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New Delhi/London, Feb 17 (IANS) British High Commissioner to India Lindy Cameron on Tuesday termed collaboration on technology and innovation a “key pillar” of ‘India UK Vision 2035’ as the country’s Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and AI Minister Kanishka Narayan are set to arrive in New Delhi to attend the AI Impact Summit. The summit, which is taking place in New Delhi from February 16-20, will bring together the heads of state and government, ministers, global technology leaders, eminent r…

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated on Tuesday that the five-day AI Impact Summit presents a distinctive opportunity for India’s technologically adept youth to develop solutions for worldwide challenges. He also expressed pride in hosting the largest gathering of technology leaders related to Artificial Intelligence (AI).Speaking to the media, the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology said the AI Summit offers a huge investment opportunity, and Ind…

Amaravati, Feb 15 (IANS) Founder Chairman of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates will be visiting Andhra Pradesh on Monday. Gates, who will be leading a delegation from the Foundation, will have a detailed discussion with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, and the Minister for Information Technology Nara Lokesh, on various issues including diversifying sectors like education, health and agriculture.With the cooperation of the Gates Foundation, the State Governm…

Seoul, Feb 11 (IANS) South Korea will begin a 1 trillion-won ($687.8 million) project next month to develop artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors for on-device use, the industry ministry said on Wednesday.The government and private companies will funnel a combined 1 trillion won into the project over the next five years, with a goal of creating some 10 AI chips that can be used in self-driving cars, smart home appliance products, humanoid robots and others, according to the Ministry of Tra…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Budget 2026-27 in the Parliament on Sunday, announced that the government will roll out a Customs Integrated System (CIS) in two years as a single, integrated and scalable platform for all customs processes.The Finance Minister also said that the utilisation of non-intrusive scanning with advanced imaging and AI technology for risk assessment will be expanded in a phased manner, with the objective of scanning every conta…

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent roundtable with a dozen Indian AI startups signalled the maturation of an ecosystem that has been simmering for years, poised to transform sectors from agriculture to healthcare and position India as an ‘AI superpower, a report said on Saturday.By 2030, AI is projected to add $500 billion to India’s GDP, creating millions of jobs in data annotation, model training, and deployment, the report from India Narrative said.Held weeks b…

Dubai/New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) India’s first government-run artificial intelligence (AI) clinic, launched recently at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Greater Noida, marks a major step in integrating advanced technology in the public health system of the country, according to a media report.The initiative aims to boost early detection of diseases, diagnostics, and treatment, which can be crucial to improving outcomes and survival rates, Gulf News reported.The clinic will r…

Las Vegas, Jan 5 (IANS) Samsung Electronics aims to apply artificial intelligence (AI) technology to its entire product lineup under a vision to become an “AI companion” for users in their daily lives, the company said here.”We intend to have consumers enjoy meaningful AI experiences by applying the technology across our entire product lineup and services,” Samsung Electronics President Roh Tae-moon was quoted as saying by the company during an event in Las Vegas in the US.The event came ahead o…

Seoul, Jan 2 (IANS) The co-chief executive officers of Samsung Electronics on Friday vowed to lead the company in strengthening its artificial intelligence (AI) capacity amid intensifying global competition in the field.Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman and CEO Jun Young-hyun, who heads the company’s key device solutions (DS) division that oversees its chip operations, highlighted the importance of responding to unprecedented demand for AI chips in the global market in their New Year’s messages,…