The 3rd edition of our annual Women in AI conference - Rising 2021 is scheduled for May 21-22, 2021. 

This is the last week to send your nominations for Women in AI Leadership Awards for the year. The awards will recognize the most influential women technology leaders in India who have demonstrated considerable experience in data science and AI leadership, advanced AI development in organizations and became leaders and role models in the analytics industry.

Share your nominations here. 

Also, we are organizing the 2nd in series of Deeper Insights on 30th Apr. This edition of “AMA (AskMeAnything) with Data Science Hiring Leaders,” is being organised in association with VMware India. Register here.

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50 Best Firms In India For Data Scientists To Work For – 2021

We have released our third annual list of the ‘Top 50 Firms in India for Data Scientists To Work For’. This report aims to rank firms based on how well suited a company’s policies are for their employees.

We listed five parameters to compute the ranking of these firms — Learning & Support, Productivity & Engagement, Benefits & Well-being, Rewarding Excellence and Diversity & Inclusion.

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Tredence 2.0

Founded by Shub Bhowmick, Shashank Dubey, and Sumit Mehra in 2012, Tredence focuses on the last-mile delivery of data science.

Tredence has launched a series of  innovative solutions driven by the goal to ‘humanise, solutionize, and operationalise AI’. Case in point — MLOps platform, ML Works.

Analytics India Magazine caught up with Tredence co-founder Shashank Dubey to understand more about Tredence 2.0 journey and their unconventional approach to talent acquisition and upskilling.

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Neuralink’s Mind Pong: Explained

Elon Musk and his Neuralink team achieved the tour de force by implanting the LINK on a macaque monkey, named Pager and nudged it to move a cursor on a computer screen! Musk has a penchant for setting outrageous goals.

A brain-machine interface (BMI) is a device that translates neuronal information into commands capable of controlling external software or hardware such as a computer or robotic arm. However, building these devices is a technical and ethical nightmare.

For example, fruit flies have been the go-to choice for neural networks mapping for a long time now. So far, eight Nobel Prizes have been awarded for fruit fly research that has led to advances in molecular biology, genetics, and neuroscience.

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Featured Video | Skillup 2021 | Data Science Faculty Excellence Awards

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Adobe Vs Canva

In 2019, Adobe launched Adobe Creative Cloud, a set of 20+ applications and services for graphic design, video editing, and web development. It is a monthly/annual subscription-based service accessible from the internet.

Adobe Creative Cloud takes a hybrid approach. Though some applications work on the cloud, most of them have to be installed on-premise due to their memory-intensive nature.

Meanwhile, SaaS-based applications have taken the industry by storm. Canva is a good case in point. This Australia-based company is now emerging as Adobe’s primary competitor.

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Hands-On Guides for ML Developers

+ Guide to MMDetection: An Object Detection Python Toolbox

+ How To Run Python Code Concurrently Using Multithreading

+ Comprehensive Guide To Pandas DataFrames With Python Codes

+ Complete Guide to Image Processing with OpenCV in Python

+ Creating Web Applications using PyWebIO

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PEOPLE & STARTUPS

+ Top 8 Women AI Researchers To Follow On Twitter In 2021

+ Business Acumen Is Important For Data Scientists: Dr Hemachandran K, Woxsen University

+ MLOps, An Insider’s Perspective: Interview With Nikhil Dhawan

+ We’re Witnessing A Key Shift Towards Cloud & API-Based Architecture: Sachin Bakliwal, Fidelity International

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Why Did Dell Spin-Off VMware?

Dell Technologies has announced the planned spin-off of its 81% equity ownership in VMware. The deal is expected to close this year. The companies will enter into a commercial agreement to co-develop critical solutions and align sales and marketing activities. VMware will continue to use Dell Financial Services.

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SpaceX Starlink’s Regulatory Troubles In India

Looks like Elon Musk-backed Starlink broadband is not coming to India anytime soon. The department of telecom (DoT) is investigating whether Starlink’s beta version launch has violated the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, the Satellite Communication (SatCom) Policy in India, 2000, the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933, and the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, etc.

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BOTTOM OF THE NEWS

Here's what all happened last week.

+ Redis Labs Ushers The Real-Time Era With Redis As A Data Platform

+ Twitter To Hire Engineers In India; Appoints Uber’s Apurva Dalal To Lead

+ Google Cloud And Siemens To Cooperate On AI-Based Solutions In Manufacturing

+ AI, Supercomputing And More: NVIDIA Kickstarts GTC Spring 2021

+ IIT Madras Launches Fellowship In AI For Social Good