Jio Institute begins Admissions for PG courses in AI, Data Science, and Digital Marketing

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April 20, 2022

Jio Institute Admissions PG AI data science

Jio Institute announces that it has started accepting admission applications for its one-year full-time classroom post-graduate degree programs in artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and digital marketing.

According to the institute, its artificial intelligence and data science course is aimed at early-career individuals who want to become full-stack data scientists, capable of working as AI Researchers, Data Scientists, Industrial and Societal Entrepreneurs, etc.

In comparison, the digital marketing and marketing communication program focuses more on early-career individuals interested in marketing communications, brand consulting, digital marketing, marketing analytics, and consumer research.

The institute will also provide scholarships of up to 100% on tuition fees to eligible students, helping them fulfill their higher education aspirations and kick start their careers.

The Jio Institute mentioned, “Scholarships will be awarded based on the review of individual needs and the Jio Institute’s commitment to access, inclusion, gender parity, and diversity. A significant number of scholarships will be available for meritorious candidates, international candidates, specially-abled candidates.”

Jio Institute is a multi-disciplinary higher education institute founded by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd. and Reliance Foundation as a philanthropic endeavor.

To apply for the programs, candidates need to pay a Rs 2500 application fee for appearing for the Jio Institute Entrance Test (JET). The institute will then shortlist the qualifying candidates and call them for an in-person interview, after which their past academic records will be evaluated to make the final call.

“We have embarked on a mission to transform youth with the help of world-class faculty, international collaborations, rigorous pedagogy, and generous scholarships,” said Vice-Chancellor of Jio Institute, Dipak Jain.

Interested candidates can visit the official website of Jio Institute to apply for the one-year PG programs. The last date to apply is on 20th May 2022.

Expertia AI raises $1.2 million in Seed Funding Round

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April 20, 2022

Virtual recruitment platform providing company Expertia AI raises $1.2 million in its recently held seed funding round led by Chiratae Ventures and Endiya Partners.

Other investors like Entrepreneur First and angel investor Archana Priyadarshini also participated in the funding round.

According to the company, it plans to use the freshly raised funds to put together a team of AI researchers and software engineers and raise brand and product recognition in India.

The official statement mentioned, “Entrepreneur First, the UK-based Talent Investor, has doubled down on their previous pre-seed funding into the startup last March.”

Expertia AI provides SMEs (small and medium businesses) with a one-click hiring solution that allows them to automatically source and identify the top 10 prospects from a pool of applicants sourced from more than 25 job boards.

Expertia AI encourages companies to link their corporate website to their Expertia Career Page to collect all candidates into a smart centralized talent pool, allowing them to quickly identify appropriate profiles across all open positions.

Bengaluru-based SaaS recruiting platform providing startup Expertia AI was founded by Akshay Gugnani and Kanishk Shukla in 2020. The company specializes in providing deep learning, natural language processing (NLP), and an explainable AI solution to predict the right candidate for recruitment. Expertia AI is currently being used by more than 500 firms, 1,000 recruiters, and over 1,00,000 professionals to automate sourcing quality people and appropriate opportunities.

EdCast launches Zoom App to Bring AI-based Contextual Content inside Zoom Meetings

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April 19, 2022

Unified SaaS platform provider EdCast announces that it has integrated its Learning Experience Platform with Zoom’s video conferencing app, allowing learners to conduct Zoom video meetings and sessions (LXP).

Users can conduct video-based learning sessions and share information across remote teams by combining EdCast’s leading AI-powered talent experience and knowledge cloud platform with Zoom’s video communication technology.

EdCast fulfills its commitment to democratizing skill development through best-of-breed partnerships, such as with Zoom, by providing a single digital destination where employees can create and consume personalized learning experiences based on their unique personal and professional upskilling needs.

Users need to buy a license of the EdCast SaaS platform to use the EdCast app for Zoom.

“It truly is a collaboration that further catalyzes our common goals of bringing together teams distributed across geographies. Zoom users and admins can bring learning/training + knowledge management + capability development w/in Zoom to drive employee engagement and overall learning experience,” said Founder and CEO of Zoom, Eric S. Yuan.

He also mentioned that with the EdCast app for Zoom, they’re excited to bring learning and training to Zoom’s enterprise-grade, affordable, all-in-one platform.

United States-based Software as a Service providing company Edcast was founded by Karl Mehta in 2014. The firm specializes in offering a unified platform powering end-to-end employee experience journeys, spanning learning, skilling, and career mobility.

It has a massive customer base of over 2000 clients spread across the globe, including small businesses and government organizations. To date, EdCast has raised more than $100 million from multiple investors like Avathon Capital, The London Fund, REV, Stanford University, and others over eight funding rounds.

CEO of Edcast, Karl Mehta, said, “Integrating our LXP into ubiquitous work tools illustrates EdCast’s ongoing commitment to Learning in the Flow of Work.”

He further added that their Zoom integration offers a variety of use-cases, such as onboarding and virtual team learning, giving their clients a more holistic learner experience on the platform.

Andrew Ng to launch new course in Machine Learning

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April 19, 2022

Co-founder of Coursera and Google Brain Andrew Ng announces that he is all set to launch his new course in machine learning.

The course has been jointly developed by Stanford and DeepLearning.ai to impart critical knowledge and skills to learners, helping them build a career in this rapidly growing artificial intelligence industry. According to the information given, the course will launch in June 2022.

The revised Specialization ML course covers core AI principles through an intuitive visual method. As the course is updated, the curriculum involves all the essential and relevant topics related to machine learning.

The previous editions of this course were initially launched back in 2012. It received immense popularity with over 5 million learners and a reputable 4.9-star rating. The assignments of the ML course have also been updated to teach in Python instead of Octave.

Creators of the online course have included multiple subjects like deep learning, neural networks, deep neural networks, and many others in this syllabus. The course introduces practical approaches to assist learners in getting started on AI projects and building a portfolio for the industry.

Each lesson begins with a visual depiction of machine learning concepts, then the code, and finally optional films explaining the math.

An additional advantage of choosing this course is that learners need not have any prior knowledge of mathematics and coding to register for this program. However, someone with a background in coding can also become a part of this course to refresh foundational machine learning concepts.

Interested learners can register for the program and join the waitlist from the official website of DeepLearning.AI.

Fujitsu launches new HPC center in Bengaluru

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April 19, 2022

IT and communication technology developing company Fujitsu launches its new high-performance computing (HPC) center in Bengaluru, India, to boost artificial intelligence innovations.

The newly established center named Fujitsu Research of India Private Limited (FRIPL) was launched as a part of the company’s global innovation strategy.

FRIPL is the newest addition to Fujitsu’s global R&D network, and it will focus on AI and machine learning technologies and quantum software research and development.

According to the plan, FRIPL will initially collaborate with the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and the Indian Institute of Science to bring innovations in edge artificial intelligence technologies. Moreover, Fujitsu India plans to hire about 50 researchers to expand their research fields into security and other areas by 2024.

General Manager of Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Naoya Tamura, said, “We are witnessing strong demand for HPC in India. We will open the Fujitsu HPC Competency Center in Bangalore, the first such by a technology vendor in India and our fifth such center globally.”

He further added that applications such as improved drug discovery, seismic engineering for oil exploration, automobile design, and industrial manufacturing are driving demand.

AI technology will be developed in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad to discover causal relationships with greater accuracy, while a different artificial intelligence technology will be developed with the Indian Institute of Science to automatically generate AI through autonomous training in response to various environmental changes.

Recently, Fujitsu also announced the launch of its new offering named Fujitsu Computing as a Service (CaaS) in Japan.

“Innovation has a growing role in solving societal and environmental challenges. Strengthening our presence in India will allow us to tap into the enormous potential offered by world-class researchers with local institutions and universities that drive global software technology development,” said Chief Technology Officer of Fujitsu, Vivek Mahajan.

He also mentioned that they are looking forward to performing more dynamic and challenging cooperative research to provide humanity with a more sustainable future.

Yourstore launches Free AI-powered eCommerce Website Creation

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April 19, 2022

Leading Software as a Service providing company Yourstore announces the launch of its new free artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform called Yourstore Genie, which allows users to create impeccable eCommerce storefronts automatically.

The service drastically reduces the workload involved in creating a website as it leverages artificial intelligence to eliminate the need for designing stunning-looking websites automatically for businesses.

Over the last few years, the global market has witnessed a shift towards digitization, thanks to rapidly evolving technology and the COVID-19 pandemic.

As businesses have started to understand the importance of having an online presence, the newly launched free AI-enabled tool will help innumerable small to medium-sized companies to create their online stores and increase their reach on the web.

The process involved in building a website through Yourstore Genie is also very simple, as users just need to enter their name, email, and mobile number to create an account, and the tool will enable users to go online in as little time as 30 seconds.

Yourstore automatically suggests themes for websites based on the logo and name of the business uploaded by users, making the website building process a breeze. The powerful AI engine takes care of everything by creating a fully customizable eCommerce website based on the brand.

An additional benefit of Yourstore Genie is that all the AI-generated text and images are SEO optimized, helping business owners in increasing their online visibility without worrying about technicalities.

“We at Yourstore believe building a website should be simple and fast for everyone – no coding required,” said Co-founder of Yourstore Ashwant Krishna.

Chennai-based startup Yourstore helps in the digital transformation of the biggest labels in India and the UAE. Brands can sell, manage, and interact with their customers from a single interface, using Yourstore.

Yourstore has grown a substantial number of users in a short period of time, with a customer base that spans both domestically and internationally, including customers from the US, Australia, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

CEO of Yourstore, Rian Ozal, said, “We expect to reach a hundred thousand users by the end of the fiscal year, Yourstore has been a game-changer for small business owners, creators, and freelancers.”

NOOR, the World’s Largest Arabic Language Processing Model unveiled in Abu Dhabi

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April 19, 2022

The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi unveils the world’s largest Arabic natural language processing model named NOOR.

This is a remarkable development in the global NLP industry as languages like English and Chinese dominate the global market of chatbots, market intelligence, and machine translation. With the launch of NOOR, the Arab world will also have a fresh edge in the quest for digitization.

Natural language processing is a critical component of the rapidly growing artificial intelligence industry as it assists computers in decoding spoken and written language to accelerate the development of language translation software, smart assistants like Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, and many more.

TII researchers created an end-to-end pipeline for collecting high-quality data at scale, which included crawling, filtering, and curation for developing the new NLP model. Moreover, they also created optimized services for large-scale distributed training and serving.

Developers have built NOOR to allow businesses and universities to develop new tools like sentiment analysis on social media or new Arabic virtual assistants.

Director of AI Cross-center Unit at TII, Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei, said, “Large language models have taken the world of natural language processing by storm, and we are proud to introduce this cutting-edge model with 10 billion parameters – the world’s largest Arabic NLP model. The uniquely large Arabic dataset collected to train the model is the result of months of work that included curating, scrapping, and filtering of varied sources.”

He further thanked the entire team for their efforts in developing NOOR and making it a go-to exploration model in Arabic for academics and businesses everywhere.

“With this development, we are on track to boost our research capabilities and credentials in AI, as well as elevating the status of Abu Dhabi and the UAE as a serious research ecosystem,” said CEO of TII and ASPIRE, Dr. Ray O. Johnson.

Advanced Navigation launches AI-powered Undersea Drone Hydrus

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April 18, 2022

Advanced Navigation AI Undersea Drone Hydrus

Navigation technologies and robotics company Advanced Navigation announces the launch of its new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered undersea autonomous drone called Hydrus.

The novel technology will drastically improve underwater research capabilities by simplifying the data collection process than traditional methods.

Hydrus is specifically designed for applications that require high-resolution photos and video and exact geo-referenced data.

Users of all grades will now have access to an all-in-one underwater inspection robot that is ready to use right out of the box.

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The most significant advantage of Hydrus is that it eliminates the need for costly ROVs/AUVs, survey vessels, highly trained operators, and divers for undersea data collection.

The company claims that Hydrus can uncover the causes of some of the ocean’s most significant climate change phenomena, such as CO2 absorption, reef bleaching, new diseases, loss of marine life and biodiversity, coastal erosion, fishery decline, etc.

Some of the critical features of Hydrus include an advanced sonar for better navigation and communication, easy to use interface, a cinema-grade 4k 60fps camera with an added AI engine for better image processing, and many more.

Australia-based robotics firm Advanced Navigation was founded by Chris Shaw and Xavier Orr in 2010. The talented team of Advanced Navigation specializes in several fields such as sensors, GNSS, inertial navigation, RF technologies, acoustics, robotics, AI, and algorithms.

CEO and Co-founder of Advanced Navigation, Xavier Orr, said, “We’ve developed Hydrus to ensure professional-grade underwater imagery and data is accessible to everyone, enabling greater opportunities across the ocean, whether it’s inspecting offshore wind farms, capturing undersea cinematography or monitoring coral reefs.”

He further added that they had witnessed a transformation in the aerial drone sector over the last decade as drones are now simple and dependable enough to be used by anyone, which is why the technology is being used in so many industries.

Meta to launch Horizon Worlds social metaverse platform on web

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April 18, 2022

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, reveals its plans to launch Horizon Worlds social metaverse platform on the web.

This will be a significant development towards making metaverse more accessible to users across the globe, as the Horizon Worlds social metaverse platform is currently available only for Meta’s Quest VR Headset users.

We’re making good on our goal to ensure that developers have a path to real financial success on our platform. It’s early days, there is still a lot of work to be done and we continue to partner closely with our creators and developers to enable them to earn meaningful revenue.
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Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth indicated through a tweet that when Horizon’s web version launches, the platform fee will be only 25%, which is a far lower rate than other similar world-building platforms.

According to him, the platform’s web version was part of a larger thread justifying Meta’s 47.5 percent cut (including a platform fee of 30% for purchases made through Meta’s Quest Store) of Horizon Worlds purchases.

Horizon Worlds was released to Oculus Quest VR headset users in the United States and Canada in early December, and it quickly grew to 300,000 monthly users.

Bosworth tweeted, “In its early days, there is still a lot of work to be done, and we continue to partner closely with our creators and developers to enable them to earn meaningful revenue.” He further added that they are reaching their goal of ensuring that developers on their platform can achieve true financial success.

Apart from this development, Meta has also announced that it is developing new tools that would help creators experiment with different ways to monetize what they are building in Horizon Worlds.

“While we’re launching this today as a test with a handful of creators to get their feedback, these types of tools are steps toward our long-term vision for the metaverse where creators can earn a living and people can purchase digital goods, services, and experiences,” mentioned Meta.

NASA is using AI to optimize new Hypersonic Engine

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April 18, 2022

Researchers from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have developed a novel hypersonic computational fluid dynamics code dubbed VULCAN-CFD and are using AI to optimize the tech.

The highly capable model named after the Roman god of fire can accurately simulate the behavior of combustion in turbulent airflows in engines operating at subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic speeds.

A hypersonic missile travels at Mach 5 or higher, which is five times faster than the speed of sound (3836 mph), or about 1 mile per second. Such missiles are extremely destructive in nature as most of the currently available air defense systems, and anti-ballistic systems can not bring them down.

The major challenge that researchers face while developing hypersonic missiles is to make them travel at hypersonic speed without compromising the missile’s maneuvering capabilities. Developers need to analyze the air flows around the aircraft or weapon and its behavior as it passes through the engines and reacts with fuel, which is quite a tedious task. That is where NASA’s new tool comes into play.

NASA says that its new software stores a single, one-dimensional image of flame called a “flamelet” in each entry of a large, multidimensional table representing burning fuel. However, the massive amounts of data that needs to be processed create a challenge for researchers as it requires a lot of computer memory.

Therefore NASA is using machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to reduce the computational requirements for processing such vast amounts of data. The neural network discovered shortcuts to understand how combustion happens within super and supersonic engines by training it on a flamelet table.
NASA has partnered with Dr. Som and his colleagues at Argonne to develop this advanced technology. “Working with NASA gave us the opportunity to integrate our novel developments in a state-of-the-art computational fluid dynamics code,” said a team member of Argonne.