04 Oct

India And China Are Adopting Blockchain In A Big Way. Here’s Why It’s Significant

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently hailed blockchain’s transformative potential and emphasised the need for “rapid adaptation,” a rare instance of a head of state publicly praising the technology during the inauguration of the 22nd edition of World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT). Similarly, Chinese President Xi Jinping publicly endorsed blockchain technology at the annual…

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03 Oct

Will Deep Learning Be The New Standard For Laser Positioning?

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Deep learning (DL) has been the pillar of innovations in artificial intelligence. It has been providing a powerful way to compute numerous tough tasks. Now, many companies including Facebook and Google are leading DL research to strengthen their offerings. With the ever-growing research, DL is now venturing into the manufacturing process. This article highlights a…

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03 Oct

Cypher 2018: Third Edition Of Great Learning Data Science Awards Recognises The Best In Industry

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Cypher 2018, which was concluded on 28th September, hosted the third edition of Great Learning Data Science Awards, brought in association with Great Lakes Institute of Management. The award was presented to companies and startups in various categories, and recognised the achievers in the analytics and data science space, celebrating their accomplishments. The awards were given under…

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03 Oct

Chief Data Officer Is The New Superhero Every Enterprise Needs In Its C-Suite Portfolio

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As chief data officers become the mainstay of data-driven companies, research firms predict that more enterprises from the healthcare, pharmaceutical, medicine, insurance, and the financial sector will add a CDO to the C-suite portfolio over the next couple of years. A new survey by NewVantage revealed that in the coming years, the job role of…

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03 Oct

Healthcare Startup SigTuple To Raise  $50 Million In Series C Round: Reports

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Bengaluru-based healthcare startup SigTuple is reportedly on its way to raising about $40-50 million in fresh funds in a Series C round, new reports have suggested. According to an article in a noted financial daily, the startup had held early discussions with investors like DST Global, PremjiInvest and UC-RNT fund. The report had cited anonymous sources for the information.…

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03 Oct

Healthcare Startup SigTuple To Raise  $50 Million In Series C Round: Reports

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Bengaluru-based healthcare startup SigTuple is reportedly on its way to raising about $40-50 million in fresh funds in a Series C round, new reports have suggested. According to an article in a noted financial daily, the startup had held early discussions with investors like DST Global, PremjiInvest and UC-RNT fund. The report had cited anonymous sources for the information.…

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03 Oct

Facebook Launches PyTorch 1.0 With Integrations For Google Cloud

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Working on their earlier vision of making development in artificial intelligence faster and more interoperable, Facebook on Tuesday announced their first-ever PyTorch Developer Conference, where they introduced updates about the growing ecosystem of software, hardware, and education partners that are deepening their investment in PyTorch. According to a report, an unspecified number of engineers are collaborating to make…

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01 Oct

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Data And Analytics Are Going To Rewrite History

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Political parties are now increasingly leveraging big data tools to increase voter turnout and swing the elections in their favour. A previous news report indicated how the Indian National Congress (INC) party president Rahul Gandhi is now banking on the party’s data analytics department to analyse vote share, seats and shifting voting patterns from 2009…

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01 Oct

This Deep Learning Framework Can Point Out Wrong Sitting Posture When Using A Computer

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Poor posture has been a leading cause of many ailments. Of late, technology has started playing a key role in alleviating common posture problems. That’s the reason why continuous research has been carried out around detecting postures in humans as well as robotic systems. Posture recognition systems, as some of these are called, are interestingly…

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