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16 Sep

Ericsson Buys Out Acquires Niche AI Staff For Global Artificial Intelligence Accelerator

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Sweden-based telecom device manufacturer Ericsson has bought the workforce Niche AI for its Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence centre. Ericsson began its India wing of Global Artificial Intelligence Accelerator (GAIA) in 2018 to create open-source solutions to modernise telecom network, deploying the power of AI and machine learning. “We are looking at both organic hiring, one by…

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16 Sep

What India Can Take Away From Google’s Newest Settlement Regarding Employee Freedom Of Expression

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The US National Labor Relations Board has ordered Google to remind its staff that it’s inside their privileges to straightforwardly discuss political and workplace issues. The order came because of regulators arriving at an agreement on a proposed settlement on worker grievances that the organisation limits free discourse, a Google representative said. The settlement, which…

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14 Sep

Why Does France Think That Facebook’s Libra Project Is A Big Threat?

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France has assumed a dominant role in regulating large tech corporations companies in Europe, mandating a 3% digital tax on US firms like Facebook, Amazon and Google. Now, the country has announced that it would block the launch of Facebook’s Libra digital currency as may threaten Europe’s sovereignty. Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Libra…

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14 Sep

AI In Enterprises Are Clearly Going Through A Flux, But The Future Looks Brighter

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The best of machine learning and deep learning models depend on a large amount of processing power so that a series of calculations are done in as little as microseconds or nanoseconds. However, there isn’t enough processing power across enterprises to implement ideal artificial intelligence techniques, which poses a challenge for advanced implementations. To tackle…

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12 Sep

India Lags Behind US In AI Research Spending, But Will The ₹7,000 Crore Boost Change Things?

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US government agencies will get a $973.5 million budget in non-defence AI research spending for the fiscal year ending in September 2020. It is the first time the US federal government has granted agency-specific requests for expenditure on artificial intelligence. The US federal government’s AI expenditure will permit it to better leverage opportunities, carry strategic…

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12 Sep

How Immigration Laws & Stringent Visa Regulations Are Hampering AI Research

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In a world where there is a shortage of skills in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, fostering innovation through conference and research meet-ups is important. Global gatherings of AI/ML researchers and practitioners around the world illustrate the power of collaboration and cross-pollination of ideas. For example, at the recent World Artificial Intelligence Conference in China,…

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11 Sep

Google’s Antitrust Probe And What It Means For India

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Attorneys General from 48 US states have formally announced an antitrust probe on Monday into Alphabet’s Google, indicating large scale scrutiny of the tech giants practises. The probe will focus on Google’s overarching control of online advertising markets and search traffic that may have led to anti-competitive behaviour that harms consumers, according to Texas Attorney…

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11 Sep

How Karnataka’s New Policy To Regulate Tech Innovation Will Bring Progress To Smaller Cities

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Karnataka stands first among all India states in terms of revenue generated from software exports. Now, the state IT department is creating a policy on technology innovation in order to tackle challenges in regulation for innovation. According to officials, the Karnataka state government is working on making the state a top hub for new disruptive…

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10 Sep

Tracing The Rising Trajectory Of Voice-Based Application Market In India

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In this context of voice-based smart applications, India is serving as a major destination for voice smart assistant gadgets and services. Voice-based applications are gaining popularity due to increasing penetration of smart speakers and growing voice searches over smartphones.  According to a recent survey, half of the internet users globally use digital voice assistants, and…

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09 Sep

Zomato Layoffs Remind Why India Needs Immediate Upskilling To Survive The Age Of Automation

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Recently, Zomato, the popular restaurant aggregator and food delivery startup laid off 540 employees at its head office in Gurugram across its customer, merchant and delivery partner support teams. The company’s management has said that this is due to the fact that the company is fast expanding and trying to optimise its costs through automation.…

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