As the government prepares for 5G rollout, telecom sector stakeholders warned the public on Monday against fraud related to the placement of mobile towers on their homes. According to the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and the Digital Infrastructure Providers’ Association (DIPA), people should be cautious of certain companies, agencies, or individuals who approach them fraudulently and ask them to deposit money in their personal or company accounts in the name of government tax for leasing their premises for mobile tower installation. According to them, the same individuals are…
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AI adoption to add $500 billion to India’s GDP by 2025
An integrated adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and data utilization strategy can add $500 billion to India’s GDP by 2025, suggests a report by the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) The IT industry association launched the ‘AI Adoption Index‘ for India, which assesses AI adoption trends in four important sectors: banking and finance, consumer products and retail, healthcare, and industrial and automotive. These industries might account for roughly 60% of AI’s potential value addition of $450-500 billion to the country’s GDP by 2025. “AI’s ability to transition…
Read MoreWhy does Mark Zuckerberg warn his employees?
Meta has warned its staff that “serious times” are ahead. Meta is aggressively reducing hiring. Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s CEO, said that the company’s intentions to hire engineers have been reduced by over 30%. During a weekly employee Q&A, Zuckerberg also stated that the company is “turning up the heat” on performance management to remove employees who fail to fulfill their targets. “Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn’t be here,” Zuckerberg said. Part of my hope for raising expectations and having more aggressive…
Read MoreGlobal Artificial Intelligence Summit & Awards 2022 Organized by AICRA to be held on the 6th & 7th of October.
The Global Artificial Intelligence Summit and Awards (GAISA), one of the world’s most influential AI events, is set to take place on October 07th and 08th of 2022. The GAISA event, which is organized by the All India Council for Robotics and Automation, brings together some of the most sought-after experts and leaders in Artificial Intelligence. With the success of previous editions, the event has established a high reputation. The conference will cover AI advancements in various sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, education, smart cities, and transportation. Here are some…
Read MoreEdtech Startups launching hybrid learning centers
Vedantu, the edtech unicorn, has opened its first hybrid learning center in Muzaffarpur, following in the footsteps of other edtech firms such as Byju’s, Unacademy, and PhysicsWallah, among others. This is happening as online education platforms shed pandemic-induced expansion and offline institutions open with limitations eased. Vedantu’s offline learning incursion is primarily aimed at bolstering its prominence in the test preparation area. “The courses will cover preparation for IIT Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), a two-year course for students of Grade 11 and a…
Read MoreHow Machine Learning helped Chrome to become more secure and enjoyable?
Google has revealed how machine learning is aiding in the security and enjoyment of Chrome. To begin with, Google claims that its latest machine learning (ML) model has enabled Chrome to detect more than twice as many phishing attacks and harmful sites. In March, the new on-device machine learning model was released. Google claims that Chrome has detected 2.5x more threats since its release. Aside from security, Google is planning to apply machine learning to improve the Chrome user experience. Chrome allows users to refuse notifications from pages they aren’t…
Read MoreThe growing Importance of AI in India
Artificial intelligence is no longer a niche technology in India according to a new Bain & Company report with 80 percent of enterprises polled using at least one AI model. From Buzz to Reality: The Accelerating Pace of AI in India, a report based on a survey of nearly 150 providers and 350 enterprises, will be released on Tuesday. This was achieved in partnership with Microsoft and the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). Technology solution providers are driving AI adoption in India, with 64 percent incorporating AI/ML into many…
Read MoreHow AI learned to play Minecraft game?
Open AI has trained a neural network to play the game of Minecraft by using a small amount of labeled contractor data along with a sizable unlabeled video dataset of human Minecraft play. The AI research and deployment company is confident that its model can learn to make diamond tools, a task that typically requires skilled humans over 20 minutes, with a little bit of fine-tuning (24,000 actions). Its model, which is quite general and takes a step toward general computer-using agents, uses the native human interface of keypresses and…
Read MoreTesla lays off 200 employees who helped train company’s
In a fresh round of layoffs, Tesla has parted ways with 200 more employees who were working on the company’s Autopilot driver-assistant system. Additionally, Tesla has shut down its San Mateo, California, office. One of the suspected causes of the recent layoffs is cost-cutting. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, recently disclosed that the business will lay off up to 10% of its workers in the upcoming three months. One of the employees from the group of workers who were laid off reportedly told the news organization about the layoff. He said…
Read MoreByju’s lays off over 2500 employees across Whitehat Jr and Toppr
The ed-tech company in India is experiencing its most successful era to date. Byju’s, the biggest and most successful ed-tech startup in India after Unacademy and Vedantu, is having trouble surviving. Shah Rukh Khan serves as the brand ambassador for the ed-tech business, which has cut off over 2500 workers from sibling companies including Whitehat Jr. and Toppr. During the covid-induced lockout, WhiteHat Jr dominated the spotlight to make coding approachable to children. The Byju Ravendrann-led company, according to MoneyControl, has let go of full-time and contract workers from Toppr,…
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