September 18, 2019

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Snooping fears prompts more Indians to use private networks to access the webedit

The Times of India

Cybersecurity specialists and global VPN providers TOI spoke to said Indians are among the largest VPN users in the world and the user base has seen a marked increase in the past three years. What started off as an enterprise tool to help employees access corporate network from homes, has grown in use case with increased aspirations to access content not available in India, and rising concerns around how personal data is being used by companies, they said.

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Robotics, 3D printing, IoT, Big Data will transform Indian manufacturing sectoredit

Money Control

We are one of the biggest users of 3D printing, IoT to make sure the maintenance requirements of machines go down you can predict a lot of things there, behaviour of lot of other equipment we use IoT on some of our data centres, etc. Machines that used to be dumb are now smart machines and you pick up lot of data from that, take actions to reduce costs significantly, ensure customer experience is very good and supply chain becomes the biggest competitive differentiator, said Sethi.

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Reverse Pitch | AI and automation can help create decision support systemsedit

Live Mint

Good financial advice is the need of the hour and, while human deliberation is required for many aspects, the basics can be left to technology. Artificial Intelligence (AI) facilitates an objective approach and can crunch massive amounts of data. A full financial advice solution, therefore, is born only when you marry data and technology with a human touch.

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How India and China are trying to power AI leadershipedit

Consultancy

Artificial intelligence (AI) is touted by many as the next big disruptor. In a bid to operate at the forefront of the gamechanging technology, countries are developing all kinds of policies that enables their governments and companies to become AI leaders, including the building a solid AI ecosystems, financial incentives, innovation and research and grooming AI talent.

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How emerging technologies can enhance the retail industry and help them growedit

Indian Retailer

In parallel with Industry 4.0, we are witnessing unprecedented changes in the retail landscape. Retail 4.0 is the term used to describe the transformation thats impacting the retail industry at a dramatic pace. The two drivers of Retail 4.0 are technological advancements and ever growing expectations of the customers.

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Emerging tech to help companies tackle slowdownedit

Telangana Today

The slowdown happening across several sectors is likely to have an impact on the IT spending of the companies. However, new age tools like artificial intelligence and robotics could come to rescue of the companies, according to IT secretary Jayesh Ranjan.

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Cyberattacks: A crisis in Indian pharmaedit

Health Issues India

They [cybercriminals] are slowly realising that pharmaceutical companies house a treasure trove of highly valuable data such as the latest drugs and vaccines, the newest researches, as well as medical secrets, said Yury Namestnikov, who heads the Global Research and Analysis Team in Russia for Kaspersky, a cybersecurity firm which conducted the report.

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Automation & Business Successedit

Business World

Automation β€” threat or an opportunity? The human nature manifests itself in all areas of life. Fear is an intrinsic part of the human psyche. If the aliens were to land on our planet β€” for almost all of us the first question would be to know if they pose a threat. We see this in our popular culture too, in movies and all.

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Artificial Intelligence The History, Now, and Futureedit

Analytics Insight

By Vivek Kumar

Today, technological advancements continue heightening and people are now living in the age of Big Data where they can glean huge sums of information which was too clumsy for a person to process earlier. In this context, the application of artificial intelligence has already been quite productive in several industries, from technology and banking to marketing and entertainment, among others.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

To have 25% EVs, Delhi will need to register 5 lakh cars in five yearsedit

Live Mint

Delhi will need to register approximately 5 lakh new electric vehicles (EV) in the next five years to achieve the target of having 25% EVs on the national capitals road by 2023, according to a report by Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi and Rocky Mountain Institute.

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The Hybrid Road To EVsedit

Fortune India

By Ashish Gupta

Two, smart hybrids where the vehicle can run either on gasoline or diesel or just on batteries for some distance. And finally, you have plug-in smart cars where the batteries have to be charged at stations. Auto companies like Maruti, Mahindra, and Hyundai have either developed or are developing hybrids cars, especially simple hybrids. Mahindra’s e-Verito sedan is a perfect combination of electric and conventional cars.(

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So Near, Yet So Faredit

Business World

“The time is right to shift to electric vehicles in India,” said Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), in his address to shareholders at M&M’s 73rd annual general meeting. He also noted that there is a tectonic shift in the auto industry. Adding that the government is putting all its weight behind electric vehicles, Mahindra said the question isn’t whether or not the country will transition to EVs but how.

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Opinion: EmPowering the electric vehiclesedit

The Economic Times

Electric Vehicles (EVs) have found a new place in the heart of India as well as in the schemes and policies of the Government of India (GoI). The message from the governments initiatives is loud and clear they do not want to play catchup when it comes to adopting and accepting newer sustainable technologies and undoubtedly want to give a big push to EVs in India.

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Electric vehicles set to revolutionise our livesedit

The New Indian Express

Most people were skeptical a century ago when automobiles began replacing their horses. Now electric vehicles (EVs) are again revolutionizing global mobility. Last year 5.6 million EVs were sold globally of which half were sold in China. Every auto major is now investing heavily into them.

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Industry News: Future of Work

Tech and Digital The Key Factors Driving Job Demand In The Age Of Robotsedit

BW People

With the advent of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, a lot of processes are getting automated. The efficient usage of AI, Robotics and Machine Learning by the companies have changed the skills we humans need to display to stay competitive with the current technology. How do we upskill ourselves What are the exact skills needed to stay relevant in the Industry

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Severe shortage of cybersecurity talentedit

The Times of India

By Akhil George and Swati Rathor

Venkat Krishnapur, VP of engineering and MD of McAfee India, says that high-value skills are particularly short in supply, the most scarce being in areas such as secure software development, intrusion detection, and attack mitigation. β€œThe competency shortage amplifies the already complex task of managing a range of cybersecurity risks.

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Recruitment through Artificial Intelligence & the Internet of Thingsedit

CIOL

Along with the employability change and the recruitment challenges, technology advancements are also growing. Entwined together, new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Predictive Technology, and Internet of Things (IoT) are simplifying the complex candidate assessment and recruitment process.

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Over 250 tech industry leaders were asked which skills are in highest demand at their companies. Heres what they said.edit

Business Insider

Automation is expected to reshape the field in the coming years, but most industry leaders do not believe this will result in displacing workers Visit Business Insiders homepage for more stories. Tech companies will need to withstand looming industry wide changes in the coming years and tech leaders believe aggressively hiring more employees with technical skills is the key to adapting.

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Industry News: Education

AI Boom In India: AICTE Will Launch B.Tech In AI; IBM Will Create AI Curriculum For Class 12thedit

Trak

AICTE Will Launch B.Tech In AI, Data Science AICTE Will Launch B.Tech In AI, Data Science As per the reports coming in, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has approved Bachelors of Technology(B. Tech) course in Artificial Intelligence(AI) and data science to fulfill the requirements coming for AI skills from different sectors,as informed by Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe, AICTE chairman Chennai on Saturday.

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AI syllabus for class 9 students must be according to industry needs: HRD Ministeredit

India Today

Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank instructed officials to develop the syllabus on artificial intelligence (AI) according to the needs of the industrial sector.

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