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18 Feb

”Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power” a grim wake-up call for India

New Delhi: With Artificial Intelligence helping "biological materialism sneak in through the back door", the world is witnessing a real clash of civilisations with "the battle between algorithm and being" writes Rajiv Malhotra, one of the most respected venture capitalists of Silicon Valley and a former chairman of the powerful TiE Global, in this seminal deep dive into a phenomenon that is only partially visible, like an iceberg. Lamentably however, most of India's leaders, public intellectuals, media personalities, policy makers, think tanks and authors are "ignoring the dangers" that lie ahead, "living securely in their comfort zones with like-minded peers", Malhotra,…

20 May

Boeing India Launches program for aerospace entrepreneurs

The program offers university students, faculty and budding entrepreneurs opportunities to incubate ideas,and access Boeing’s innovation ecosystem Shortlisted teams will be mentored by Boeing experts to refine and convert ideas to viable business offerings Boeing will partner with leading university incubators in seven Indian states to attract applications Deadline for submissions is June 10, 2019 New Delhi, India: Boeing today announced the launch of the Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) program for university students, faculty and early stage start-ups. The BUILD program will help innovators convert their ideas into viable business offerings that have the potential to shape the future…

27 Feb

ISRO to launch defence satellite in March for DRDO

Chennai: In a special mission in March, the Indian space agency will launch an electronic intelligence satellite Emisat for the DRDO, 28 third party satellites and also demonstrate its new technologies like three different orbits with a new variant of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, said a top official. The exact date has not been specified yet."It is a special mission for us. We will be using a PSLV rocket with four strap-on motors. Further, for the first time we will be trying to orbit the rocket at three different altitudes," K. Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told.…