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    Are computers finally able to understand the subtleties of language?

    We are more comfortable with the idea of talking to machines than ever before. That is due mainly to the growing popularity of smart speakers and virtual ­assistants, such as Google Home, ­Amazon Echo and Apple’s Siri. Indeed, as they have proven capable of carrying out tasks such as ­playing music and setting alarms, we have been happy to ask them to do so. But […]

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    Computer that reads body language

    Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed methods to detect the body pose, including facial expressions and hand positions, of multiple individuals. This enables computers to not only identify parts of the body, but to understand how they are moving and positioned. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute have enabled a […]

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    chinese language customers Criticise Microsoft’s Push for windows 10 upgrade: report

    chinese language customers of Microsoft merchandise are criticising the software business enterprise‘s push to get them to mandatorily upgrade their windows operating systems, the legit Xinhua informationemployer suggested on Friday. Posts important of Microsoft on microblog website online Weibo referring to the home windows 10improve, which Microsoft customers have to switch to, have grown to […]

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    C-DAC Plans Rs. 350-Crore Investment in Indian Language Computing

    The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) plans to invest Rs. 350 crores to develop technologies for computing in Indian languages. C-DAC Director General Rajat Moona said the thrust this year will be on bringing internet to the common man and implementation of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). While one can already register domain […]

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    Windows 10 Update Brings New Features, Wider Language Support to Cortana

    Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 update, which was seeded to Insiders on the “fast ring” last week, aims to enhance the capabilities of Cortana. The company’s digital personal assistant now supports three more languages, making it functional in 14 languages in total. The Redmond, Washington-based company last week released Windows 10 build 14279 which, among other […]