The covid 19 outbreak completely changed the way our office works. Now both employees and employers rely upon video conferencing platforms to meet and greet each other. Even though our workplaces are trying to call their employees back to their desks, the trend is unlikely to reverse anytime soon. The leaders of the industry have observed a massive hike in the number of people utilizing video calling apps. The companies are investing their time and money to provide a better experience in such platforms by adding new features. …
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Electric vehicles to be exempted from registration fees in India.
The ministry of road transport and Highway on Tuesday declared that the battery-operated electric vehicles will be exempted from paying fees for the issue or renewal of registration certificate. This move is being considered as the government’s plan to boost the sales of electric vehicles in a dilemma where people find it impossible to afford the everyday hike in petrol/diesel price. The new rule will apply to all categories of electric vehicles such as two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and four-wheelers. This policy comes in a bid to enable the adoption of electric mobility…
Read MoreResearchers developed a smart necklace for emotion tracking
Researchers developed a smart necklace called NeckFace which can continuously track full facial expressions by using infrared cameras to capture images of the chin and face from beneath the neck. The team led by Cheng Zhang, assistant professor of information science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, detailed their work in “NeckFace: Continuously Tracking Full Facial Expressions on Neck-mounted Wearables,” Neckface potentially tracks facial expressions and senses the emotions accordingly. In addition to this author’s listed many applications of the smart necklace such…
Read MoreRobots that replicate the sense of touch..!
Numerous roboticists worldwide were trying to develop robotics systems that can replicate the human sense of touch. Researchers at Beihang University in Beijing created tactile sensing techniques that could be applied to robotic fingers made of soft materials. This technique is stimulated by proprioception, the biological mechanism that allows mammals to perceive or be aware of their body’s position and movements. “The idea behind our recent paper is based on the proprioception framework found in humans, which is what determines our body position and load on our tendons/joints,” Chang Cheng,…
Read MoreThe government of India launches e-RUPI: New digital payment mode
The government of India launches a new digital payment method under UPI named e-Rupi. With the service, the government aims at extending monetary support to people directly by UPI-powered prepaid e-vouchers. Citizens can use the voucher without having access to online banking, payments apps, or other traditional payment modes. The primary purpose of e-Rupi is to enable the large community of the nation unfamiliar with banking to access health services, child welfare, medicines, fertilizer subsidies, and more. The government will directly issue prepaid vouchers to citizens after verifying…
Read MoreIt’s time to update your older android devices: Google recommends.
If you are still using a smartphone that runs on the final version of Android Gingerbread or older, Google won’t allow you to sign in to your google account on that phone from September 27th. There are more than three billion active android users and the change is likely to affect those people who still rely on older tech. Android 2.3.7 ( Gingerbread) was released 10 years ago. Google says, ” As part of our ongoing efforts to keep our users safe, Google will no longer allow sign-in on Android devices…
Read MoreTelegram allows 1000 people to watch anything together: Everything you should know.
When the pandemic shut the door of workplaces, video conferencing became an integral part of our professional lives. Video conferencing platforms like zoom gained instant popularity since it supports up to 100 participants to join a video call. Now the popular platform Telegram rolls out a new update that will enable up to 1000 people to watch anything together. But the limit for group video calls remains 30. Telegram is soon expected to increase the limit for this too. The rivals of telegram such as zoom support a maximum…
Read MoreAI for All launched by prime minister Narendra Modi
The prime minister of India Sri, Narendra Modi initiated the “AI for All ” program at the first-anniversary event of national education policy. AI for all is a joint initiative in collaboration with CBSE, Ministry of education and Intel India. The purpose of this initiative is to create a basic understanding of Artificial Intelligence for every Indian resident and eventually train one million citizens in the first year itself. AI For All is a four-hour, self-paced, micro-learning program that applies to a student, a stay-at-home parent as it is to…
Read MoreAICRA alongside NPC to establish Centre of Excellence: Industry 4.0
The Indian government had earlier acknowledged and accepted the significance of a technology revolution. The government was keen on establishing the scenario in every division by initiating several programs alongside dedicated councils and organizations. This is a journey towards achieving ATMANIBHAR BHARAT: industry 4.0 mission. National productivity council and all India council for robotics and automation embarked on the voyage Of establishing a Centre of excellence that provides consultancy and training services for Industry 4.0 in areas of Industrial Engineering, Agri-Business, Economic Services, Quality Management, Human Resources Management, Information Technology,…
Read MoreMachine learning could be accessible to the nonexperts: Research says
Award-winning research from the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science explains “How inexperienced individuals can efficiently and ethically use machine learning algorithms” to encourage industries to harness the power of artificial intelligence. As machine learning has joined numerous fields and industries traditionally outside of computing, the requirement for research and effective, convenient tools to facilitate new users in leveraging artificial intelligence is unprecedented. We don’t know much about how nonexperts in machine learning come to learn algorithmic tools,” said Swati Mishra, a PhD student in the field of information…
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