Archives for September, 2019 - Page 19


It is estimated that by the year 2025, 75 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be deployed, powering new applications into all aspects of our lives, from intelligent homes and security cameras to smart cities and self-driving vehicles. With the explosion of IoT, embedded designers are focusing their efforts on system energy usage, more…
The post How mmWave Frequency Bands Can Propel IoT Adoption In India appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.


Deepfake, one of the most controversial topics has been gaining popularity in face detection and swapping apps around the globe. In our recent articles, we discussed how Deepfake is revolutionising by creating talking heads videos, swapping the faces of famous celebrities and much more. Recently, AI-powered photo manipulation and editing app FaceApp has been making…
The post After Face Swap, China’s Deepfake App Zao Sparks Security Concern appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.


Deepfake, one of the most controversial topics has been gaining popularity in face detection and swapping apps around the globe. In our recent articles, we discussed how Deepfake is revolutionising by creating talking heads videos, swapping the faces of famous celebrities and much more. Recently, AI-powered photo manipulation and editing app FaceApp has been making…
The post After Face Swap, China’s Deepfake App Zao Sparks Security Concern appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.


For speech recognition systems, a change in the accent can be confusing. Words under the influence of local languages sound different and a typical homepod device can mistake an Asian speaking English or even something as native as a thick Irish accent. Deep Learning algorithms are the work horses behind these devices. The training data…
The post Machines Might Not Mind Your Accent Anymore appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.


Over the years, cybersecurity has evolved tremendously — for both white hat hackers and threat actors. Botnets have also gained good traction. Botnets are nothing but compromised computer systems that are managed by third parties. These computers are used to carry out different types of attacks such as deploying malware, stealing data, DDoS attack etc.…
The post How Sinkholing Can Protect Your Network From Malware appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.
Let’s Not Stop At Back-prop! Check Out 5 Alternatives To This Popular Deep Learning Technique
Back-propagation is the procedure of repeatedly adjusting the weights of the connections in the neural network to minimize the difference between actual output and desired output. These weight adjustments result in making the hidden units of the neural network to represent key features of the data. Back-propagation is an ingenious idea that also has its…
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The small and medium businesses (SMEs) in India include 63.4 million units and accounts for nearly 30% of India’s GDP, employing about 460 million people. The sector also makes up for 33.4% of the India’s output in manufacturing, giving employment to around 120 million Indians, according to CII. When it comes to exports, the SMEs…
The post Why Indian SMEs Are The Next Revenue Generators For Big Tech Companies appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.
Congress Presses A Restart Button On Its Analytics Dept, Rebrands It AICC Technology & Data Cell


After the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress party is upping its political game by doubling down on its Data Analytics Department. The party is reorganising it under the banner of AICC Technology & Data Cell. Congress has appointed Praveen Chakravarty to lead the data cell and spearhead new technology initiatives to transform the party.…
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Recently, neuroscientist Alysson R Muotri and his team from the University of California, San Diego, developed clusters of nerve cells. Called mini-brains, these were pinned into an insect-sized robot in order to study their neural activity. Interestingly, the researchers found the brain organoids were replicating the signals of brain waves. This was the first time…
The post How These Lab-Grown Mini Brains Are Transforming Neural Research appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.


It is no surprise that cyber-attacks over the years have increased significantly, according to a source, more than 4000 ransomware attacks occur every day since 2016. That is not all, cyber-attacks are prophesied to cause over $6 trillion of damage annually by 2021. And with that, the number of news articles and blog posts is…
The post Decoding Cyber Basics — Threat, Vulnerability, Exploit & Risk appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.

