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5 Tech terms to know for your mental health

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Dr. Sabrina Browne, a Texas-based psychiatrist, explains what flood survivors might experience and how to know when it's time to get professional help. Ever feel like your devices are wearing you down? However, here's the catch: a growing connection exists between technology and mental health, affecting everything from focus to sleep. We're breaking down five buzzworthy terms that explain how our digital habits are shaping the way we think, feel, and function. So, if you've ever wondered why your mind feels foggy or why you can't stop scrolling, this is a judgment-free zone, with smart insights and doable tips to help you reset.


The need to make artificial Intelligence more accessible in India

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Does your head spin a bit while reading this sentence above? Did you take one look at this jumble of tech terms and declare in your mind that it is "too geeky" for you? It could be just a matter of communication--instead of throwing tech terms at people, if you make regular people understand what something like AI can do to make their lives better, they may accept it better. And that may be the most important step in India's tryst with artificial intelligence, as per the overwhelming sentiment att Nasscom's Experience AI summit Thursday afternoon. "AI is going to be as ubiquitous as electricity, it will become such an integral part of everything," exclaimed Arundhati Bhattacharya, CEO & Chairperson of Salesforce India and the former head of State Bank of India.


5 emerging tech terms you should know from Gartner's 25th Hype Cycle report

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Health Passports are shifting digital twin tech to humans and the composable enterprise is making it possible for business to stay nimble during the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 influenced many of the 30 technologies in Gartner's 25th Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies report. Brian Burke, research vice president at Gartner, said that this was the first time in the history of the report that a new piece of technology reached 20% market penetration in less than a year. China and India are using Health Passport mobile apps to indicate the level of infection risk of the holder. Red is a confirmed case o f COVID-19; yellow means the person should be in quarantine; and green means free to travel.


Artificial Intelligence 101 -- Tech terms explained for non-tech folks

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Artificial Intelligence has been one of the most used/abused buzzwords in the industry over the past few years. Typical conversations around AI would go like the cartoon below. So apart from it being a buzzword that everyone assumes they know about -- why is it so popular? To understand that let's try to understand what it actually means. According to Stanford Researcher, John McCarthy, "Artificial Intelligence is the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs. Artificial Intelligence is related to the similar task of using computers to understand human intelligence, but AI does not have to confine itself to methods that are biologically observable."


The history of the word "hacker"

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The words "hack" and "hacker" started in the same place in English language history, split in meaning to mean horse and a brutal action verb. Curiously, these two words were reunited 2000 years later in the world of silicon chips, code, and programming. According to one of the best English etymological dictionaries available anywhere, the word "hacker", with the sense of evil/good and brilliant computer programmer was born in the halls of the MIT. This fact alone reminds us that culture and words begin in actual places. At that time, to hack code, or hack out code, had a definitely negative connotation.


The 3 Tech Buzzwords Every CEO Should Know

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This robot at the Institute for Artificial Intelligence can make popcorn. But is AI a topic that CEOs need to worry about today? If you're a CEO and sometimes think your technical team speaks a different language, you're not alone. My world is saturated with tech jargon because I am a venture capitalist who reviews and meets with hundreds of tech startups every month. But which buzzwords are the most important for a CEO to understand?


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If you're a CEO and sometimes think your technical team speaks a different language, you're not alone. My world is saturated with tech jargon because I am a venture capitalist who reviews and meets with hundreds of tech startups every month. But which buzzwords are the most important for a CEO to understand? Which tech terms have gained prominence because they point to significant trends that, if not harnessed, can leave a business eclipsed? Look no further than the taxi industry and how it was outmaneuvered by the tech-savvy Uber for a prime example.


The 3 Tech Buzzwords Every CEO Should Know

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This robot at the Institute for Artificial Intelligence can make popcorn. But is AI a topic that CEOs need to worry about today? If you're a CEO and sometimes think your technical team speaks a different language, you're not alone. My world is saturated with tech jargon because I am a venture capitalist who reviews and meets with hundreds of tech startups every month. But which buzzwords are the most important for a CEO to understand?