HCG adopts AI technology for hematopathology screening

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July 5, 2022

HCG adopts AI technology hematopathology screening

HealthCare Global Enterprises (HCG) hospital chain has adopted artificial intelligence (AI) technology SigTuple’s AI100 to automate the manual screening process across its hematopathology labs.

This advancement has made HCG the first hospital chain to equip the hematopathology labs across its network with AI screening solutions for disease management and cancer detection. SigTuple’s AI100 is the premium solution for digital hematopathology. It is the only digital hematopathology solution available in India that is robust and economical enough for wide-scale adoption.

Dr. Ajaikumar, executive chairman of HCG, said that AI-powered digital scanning technology has emerged as a game-changer in cancer care. SigTuple’s top-notch solution has brought remarkable precision to hematopathology diagnostic capabilities of HCG, he added.

The pioneering AI technology’s automation of critical processes and logistics optimization is a distinct value-add for HCG. The advancement aligns with HCG’s overarching goal of serving patients through enhanced clinical outcomes.

Artificial intelligence-assisted digital scanning technology is the future of pathology. The company informed that SigTuple’s AI100 makes it possible for pathologists to review samples remotely without shipping them to the laboratories, as the digital conversion can occur at the site.

This collaboration is expected to drastically reduce the turnaround time, standardize reporting quality, and increase efficiency. The AI solution will enable pathologists to collaborate seamlessly across the globe, thus ensuring every HCG center gets access to experts across the network within seconds.

HCL Tech launches continuous cloud modernization solution for AWS

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Vidhi Shah

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July 5, 2022

HCL Technologies and Amazon Web Series (AWS) announced the launch of CloudSMART for AWS, a persistent modernization experience to assist enterprises in boosting their cloud industry transformation journey.

The joint program of HCL and AWS professionals with the client teams is to build a long-term strategy and essential landmarks to drive a company’s ongoing digital transformation at an accelerated rate.

The method attempts to bring the best of the HCL and AWS ecosystem’s frameworks and techniques to boost the business transformation via innovative procedures and swift delivery.

CloudSMART, a strategic industry concentrated cloud services, is organized to help businesses and entrepreneurs to grow from their present cloud status to a modern cloud for creating futuristic digital enterprises. This approach primarily focuses on maximizing the business value and enhancing the digital changeover to manage business-specific challenges.

For AWS, CloudSMART is a cloud-native initiative that concentrates on increasing business development, accelerating operational superiority, and providing optimal agility on the cloud.

HCL is the AWS Premier Consulting Partner with a reliable and trustworthy fully equipped business section to deliver an end-to-end road map to corporate customers for embracing AWS at scale.

PM Modi inaugurates ‘Raising & Accelerating MSME Performance’ scheme

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Vidhi Shah

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July 5, 2022

PM Modi inaugurates Raising & Accelerating MSME Performance — OneIndia

On Thursday at Vigyan Bhawan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance’ scheme. According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the scheme has an expenditure of about Rs. 6,000 crore. The scheme’s objective is to increase the implementation capability and scope of Medium Small and Micro Enterprises (MSME) in the states, enhancing existing MSME schemes.

It will complement the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan as it will encourage innovation and creativity and support new businesses to develop better quality benchmarks, enhance practices and market availability, develop technical tools, and Industry 4.0 so that MSMEs become self-reliant.

With the RAMP scheme, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Capacity Building of First-Time MSME Exports’ scheme and new characteristics of the ‘Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Program’ (PMEG).

The PMEG’s maximum project cost increased from Rs. 25 lakh to Rs. 50 lakh for the manufacturing sector and from 10 lakh to 20 lakh in the service sector and inclusion of applicants from transgenders and aspirational districts in the Special Category application for higher subsidies. Furthermore, support will be provided to entrepreneurs or applications via the engagement of technical, banking, and marketing professionals.

‘Udyami Bharat’ reflects the government’s constant dedication to work towards the empowerment of MSMEs. To support the MSME sector, the government undertook initiatives like the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme, MUDRA Yojana, and Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI); this benefited crores of people across the nation.

At the event, PM Modi announced the results of the MSME Idea Hackathon launched on March 10, 2022. The Hackathon aimed to support and encourage individuals’ untapped creativity, latest technologies, and inventions among MSMEs. The chosen innovations will be given funding support of up to Rs. 15 lakh per approved idea.

India’s first AI art festival to take place in Bangalore

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Sahil Pawar

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July 5, 2022

India’s first artificial intelligence (AI) art festival ‘FutureFantastic’ is all set to take place in Bangalore. The festival, a Season of Culture initiative, aims to tackle the climate crisis and strengthen UK-India ties.

The festival is conceptualized by Jaaga’s BeFantastic in association with FutureEverything.

FutureFantastic will provide a platform to bring together a host of international artists and creative technologists with an intent to contemplate the nuances of climate emergency.

The festival will display cutting-edge art practices that utilize AI to create engaging artworks. The main motive is to spread awareness about climate change by promoting curiosity.

Using machine learning and artificial intelligence, emerging visual and performing artists will develop ideas and co-create artworks through a fellowship program. This will result in a series of artistic commissions at the AI art festival.

The Season of Culture, to be organized nationwide to celebrate India’s 75th anniversary, has a unique series of experiments in transmedia storytelling, which artists bring together from Crossover Labs and Antariksha Studio. The festival is a physical manifestation of the bridge between the UK and India.

Barbara Wickham, Director of the British Council in India, said the Season of Culture would boost creative collaborations of emerging Indian and British artists and art organizations. It will do so by juxtaposing art with social dialogue and exploring shared global challenges such as environmental sustainability, gender equality, and empowering young leaders of the future through the arts, she added.

Zomato Releases a hyper-localized Deepfake Ad Starring Hrithik Roshan

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Disha Chopra

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July 5, 2022

zomato deepfake ad starring hrithik roshan

The food delivery and restaurant aggregator Zomato released a localized ad for YouTube using artificial intelligence and deepfake technology. YouTube viewers can see a surprising Zomato ad starring Hrithik Roshan. The ad seems to feature him mentioning specific cravings from popular restaurants. These specific “cravings” and the “restaurants” vary from viewer to viewer based on his/her respective choices and their phone’s GPS.

This localized ad, powered by Gan.ai, is made using deepfake’s capability to modify a video of someone making an utterance and making it look like they said something else instead. AI learns the protagonist’s speech patterns and facial expressions and then alters the speech output based on the viewer. For instance, if a viewer is viewing the ad in Sushant Lok, Gurugram; Hrithik Roshan will seemingly say that he was craving a burger from How I Met Your Burger, a locally famous food joint.

Zomato’s ad, made by the creative agency Enormous Creative, follows Cadbury’s ‘Not Just a Cadbury Ad’ starring actor Shah Rukh Khan. The ad got recognition at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. Cadbury’s ad was developed by Ogilvy and Wavemaker powered by Rephrase.ai. This ad, released around Diwali, also used location targeting to name local sweet stores based on their GPS locations.

Ashray Malhotra, founder of Rephrase.ai says that ML and AI can offer a lot of advertising potential to increase brand efficacy. The technologies like deepfake also offer personalization to make these ads more interesting and relatable.

Aalap Desai, CEO of Isobar India and Taproot Dentsu said that the actual creativity in AI-based ads is how and where technology is used. He pointed out that Zomato’s ad will reinforce the fact that Zomato delivers everywhere.

According to him, the Zomato ad’s resemblance to the Cadbury ad is simply an indication of the company’s willingness to experiment with new formats and technology rather than a reflection of India’s level of originality.

DoT approves ₹50 crore grant to develop indigenous 5G technologies

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Sahil Pawar

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July 5, 2022

DoT approves ₹50 crore grant 5G technologies

The Department of Telecommunications, India (DoT) has approved 43 startups and MSMEs – micro, small and medium enterprises – for a grant of ₹50 crores to develop indigenous 5G equipment and technologies. The initiative is a step toward preparing India for the rollout of 5G services.

DoT has approved the grant under the Digital Communication Innovation Square initiative through the Champion Services Sector Scheme. The government of India had invited applications for the scheme in April to promote an ecosystem for research, IPR creation, design, and manufacturing.

The grant will be utilized for developing telecom technologies, including 5G core, NMS, RAN, IMS, devices, chipsets, ICT solutions, and deep tech enhancing applications. The aim is to create competencies in domestic entities and prepare the country to roll out 5G services.

The names of approved organizations include Coral Telecom, BKC Aggregators, SASTRA University, Wisig Networks, Versatile Antenna Systems, and several others.

The Digital Communication Innovation Square Initiative was started to foster an ecosystem of indigenously developed telecom equipment and reduce reliance on imported equipment and technologies.

According to the scheme, startups will get a grant of Rs 50 lakhs, and MSMEs will get a grant of Rs 2 crore. Consortiums will get a grant of Rs 10 crore. Financial support will be provided to only those projects and ideas that have reached the concept level.

The scheme will also provide mentorships, incubation support, and technical advisory support during the project to the startups and MSMEs.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia introduces AI to protect customers from scams

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Sahil Pawar

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July 4, 2022

Commonwealth Bank of Australia introduces AI

With an intent to prevent more Australians from falling victim to scams, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has introduced the latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology to detect suspicious behavior on its digital banking platforms. The AI keeps customers’ banking experience safe by alerting them of potential scams.

The new AI-based technology uses machine learning techniques to track unusual changes to how customers usually interact with their devices. The AI is an extension of the comprehensive scam and fraud protection strategy of CBA.

Customers develop certain behaviors, habits, and patterns concerning their banking. For example, patterns relating to when they use the services, on what devices, their keystrokes, and their mouse usage. Deviations from such patterns could be perceived as a sign that either their accounts have been compromised or someone else is using their device.

The new protect, detect, and resolve approach is aimed at identifying irregularities or scams and shutting down actions not authorized by the customer.

CBA is also increasing its investment in fraud protection and releasing educational videos to inform customers how to protect themselves from scams. CBA is also doubling the size of its scam prevention and protection team.

Along with the new AI detection system, CBA is also introducing two-way push notifications that are safer than one-way SMS messages. If the login is not recognised by the customer, the scam and fraud detection platform of CBA takes immediate protective actions.

DRDO completes the maiden flight of the autonomous flying wing technology demonstrator

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Sahil Pawar

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July 4, 2022

Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed the autonomous flying wing technology demonstrator’s maiden flight from the Aeronautical Test Range, Karnataka.

The aircraft demonstrated a perfect take-off, waypoint navigation, and a smooth touchdown in a fully autonomous mode.

The test flight is a crucial milestone in proving critical technologies for the development of future unmanned aircraft. It is also considered a significant step towards self-reliance in strategic defense technologies.

The unmanned aerial vehicle is designed by a premier research laboratory of DRDO, Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru. The aircraft’s airframe, undercarriage, flight control, and avionics systems have been developed indigenously.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the move would boost India’s self-reliance in critical military systems. He added that this significant achievement toward autonomous aircraft would pave the way for Atma Nirbhar Bharat.

Secretary of Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of DRDO, Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy, appreciated the efforts of all the teams associated with the design, development, and testing of the system.

Harvard psychologist identifies machine learning approach to human psychology

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Sahil Pawar

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July 4, 2022

Harvard psychologist identifies machine learning approach to human psychology

Harvard psychologist and researcher Nancy Etcoff, along with a biotechnology company, Deep Longevity, has identified a machine learning approach to human psychology by creating two digital models based on data from the Midlife in the United States study. The findings were reported in a research paper published in Aging-US.

The first model is an ensemble of deep neural networks, which predicts the respondent’s chronological age and psychological well-being in the next ten years using the information from a psychological survey. The model illustrates the trajectories of the human mind as it ages.

The model demonstrates that the respondent’s capacity to form meaningful connections, mental autonomy, and environmental mastery develops with age. It also suggests that the focus on personal progress is constantly declining; however, the sense of purpose in life only fades after the age of 40 to 50.

The results from the first model add to the growing knowledge on hedonic adaptation and socioemotional selectivity in the context of adult personality development. The second model mentioned in the paper is a self-organizing map created to serve as the foundation for the recommendation engine for mental health applications. The unsupervised learning algorithm splits all respondents into clusters depending on their likelihood of developing depression and then determines the shortest path toward mental stability for any individual.

Deep Longevity has released a web service FuturSelf, to demonstrate this system’s potential. FuturSelf is a free online application that allows users to take the psychological test described in the original publication.

At the end of the test, users receive a report with insights aimed at improving their long-term mental health. Also, users can enroll in a guidance program that provides them with a steady flow of AI-chosen recommendations.

IIT-Mandi Announces MBA Program in Data Science and AI for the Upcoming Semester

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Disha Chopra

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July 4, 2022

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi is launching an MBA programme in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) intending to develop corporate leaders who are prepared for the future and are knowledgeable in technology and management. The institute announced its two-year program to focus on managerial decision-making in the data science and AI industry.

Prof Laxmidhar Behera, Director of IIT Mandi, said, “This MBA program aligns with IIT Mandi’s motto and strives to produce future-ready management leaders to tackle industry and academic challenges.”

He also added that the program will enable students to transform data into more profitable business decisions where ML, AI, and data science will add value to the analysts and developers.

The IIT Mandi MBA data science and AI program differs from mainstream technology-based courses like B.Tech/M.Tech/MS as it combines technology and various science disciplines with business and management domains.

Undergraduate students from all backgrounds who have taken mathematics up to the +2 level are eligible for the program. On the Institute website, you can find more information on eligibility under the admission link. The course will begin on June 29, 2022, the application procedure will end on July 17, 2022.