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May 28, 2023

South Korea Launches Home-grown Space Rocket Nuri

South Korea launched its home-grown space rocket, making its first achievement to send a satellite for commercial use into orbit, after a postponement of the launch from the previous day due to communications problems between launch control computers.
The Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle Two (KSLV-II), nicknamed Nuri, lifted off into space from the launch pad at Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, 473 km south of Seoul.
Korea's status as an aerospace powerhouse has been enhanced with the successful third launch. In the second test launch in June 2022, the country became one of the world's seven nations including the US, Russia, China, Japan, the European Union and India, to have launched satellites of at least 1 ton with their own technology.

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.

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