Big Data vs Data Science
Big data and data science are hot topics that need to be understood today. Confusion between both subjects is quite prevalent as most industries involved in these topics do not agree upon a universal definition for both. The amount of data collected and stored has never happened before. The growing variety and volume of data […]
More Than Just Machines – Part I
Part I: The Hardware Paradox Appropriately monetizing the transformation of machines beyond machinery is going to be key this coming decade With companies further up the transformation ladder delivering higher shareholder value over the past three years, the next decade’s industry winners are all set to “experiment aggressively in the ecosystem outside of their machinery.” […]
The Automotive Optimism
The EV boom is set to grip India soon. But what exactly is driving the optimism around the automotive sector? The automotive industry writes McKinsey & Co., “is on the cusp of changes not seen since the Model T Ford rolled off the production line in the early 1900s”. New technologies, consumer preferences, and regulations […]
The Race For Artificial General Intelligence Intensifies
AGI can enable robots to understand, learn, and do intellectual activities in the same way as humans The race for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is intensifying with OpenAI, supported by Microsoft, coming out with its newest version of an algorithm that can create life-like images based only on simple English description of the scene, and Google’s […]
VCs sound the alarm bells
An ominous ring of the past is sending shivers down corporate spines. Is it the end of good times? On an early October day in 2008, Sequoia Capital, the benchmark venture capital firm the world swears by, called an emergency meeting of its entrepreneurs, including Alfred Lin – a partner at Sequoia and a former […]
5 Main steps in the Data Science Life Cycle?
In the modern world, data is of very high importance. Many disciplines have developed around the study and processing of data with data science among them. Data is processed through various stages during its lifetime, starting from creation, testing, processing, and consumption to finally being reused. These stages can be anywhere from five to sixteen […]
Data Science As a Career
Is data science a good career? Yes! Data science is an excellent career with tremendous opportunities for future advancement. The current scenario sees high demand, competitive salaries, and numerous perks. Glassdoor rates data scientists as the “best job in America” and LinkedIn states it to be “the most promising career”. The Chief Economist of Google […]
Breakthrough AI process slashes chip design
The semiconductor industry is poised for a big leap forward in chip design productivity. This could be a turning point Fitting over 50 billion transistors onto a chip the size of a fingernail that is 150 square millimeters is an insanely intricate task that boggles the mind. Chip floor-planning is the engineering task of designing […]
Wellbeing Now A Corporate Buzzword
Industry leaders are waking up to the fact that employee well-being needs to be a part of every corporate strategy It is a known fact that stress is a killer. Hundreds of studies have been conducted on how stress affects physical and mental wellbeing. At the physical level, it can lead to severe chronic ailments. […]
The Great Back-To-Office Confusion
As employees forcefully push back Return-to-Office, the issue has opened a pandora’s box –raising more questions than answers about flexible and hybrid work models Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, recently announced employees can work from home forever. He calls the office an “anachronistic form” that is“from a pre-digital age.” Apple’s director of machine learning, Ian Goodfellow, […]