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April 13, 2016 Isro Says Chandrayaan II Will Be Indigenous, Take Minor Help From US
Opting to go solo in its ambitious Chandrayaan II project, India has decided not to take Russia on board and keep the mission completely indigenous with “minor” help from the US. Isro chairman A S Kiran Kumar said Chandrayaan II, having an indigenously built Lander and Rover, will be launched by December 2017 or first […]
COMPUTERS March 19, 2016 Intel SoCs Get Built-in Speech Recognition; May Help Apple Bring Siri to OS X
Intel SoCs will soon have native support for speech recognition features. This capability comes as the chipmaker partners with Sensory, a Silicon Valley-based company focused on machine learning techniques. The announcement further intensifies the speculation about Apple bringing Siri to its OS Xdesktop operating system. Dubbed TrulyHandsfree, the always-on, always-listening voice triggering component and low-power […]
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March 17, 2016 Microsoft Is Training AI With Minecraft, and Soon You Can Help Too
Some of Microsoft’s top minds have been training a computer to make it understand the concept of learning by way of playing Minecraft, and the software giant now wants your help. “We’re trying to program it to learn, as opposed to programming it to accomplish specific tasks,” Fernando Diaz, a senior researcher at the company’s […]
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March 2, 2016 Tracxn unveils platform to help angels exit start-ups
Abhishek Goyal, co-founder, Tracxn. Photo: Hemant Mishra. Bengaluru: Start-up data analytics provider Tracxn Technologies Pvt. Ltd has launched an Internet platform aimed at helping early investors in mature start-ups sell their shares by connecting them to venture capital (VC) firms and other institutional investors. If the platform, called TracxnSecondary, gains scale, it will increase liquidity […]
ALL DEALS March 2, 2016 Neem extract may help treat pancreatic cancer: study
Nimbolide was able to reduce the migration and invasion capabilities of pancreatic cancer cells by 70%. Photo: Houston: A natural extract derived from the neem tree, commonly found in India, could potentially be used to treat pancreatic cancer without harming normal, healthy cells, a new study has claimed. Scientists tested nimbolide, a compound found in […]
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March 1, 2016 Google partners TechHub to help startups
Photo: Reuters New Delhi: Search giant Google Inc. on Wednesday said it has partnered with TechHub, a global community for tech entrepreneurs, as it tries to help startup companies. TechHub, which helps tech companies across the world scale their businesses, said the collaboration will benefit Indian startups. TechHub members in Bengaluru, Riga, Bucharest, Madrid, Warsaw […]
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February 28, 2016 Time to Buy a Phone? Smartly.Me Can Help
Buying a new Android phone is tricky – everyone has a different opinion to share, and it’s rarely advice that is customised to your needs. The Smartly.Me app is another place to get suggestions for the phone you want to buy, along with news about mobiles and upcoming phones, and suggestions for apps and games […]
NEWS February 22, 2016 Adele, Bond Help Revamped Sony Escape Spectre of Losses
British pop diva Adele and suave spy James Bond may be unlikely stars in Sony’s turnaround, but the firm is betting they are key to a corporate makeover that analysts say still has a long way to go. The company is leaning on movies, music, and soaring sales of the PlayStation video game console in […]
