ola. Countries like Japan are placing their bets on hydrogen as a fuel. India needs to finalise a strategy so that it can move faster towards a vehicle fleet with zero emissions.

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The real reason were not driving electric carsedit

The Economic Times 

This isnt to say that electric vehicles have stalled. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysts estimate that if solid progress in battery technology is made then the cost for existing ones can be reduced by 30% to 40% at most. But even thats unlikely to bring prices to a level at which consumers would actively purchase such cars without subsidies, they note.

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Why carmakers are still betting on Indiaedit

Live Mint 

By Malyaban Gosh

Most of the leading Chinese manufactures, given their prowess in electric vehicles, are interested in the Indian market where electric mobility is yet to take off. Also, given the saturation in China, the US, and other markets, most of these manufacturers have understood that presence in India is required for longterm sustainability, Mehta says.

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Zero Emission Mobility is the Way Forwardedit

Egov Elets Online 

The road ahead is towards the zero emission mobility. To achieve this, the power generation process also has to be on the greener side. Large number of new players is also coming in the Emobility sector. From the ministry side, we have taken certain measures on mobility.

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Industry News: Future of Work

New age medical technologyedit

The Times of India

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming health and medicine due to advances in genomics, synthetic biology, data science, AI, robotics, 3D printing, to name just a few, and all these cutting edge technologies are directly impacting healthcare practice. The traditional medical professionals will have to be re skilled, which seems to be a daunting task.

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Employee experience is about providing a sense of purposeedit

People Matters 

Employees want professional development and the companies they work for require a larger pool of talent armed with skill sets to quickly replace obsolete ones. Upskilling and reskilling of internal talent not only spares companies the trouble of scouting elsewhere for the right fit for a job, it also saves money.

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How AI and personalization are redefining the future of marketingedit

Exchange 4 Media

By Anjali Thakur 

As technology gradually becomes more mainstream, Artificial Intelligence is also making inroads into fields such as Finance and Retail. The banking sector for one has openly embraced AI, making it part of its customer-facing processes, and using it to design unique machine-based intelligent assistants to address customers’ frequently asked questions and banking needs.

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Logistics industry needs skill mapping to create a global workforceedit

People Matters 

The exit of manpower is a perceived lack of career trajectory, low investment in staff welfare and the demanding nature of the job. Logistics is considered to be not very women friendly; a perception which is gradually changing but still persists. Moreover, improper recruitment also plays a role in curbing upskilling as job aspirants may find themselves in roles that are not in line with their aptitude and skill sets.

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Industry News: Education

Revitalization of Indian Higher Education Delivery Systemedit

Daily Excelsior 

Higher education system in India has been suffering from different maladies and the most prominent among those include lack of competitive and conducive educational environment. Quality research is the nucleus of the soul of progress in higher education.

Higher Education
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