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26 Apr

5 Soft Skills All Successful Data Scientists Possess

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Data science is one of the hottest fields in the industry and whenever there are job openings, throngs of data science experts as well as enthusiasts flock for them. In our many interactions with numerous CXO-level leaders in this sector, one of the key things pointed out was that while there is no dearth of…

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26 Apr

A Day In The Life Of: Onco.com CEO Who Wears Many Caps To Create Data-Driven Solutions For Cancer Patients

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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 Rashie Jain,…

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26 Apr

Annual Survey On Data Science Recruitment In India: 2019

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Indian and multinational organisations from almost all industries — be it Fortune 500 companies or startups — are hiring data science experts to help them garner insights from big data. There has been a sharp increase in the demand for highly-skilled professionals, and companies are on a constant lookout for talented persons who can fill…

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25 Apr

Mad Street Den’s Retail Arm Vue.ai Raises $17 Million In Series B Funding

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Vue. ai, an Indian-US startup that develops artificial intelligence platforms to help online retailers work more efficiently and sell more, raised $17 million in a Series B funding this week. This round was led by Falcon Edge Capital, with participation from existing investors Sequoia and Global Brains (KDDI Japan). Vue.ai is a part of Mad…

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25 Apr

Health-Tech Startup mfine Raises $17.2 Million, Plans To Triple Investment In AI, Mobile Engineering, Hardware Integration

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Bengaluru-based health-tech AI startup mfine this week announced that they had raised $17.2 million in Series B funding. Founded in 2017 by Ashutosh Lawania and Prasad Kompalli, mfine offers professional diagnostics and check-up services by connecting consumers with doctors and medical professionals. The investment was led by Japan-based venture group SBI Investment, SBI Ven Capital,…

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24 Apr

HOOQ To Leverage Machine Learning To Localise Content In India

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HOOQ, Southeast Asia’s largest video-on-demand service, announced this week that it will be the world’s first OTT service to localise its entire content library using machine learning and automated “smart dub” technology. HOOQ plans to localise English-language content for Indian audiences in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu by the end of 2019, to improve the accessibility…

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23 Apr

GitHub’s Looking For India General Manager To Boost Developer Community

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Showcasing their dedication and growing interest in India, Microsoft-owned software development platform and community Github this week announced their plans to hire a new General Manager for their India operations. Nat Freidman, the CEO at GitHub tweeted this week that as India is their third largest community, they are making major investments here, “starting with…

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22 Apr

TCS Ups Hiring By 377%, Infy By 642%; Experts Say It’s The Work Of AI, Analytics

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In a piece of news that will come as a good tiding to all of the IT sector, Indian tech behemoths Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys have paced up their hiring in the emerging tech sector manifold. According to numbers released by a noted business magazine, TCS has increased their hiring in IT by 377%…

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22 Apr

UAE Cabinet Clears National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031

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Taking a huge step towards embracing emerging technology, the UAE this week cleared the national strategy for artificial intelligence. Titled ‘AI Strategy 2031’, this plan will improve the UAE’s government performance and increase living standards and work towards harnessing new tech for transport, tourism, health and education sectors, among others. The AI strategy 2031 was…

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19 Apr

A Day In The Life Of: A HackerEarth Data Scientist Who Wants To Build A Strong Data Science Team

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In 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 Analytics India Magazine decided to talk to Mitali…

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