Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Technology
Wired up monkey’s brain to play video games: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that a monkey has been wired up to play video games with its mind by a company he founded called Neuralink. Musk said that Neuralink…
- Technology
Amazon makes Alexa Custom Assistant available in India
New Delhi: Amazon on Thursday announced Alexa Custom Assistant, a new solution that lets device makers and service providers create intelligent assistants tailored to their brand personality and customer needs. With the new…
- Technology
AI likely to replace humans in cybersecurity space by 2030
New Delhi: As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes all-pervasive, a new report has forecast that technology would replace humans by 2031 in the field of cybersecurity, as hackers use more sophisticated tools. Cloud security…
- Technology
AI chatbot creator to discard data, algorithms
Seoul: The South Korean developer of a controversial female chatbot said on Friday that it will discard all data and learning algorithms used in training the artificial intelligence (AI) platform amid mounting criticism…
- Hyderabad News
Hexagon’s HexArt education community centre to democratise AI
Hyderabad: Hexagon Capability Centre India (HCCI), the research and development arm of Hexagon, a sensor, software and autonomous solutions player launched HexArt Institute to democratise and further Artificial Intelligence skills among the masses…
- Science
AI-designed serotonin sensor helpful in studying sleep, mental health: Study
Washington: Researchers have described how they used advanced genetic engineering techniques to transform a bacterial protein into a new research tool that may help monitor serotonin transmission with greater fidelity than current…
- Technology
AI-backed Indian sero-survey tech could prioritize COVID vax process
New Delhi: An Indian IT firm, Thalamus Irwine has claimed to have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT)-based solution, which can assist the government identify vulnerable communities among the…
- Technology
Microsoft and Telstra partner to harness next-gen Cloud, IoT
San Francisco: Microsoft and Australias leading telecommunications company Telstra have extended their long-standing strategic partnership to harness new-age Internet of Things (IoT), Edge, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital twin technologies. Telstra and Microsoft…
- Technology
Google Maps using DeepMind AI to predict your arrival time
San Francisco: As people traverse over 1 billion km with help from Google Maps in more than 220 countries, the company is using artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning (ML) models to predict whether…
- News
Xi Jinping using AI to tighten grip on China: Report
Washington: Chinese President Xi Jinping is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to tighten his government’s totalitarian control and is exporting the technology to other countries across the world, according to a report. Xi wants…
- Telangana
AI should improve lives of people: Telangana IT Minister
Hyderabad: Artificial intelligence should improve the lives of common people, said State Information Technology and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao. The Minister said that AI is a powerful tool which makes room for government…
- Technology
Apple launches one-year residency programme for AI, ML experts
San Francisco: Apple has introduced a residency programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to find niche experts in new-age technologies. The AI/ML residency programme invites experts in various fields to…
- Technology
AI to help identify homeless youth at substance abuse risk
New York: Researchers, including two of Indian-origin, have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm which can help predict susceptibility to substance use disorder among young homeless individuals. The study, presented at the International…
- Technology
Scientists use AI to identify hundreds of COVID drug candidates
Los Angeles: A team led by an Indian-origin scientist has used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify hundreds of new potential drugs that could help treat COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus,…
- News
This is how Facebook detects harmful content with AI systems
New Delhi: For effective content moderation, Facebook is relying on three aspects of technology to transform its content review process across its family of apps. The first aspect is called ‘Proactive Detection’ where…
- Technology
AI can improve CT screening for COVID-19 diagnosis
New York: Researchers are developing a new technique using Artificial Intelligence (AI) that would improve CT screening to more quickly identify patients infected with COVID-19. The new technique will reduce the burden on…
- India
AI plane crash: Two Indian expats thank God for missing the flight
Dubai, Aug 8 (PTI) One may call it good luck, but for two Indian expats it was God who prevented them at the last minute from boarding the Air India Express plane that…
- Technology
Deepfakes ranked as the most serious AI crime threat
London: Fake audio or video content, also known as ‘Deepfakes’, has been ranked as the most worrying use of artificial intelligence (AI) for crime or terrorism. According to a study, published in the…
- Technology
AI will be smarter than humans within 5 years, says Musk
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has claimed that Artificial Intelligence will be ‘vastly smarter’ than any human and would overtake us by 2025. “We are headed toward a situation where…
- India
More AI adoption may lead to a 2.5% hike in India’s GDP: Report
New Delhi: One unit increase in Artificial Intelligence (AI) intensity by Indian firms can result in a 2.5 per cent increase in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the immediate term, a…
- Technology
How AI, AR are redefining beauty retail
New Delhi: The pace of innovation in beauty tech is accelerating, but the changes in beauty retail today don’t fully solve the customer’s requirements, believes Ritika Sharma, Founder, and CEO, House of…
- Education and Career
University of Texas offers online internship in AI
Hyderabad: Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA) ‘Digithon’ announced that it entered into a pact with University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) to offer online in-plant training cum Internship in Artificial Intelligence. …
- Technology
Dell unveils new commercial PC in India with built-in AI
New Delhi: Dell Technologies on Monday unveiled a new premium commercial PC called Latitude 9510 with built-in artificial intelligence (AI) in India at a starting price of Rs 1,49,000. The Latitude 9510…
- News
Telangana police to use AI to check face masks norm violations
Hyderabad: In another technology-based initiative, the Telangana Police will use Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system to identify through CCTVs people who do not wear face masks in public. Terming it as the first-of-its-kind initiative…
- Health
AI to predict thyroid cancer risk in ultrasound
New York: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) with thyroid ultrasound offers a quick and non-invasive approach to thyroid cancer screening, says a new study. The study, published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, suggests…
- Technology
AI, digital marketing key skills to boost growth
NEW DELHI: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), digital marketing and design thinking are the top skills that organisations will need to focus on to drive future growth, according to a…
- Technology
Just 10% Indian CEOs positive about AI applications: Report
NEW DELHI: Amid all the buzz over Artificial Intelligence (AI), India Inc lacks a formal approach to AI risk evaluation and only 10 per cent of Indian CEOs are confident about the…
- Technology
Instagram to let you restrict bullies without notifying them
San Francisco: To curb online bullying, Facebook-owned Instagram has announced a unique feature where a user can “shadow ban” or “restrict” a bully from commenting on his or her posts. Once you…
- Business
Samsung’s QLED 8K TV in India starts at around Rs 11 lakh
NEW DELHI: South Korean tech giant Samsung on Tuesday launched its new range of QLED 8K TVs in India starting at Rs 10,99,900. Samsung said the new TV range will be available…
- Technology
Microsoft hints at new OS in making
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has teased the attendees of the ongoing Computex event in Taipei with hints of a new, modern operating system (OS) in the making. Nick Parker, Vice President…
