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Corona warriors: How tech titans are helping govts fight the pandemic
Several top technology firms are assisting governments to better manage their pandemic response, reports Peerzada Abrar
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The future of weather forecasting
Apart from predicting weather,algorithms can be used to scan satellite images to automatically derive plant count and production estimates
Microsoft's VC arm M12 opens India office in Bengaluru, to focus on B2B
M12 seeks to invest in disruptive enterprise software start-ups in Series-A through C funding stages, targeting both local and cross-border solutions
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Universal basic income in a post-pandemic world
Resources for a reasonable guaranteed basic income may be within the realm of fiscal feasibility even for poor countries
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Jaipur firm deploys 7 humanoid robots to cut down physical interaction
A robot guards the entry gate to welcome visitors, performs thermal scanning to check their body temperature and sounds an alert if the visitor is not wearing a face mask
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Review: PLAYGO BH70 AI wireless headphones are a bit out of tune
In terms of comfort, the leather padding on the headband and around the ear cups is nice and locks the headphones in place
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AI to machine learning: RIL's $2-billion bet to be a tech tornado
The strategy includes spending over $1.6 billion on buying stakes in 24 tech firms across the US, UK, and India
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Trust, security & digital dependence
A cyber attack is no longer about one company or a government department. In today's world, an attack on one entity can easily escalate to several others
Vehant Technologies beats Covid-19 blues with AI-powered products
Known to be a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence (AI) based solutions, the start-up has sensed an opportunity in the 'colossal crisis'.
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Samsung unveils mid-range Exynos 880 chip with integrated 5G modem, AI
The Exynos 880 includes a 5G cellular modem that enables lag-less streaming and rapid downloads
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Virus stimulus for judiciary
Courts must make up for the time lost in hesitating to adopt modern technology
IIT Mumbai alumnus & IBM scientist Rajiv Joshi named Inventor of the Year
Joshi was presented with the prestigious annual award by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association early this month during a virtual awards ceremony
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Facebook's new marketplace gambit
The social network is entering a highly competitive zone of e-commerce where there are big players already. Tools like GrokNet should help it to carve out market share
Be my quarantine: The unattached turn to virtual dating amid the pandemic
From watching netflix shows together to cooking favourite recipes, singles are trying innovative ways to make virtual dating interesting
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Tech Mahindra arm leverages AI for potential Covid-19 therapeutic drugs
Makers Lab does molecular docking studies of 19 FDA approved ligands and anti-virals. technique enables search for therapeutically potent drugs and molecules in real-time
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Facebook's own court
A big step for standards of content governance
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Govt working on reforms in sunrise sectors to make India export hub: NITI
Amitabh Kant, NITI Aayog CEO, listed healthcare, education, mobility, genomics, AI, 5G network, fintech and manufacturing as high priority areas for rapid and radical structural reforms.
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Coronavirus has accelerated importance of AI, hybrid cloud: IBM CEO
Speaking during a keynote at the IBM's Think Digital 2020 conference, Krishna said the pace of adoption of transformation journeys by enterprises has been "compacted" into months
ShareChat scouts for start-ups in AI, ML space to expand product portfolio
Acquires memes platform Memer for an undisclosed amount
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Artificial intelligence drives content in fight against Covid-19 pandemic
Executives say there are many websites that aggregate data and provide a user interface, but lack human curation that works to synergise raw data and is harvested through AI
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