Software developers speak the language of computers. Conversant in commands and symbols, engineers rely on coding skills to craft applications. Tools that support developers are evolving, making the next generation of engineers more akin to train conductors who rely on algorithms to turn natural language cues into applications. With AI feedback, tools promise software applications that come together fast and easy. That's the gist of Copilot, a tool built by GitHub and OpenAI.

In today's world, technology leads business and these are not just any tech but specifically AI and other disruptive systems. We have witnessed how the pandemic accelerated the rapid growth and adoption of these cutting-edge technologies. According to Reportlinker research, the global AI market is projected to grow by USD 76.44 billion during 2021-2025, at a CAGR of 21%. Artificial intelligence has revolutionized businesses and industries by introducing automation and intelligent business operations. Many giant firms are leading the AI race and competing consistently to enhance their markets.

Priya Lakhani was just days away from a crucial moment in the life of her start-up, Century Tech, an education firm which uses artificial intelligence to track a pupil's progress. She had a signed term sheet from an investor, which is a big deal in the start-up world, as it typically confirms a substantial investment and lays out the commercial and legal terms of that deal. But on 21 March, amid growing concern over coronavirus and with just 10 days to go before completion of the funding round, Century Tech's investor pulled out, leaving Ms Lakhani and her team worried about what would happen next. Term sheets are not usually legally binding, and pulling funding at such a critical point can leave start-ups in a precarious position. At the time, the government was yet to announce any help for start-ups specifically, but it soon did with its coronavirus Future Fund, which enables UK-based start-ups to apply for government loans ranging from £125,000 to £5m, subject to at least equal match funding from private investors.

Iansiti and Lakhani have written an important book that explains what's required to rethink the firm and become an AI-first company. Anyone interested in the impact of AI should read this book.

The existence of an app to manage just about any financial operation today has led to an explosion of data. To cope with a rapid growth in information Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) companies have been compelled to embrace a data-centric philosophy as part of their digital transformation journey. However, while embarking on this journey, companies should have a clear understanding of what they are trying to achieve or solve. This is what Bhavesh Lakhani, Senior Vice President and Head-IT, SBI Mutual Funds told Prakash Mallya, Vice President and Managing Director, Sales & Marketing Group of Intel India at the Intel Data-Centric Innovation Summit recently. Though SBI started its digital transformation journey three years ago intending to become the most preferred mutual fund company in India and overseas, physical forms continue to contribute over 80 percent of its revenues.

It's accepted science that carbon dioxide emissions contribute to climate change. CO2 molecules trap heat in the atmosphere, and they stick around for decades -- 40 percent will remain for 100 years, and 20 percent for 1,000 years. If wood, coal, natural gas, oil, and gasoline consumption remain on their current trajectory, the global temperature will rise between 2.5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). So what can be done? If you ask Apple alum and serial entrepreneur Matt Provo, plenty.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2019 -- Guavus, a Thales company and pioneer in Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based analytics, announced today that it has acquired SQLstream, a real-time streaming analytics company based in San Francisco, CA. The acquisition enables Guavus to expand its offering, providing communications service providers (CSPs) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) customers access – at the network edge – to real-time, cloud-enabled streaming analytics to address their growing big data needs. "With our integrated solutions, CSPs to IIoT customers will be able to take advantage of something that's radically different as we deliver AI-powered analytics from the network edge to the network core. With this solution, our customers can now analyze their operational, customer, and business data anywhere in the network in real time, without manual intervention, so they can make better decisions, provide smarter new services, and reduce their costs," said Guavus CEO, Faizel Lakhani. "In a world facing exponential growth in the volume of data coming from increasingly connected network devices and IIoT-based sensors, the inclusion of SQLstream's industry-leading technology opens up huge new opportunities for our customers and our partners. Their disruptive technology allows customers to interactively inspect and curate streaming data for analytics at the edge. We're excited to have the SQLstream team onboard," said Lakhani.

When it comes to digital business, Andrew McAfee knows a thing or two. A principal research scientist at MIT, prolific writer and management expert, McAfee is a leader in understanding and explaining how digital technologies are changing business, the economy, and society. At the recent SAP Leonardo Live event in Chicago that focused on digital transformation, McAfee urged his audience to throw out the business playbook they've been using for the past 30 years. "The right way to run a factory in the steam era became a really, really bad way to run it in the era of electrical power," he said. "Similarly, during a technology transition -- and afterwards -- the advice you used to follow becomes bad advice."

DUBAI – Artificial intelligence could be the breakthrough that teachers have been waiting for. At the recently concluded GESS Dubai, experts showed a glimpse of the future for the teaching profession with the help of AI, and how it can contribute significantly to school improvement. Century Tech founder and CEO Priya Lakhani presented an AI platform for school improvement that presents real-time data on a student, entire class even a whole school to support timely and evidence-based interventions; as well as multimedia content that can be used in and out of the classroom with features that can also help automate certain tasks such as assessments and tracking of homework. "With teachers spending up to 60% of their time on administrative tasks and data management they need a solution which saves them time to do what they love: teach!" commented Lakhani, who also says the AI platform can also be used to improve outcome for learners as well as involve parents and guardians. Meanwhile, Sallyann dela Casa, lead Skills Hacker at GLEAC and head of Growing Leaders Foundation, says AI can be harnessed to develop outstanding schools.

Researchers are training artificial intelligence models to identify tuberculosis (TB) on chest X-rays, which may help screening and evaluation efforts in TB-prevalent areas with limited access to radiologists, according to a new study appearing online in the journal Radiology. According to the World Health Organization, TB is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. In 2016, approximately 10.4 million people fell ill from TB, resulting in 1.8 million deaths. TB can be identified on chest imaging, however TB-prevalent areas typically lack the radiology interpretation expertise needed to screen and diagnose the disease. "There is a tremendous interest in artificial intelligence, both inside and outside the field of medicine," said study co-author Paras Lakhani, M.D., from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) in Philadelphia.