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Industry News: Information and Communications
Pin it! Here’s why you get your e-comm, food orders so quicklyedit
By Swati Bharadwaj Chand and Sindhu Hariharan
The warehouse is another area where companies are using technology to drive efficiencies. At Flipkart’s Soukya hub at Bengaluru, which processes over a lakh shipments daily, automatic guided vehicles (AGVs or cobots) work alongside 1,000 Flipkart employees. “The robotic sortation helps us meet unplanned or season scale demands. (IoT)
AIFuture of MobilityLogisticsOpinion: Top 3 reasons why IoT is the biggest innovation in the tracking industryedit
Besides the fact that IoT or the Internet of Things considerably reduces the human effort and chances of error, it can also help extensively in tracking. The tracking industry has never been the same after the introduction of IoT.
AIIoTIndia witnesses 25% rise in malware attackedit
The overall global markets saw a reduction in malware attacks, whereas India witnessed 25 per cent increase, in the first half of the year, compared to the previous year, a report said.
CyberSecurityEmergency Lighting Service Providers Offering IoT integrated Products and Services Present Higher Value to Clientsedit
Technological advancements such as Internet of Things (IoT)driven applications with monitoring and control facilities are playing a huge role in propelling the $4.67 billion emergency lighting market towards $7.42 billion by 2025. While IoT is creating new opportunities in mobile applications and cloud services, advancements in batteries are driving their use as a power source for emergency lighting products.
IoTSmart LightingData biases can skew outcomes of AI-based systemsedit
By KV Kurmanath
How good or bad Artificial Intelligence is? It is as good or as bad as the data that is fed into the system. If data is biased, the outcome of an Artificial Intelligence system could well be biased as well.
AIDataAs 5G, IoT patent filings rise, litigations go up tooedit
By Sudhir Chowdhary
Amit Aggarwal, cofounder and director of Effectual Services Internet of Things (IoT) represents a whole world of connected objects that talk to each other at a whirlwind speed that never falters. The applications and benefits of this niche technology are multifold as it has the potential to revolutionise the world that we live in.
5GAIIoTAI tool predicts cell behaviour in diseasesedit
Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered tool called scGen which promises to reshape the way we study diseases and treatments at a cellular level. The study in the journal Nature Methods shows scGen will help mapping cellular response to diseases and their treatment beyond experimentally available data.
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This tyre may solve range issue of EVsedit
Well, one of the issues plaguing the proliferation of electric vehicle is that of the range. Now, Falken Tires’ parent, Sumitomo, seems to found a new way to generate electricity inside the tire itself. Last week, Sumitomo announced that it has developed a clever “energy harvester” that can produce power from frictional charging, best known as static electricity.
e-mobilityEVFuture of MobilityThe solar transformation of electric vehiclesedit
The Indian economy is currently on its way to becoming one of the fastest developing countries, and is expected to be valued at $3 trillion, this year itself. Furthermore, with consistent investment towards infrastructural and policy reformations, India is, in fact, projected to grow into a $5 trillion economy, within the next few years.
e-mobilityEVElectric Vehicle Makers Welcome GST Reduction on EVs and Chargers Industry Reactionsedit
Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles also hailed the development, saying it is in line with the governments steps to promote the ecofriendly mobility, even as it sought a similar cut in spare batteries.
EVGSTCentre explores tax breaks to BS-VI, hybrid vehiclesedit
The suggestion to consider tax incentives for upcoming BS-VI petrol and diesel vehicles as well as hybrid vehicles on the lines of EVs was made by West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra during the recent Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting held through video-conferencing on Saturday.
BS-VIEVGSTHybrid Vehicles5,645 Electric Buses Sanctioned for 65 Cities: NITI Aayog CEOedit
The Centre has been taking initiatives to popularise electric vehicles. Last week, a GST Council headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cut tax rates on EVs from 12 per cent to 5 per cent.
Electric BusEVNITI AayogTHE AI IN TRANSPORTATION REPORT: How automakers can use artificial intelligence to cut costs, open new revenue streams, and adapt to the digital ageedit
By Ayoub Aouad
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one technology automakers can turn to in order to adapt to this changing landscape. AI will create significant opportunities for automakers to both reduce production costs and introduce new revenue streams, including selfdriving technology, predictive maintenance, and route optimization.
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We need to focus on human-only skills to beat machinesedit
Over 54 percent of India’s employees in 12 sectors need reskilling. A recent global study from Gallup and Northeastern University that gauged perceptions of the impact of AI on jobs found poor confidence in higher education to prepare for current or future workforce. Most adults in the US, UK and Canada are critical of current education as the first source for new age skills.
Future of JobsReskillingSerious upskilling can make India a talent powerhouseedit
A report by NASSCOM stated that nearly 40 percent of the estimated four million workforce in India will need re-skilling over the next five years to keep up with disruptive technologies like Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Big Data, analytics and Internet of Things that are pervading nearly every major industry, bringing a threat to human capital.
Future of WorkUpskillingIndustry 4.0: Future of workforce and rise of HumBots at workplaceedit
Growing importance of Artificial Intelligence, cognitive technologies, and Blockchain in organizations Our world today is being driven by few key foundational forces like digital, social, mobile, cloud and analytics. Many companies competing in markets that are being turned upside down by technology innovation.
Future of Workfuture workplaceEmerging tech could reshape future of work with humanmachine partnerships: Dell reportedit
By Nandita Mathur
Fluency in artificial intelligence (AI) is the third shift. According to the report, Human Capabilities will not be replaced by AI, it will rather complement and augment human capabilities. A deep understanding of AI and human and machine systems will unlock human potential and set workers apart.
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The rise of integrated learning solutionsedit
Education sector too seems to be in line for a revamp. In the recently concluded budget, the government announced a string of measures to benefit the 25+ Cr student population of this country. The traditional ‘Chalk & Talk’ model is passé. Evolution of teaching methodologies has given rise to an integrated approach towards optimized learning.
EducationIntegrated Learning5 ways in which gamification can up-skill studentsedit
What makes gamification so effective is that students learn by playing games which keeps them engaged, having fun yet all the while they’re mastering new topics. So unlike reading from boring textbooks, gamification is an exciting way to make learning happen.
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