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14 May

Govt Wants All Defence PSUs To Initiate AI Projects, BEL To Invest Upto ₹50 Crore PA

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In a move that clearly showcases that the Central Government wants the country to focus on emerging technologies, it is now mandatory for defence public sectors units (DPSU) to initiate projects in artificial intelligence. Gowthama MV, the chairman and managing director of  Bharat Electronics Limited a DPSU, told a national daily, “The Ministry of Defence has…

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14 May

IBM Fires 300 Employees From Service Division To Make Room For More Talent In AI, Cloud

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In a piece of news that comes as a shock to the Indian IT community, tech behemoth IBM has recently downsized 300 employees from their services division. According to a report in a noted financial daily, IBM has taken this drastic step to “re-invent” itself and meet the changing needs of their customers. This news…

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13 May

Top 8 FAQs About Data Scientists In India: Answered

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India is clearly on a progressive trend when it comes to adopting emerging technologies. Organisations from almost all industries are hiring data science experts in India to help them garner insights from big data. There has been a sharp increase in the demand for highly-skilled professionals and the companies are on a constant lookout for…

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10 May

Indian Tech Industry To Add 3 Million More Jobs In AI, IoT & Analytics By 2023: Report

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In a piece of news that will bring joy to employers as well as job seekers in the emerging tech industry, a new report has suggested that the Indian tech industry will add 3 million new jobs over the course of next five years. A report by the Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) has suggested that…

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10 May

A Day In The Life Of: Ezetap Analyst Who Wants To Step Up To The Data Scientist Role

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As an Analyst who is an aspiring data scientist and a night owl who creates AI-powered dashboards for customer interaction, Sujeet Nayak from Ezetap leads a busy life. We talked to Nayak, who works in the Customer Solutions team, to give us a perspective about his work, life and working with emerging tech. Each week,…

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09 May

How Successful Data Scientists Deal With Bad Appraisals

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2018-19 turned out to be quite underwhelming for data scientists, especially in terms of monetary compensation, and it has hit many professionals hard this appraisal season. It can be demotivating to recover from a less-than-stellar appraisal, especially when it does not align with your performance review. Many professionals, especially in the thriving data science field…

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09 May

Wadhwani Institute Wins $2 Million From Google For Breakthrough Use Of AI In Pest Mgmt

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Google this week announced a $2 million grant for Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence as a part of Google’s AI Impact Challenge. The institute will receive a $2 million grant to create technologies that will help reduce crop losses in cotton farming, through integrated pest management. Wadhwani AI is a part of Mumbai University’s Vidyanagari…

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09 May

Wadhwani Institute Wins $2 Million From Google For Breakthrough Use Of AI In Pest Mgmt

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Google this week announced a $2 million grant for Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence as a part of Google’s AI Impact Challenge. The institute will receive a $2 million grant to create technologies that will help reduce crop losses in cotton farming, through integrated pest management. Wadhwani AI is a part of Mumbai University’s Vidyanagari…

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07 May

Big Data Analytics Platform Peel-Works Raises $5 Million In Series B Funding

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Mumbai based SaaS and big data analytics platform Peel-Works this week raised $5 million in Series B funding. This round was led by Equanimity Ventures, along with noted names in the industry like HDFC Bank and Bruno Raschle. Peel-Works’ existing investors Unilever Ventures, Chiratae Ventures, and Inventus Capital India also backed the startup in this round.…

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03 May

A Day In The Life Of: Subex Technical Anchor Who Balances CrunchMetrics & Is A Mile Gatherer

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

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