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India making major strides towards self-reliance in high end medical devices: Govt
Amit Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Amit...
PNB opens first full-fledged startup branch, CEO says Bank ready to take care of their financial needs
"We already had opened startup cells at different locations in the...
Shipping giants want an end date for fossil fuel-only
Shipping is a major source of carbon emissions and the industry spewed more than 1 billion tons in 2018. While the sector is making some moves toward decarbonising, progress is relatively limited so far, with the vast majority of the world’s fleet still running on...
FEATURE-India turns to AI to capture its 121 languages
The Indian government, which aims to deliver more services digitally, is also building language datasets through Bhashini, an AI-led language translation system that is creating open source datasets in local languages for creating AI tools. The platform includes a...
Government bans “dark patterns” on ecommerce platforms; notifies guidelines
The notified guidelines will ensure clarity in the minds of all stakeholders -- buyers, sellers, marketplaces and regulators - as to what is not acceptable as unfair trading practices, the latter being liable under the Consumer Protection Act, Consumer Affairs...
Europe agrees on rules to protect smart devices from cyber threats
Manufacturers will have to assess the cybersecurity risks of their products, provide declarations of conformity and take appropriate action to fix problems during the expected lifetime of the product or for at least five years EU countries and EU lawmakers on Thursday...
Meta is expanding child safety measures as government and press reports mount
"Predators don't limit their attempts to harm children to online spaces, so it's vital that we work together to stop predators and prevent child exploitation," the company said in a statement late on Friday New Delhi: Amid an increased scrutiny over the alleged...
Steps being taken to embrace AI for cutting edge medical research: DGAFMS
Explaining how the centre will work, Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) Lieutenant General Daljit Singh said, “Be it chest X-ray, CT scan, MRI, the images will be put together in a database. Suppose, there is no radiologist available but there is...
Electric vehicles are less reliable than gas-powered cars: US consumer report
Consumer Reports noted that lingering concerns about reliability will likely add to the issues that give many buyers pause when considering a switch to the new technology, joining concerns about higher costs, too few charging stations and long charging times Electric...
“We are likely to come out with a set of pension regulations soon”
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, India’s newest financial hub and a flagship project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is preparing for its next phase of growth. The first phase followed the creation in 2020 of a new regulator, the International Financial...
Finance and insurance sector jobs most affected by adoption of AI:UK Report
Management consultants were singled out as the occupation most exposed to any of the 10 AI applications included in the study, from image recognition to language modeling or translation. The technology is most likely to transform professional roles such as lawyers,...
First bond to insure against cyber attacks issued
Long Walk Reinsurance Ltd. issued a $75 million so-called cat bond, sponsored by AXIS Capital, to insure against “a cyber-catastrophe event” across its main underwriting units, the Bermuda-based firm said Tuesday. “We expect this transaction will serve as a template...