BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY – President Donald Trump's top economic adviser is playing down fears of a looming recession after last week's sharp drop in the financial markets and predicting the economy will perform well in the second half of 2019. Larry Kudlow said in Sunday television interviews that consumers are seeing higher wages and are able to spend and save more. "No, I don't see a recession," Kudlow said. Let's not be afraid of optimism." A strong economy is key to Trump's reelection prospects.

How often do you think you're touched by data science in some form or another? Finding your way to this article likely involved a whole bunch of data science (whooaa). To simplify things a bit, I'll explain what data science means to me. "Data Science is the art of applying scientific methods of analysis to any kind of data so that we can unlock important information." If we unpack that, all data science really means is to answer questions by using math and science to go through data that's too much for our brains to process.

How often do you think you're touched by data science in some form or another? Finding your way to this article likely involved a whole bunch of data science (whooaa). To simplify things a bit, I'll explain what data science means to me. "Data Science is the art of applying scientific methods of analysis to any kind of data so that we can unlock important information." If we unpack that, all data science really means is to answer questions by using math and science to go through data that's too much for our brains to process.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang proudly proclaimed on an analyst earnings call this week that artificial intelligence is the "single most powerful force of our time." Nvidia reported Q2 earnings and revenues that beat analysts' expectations as demand for graphics and artificial intelligence chips picked up. After the earnings call, I interviewed Huang about the company's progress. During the analyst call, he said there are more than 4,000 AI startups working with the company -- as compared to 2,000 AI startups in April 2017. In our interview, Huang said the actual number of AI startups Nvidia is tracking is closer to 4,500.

The main IJCAI2019 conference started on August 13th. The organizers gave the opening remarks and statistics, and announced the award winners for this year. I was last here 22 years ago, and it's nice to be back. Over the next 2-3 days I'm hoping to post a few links and descriptions of the exciting search work my students and colleagues will be presenting here. Super proud that our paper got distinguished paper honorable mention today @IJCAIconf #ijcai2019 .

This May, the global group of Google AI Impact Challenge grantees gathered in San Francisco to kick off the six-month Launchpad Accelerator program. With $25 million in funding from Google.org, credits from Google Cloud and mentorship by Google's AI experts, the teams sought to apply AI to address a wide range of problems problems, from protecting rainforests to coaching students on writing skills. Now in the second phase of the program, Tech Sprint Week, the grantees tackled their projects' greatest technical challenges with support from a team of mentors from Google. At Google for Startups' campus in London, teams continued work on their ideas and learned user experience design principles along the way. Grace Mitchell, a data scientist at grantee WattTime, opened up about her team's experience at Tech Sprint Week--and how they're using AI to build a globally accessible, open-source fossil fuel emissions monitoring platform for power plants.

Brainshark's AI-Powered Machine Analysis Engine Helps Companies Create a More Confident, Better-Prepared Sales Force Brainshark, Inc., delivering SaaS-based sales enablement and readiness solutions, today announced it is a winner in the 2019 Customer Sales and Service World Awards – honored for applying artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance sales effectiveness. Brainshark's Machine Analysis, an AI-based engine for improving sales coaching and practice, was honored as a "Best New Product: Cloud Computing/SaaS Product for Sales." This marks the sixth year in a row Brainshark has been a winner in the Customer Sales and Service World Awards – which recognize the world's best teams, solutions and achievements in sales, customer service, business development and more. It is also the sixth industry award Machine Analysis has won since its launch a year ago. "AI has amazing potential to drive sales enablement and readiness, and we're proud to harness that with Machine Analysis," said Brendan Cournoyer, vice president of marketing, Brainshark.

Fermilab scientist Nhan Tran is developing computer systems to cope with the increasing amounts of data that particle colliders produce. The field of particle physics produces colossal amounts of data as it pushes the frontiers of human understanding. Fermilab scientist Nhan Tran is working to make sure researchers have the innovative techniques and technology they need to handle the data deluge and to select the details that are likely to reveal exciting new physics phenomena. And now he has received a prestigious award to advance this work. The Department of Energy Early Career Research Award will provide Tran with $2.5 million over five years to lead efforts to apply artificial intelligence to push the frontiers of both physics and technology.

The function was held recently at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. SuperStartUps Asia Awards are selected through a rigorous 3-tier process. The award gives the start up an exposure to investors and helps boost the profile of the business among various stakeholders, vendors, employees, regulatory authorities and prospective customers. The award not only benefits the business but also helps the owners to have a better understanding of the trends and industry through brainstorming and interactive sessions. Mr Kiran Kalakuntla, founder and CEO of ekincare said, "ekincare is pleased to receive the SuperStartUps Asia 2019 award. This is an achievement of the ekincare team who supported a vision that I had. Not only for the team, it is also an assurance for our clients that they have trusted the right platform for their employee's wellness. For us, this award is a motivation to perform better and match up to the expectations of our clients. The insights by the industry experts during the interactive sessions were educative and we are looking forward to achieve more with their help."

The increasing use of Artificial intelligence, Big Data and IoT devices are changing the pattern of the healthcare business. Neha Rastogi, co-founder and COO of Agatsa, in an email interview with Zee Business online, talked about various aspects of healthcare business and innovations in this space. Do you think Budget 2019 was successful in addressing problems faced by startups? The Budget did address some major areas including simplification of tax compliances and income tax scrutiny. Further, the provision of expanding PMKY by including cutting-edge skills like AI, analytics and 3D printing, etc. are welcome steps.