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Microsoft shows off hybrid cloud management and cloud analytics tools at Ignite

Source:-cio.comEnterprises will soon have access to Azure Arc and Azure Synapse Analytics, two new services that bolster Microsoft’s cloud offerings. Microsoft’s Ignite event traditionally attracts more from the developer ranks, but the technologies on display are increasingly of relevance to CIOs developing cloud strategies today. At Ignite 2019 in Orlando last week, Microsoft unveiled a Read More

Data SciencePython

Python is Key to the Future of Data Science

Source:-dice.com If you read through the latest edition of GitHub’s State of the Octoverse—a comprehensive report on the code respository’s biggest trends—you might pick up on something interesting. Although it’s already a well-established programming language, Python is continuing to grow at the rate of an up-and-coming one, gaining 151 percent in usage since 2018. Part Read More

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Microsoft Partners With Graphcore to Power AI Applications in Azure Cloud

Source:-wccftech.com Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT 148.06 0.51%) has partnered with the UK chipmaker Graphcore to provide cloud-based cutting-edge artificial intelligence solutions that utilize the computing power of specialized chips designed by the British company. “This [move] is very significant for us because it means anyone on the planet can go to Azure and use our technology to Read More

Data Science

Amazon, Deloitte Partner to Address Healthcare Data Challenges

Source:-healthitanalytics.comAmazon Web Services and Deloitte are working to create an efficient and secure healthcare data ecosystem. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is partnering with Deloitte to help customers securely find, subscribe to, and use third-party data in the cloud using AWS Data Exchange, a new service that can help address unique healthcare issues. The partnership will Read More

Artificial Intelligence

AI Is Not Real: How Intelligent Is Artificial Intelligence?

Source: ibtimes.com This is the bold statement that Scientific American gave regarding the matter. In their recent statement, they claimed that what people call nowadays as Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not actually AI, but something else entirely. Sure, we hear the description of AI branded on almost every new tech nowadays. Even on smartphones, companies now love to Read More

Machine Learning

Why are tour operators neglecting machine learning?

Source: phocuswire.com As a concept, artificial intelligence has technically existed since the 1950s. Specifically, the term was first coined in a conference at Dartmouth College in 1956, and has since come to be known by the more simplified initialism of AI. It may have far future implications, but artificial intelligence is used now in more Read More

Big Data

How One CEO Is Using Big Data To Transform The Healthcare Industry

Source: forbes.com The idea of “big data” transforming healthcare has existed for decades, but recent  technological innovations are finally making big data accessible and usable in an actionable way. Artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced natural-language programming (NLP) tools are now able to read unstructured data, which constitutes the majority of healthcare data. Complex rules algorithms Read More

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The five most significant announcements from Microsoft Ignite – and what they mean for you

Source: cloudcomputing-news.net At this year’s Microsoft Ignite conference, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella placed the focus on consistent developer experiences in multi- and hybrid-cloud, alongside the announcements of new initiatives for “cloud-delivered quantum computing.” Nadella, in his keynote speech in Orlando, also emphasized the role of a consistent and reliable management platform across various cloud environments Read More

Deep Learning

Evaluating Deep Learning Methods for Identifying Nuclei

Source: news-medical.net Caicedo et al. have determined an evaluation framework to assess the improvements in fluorescent images of nucleus segmentation achieved by machine learning versus classical approaches. The team revealed that of the two deep learning modes interrogated (DeepCell and U-Net), there was improved accuracy of nuclei segmentation when both methods were trained with a large fluorescence Read More

Data Science

Best Tips for Data Scientists

Source: towardsdatascience.com I have summarised in this text best tips for data scientists to progress along their career. Whether you’re just starting or you want to go from junior to mid or mid to senior, there’s something for you. Portfolio of GitHub projects First of all you should build a portfolio of open-source projects on Read More

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Industrial AI is helping the Indian startup industry build a name beyond e-commerce By Nisha Ramchandani

Source: qz.com In the early 1980s, presentations about Infosys began with the founders’ pointing out India and Bengaluru on a world map. Today, globally listed companies such as Dr Reddy’s, Tata Motors, and Reliance Industries have made that redundant. The country is also the third-largest startup nation. A number of its business-to-consumer (B2C) ventures, from Read More

Human Intelligence

Combining Human and Artificial Intelligence for a More Inclusive Work Environment

Source: hrtechnologist.com The impact of AI on modern work environments It is not hard to find examples of how AI has transformed entire industries, from automating many parts of the car manufacturing industry to allowing automatic decision-making based on pre-set criteria in the stock market. In fact, a recent study by IBM found that 76% Read More

Microservices

Australia Post tackles ‘observability’ after digital transformation

Source: itnews.com.au Australia Post’s adoption of microservices and cloud via a digital transformation allowed it to move faster, but also created a complex environment of interdependencies and a need to establish “observability” across that. When Post kicked off its digital transformation in 2013, the overarching goal was speed. “Our time to market was incredibly slow Read More

Deep Learning

New deep learning study brings automated CAC scoring ‘one step closer to clinical translation’

Source: healthimaging.com Utilizing a deep learning algorithm could help radiologists determine valuable coronary artery calcium scores (CACS) in a fraction of the time. Such scores have proven to be more predictive of cardiovascular risk than any other biomarker, but quantifying CACS via imaging remains a time-consuming and labor-intensive task, wrote authors of a new study published Nov. Read More

Data Science

Google’s AI Work in China Stirs Questions of Allegiance and National Security

Source: worldview.stratfor.com Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, ignited an important conversation in July when he accused Google of “seemingly treasonous” activity and urged President Donald Trump’s administration to investigate the company’s motivations for operating an artificial intelligence (AI) lab in Beijing while refusing to work with the U.S. Department of Defense. Trump initially Read More

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence: Utopia Or Reality?

Source: e3zine.com Some insurance companies are using AI-based chatbots in customer service and continuously improving them through machine learning. Major companies like Bosch and Siemens as well as energy and utility companies are making big strides in predictive maintenance and field services. Additionally, financial advisors have developed robotic counterparts. Conversations with software providers, consultancies and Read More

Data Mining

Why Logistics Companies Must Adopt Big Data and Cloud Technology

Source: supplychainbrain.com According to a survey published by Dresner Advisory Services, over 50% of companies are using big-data analytics. A closer look reveals that the adoption rate varies significantly by industry, with financial services and telecommunications leading the way, followed by education and healthcare. But the top five includes no mention of logistics. When one Read More

Machine Learning

Machine learning to help predict traffic offenders soon

Source: thehindubusinessline.com Traffic offenders beware, in the near future, machine learning models will be able to predict which vehicle is more likely to commit a traffic offence. The models will leverage large sets of data, which the intelligent machine will be able to crunch and analyse, according to researchers at the IIIT Hyderabad. The Institute Read More

Deep Learning

Geisinger studies show AI deep learning model helping cardiologists detect AFib

Source: healthcareitnews.com Artificial intelligence technology based on a deep learning model could help cardiologists predict irregular heart rhythms, known as atrial fibrillation, before it develops. WHY IT MATTERSThat’s the conclusion drawn from two studies to be presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2019 and conducted by Geisinger researchers. A team of scientists trained Read More

Big Data

Data analytics’ big problem: ‘The tools are nice, but how do you get people to use them?’

Source: dnet.com Late last month in Denver, data-warehousing giant Teradata launched its analytics cloud architecture and a raft of new tools designed to help organizations get more value from their data. But for some companies, technology is not the problem. “All these tools are very nice, of course, but people need to use them,” says Read More

Artificial Intelligence

Turkey a regional leader in artificial intelligence tech investments

Source: dailysabah.com urkey is a leading country in its region in terms of investments in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, according to Microsoft Turkey General Manager Murat Kansu. “With an artificial intelligence technology expenditure of nearly $3.4 billion, Turkey is a country with the largest investment in AI in the last 10 years,” Kansu was cited Read More

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Can AI Built to ‘Benefit Humanity’ Also Serve the Military?

Source: wired.com Microsoft’s recent victory in landing a $10 billion Pentagon cloud-computing contract called JEDI could make life more complicated for one of the software giant’s partners: the independent artificial-intelligence research lab OpenAI. OpenAI was created in 2015 by Silicon Valley luminaries including Elon Musk to look to the far horizon, and save the world. The newborn nonprofit said it had Read More

Google AI

Google Secretly Tests Medical Records Search Tool On Nation’s Largest Nonprofit Health System, Documents Show

Source: forbes.com Google is testing a service that would use its search and artificial intelligence technology to analyze patient records for Ascension, the largest nonprofit health system in the U.S., according to documents about the efforts reviewed by Forbes. Called “‘Nightingale,” the Google-Ascension project indicates that Google’s push into health analysis is farther along than previously Read More

Machine Learning

Teachable Machine 2.0 expands machine learning experience

Source: techxplore.com What, it’s that easy to grasp machine learning basics? Good news from Google’s Teachable Machine crew. Previously, the Teachable Machine provided lessons on how AI works but a new 2.0 puts you to work in making your machine learning model come to life in apps, websites and more. A number of websites got Read More

Big Data

AI, big data to be used increasingly for energy savings in commercial buildings

Source: arabianbusiness.com Artificial intelligence, big data and machine learning will increasingly be put to use monitoring the energy performance of buildings and helping owners cut costs, according to Keith Gunaratne, the founder and managing director of technology firm EP&T. Founded in 1993, EP&T specialises in the development of energy conservation technologies in the commercial sector. Read More

Google AI

Google’s AI Teaches a Robot to Assemble and Disassemble Objects

Source: beebom.com Google’s AI research team has developed a new machine learning system that they call “Form2Fit” in collaboration with researchers from Stanford University and Columbia University. The project makes use of deep neural networks to teach a robot arm to recognize and assemble objects. “If robots could learn “how things fit together,” then perhaps they Read More

Machine Learning

Aimia turns to artificial intelligence to lift its data game

Source: cmo.com.au For a provider of loyalty programs across some of the biggest brands in the world, it’s pretty important Aimia gets personalisation and customer engagement right. Which is why the leader in loyalty marketing, services, technology, and data platforms recently turned to artificial intelligence (AI), to better utilise its vast amount of data. Director of insights and Read More

Microservices

Unpopular opinion: The software monolith is wrongly maligned

Source: datacenternews.us It’s fair to say that microservices are having their moment. The hype is hard to escape. In fact, according to IDC, 90% of all apps will feature microservices architectures by 2022. This is because microservices work well for many companies. When deployed wisely, they can add significant benefits in helping companies adapt at Read More

Deep Learning

Artificial Intelligence can convert 2D images into 3D

Source: cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com San Francisco, A team of researchers has used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to turn two-dimensional (2D) images into stacks of virtual three-dimensional (3D) slices showing activity inside organisms. Using deep learning techniques, the team from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) devised a technique that extends the capabilities of fluorescence microscopy, which allows scientists to precisely label parts Read More