The India STEM Summit and Awards rewarded 30 top institutions and corporated for their contributions to the STEM sector. The India STEM Summit & Awards aims for building a STEM learning culture in the country. The top 30 institutes/companies from India have been recognized and rewarded as the outstanding changemakers and purposeful leaders working tirelessly for a positive impact on the STEM sector in India at the 4th edition of India STEM Summit & Awards Organized by The All India Council for Robotics & Automation. Supported by the Ministry of…
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AICRA organized India STEM Summit & Awards 2022 to foster STEM Sector
AICRA launches “India STEM Mission” to make youngsters ready for future jobs and entrepreneurship. Honorable guests shared their views on STEM Education development in India. 30 organizations have been awarded for their special contribution to STEM. AICRA to set up 2000 Advance STEM Labs in schools and 200 Community STEM Labs across India. The All India Council for Robotics and Automation Kicks off the 4th edition of India’s most influential STEM event ” India STEM Summit & Awards” which aims at improving the growth and development STEM sector across the…
Read MoreIndian govt bans employees from using VPN, Google Drive, and Dropbox
The Indian government has prohibited its employees from using non-government cloud platforms such as Google Drive and Dropbox. Employees of the government are also prohibited from using virtual private network (VPN) services. Some of the most popular VPN service providers, including NordVPN and ExpressVPN, recently announced the removal of networks in India. The move comes after the country’s new VPN policy was announced. According to multiple media reports, the order was issued by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and distributed to all ministries and departments. The authorities have ordered that…
Read MoreNot Pegasus, Hermit is reportedly new spyware used by governments to target high-profile people
Hermit, not Pegasus, is reportedly the new Android spyware being used by governments to target high-profile officials. Business executives, human rights activists, journalists, academics, and government officials are among those who have been targeted. The spyware, which is installed in the target’s system via SMS, was first discovered in Kazakhstan. Cases from Syria and Italy eventually emerged a few days later. “Based on our analysis, the spyware, which we named ‘Hermit’ is likely developed by Italian spyware vendor RCS Lab and Tykelab Srl, a telecommunications solutions company we suspect to…
Read MoreGoogle engineer sent on leave after he claimed AI chatbot has become sentient
Google’s spokesman Brian Gabriel said that the “company has reviewed Mr. Lemoine’s claims” and that the “evidence doesn’t support his claims”. Gabriel also said that Lemoine had been put on administrative leave. “Hundreds of researchers and engineers have conversed with LaMDA and we are not aware of anyone else making wide-ranging assertions, or anthropomorphizing LaMDA, the way Blake has,” Gabriel said in an emailed statement. Gabriel further said that companies in the artificial intelligence space are considering the long-term possibility of sentient AI, “but it doesn’t make sense to do…
Read MoreIFTSC 2022: That’s a Wrap for India’s most influential startup event.
IFTSC 2022 witnessed Startup presentations, keynote sessions, and new product launches. AICRA signed MoU with Boston India Pvt ltd and AISECT. India’s largest and most influential startup event, “India First Tech startup conclave & awards 2022” organized by the All India Council for Robotics & automation under the India startup mission winds up its second chapter in the Silicon Valley of India- “Bengaluru”. The event kicked off on the 8th of June with more than 100 exhibitor companies including emerging tech startups that featured several innovative products and services. The…
Read MoreGovernment issues high-risk warning for Google Chrome, Mozilla users in India
The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) of the Indian government has identified many vulnerabilities in Chrome and certain Mozilla products. According to CERT-In, these vulnerabilities allowed hackers to access all of the users’ data and even execute arbitrary code by circumventing all security protections. CERT-In rated the vulnerabilities as ‘high’ risk since they affected Chrome OS versions prior to 96.0.4664.209. It has vulnerabilities identified by Google as CVE-2021-43527, CVE-2022-1489, CVE-2022-1633, CVE-2022-1636, CVE-2022-1859, CVE-2022-1867, and CVE-2022-23308. The tech titan acknowledged the problems and stated that they had been resolved. To avoid…
Read MoreHighlights of India First Tech startup conclave & awards 2022 : Bengaluru chapter
The Indian startup ecosystem is entering a new era. The unicorn population has increased by leaps and bounds in the last year, driving our country to third position in the globe. The All India Council for robotics and automation is exploring the spread and depth of our startup ecosystem by organizing the Bengaluru chapter of the INDIA FIRST Tech startup conclave & awards this June. The conclave is a 2-day event that is being conducted on the 8th & 9th of June 2022. The event’s goal is to provide an…
Read MoreAfter Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg, another top executive leaves the company
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Meta, has left the company after 14 years. In yet another blow to the company, Jerome Pesenti, Meta’s VP of AI, has announced his departure. Pesenti will leave the company in mid-June after assisting it through the early stages of the AI transformation, according to the company. Pesenti has been a member of Meta for four years. Bosworth also stated that Meta’s AI technology and community will form a new cross-functional AI leadership team led by Joelle. “We are grateful for the incredible work Jerome has…
Read MoreSaaS firm Kovai.co charts product-led growth strategy for unicorn status
Kovai.co is aiming for unicorn status as the Software as a Service (SaaS) company pursues a product-led growth strategy, according to founder and CEO Saravana Kumar. With a leaner product portfolio, Kumar said the business is working on a customer success product — one of the fastest-growing product sectors in SaaS — that will be released this year. “We see huge potential for this product. On its own, it can reach $50 million annual revenue,” he said. He estimated Kovai.co to reach unicorn status, or privately held company with a…
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