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Solar on every farm: Will this help state utilities bridge the revenue gap?
Most farmers in India get subsidised power, which is priced at a fraction of the cost of supply
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Chinese govt's nod must to sell TikTok under fresh tech export curbs
Permits required for overseas transfers to 'safeguard national economic security'
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Industries accelerate automation plans amid chronic labour shortage
Companies say mechanisation is here to stay even in the post-pandemic world
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New Infosys AI-powered solution to automate helpdesk operations
Infosys has launched an AI-driven solution that will automate helpdesk operations, allow customers to eliminate manual resolution and build near-touchless contact centers in the Covid-19 times.
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Meet the data scientist who is helping Flipkart take e-commerce to Bharat
The e-commerce major's chief data scientist Mayur Datar and is team are building robust data mining engines to help the firm target the next 200 million users
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India gears up to grab a share of the AI market backed by govt support
However, many of the country's achievements in this space, such as development of the world's first neuromorphic chip that emulates the neurons and synapses in the brains, aren't well publicised
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Compliance cost
Tax authorities must explain their data demands
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How China is helping Trump blacklisted-AI firm thrive in pandemic era
The Hong Kong-based startup's revenue surged 147% to 5 billion yuan ($720 million) in 2019 and its customer base increased by about 500 to 1,200 clients, according to co-founder Xu Bing
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This couple's AI chatbot helps people overcome mental health problems
An anthropomorphised baby penguin uses evidence-based cognitive behavioural techniques, meditation, breathing and motivational interviewing to help the user build emotional resilience
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Niti Aayog partners Nasscom to launch AI-based module for school students
This module is the next step in bringing artificial intelligence (AI) to Indian classrooms and is a successor to the AI base module launched in February this year, an official statement said
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Scientists use AI to identify hundreds of Covid-19 vaccine candidates
The drug discovery pipeline is a type of computational strategy linked to AI -- a computer algorithm that learns to predict activity through trial and error, improving over time
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GeM has potential to handle transactions up to $100 bn per annum: Official
"The present version of GeM will be upgraded after enhancing the system and a unified procurement system will be put in place," Kumar said
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Flipkart seeks to tap next 200 million users using voice tech amid pandemic
Introduction of 'voice assistant' on grocery is helping Flipkart bring conversational commerce and aims to fast-track adoption of e-commerce by Bharat consumers
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Why Tiktok is worth buying regardless of its pitfalls, unresolved questions
TikTok could try to lower the risk for an acquirer by striking multiyear exclusive deals with its most popular American creators, the way that platforms like YouTube and Twitch have done
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Talent acquisition: AI-based HR platform captures behavioural insights
AI-based HR platform, KeeperHR, aims to find the right talent fitment for a role by using a series of imagery-led questions to collect data-driven insights about people.
Google supercomputer, Nvidia GPUs break AI performance records
Google said it has built the worlds fastest machine learning (ML) training supercomputer that broke AI performance records in six out of eight industry-leading MLPerf benchmarks
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AI expected to boost India's annual growth by 1.3%, says NITI report
The draft paper titled 'Towards Responsible#AIForAll' saidthere is a potential of large scale adoption of AI in a variety of social sectors.
Toppr raises Rs 350 crore in Series D funding to scale up AI platform
With this, Toppr has now raised Rs 700 crore in all and will use these funds to grow its AI learning platform with over 13 million registered students and to launch new platforms for coding
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Artificial intelligence can speed up, improve Alzheimer's diagnosis: Study
Artificial intelligence can diagnose Alzheimer's disease faster and improve prognosis, a new study has revealed
Increase in AI intensity by 1 unit can lead to 2.5% increase in GDP: ICRIER
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, while releasing the report, said India is in the midst of a once-in-a-generation disruption driven by AI
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