

Data Science is a high-ranking profession that allows the curiosity to make game-changing discoveries in the field of Big Data. A report from Indeed, one of the top job sites has shown a 29% increase in demand for data scientists year over year. Moreover, since 2013, the demand has increased by a whopping 344%. So,…
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The ability of an ML model to deal with noisy training data depends in great part on the loss function used in the training process. For classification tasks, the standard loss function used for training is the logistic loss. The logistic loss, also known as the softmax loss, has been the standard choice in training…
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Noted analytics startup ThoughtSpot has closed its $248 million in funding at a valuation of $1.95 billion in an oversubscribed round, bringing the company’s total funding to $554 million. It has roped in new investors like Silver Lake Waterman, joined existing backers Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, and Geodesic Capital in this round of funding.…
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India boasts one of the largest number of startups in the world, lagging behind only two other countries — the US and China. Reports suggest that there were around 50,000 startups in the country in 2018, out of which the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion currently recognises over 24,000 startups. Despite the extravagant numbers, the…
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Over the last decade, the IT industry has undergone massive digital transformation. And no one had a better perch to watch these transformational changes which are impacting industries across sectors than Ashwin Mittal, CEO of Course5 — a leading analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider. With the demand for data, analytics and vertical-focused AI…
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Data breaching and other internet frauds have risen dramatically over the past few years. According to sources, organisations in India lost about ₹12.8 crore on average between July 2018 and April 2019. The global average total cost of data breach was USD 3.92 million (about ₹27.03 crore) with the average size of the breach being…
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From Snapchat face swap to Mona Lisa talking, DeepFake has come a long way in the field of technology. This creepy technology has given us some chills since its advancements in the face-swapping phenomenon. Recently, we have witnessed DeepFaking Jim Carrey into Jack Nicholson’s most popular cult classic The Shining, swapping Nicolas Cage’s face with…
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The reliability of a machine learning model is assessed based on how erroneous it is. Lesser the number of errors, better the prediction. In theory, ML models should be able to predict, classify and recommend right every single time. However, when deployed in the real world, the model has a very good chance of running…
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When it comes to banking, there is a major disruption happening. The FinTech ecosystem in the nation has matured considerably and banks like RBS have taken a lead in staying abreast of all the advancements in analytics and AI. Headquartered in Edinburgh, RBS Group which provides banking services for individuals, businesses and institutions has 30…
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VMware recently announced its acquisition plans for cloud firm Pivotal and security vendor Carbon Black, two deals that will cost the company USD 4.8 billion. According to VMware, the company is going to spend $2.7 billion on Pivotal and about $ 2.1 billion for Carbon Black. Both deal amounts are based on the enterprise value…
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