This document is a newsletter providing updates on various topics related to the IT/ITES industry. It includes sections on Google introducing a new search algorithm called Hummingbird, YouTube coming to Indian TVs, a study on how IT helps fuel growth for Indian SMEs, job postings, new products, industry news on companies launching initiatives and deals, hiring/firing news, and a pick of the month article on attitude.
Could smart factories of the future make humans redundant? Zane Small
This is a feature I wrote about automation - one of the greatest threats to jobs around the world. Some tech leaders have spoken out in support of a universal basic income (UBI) to avoid technology companies being perceived as job destroyers.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting lots of attention from press and investors. It's a technology with the potential to transform many industries and many aspects of day to day life.
Many companies think AI will influence all aspects of their business from products to services.
This is a presentation for College Grads, Fresh Passouts, and Executives in Mid Career. The presentation talks about how fast the world is changing. The future world will be about Abundance and not scarcity. How we should prepare for the same
Could smart factories of the future make humans redundant? Zane Small
This is a feature I wrote about automation - one of the greatest threats to jobs around the world. Some tech leaders have spoken out in support of a universal basic income (UBI) to avoid technology companies being perceived as job destroyers.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting lots of attention from press and investors. It's a technology with the potential to transform many industries and many aspects of day to day life.
Many companies think AI will influence all aspects of their business from products to services.
This is a presentation for College Grads, Fresh Passouts, and Executives in Mid Career. The presentation talks about how fast the world is changing. The future world will be about Abundance and not scarcity. How we should prepare for the same
How is Artificial Intelligence changing the Manufacturing Industry?Jacklin Berry
Manufacturing and industry are changing with the introduction of AI, IoT, and other automated technologies. We have arrived to a new, augmented age, in which Artificial Intelligence gains a new role. The future holds a generated era in which artificial intelligence comes up with its own designs, its own ideas, its own products instead of all our tools being passive, us telling them what to do and they are doing it.
IBM Showcases Artificial Intelligence Superiority With Project DabaterBernard Marr
IBM has done it again. It successfully built an artificial intelligence algorithm that can go against humans in a debate. IBM Project Debater was impressive in its first public debate and showed how it could respond and formulate a position during unscripted interactions ultimately driving progress in natural language processing.
China's strategic plan for Artificial Intelligence mayank batavia
Here's a comprehensive presentation on everything you need to know about China's action plan for Artificial Intelligence (AI). The presentation covers goals, steps, stages, desired outcomes and more on China's AI gameplan. The presentation shows how China intends to leverage AI to transform its own economy and businesses the world over. You can read the detailed blog here. http://almostism.com/chinese-government-three-year-action-plan-on-artificial-intelligence/
GGV Capital Jenny Lee: Next Gen Wearables, Transportation and Robotics June 2016GGV Capital
Jenny Lee, Managing Partner, GGV Capital shared her insights on next generation wearables, transportation and robotics at the WSJ Converge conference in Hong Kong. Here’s the presentation.
This presentation was made at the World Emerging Industries Summit and it covers
-Will controllers lose their job to AI?
-What can automation and AI do?
-The limits of AI, and the solution
-How the US & China will benefit from cooperation on AI
La siguiente presentación es basada en un PDF llamado master en informática de PAN CONCHEIRO RAMÓN ADRIAN y PRIETO ALVAREZ VICTOR MANUEL, de la universidad de Coruña de España, en el cual encontramos la siguiente información:
1- Definición de que es un virus informático.
2- Tipos de virus.
3- Historia
4- Actualmente…
5- Cómo funcionan?
6- Los virus más famosos de la historia
7- Como detectar una infección
8- Conclusión.
How is Artificial Intelligence changing the Manufacturing Industry?Jacklin Berry
Manufacturing and industry are changing with the introduction of AI, IoT, and other automated technologies. We have arrived to a new, augmented age, in which Artificial Intelligence gains a new role. The future holds a generated era in which artificial intelligence comes up with its own designs, its own ideas, its own products instead of all our tools being passive, us telling them what to do and they are doing it.
IBM Showcases Artificial Intelligence Superiority With Project DabaterBernard Marr
IBM has done it again. It successfully built an artificial intelligence algorithm that can go against humans in a debate. IBM Project Debater was impressive in its first public debate and showed how it could respond and formulate a position during unscripted interactions ultimately driving progress in natural language processing.
China's strategic plan for Artificial Intelligence mayank batavia
Here's a comprehensive presentation on everything you need to know about China's action plan for Artificial Intelligence (AI). The presentation covers goals, steps, stages, desired outcomes and more on China's AI gameplan. The presentation shows how China intends to leverage AI to transform its own economy and businesses the world over. You can read the detailed blog here. http://almostism.com/chinese-government-three-year-action-plan-on-artificial-intelligence/
GGV Capital Jenny Lee: Next Gen Wearables, Transportation and Robotics June 2016GGV Capital
Jenny Lee, Managing Partner, GGV Capital shared her insights on next generation wearables, transportation and robotics at the WSJ Converge conference in Hong Kong. Here’s the presentation.
This presentation was made at the World Emerging Industries Summit and it covers
-Will controllers lose their job to AI?
-What can automation and AI do?
-The limits of AI, and the solution
-How the US & China will benefit from cooperation on AI
La siguiente presentación es basada en un PDF llamado master en informática de PAN CONCHEIRO RAMÓN ADRIAN y PRIETO ALVAREZ VICTOR MANUEL, de la universidad de Coruña de España, en el cual encontramos la siguiente información:
1- Definición de que es un virus informático.
2- Tipos de virus.
3- Historia
4- Actualmente…
5- Cómo funcionan?
6- Los virus más famosos de la historia
7- Como detectar una infección
8- Conclusión.
1. Google introduces new "Hummingbird"
search algorithm (Reuters)
http://reut.rs/18s7Tmn
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IT-ITES NEWS
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HEALTH BRIEF
Want to eat healthier? Bring a Healthy friend to
dinner. (Healthland) http://ti.me/19AtGrZ
YouTube coming soon to TVs in India (Times
of India) http://bit.ly/1glOOGd
Microsoft BCG Research reveals IT helps fuel
revenue and job growth among Indian SME's
(Economic Times) http://bit.ly/1aUWb2L
JOB BRIEF
Team Manager B’lore/Tech Support, MS
products/ Female/ MNC. 12+yrs exp.
GM –Director Mobilty: Operations and
profit center Experience (with 15+ years exp) for
New Delhi, top IT/ITES company
Mention job title in the subject & send your
updated resumes to: contact@addwiser.biz
Weight loss apps? Don’t Waste your money.
(Healthland) http://ti.me/19ocgyK
ECO-PRODUCTS BRIEF
Brunton Solar Roll: Flexible solar panel that can
charge phone, car, bateteries.
Gidget Gadget Case: Made out of recycled
billboards
Industry Updates (IT-ITES)
Continued…
Apax buys GlobalLogic, IT outsourcing firm founded by four IITians, for $420 million
(Times of India) http://bit.ly/1e7zsCU
Google unveils plans for user names, comments to appear in ads (Reuters)
http://reut.rs/17uV5Y9
Lenovo tops global PC market (Times of India) http://bit.ly/1fkY2mX
HCL Tech bags multi-million dollar contract in US (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/18pcupn
IBM acquires UK-based software-maker Daeja (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/18GppiF
HP Says “All Hands on Deck” Needed, Requiring Most Employees to Work at the
Who’s Hiring/Firing?
Office (Allthingsd) http://dthin.gs/GGwOsk
Launches & Innovation
Mindtree unveils surveillance software (Times of India) http://bit.ly/16SRoiC
HP unveils cybersecurity solutions for enterprises in India (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/1dv5l8r
CA Technologies launches free IT resources monitoring tool (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/1flqR2S
Nucleus Software launches mobile version of FinnOne (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/1bcfPIN
Oracle launches 10 new services on cloud (Times of India) http://bit.ly/18oCbGC
Google unveils Chrome OS-powered HP laptop (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/1bUQx2f
Oracle Introduces StorageTek Linear Tape File System, Library Edition
(Marketwatch) http://on.mktw.net/1c1t8j2
Capgemini Announces an Insurance Platform as a Service Offering (Yahoo finance)
http://yhoo.it/1c1tjLo
Deals & Expansions
Tata Consultancy Services hires 51 BIT Sindri students (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/1769PDx
On Semiconductor to cut up to 870 jobs at Sanyo (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/1ficg8n
Infosys reduces staff strength of R&D arm (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/1fhLCfP
Semiconductor design company eInfochips to hire 600 engineers (Times
of India) http://bit.ly/17xCb3O
Alcatel-Lucent to cut 10,000 jobs: Reports (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/1feHwF9
Fujitsu to hire 10,000 at Pune centre (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/1f2cMqW
Amazon to hire 70,000 seasonal workers (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/1eW3Q6
Siemens to slash 15,000 jobs (Times of India) http://bit.ly/1eTaavm
BlackBerry planning to lay off 40% employees: WSJ (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/18bee5w
Other updates
Facebook Buys Mobile Data Analytics Company Onavo (Techcrunch)
http://tcrn.ch/1aDcAbV
Yahoo Acquires Bread, Will Shut Down The URL Shortener That Earned You Money
(Techcrunch) http://tcrn.ch/GSLULS
Infosys, TCS bag IT contract from US utilities firm (Hindu Business line)
http://bit.ly/15NG04q
Software firm Compucom Software bags Rs 158 cr Rajasthan govt deal (Times of
India) http://bit.ly/19WCt8p
Apple buys personal assistant app Cue (Times of India) http://bit.ly/1bPHAan
Zensar bags multi-million dollar deals in manufacturing (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/1fHB7CH
Infosys, IBM bag Rs 2,535 crore RBS deal (Times of India) http://bit.ly/1eTQqaP
Tech Mahindra bags outsourcing deal from Volvo (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/184Lmrv
Cognizant acquires Equinox Consulting (Times of India) http://bit.ly/1g35ke1
Infosys bags multi-year contract from Toyota (Times of India) http://bit.ly/1bzpnxH
Google acquires Indian-led company Flutter (Times of India) http://bit.ly/1f1N9X4
HCL Tech bags multi-million dollar contract in US (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/18pcupn
IBM acquires UK-based software-maker Daeja (Times of India) http://bit.ly/18GppiF
Continued…
Infosys Q2 results: Attrition continues to rise (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/1c7r1a0
Software firm Collabera appoints new CEO (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/1f4MsMS
Wipro appoints Ireena Vittal to its board (Times of India)
http://bit.ly/GFJMXx
Infosys senior executive Kartik Jayaraman quits, joins Accenture (Times
of India) http://bit.ly/19WFhCB
Mindtree appoints Paul Gottsegen as marketing and strategy head
(Livemint) http://bit.ly/1bqar53
Addwiser Pick of the Month
Why Your Attitude is Everything
(Success.com) http://bit.ly/GzyfJA
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