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09 Sep

Survey: Challenges Faced In Data Science Sector — 2019

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Analytics and Data Science industry has seen a sharp increase in terms of demand for insights and has opened jobs for highly-skilled professionals. Be it Fortune 500 name or startups — everyone is using analytics to garner insights from data. However, the industry is still riddled with a lot of challenges in terms of talent,…

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09 Sep

Survey: Challenges Faced In Data Science Sector — 2019

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Analytics and Data Science industry has seen a sharp increase in terms of demand for insights and has opened jobs for highly-skilled professionals. Be it Fortune 500 name or startups — everyone is using analytics to garner insights from data. However, the industry is still riddled with a lot of challenges in terms of talent,…

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06 Sep

A Day In The Life Of: A Machine Learning Engineer Who Wants To Keep The Planet Clean & Green

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In our weekly column A Day In The Life Of, we are trying to step into the shoes of awesome techies from various organisations and sectors who are working in emerging tech areas like big data, data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and the internet of things, among others. This week Analytics India Magazine got…

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06 Sep

IIT Guwahati Develops AI-Powered Chatbot ALBELA To Support 1st Year Students

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In an interesting invention that will help student communication, a team of postgraduate students from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati are developing an artificial intelligence-enabled chatbot called ALBELA. Created by the researchers from the Department of EEE and their faculty members, this chatbot is going to be used to teach and support the first-year…

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04 Sep

Facebook Rolls Out Facial Recognition Feature, Keeps Its Default Setting ‘Off’

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Social media giant Facebook has rolled out its much-awaited facial recognition feature to all users, but has kept its default setting on ‘off’ mode. In a blog post earlier this week, Facebook said that their new facial recognition feature will be off for all new users — unless they opt to turn it on —…

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04 Sep

India To Implement Faceless Tax Assessment Using Artificial Intelligence By Oct

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman this week announced that India will be using artificial intelligence and machine learning in the tax assessment process system from October 2019. In doing, so, India will become one of the first countries to adopt emerging tech on such a large scale in public tax assessment. The Steering Committee on…

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03 Sep

‘Only 10% The C-Suite Will Use Experience-Backed Intuition To Make Key Decisions By 2027,’ And Other Insights From RACE360

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“When technologies like artificial intelligence, internet of things, Blockchain, cybersecurity and 5G come together, that is when real disruption takes place and innovation happens,” said Deepak Lalan the Blockchain Practice Leader from Accenture.  Speaking at RACE360, an emerging tech conference organised by REVA University in Bengaluru, Lalan, along with 30+ senior industry leaders, touched upon…

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30 Aug

A Day In The Life Of: A Techie Who Has Found The Right Balance Between Automation & Entrepreneurship

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In our weekly column ‘A Day In The Life Of’, we are trying to step into the shoes of awesome techies from various organisations and sectors who are working in emerging tech areas like big data, data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and the internet of things, among others. This week Analytics India Magazine got…

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30 Aug

Flipkart Adds 340 Little Robots To Its Workforce Ahead Of The Big Billion Day Sale

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Indian e-tailer Flipkart has reportedly quadrupled its robots or automated guided vehicles (AGVs) ahead of their flagship pre-Diwali sale called the Big Billion Day. Launched in May this year, Flipkart had started of with 100 of these robots and now plans to increase the number to 340. The bright orange AGVs are about the size…

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29 Aug

India To Unveil Cybersecurity Strategy Policy By January 2020

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India is reportedly set to release its first-ever cybersecurity policy by January 2020. Speaking at an event, Rajesh Pant, the national cybersecurity coordinator on cyber policies, told a news wire, “India’s cybersecurity strategy policy will be released in January 2020 and will enable the government to cyber-secure the nation. The government’s vision of a $5-trillion…

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