January 21, 2020

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Year 2020: The future of Internet of Things (IoT) in Indiaedit

CIOL

Internet of Things (IoT) is not just about computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones anymore. An exciting wave of future IoT devices and applications will emerge. A multitude of devices are internet connected including refrigerators, washing machines, Air conditioners, robotic vacuum cleaners, door locks, LED lights, and more.

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What Is The Current State of Omnipresent AI Across Businesses?edit

Analytics Insight

By Vivek Kumar

Artificial Intelligence these days is everywhere and in everything, from manufacturing and production to our home and now in our toothbrush. AI, in some way, has occupied everyplace today. Looking at industry reports, nearly 40 percent of businesses already make use of this technology. It is being used in health care, wellness and warfare, analyzing everything and every moment, and assisting people to take better images, making music, and foods.

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Real-Ty Intelligenceedit

Business Today

By Gautam Das

IoT, meanwhile, also has a use case in safety and security in real estate. Not just in commercial properties but also in residential areas. Property developer Mahindra Lifespaces says that it doesn’t want to just bank on scanners and a network of cameras for home security. The company says select homes it develops can come prefitted with a range of sensors that cover gas leaks to glass breaks.

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Opinion | Machine learning reveals computers as bad studentsedit

Live Mint

Artificial intelligence (AI) is deeply linked with machine learning (ML). In fact, almost all of AI today is simply ML in other words, an attempt to get a computer to make itself more efficient at its task without the need for human intervention. As an investor in deeptech and science companies, I have had the occasion to see several startups that claim to use AI/ML.

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Karnataka to set up centre for internet of ethical things in Bengaluruedit

The New Indian Express

During the meeting, the delegates discussed the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), especially the ethical aspects and its linkage with the Internet of Things (IoT). Over the next few years, autonomous systems, devices, and organizations will become increasingly commonplace. Industry, consumers and governments are using AI for automation and decision making.

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How can Indian companies thrive in a disruption fueled worldedit

Bloomberg Quint

Peppered with success stories of organizations that have embraced digital and witnessed a sea change in business returns, the journal is a compelling read. A pertinent case in point is that of the tea and coffee vending machines of one of Indias largest FMCG giants, which harnessed the power of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) to accelerate growth in their business.

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Here’s what these 5 CIOs believe would be the next big thing in the Insurance sectoredit

The Economic Times

By Riya Pahuja

Insurance companies are leaving no stone unturned when it comes to deploying the latest technologies be it automation, artificial intelligence or machine learning. In conversation with ETCIO, CIOs and technology leaders of five top insurance companies throw light on what they think is the Next big thing in insurance sector

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Global 5G leaders create 5G Future Forumedit

CXO Today

This gives organizations worldwide the ability to deliver a wide range of transformative business and consumer use cases, like machine learning at the edge, autonomous industrial equipment, smart cars and cities, Internet of Things (IoT), augmented and virtual reality, and more.

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Can AI Systems Be Unethical The Answer Is Yesedit

Huffington Post

The difference between natural and artificial intelligence is that a person strongly biased against a group of people would avoid showing their bias for fear of social censure. An artificially intelligent system doesn’t feel the same restraint—and because we don’t understand how these systems work, the biases seem like rational, reasonable choices.

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AI Detects Mental Health Changes In Patients, As Per Studyedit

Express Computer

By Radhika Udas

Artificial Intelligence has been at the crux of Signal Analysis and Interpretation Lab (SAIL) operations after AI proved to give accurate results. SAIL, in its recent collaboration with researchers from UCLA, is working on analyzing voice data of patients suffering from serious mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and depressive disorders.

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AI & Machine Learning Path: A Definitive Guideedit

Analytics India Mag

Artificial intelligence is currently one of the hottest buzzwords in tech with good reason. In the last few years, we have seen several technologies previously in the realm of science fiction transform into reality.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Indias Electric Car Ambitions Could Stumble on Lack of Lithiumedit

Bloomberg Quint

India’s ambition of becoming a global hub for making electric vehicles faces one major hurdle: its lack of access to lithium. Home to some of the most polluted cities on the planet, the South Asian nation is pivoting toward new-energy vehicles to clean up its toxic air. But with meager resources of lithium, the mineral essential to make batteries for electric vehicles

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e-scooters for 4 metro stationsedit

Trinity Mirror

Chennai Metro Rail has added another form of feeder service to provide last mile connectivity for its passengers. Electric scooters will be available from four metro station sAlandur, Nandanam, Guindy, and Little Mount for starters. Coming months, 6000 more scooters are going to be added covering the remaining metro stations.

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Budget 2020: EV startups pin hopes on better infrastructure, proper policies, increased awarenessedit

The Financial Express

Electrification might help India to achieve its 30 per cent EV penetration target by 2030 even as the country reels under enormous pollution level and volatile crude oil prices. This years budget would hint the industry how the plan goes towards making Indian cities less polluted as stakeholders expect key steps to be taken by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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53% Indians ready to pay upto Rs 1 lac more for EV: Reportedit

The Economic Times

According to one of the findings of Deloittes 2020 Global Automotive Consumer Study, consumers across geographies continue to move away from ICE vehicles. Globally, this preference for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) is led by Japan at 47 per cent, followed by India.

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Industry News: Future of Work

When five gens meet in the officeedit

Live Mint

Next comes Gen X, born between 1965 and 1980, who account for about 30% of the global workforce. But its Gen Y (born 198196), or millennials, and Gen Z (born after 1996), also known as Digital Natives, who will dominate the future workplace.

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India to see 1.5 lakh openings for data scientists in 2020edit

Telangana Today

While there has been an increase in the number of professionals upskilling in data science, the job growth has outpaced this number, leading to lucrative career opportunities. While the current analytics talent, especially at senior levels, have migrated from IT, the next generation will be expected to have specialized skills in data across all prominent industries making upskilling mandatory for a role in the new economy, said the report.

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Industry News: Education

Will focus on higher education next term: Manish Sisodiaedit

India Today

Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said while his first term was utilised in improving the government schools here, the next term, if re-elected, will be all about focusing on the higher education in the national capital.

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