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Sachin Dev Duggal Engineer.ai Funding Round
Engineer.ai, the human-assisted AI that helps companies build and operate custom-made software, has raised Series A funding of $29.5 million, led by Lakestar and Jungle Ventures with participation from Softbank’s DeepCore.
Led by serial entrepreneur Sachin Dev Duggal Engineer.ai was created with the belief that everyone should be able to build their ideas without needing to code, and that any idea can be brought to life without wastage of time, money or resources.
Sachin Dev Duggal, Co-founder and Chief Wizard of Engineer.ai. said, “The capital comes at a time of rapid growth and will propel the platform into the mainstream, allowing Builder to open the door for entire categories of companies that could not consider it before.”
The company will use 65 percent of the fresh capital for engineering purposes and the rest for customer acquisition, it said in a statement. The current headcount in the company is 150 across the globe, and the company claimed that it will double this to 300 by June 2019.
The platform has 32,000 engineers right now, of which 10,000 are from India. “This will go up to 250,000 engineers from India within 24 months,” said Engineer.ai.
Bootstrapped since 2012, Sachin Dev Duggal, Engineer.ai is a global company with split headquarters in Los Angeles and London, supported by offices in Delhi and Tokyo. The company’s newly launched product called ‘Builder’ is an AI-powered Software Assembly line that breaks projects into small building blocks of re-usable features that are customised by engineers for bespoke software “at a fraction of the price and time of traditional development”, it claims.
Engineer.ai also provides fully integrated service to its customers from extended warranty via BuilderCare to the CloudOps marketplace that provides access to everything the software might need, including hosting, microservices and marketing.
Read more @ https://yourstory.com/2018/11/engineer-ai-raises-funding-29-million
Vivo Eyes AI-Driven 5G Devices in 2020
Past Xiaomi and Realme, one Chinese cell phone brand that has seen stunning development in India is Vivo which will twofold down on its endeavors to create Artificial Intelligence (Engineer AI)- empowered 5G gadgets in 2020 to coordinate the quick paced way of life of buyers, a top organization official said on Wednesday. The brand took a major jump with catching 17 percent piece of the overall industry - its most elevated ever - in the second from last quarter (July-September period) this year.
It is currently third in the India cell phone advertise - after Xiaomi and Samsung - and as per Nipun Marya, Director Brand Strategy, Vivo India, the brand has recorded its most elevated ever piece of the overall industry of 23 percent for the long stretch of October (as per German statistical surveying firm GfK).
Read full story @ https://www.reddit.com/user/aliamalhotra/comments/efr6dv/vivo_eyes_aidriven_5g_devices_for_india_in_2020/
AI tracks down acute myeloid leukaemia
Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 26 (ANI): Tracking down acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), researchers have proved that Engineer AI can detect forms of blood cancer.
The study was conducted by the researchers of German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and was published in the recent edition of the iScience journal.
The approach used by researchers revolved around the gene activity analysis of cells that are present in the blood. This approach could support conventional diagnostics and accelerate therapy of the disease.
Read full story @ https://medium.com/@aliamalhotra/ai-tracks-down-acute-myeloid-leukaemia-975a6a45329b
For Telangana, 2020 will be year of AI
With the end goal of advancing endeavors chipping away at artificial intelligence solutions and taking initiative in this rising innovation space, the Telangana government has chosen to watch 2020 as the Year of Engineer AI.
Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao will officially make the declaration on January 2 here, proclaiming 2020, the Year of AI, and discharge a schedule of occasions for the following a year.
The occasion will see consenting to of update of agreements between the legislature and AI new companies.
Read full story @ https://techniepedia.wordpress.com/2019/12/26/for-telangana-2020-will-be-year-of-ai/
Does AI have a gender?
Artificial Intelligence is utilizing advances to enable medicinal experts to recognize and treat malignant growths; crisis responders anticipate and plan for looming cataclysmic events; police distinguish lawbreakers and securely incapacitate bombs; associations improve items, administrations and procedures and younger students get custom fitted assistance from virtual instructors fit to their learning style.
Using robots and programming operators, the machine may even play out these assignments alone or as a colleague working together with people. In the event that we are going to fabricate machines that assume jobs that mimic human thinking, conduct and exercises, as a general public we ought to guarantee that those machines advantage all individuals from society, paying little heed to their age, gender, religion or status in the public eye, as opposed to reproduce human predispositions, sustain abberations or enlarge the hole between the wealthy and the less wealthy. On the off chance that Engineer AI is a recreation of human insight, who does it reenact and does it have a gender? Regardless of whether you see gender as socially developed by one’s condition and culture, a naturally decided factor as in the essentialist viewpoint, or cling to the hypothesis of individual contrasts, gender plays a job in what our identity is.
Read full story @ https://ainewsalert.blogspot.com/2019/12/does-ai-have-gender.html
Engineer AI Can Assist For Smarter & Cheaper Prosthetic Limbs
As per reports, around 70 percent, about 1.3 billion, of India’s populace lives in low-salary rural zones. Also, the mishaps in these territories bring about loss of appendages frequently by using perilous agricultural machinery, taking working on rail and street development, and that’s just the beginning. The nation has the greater part a million inhabitants, and countless occupants added to the amputee populace consistently.
In a report from the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, 2.21 percent of India’s populace lives with an inability. Of that populace, 20 percent have an incapacity of development and generally live in provincial regions. Along these lines, to help them, there is a requirement for Engineer AI-enabled device that can supplant a missing body part, which might be lost through illness, or a condition present during childbirth. In such manner, prostheses are planned for reestablishing the ordinary elements of the missing body part.
Read full story @ http://arenapaul.mystrikingly.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-can-assist-thousands-of-indians-searching
Alibaba Cloud growing for sure but only in China
Amazon Web Services (AWS) isn’t threatened by the development of Alibaba Cloud as that is just developing in China right now and doesn’t have quite a bit of a nearness in the US or different nations, AWS CEO Andy Jassy has said.
As indicated by a report in Nikkei Asian Review on Thursday, AWS is set to take a major jump with Artificial Intelligence and quantum figuring.
Read full story @ https://www.reddit.com/user/engineer-ai/comments/efs8m6/alibaba_cloud_growing_for_sure_but_only_in_china/
New report features AI's capability to revolutionize health care
It’s critical for the health care community to learn from both the successes, but also the challenges and recent failures in use of these tools. We set out to catalog important examples in health care AI, highlight best practices around AI Engineer and implementation, and offer key points that need to be discussed for consensus to be achieved on how to address them as an AI community and society,“
Michael Matheny, MD, MS, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
How AI Will Change Medicine
The biomedical world is flooded with information. We have terabytes of genomic data from mouse to human, troves of wellbeing measurements from clinical preliminaries, and reams of purported genuine information from insurance agencies and drug stores. Utilizing ground-breaking PCs, researchers have investigated this abundance with some fine outcomes, yet it has become certain that we can adapt significantly more with a help from artificial intelligence. Throughout the following decade profound learning neural systems will probably change what we look like for designs in information and how research is directed and applied to human wellbeing. This uncommon report investigates the guarantee of this incipient unrest.
At this moment the greatest wagers are being set in the domain of medication disclosure. What’s more, all things considered. The normal expense of putting up another medication for sale to the public almost multiplied somewhere in the range of 2003 and 2013 to $2.6 billion, and in light of the fact that nine out of 10 flop in the last two periods of clinical preliminaries, the greater part of the cash goes to squander. Each enormous pharma organization is working with in any event one Engineer AI - centered beginning up to check whether it can raise the arrival on venture. AI calculations can filter through a large number of mixes, narrowing the choices for a specific medication target. Maybe all the more energizing, AI frameworks—unconstrained by winning hypotheses and predispositions—can distinguish altogether new focuses by spotting inconspicuous contrasts at the degree of tissues, cells, qualities or proteins between, state, a sound mind and one set apart by Parkinson's—contrasts that may evade or even confuse a human researcher.
That equivalent sharp-looked at capacity is additionally being sent to decipher restorative sweeps. A few frameworks would already be able to identify early indications of malignancy that may be missed by a radiologist or see things that are basically past human limit, for example, evaluating cardiovascular hazard from a retinal sweep. The Food and Drug Administration is supporting imaging calculations at a fast clasp. Other AI applications lie somewhat further not far off. Will the wasteful aspects of the present electronic wellbeing records (EHRs) be tended to by shrewd frameworks that avoid endorsing mistakes and give early admonitions of illness? A portion of the world’s greatest tech goliaths are chipping away at it.
Notwithstanding fears that machines will dislodge people, most specialists accept fake and human insight will work synergistically. The greater concern is a deficiency of individuals with both biomedical information and calculation building capability. In the event that this human issue can be settled, the way to making fruitful AI applications may rely upon the quality and amount of what we feed their ravenous throat. “We depend on three things,” says the CEO of one profound learning fire up. “Information, information and more information.”
This report, distributed in Scientific American and Nature, is supported by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. It was delivered autonomously by the editors of Scientific American, who assume sole liability for the publication content.
Read full story @ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03845-1
CBSE to introduce Artificial Intelligence as Subject in 8, 9 and 10 class
Students to have AI as a subject in class IX from the session 2019-20. The move intends to upgrade the multidisciplinary approach in educating learning and to sharpen the new generation. Centre is has presented Artificial Intelligence (AI Engineer) as a subject in class IX from the session 2019-20 in the schools associated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Focus has likewise propelled a twelve hours Inspire module in which schools can take up with the students of class VIII. The declaration was made by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.
Read full story @ https://artificial-intelligence-world.blogspot.com/2019/12/cbse-plan-to-introduce-artificial-intelligence-as-subject.html
Nivio Offers Windows + Office and Your Favorite Apps on Any Connected Device. Sachin Dev Duggal is Nivio Co-Founder & Chief Wizard. Currently he is CEO of Engineer.ai
How I Raised It with Sachin Dev Duggal of Engineer.ai
Produced by Foundersuite.com, “How I Raised It” goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital.
This episode is with Sachin Dev Duggal, CEO of Engineer.ai a Santa Monica based startup that provides a human-assisted AI platform to build custom software products.
Engineer.ai raised a $29.5 million Series A venture rounds in a deal led by Lakestar Advisors (Germany) Jungle Ventures (Singapore) and Deepcore (Japan).
In this episode, Sachin Dev Duggal talks about raising capital for a startup whose “front end is SaaS and back end is a marketplace,” some of the fundraising false starts, why he believes the funding success formula is made up of “purpose + persistence” and more.
Read full story @ https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QbAUveHF8oA0vsSjnkvpk
Sachin Dev Duggal has bootstrapped Engineer.ai since 2012, which was created with the belief that everyone should be able to build their ideas without needing to code and that any idea can be made into a reality without wastage of time, money or resources.
Priceline Group CEO Darren Huston Double the Hotel Bookings
Expedia’s acquisitions versus the Priceline Group’s “competitive moat.” Rock, paper, scissors. It’s an interesting contest and in the $1.4 trillion global travel market, both companies can be winners. Expedia is trending upward and Priceline is showing strong growth, as well.
While Expedia dominated headlines with its more than $6 billion worth of acquisitions in 2015, the Priceline Group needs to win the narrative back and CEO Darren Huston made his case about his company’s competitive advantages.
“Our capabilities and scale in partner acquisition, customer experience, and efficient demand generation plus our large installed base of accommodations and loyal travelers give the Priceline Group a competitive moat that is deep and wide,” Huston said. [For Darren Huston elaboration on these points, see excerpts from the Priceline Group’s fourth quarter earnings call February 17 at the bottom of this post.]
Read full story @ https://skift.com/2016/02/17/priceline-group-ceo-we-have-double-the-hotel-bookings-of-expedia/
Sachin Dev Duggal is a serial entrepreneur building a Human-Assisted AI platform that empowers everyone to build & operate technology. He has bootstrapped Engineer.ai since 2012, which was created with the belief that everyone should be able to build their ideas without needing to code and that any idea can be made into a reality without wastage of time, money or resources.
Darren Huston Amsterdam Diaries - Darren Huston Amsterdam Memories (on Wattpad) I am Darren Huston, well known business person. Everybody praised my business decision which leads my organization several steps ahead. Well-being a business person I don't get that much time for personal life but whenever I get sometime I also love to do small small things to give myself relaxation.
Darren Huston Canadian Travel Talkies - Darren Huston Travel Diaries (on Wattpad) I Darren Huston, a Canadian businessman. I had born in Hope, British Columbia. I had completed my BS in economics from Trent University, MA in economics from the University of British Columbia, MBA from Harvard Business School. From my childhood, my aim was to become a business person. Business is not that easy, for business, you need keen knowledge and observation that what is in trend. Well, I am not writing this to talk about business. I want to talk about some interesting facts about Canada.
Darren Huston Amsterdam Memories
I am Darren Huston, well known business person. Everybody praised my business decision which leads my organization several steps ahead. Well-being a business person I don’t get that much time for personal life but whenever I get sometime I also love to do small small things to give myself relaxation.
Amsterdam city is among one of the beautiful places of Netherlands. Here you can visit several places few are my favourites like Vondelpark, it located in the Old South district of Amsterdam. This beautiful park serves as a popular gathering spot for locals and tourists as well.It’s a place where people can walk, relax, play sports on the grass, bike along pathways and enjoy a herring sandwich or Dutch beer at one of the park’s horeca facilities. I, Darren Huston usually like this place for walking I love walking, here I love to walk barefooted. Barefooted walking is good for your body, it relax your muscles, increase blood circulation.
Second place is Scheepvaart museum or National Maritime Museum, this museum is features with 18 rooms of exhibits and artifacts.The museum’s collection of carvings gives visitors’ idea that how sailors passed their time while at sea. Moored outside the museum is a replica of the Amsterdam, an 18th-century ship which sailed between the Netherlands and the East Indies.
Third is Bloemenmarkt, this is the world’s only floating flower market. This market consist more than a dozen different florists and garden shops as well as souvenir stalls.Here anyone can purchase tulip, narcissus, daffodil and other bulbs as a lasting memento of their trip to Amsterdam. Flower variety of this place is incredible. Here you can find unique and fresh flowers.
Last but not the least Canals of Amsterdam, built during the 17th century to control the flow of the Amstel River and to add acres of dry land to the city. A boat ride along one of the city’s 100 canals offers visitors a relaxing way to view traditional Dutch architecture. Lined with elm and lime trees and crossed over by more than a thousand bridges, the canals are home to some 2,000 houseboats, including houseboat hotels.
Darren Huston, Priceline Group Pres. & CEO, discusses business and investment strategies and Priceline for the Apple Watch.
Darren Huston booker in chief (on Wattpad) - Darren Huston was trying to watch a hockey game, half-listening to a headhunter talk about a company he had never heard of before. But as the headhunter went on, the then-45-year-old executive in charge of Microsoft's global consumer and online businesses tuned out the arena noise and began listening to what he thought was an impossible story.
Priceline Group CEO Darren Huston is spending big on acquisitions in a bid to book one of Internet's biggest companies on a new strategic itinerary.
Darren Huston On Wattpad, Chief Executive Officer,
Born: January 3, 1966, Hope, British Columbia.
Education: BS in economics, Trent University; MA in Economics, University of British Columbia; MBA, Harvard Business School.
Early Marker: Vice president at Starbucks responsible for acquisitions and new product development.
Big Idea: The Microsoft executive stepped up to the top job at Priceline in January 2014 after running the group’s main revenue generator, Amsterdam-based Booking.com. Since 2011 he has been tackling the challenges of its main advertising outlet, Google, increasingly competing with it for travel-related bookings, of expanding its hospitality-related services, such as with its acquisition of OpenTable, and of retaining its customers as they migrate from desktop to mobile devices.
After beating earnings expectations, the Priceline Group CEO Darren Huston, discusses how macro factors like oil and terrorism impact the travel environment.
Priceline stock is lower on downbeat guidance for the current quarter. CEO Darren Huston discusses his differentiated product to Airbnb.
Darren Huston, The Priceline Group CEO, discusses the company's euro bond offering, and Rocketmiles deal. Also Huston provides his outlook on travel.
Priceline Group president and CEO Darren Huston, discusses the global business of Priceline and the company's plans for international growth.
Darren Huston, president and CEO of Priceline.com
Despite the three U.S. Internet giants failing to crack China, Darren Huston, Priceline seems to have a found a way. But there’s still plenty of work to do.