The Empowered Employee
WFH makes managers shift gear from monitoring to motivating Just six-months ago, recruitment interviews assessed the team-player scores of future employees; today they try to figure out the remote-working mindset of new talents. Companies are looking for self-motivated, empowered employees who need little physical supervision to accomplish their work and be innovative. Covid-19 has dramatically […]
An Inbuilt Watchman
Adversarial and image generation networks battle it out to create fail-proof machine learning A self-driving car approaches a stop sign, but instead of slowing down it accelerates into the busy intersection. In March 2019, security researchers at Tencent managed to trick a Tesla Model S into switching lanes. All they had to do was to place a […]
US visa restrictions may open new options for AI students
What US may lose might be gain for others, as new demands emerge elsewhere On 22 June 2020, US president Donald Trump signed an executive order, enforcing certain strict restriction related to the US immigration policy. That was nothing new anyway, because ever since he was elected Trump was vocal about migrants grabbing a sizeable […]
The Invisible God of Networks
The life and times of prolific hacker fxmsp – A true story “Let me tell you why I’m famous”, Turchin said, casually. He turned in his chair and yawned. He looked around till his eyes met his friend sitting behind him. The friend looked anxious. Turchin, however, did not. He was God. “I amfxmsp.” I […]
Praxis Empower Program (PEP) Scholarship
The COVID 19 pandemic has had a significant impact on our lives – it has resulted in a global economic slowdown, affecting the careers of millions across the globe. Praxis recognizes the need for creating a strong pool of able resources for the digital future. We have launched full-time programs in Cyber Security and Data […]
Nvidia, Mercedes to make continuously upgradeable cars
Cars are morphing into upgrading, high performance computing devices. From the ability to connect and stream music, with in-built map functionality some 10 years ago, cars have accelerated ahead to transform into computers on wheel as both hardware and software can do much more than tell you which turn to take. Examples of new technologies […]
Scanning the Innerspace
How miniaturised optical sensors could catch infections early and prevent another pandemic Getting infected and falling sick often do not happen simultaneously. It takes a virus some time to settle within the body of a host and then multiply – at which point we feel sick. It is the same with all viral infections, including […]
The Technology Stack: Shaping the Future of Work and Workforce
COVID-19 has become the single biggest driver of digital transformation today, as a contact-less economy takes shape. This is also impacting the Future-of-Work as Work-From-Home (WFH) became business-as-usual. Digital transformation is ushering in a platform architecture for organizations to connect customers, partners and employees with the devices, machines, hardware and equipment that form the physical/digital […]
Data Science jobs may be recession-resistant; but can they help in cutting costs?
As the global slowdown impacts almost every profession, the big question being asked by everyone is how it will impact future careers in Data Science – the most promising career choice in 2019 as per a LinkedIn survey. According to corporate sources and independent research by consulting firms, cutting costs will be one of the […]
The DP Revolution
How the Digital Payments industry has transformed – and what AI has had to do with it The world of finance, much like several other verticals, has seen rapid transformation over the last few years owing to developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Specifically in aspects such as digital payments, the emergence of technology […]