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May 27, 2023

AI Supercomputer 'AIRAWAT' Puts India among Top Supercomputing League

At the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC 2023) in Germany, the AI Supercomputer 'AIRAWAT', situated at C-DAC, Pune, achieved an impressive global ranking of 75th on the esteemed Top 500 Global Supercomputing List. This accomplishment established India as a leading nation in the field of AI supercomputing. 'AIRAWAT' is part of the Government of India's National Program on AI and represents a significant stride forward in the country's AI capabilities.
The AIRAWAT PoC of 200 AI Petaflops integrated with PARAM Siddhi – AI of 210 AI Petaflops gives a total peak compute of 410 AI Petaflops Mixed Precision and sustained compute capacity of 8.5 Petaflops (Rmax) Double Precision. The peak compute capacity (Double Precision, Rpeak) is 13 Petaflops.

May 26, 2023

Microsoft Launches Jugalbandi, a Multilingual AI-chat Bot for Rural India

Microsoft launched Jugalbandi, a multilingual chatbot powered by generative AI, which can be accessed through the popular messaging platform WhatsApp. The chatbot has been specifically designed to serve rural areas in India that have limited media access and lack information about government welfare activities.
Developed in collaboration with AI4Bharat and IIT Madras, Jugalbandi aims to provide personalized assistance by understanding user queries in multiple languages, whether spoken or typed. The chatbot retrieves information from relevant programs, which are often available only in English, and presents it back to users in their local language.
The chatbot's initial test was in April in Biwan, a village near India's capital city of New Delhi.

May 25, 2023

Infosys Launches Topaz, an AI-first Set of Services, Solutions, and Platforms

Infosys launched Topaz, an AI-first set of services, solutions, and platforms using generative artificial intelligence technologies.
According to Infosys, Topaz helps amplify the potential of humans, enterprises, and communities to tap into the next generation of opportunities to create value from unprecedented innovations, connected ecosystems, and pervasive efficiencies.
The platform leverages Infosys' applied AI framework to build an AI-first core that empowers people to deliver cognitive solutions, accelerating value-creation, Infosys said.
Topaz converges the power of Infosys Cobalt cloud and data analytics to AI-power business, delivering cognitive solutions and intuitive experiences that revitalise growth.

May 24, 2023

TCS Announces Generative AI Partnership with Google Cloud

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services company, expanded its partnership with Google Cloud and unveiled a new offering called TCS Generative AI. This collaboration aims to leverage Google Cloud's generative AI services to develop customized business solutions that drive growth and transformation for clients across various industries. With its extensive domain expertise and investment in research and innovation, TCS built a robust portfolio of AI-powered solutions, including AIOps, Algo Retail™, smart manufacturing, digital twins, and robotics.
TCS Generative AI harnesses the capabilities of Google Cloud's Generative AI tools, such as Vertex AI, Generative AI Application Builder, and Model Garden, alongside TCS' own solutions. By combining client-specific contextual knowledge, design thinking, and agile development processes, TCS collaborates closely with clients to ideate, rapidly prototype, and build transformational solutions with accelerated time to value.

May 23, 2023

BITS Pilani Dubai Campus Launches 5 Pico Satellites Led by India's Moon Man

Under the leadership and guidance of the Moon Man of India, Padma Shri Awardee and former Director of Indian Space Research Organisation's Satellite Centre Mylswamy Annadurai, and in collaboration with UAE-based Edutech4Space, a pioneer in the field of space technology education, BITS Pilani Dubai Campus (BPDC), one of the UAE's leading technology and engineering universities launched and tested 5 Pico Satellites using Drone Satellite Launch Vehicle (DSLV) at Sanad Academy, Dubai. This effort marked a significant first step towards Project MAHASAT.
A team of 30 undergraduate students from BPDC studying in diverse streams such as Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Biotechnology etc came together and managed to launch the Pico Satellites within 6 weeks of the announcement of Project MAHASAT.

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