Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 220521

Articles

Why Data Jobs Are Hot and How to Get One

Data jobs are among the most high-profile and high-paying roles in tech, but there is still some confusion about the differences between the new job titles and functions that are now available. So what is the difference between these different titles, and more importantly, what skills does someone need to get hired for one of those positions?

https://thenewstack.io/why-data-jobs-are-hot-and-how-to-get-one/

How to find, keep, and develop tech talent

As digital accelerates, so do organizations’ need for speed, flexibility, reliability, security, and value. And with good reason: advances in technology can enhance productivity, improve outcomes, and increase bottom lines. Those benefits, however, depend on not just finding but keeping and growing tech talent. What can companies do to better source and retain top tech workers?

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/how-to-find-keep-and-develop-tech-talent

Do You Need a Degree to Work For a Big Tech Company Like Google?

While having a university degree in a technology-related field can certainly help you get a new job offer from a big tech company like Apple or Microsoft, top educational qualifications are no longer always required. Simply stated, due to the imbalance in supply and demand for top tech talent, it is increasingly the case that you can land a job with just your skills and hands-on experience. At companies such as Oracle, 90 percent of job postings still require a degree. But at Google and Apple, the percentage of those jobs requiring an undergraduate degree or h

https://insights.dice.com/2022/04/27/do-you-need-a-degree-to-work-for-a-big-tech-company-like-google/

How to Write Software With Mathematical Perfection

Leslie Lamport revolutionized how computers talk to each other. Now he’s working on how engineers talk to their machines.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/computing-expert-says-programmers-need-more-math-20220517/

Need an AI refresher?

From customer experience to synthetic data to machine learning, the world of data and AI is complex and always evolving. Explore our collection of insights and guides for the latest and greatest on AI, data and analytics.

https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insights/artificial-intelligence-summary-index

An Artificial Intelligence Life Cycle: From Conception to Production

Drawing on our experience of more than a decade of AI in academic research, technology development, industry engagement, postgraduate teaching, doctoral supervision and organisational consultancy, we present the 'CDAC AI Life Cycle', a comprehensive life cycle for the design, development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems and solutions. It consists of three phases, Design, Develop and Deploy, and 17 constituent stages across the three phases from conception to production of any AI initiative. The 'Design' phase highlights the importance of contextualising a problem description by reviewing public domain and service-based literature on state-of-the-art AI applications, algorithms, pre-trained models and equally importantly ethics guidelines and frameworks, which then informs the data, or Big Data, acquisition and preparation. The 'Develop' phase is technique-oriented, as it transforms data and algorithms into AI models that are benchmarked, evaluated and explained. The 'Deploy' phase evaluates computational performance, which then apprises pipelines for model operationalisation, culminating in the hyperautomation of a process or system as a complete AI solution, that is continuously monitored and evaluated to inform the next iteration of the life cycle. An ontological mapping of AI algorithms to applications, followed by an organisational context for the AI life cycle are further contributions of this article.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.13861

Intelligence, information warfare, cyber warfare, electronic warfare – what they are and how Russia is using them in Ukraine

Russia has one of the most capable and technological militaries on the planet. They have advanced intelligence, information warfare, cyber warfare and electronic warfare capabilities.

Russia has used these technologies in recent years in combat in Syria and the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, and is using them in its current invasion of Ukraine.

The terms “intelligence,” “information,” “cyber” and “electronic” denote distinct but overlapping fields. As a cybersecurity professor of practice, the author of this post  explains what they are and how Russia is using them in Ukraine.

https://theconversation.com/intelligence-information-warfare-cyber-warfare-electronic-warfare-what-they-are-and-how-russia-is-using-them-in-ukraine-177899

Some top 100,000 websites collect everything you type—before you hit submit

A number of websites include keyloggers that covertly snag your keyboard inputs.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/05/some-top-100000-websites-collect-everything-you-type-before-you-hit-submit/

Your guide to the metaverse

What exactly is the metaverse? What does it look like today? What will it look like ten years from now?

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/your-guide-to-the-metaverse

How to make the most of your cloud transformation

The cloud revolution delivers speed, agility, and profits to the companies that successfully make the switch—but fundamental issues are still tripping companies up and keeping them from capturing all the benefits

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-cloud-transformation

The IoT is revolutionizing what your business can do

Practically any physical device can be embedded with sensors or software that collect and transmit data without needing human intervention.

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/the-iot-is-revolutionizing-what-your-business-can-do

Your playbook for getting the best out of Industry 4.0

Digital transformations are notoriousl⁷y difficult to scale up across manufacturing networks, but when implemented successfully, data and analytics, AI, and machine learning can generate significant benefits. So how can companies effectively leverage new tools and technology to see meaningful returns? Check out a special collection from The Global Lighthouse Network, a World Economic Forum initiative in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, to explore how Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies are shaping production, and learn how to successfully implement a value-driven approach with these insights.

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/your-playbook-for-getting-the-best-out-of-industry-40

Random number generation: What are its functions and the fields of usage?

Random number generators (RNG) are hardware devices or software algorithms that spawn a different sequence of numbers (and/or symbols) every time they are activated — pretty much like tossing a coin but in the digital world. 

https://interestingengineering.com/random-number-generation

How to create an agile organization

Is your organization agile? The approach’s matrix of speed and stability means that companies can adapt to new times and ideas while remaining centered and steady. Agility can be a strong predictor of both organizational health and long-term performance—and as we enter an era targeting sustainable, inclusive growth, agility will be key to propelling companies into the future while keeping them profitable in the day-to-day.

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/how-to-create-an-agile-organization

Your guide to sustainable innovation

Customer expectations are evolving, digital is everywhere, and organizations face a variety of protracted risks. To keep pace with seismic shifts, organizations must innovate—again and again. But innovating sustainably at scale is no easy feat: Companies that don’t master the eight essentials of sustainable innovation are less likely to deliver breakthrough economic value.

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/your-guide-to-sustainable-innovation

Your guide to being more productive

Do you often find yourself falling behind on work? Do fruitless meetings and daily distractions prevent you from getting anything done?

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/your-guide-to-being-more-productive

Unwind with these reads on National Day of Unplugging

On #NationalDayOfUnplugging, spend some time away from technology, and when you’re ready, ease back in with some relaxed content from McKinsey.

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/unwind-with-these-reads-on-national-day-of-unplugging

10 must-reads for CEOs

Between mitigating geopolitical risk, preparing their companies for an endemic future, and navigating inflation and supply-chain woes, CEOs have a lot on their plates today.

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/10-must-reads-for-ceos

82 Productive Things to Do When You're Bored

Boredom happens at work and everywhere else. Here are 80+ ways to turn your boredom upside-down. We included everything from updating your LinkedIn profile to making a living room pillow fort, so there's something for everyone.

https://www.careercontessa.com/advice/bored-at-work/

25 Pieces of Marriage Advice From Couples Who’ve Been Together 25+ Years

What keeps a relationship going for the long haul? Here are the honest answers from those who've been married for a quarter-century or more.

https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/marriage-advice-from-couples-married-25-plus-years/

Forthcoming Events

28th May 2022 at 6 pm IST. CSI, ACM, IEEE CS Webinar on Quantum Computing and Machine Learning. For details & to register   https://bit.ly/3LFLBUW

11th Jun 2022 at 6 pm IST. IEEE CS, ACM, CSI Webinar on Edge Intelligence for IoT Applications. For details & to register  https://bit.ly/3uHEHIY

IEEE Computer Society Region 10 is hosting  Distinguished Visitor Program Talks in May 2022. For details and to register https://asiapacific.computer.org/r10-cs-mega-dvp-program/

For other events in May 2022: https://bit.ly/3Lv8sTx

IRAI Quiz -- 220521

1. Who has opined that "A computer beating a grandmaster at chess is about as interesting as a bulldozer winning an Olympic weightlifting competition"

2. Which area is common to these Key People: Marvin Minsky, Edward Albert Feigenbaum, Allen Newell, John McCarthy, Alan Turing

3. National Day of Unplugging is an awareness campaign that promotes a 24-hour respite from technology annually observed  on ------------

4. JSON is a data interchange format. True/ False

5. In India, The National Technology Day is observed on ----------- 

6. Who is describing himself as a “free speech absolutist”?

7. ------------ (Intel/TSMC) is the world’s biggest semiconductor company

8. Who had coined the term Web 3.0

9. Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ron Wayne founded “Apple Computer Company” on April 1, 1976.  Jobs decided on the Apple name after visiting an apple farm while on a fruitarian diet. He also wanted Apple to alphabetically appear before --------- in the phone book.

10. Who said this -- “The question of whether machines can think is about as relevant as the question of whether submarines can swim”

Archives

Past posts of Interesting Reads And Information

https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/07/intereresing-reads-and-information.html

IRAI Quiz Archives at

https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/08/archives-irai-quiz.html

IRAI Titbits Archives at

https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/08/archives-irai-titbits.html

Feedback

Pl. send your  feedback & other communications to hrmohan.ieee@gmail.com

For Answers to IRAI Quiz -- 220521, pl visit 

https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/08/answers-to-irai-quiz.html

Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 220511

Articles

Tech talent tectonics: Ten new realities for finding, keeping, and developing talent

Large incumbents can compete successfully for tech talent—but only if they’re ready to completely rethink their entire HR approach. Tech talent think and act differently

https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/tech-talent-tectonics-ten-new-realities-for-finding-keeping-and-developing-talent

Build Your Career: Newsletter & Posts

Get great career development news, job trends, and advice right in your inbox. Also read the posts/articles.

https://www.computer.org/publications/tech-news/build-your-career/

Ten Compelling Features of India’s Proposed Data Privacy Law

Positioned as one of the largest open internet markets and a major hub for offshore outsourcing projects, a comprehensive India data privacy law has the potential to make a lot of waves and influence privacy landscapes all over the world.

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ten-compelling-features-of-india-s-6127498/

IEEE Computer Society Member Benefits

What Do You Want to Accomplish?. Explore IEEE Computer Society Membership Benefits

https://www.computer.org/membership/join

This Month in Tech History: May

The month of May contains several milestones in the history of technology. From the revival of Apple’s desktop line to a landmark lawsuit against Microsoft, the birth of telecommunication as we know it, and the release of two of the most influential video games ever. Read on for the details.

https://www.reviewgeek.com/115414/this-month-in-tech-history-may/

What Programmers Should Know about Internet Addiction

Virtually anyone can develop an internet addiction, but programmers have some extra challenges in this area. After all, if you do most of your work online, you can’t exactly avoid using the internet.

For a programmer, an addiction to internet use may look a bit different than it would look for people who don’t work in the field. By learning how to spot the signs of addiction, you can protect yourself or get help if necessary. This article dives into the specifics of internet addiction and programmers.

https://simpleprogrammer.com/programmers-internet-addiction/

7 Tips for Computer Science Professionals Wanting to Balance Work and Study

With several career advancement opportunities, computer science professionals can gain an edge. But unfortunately, making the most of these opportunities isn’t easy. Since the core demand of this industry is development and innovation, professionals need to keep learning. Gaining and updating knowledge and skills is essential to making it big. But learning while earning is a different ballgame, imposing tons of challenges.

We have shared the seven tips that’ll help computer science professionals balance work and study and excel in their careers in this post.

https://www.computer.org/publications/tech-news/build-your-career/7-tips-to-balance-work-and-study/

The Rise of the No-Code Economy

What is no-code? How can it transform your world of work? This report will dive into the past, present, and future of no-code and the new no-code economy. We’ll show how this technology is enabling organizations, workers, and entrepreneurs to reimagine how they do everything, from completing daily tasks to building brand new systems and processes—all without needing to know a single line of code. 

https://resources.formstack.com/reports/rise-of-the-no-code-economy

100+ No-Code resources

If you are planning to build with No Code tools, hire no-code experts, find no-code schools, listen to podcasts etc you will find the most comprehensive information in this board.

https://trello.com/b/A4OmiAWb/100-no-code-resources

The Remarkable History of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

When we started a few years back, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) was an emerging technology. We had to explain to people what RPA was. It’s still emerging today however, I can see that lot more people know about RPA (and the hype). But have you thought about the evolution and history of Robotic process automation?

RPA as I see it is a continuation of Computer-based process automation that has evolved over the ages. 

https://nandan.info/history-of-robotic-process-automation-rpa/

What Algorithms and Data Structures Should Any Software Engineer Know?

Software engineering is a broad field that touches on many different areas. Applications in software engineering can be varied, ranging from scientific coding to database programming to web development to programming hardware and more. Despite all these varied applications and seemingly unrelated areas, there are core competency skills that all software engineers should have. Let’s look at those core areas in this article.

https://www.computer.org/publications/tech-news/build-your-career/algorithms-data-structures-to-know/

Getting Started with Compliance: Simple Steps for Critical Software Development Projects

Compliance with coding guidelines and other functional standards is an essential part of critical software development projects. However, without the right software development tools and best practices, that process can be challenging and time-consuming.

On reading this white paper, you will learn:

What is software compliance.

What are key software and coding standards.

What are key functional safety and security standards.

How a static analysis tool can make your compliance process easier and more efficient.

https://www.perforce.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/whitepaper-perforce-getting-started-with-compliance.pdf

Citizens’ Cybersecurity Behavior: Some Major Challenges

Citizens’ cybersecurity behaviors are an important concern in the modern age. This work discusses the challenges of studying citizen cybersecurity behaviors and the directions for future research.

https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/sp/2022/01/09592696/1y4k9nu65MY

Delete Data, Save the Environment

Incorporating data deletion practices into information governance initiatives provides many operational and cost-saving benefits. Retention policies should address what type of data to keep, for how long, and which devices employees can use for business purposes. Factors such as compliance obligations, workflows, and case needs will influence policies. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a great tool that can be used for data deletion decisions. For example, AI-based reduction for eDiscovery provides legal teams with a more focused data set, saves resources, pinpoints key issues quicker, and streamlines resolutions.

Less data leads to better organization, lower storage costs, fewer documents to review during a case or investigation, freed up resources, and dark data reduction. This also provides valuable environmental benefits that often go overlooked.

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/delete-data-save-the-environment-4975421/

Data Retention Policy: Everything You Need To Know

Data retention policies are central guidelines that govern how an organization handles its data. These policies help determine the purpose of data held, what laws and regulations apply to it, how long it should be kept, and how it should be archived or deleted when the time comes.

Data is the most valuable asset today’s organizations have, but a lot of this critical information is scattered, disorganized, and undiscoverable. An effective data retention policy helps you stay compliant with laws and regulations, reduce inefficiencies and extract business value from your data. A solid data retention policy can help create order in the data landscape. In this article, we’ll tell you how. 

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/data-retention-policy-everything-you-9392294/

How to Test Your Antivirus, Firewall, Browser, and Software Security

So you have an antivirus program guarding your system, your firewall is up, your browser is updated, and you’re not missing any security patches. But how can be sure your defenses are actually working as well as you think they are?

These tools can also be particularly useful if you’re trying to quickly determine how secure someone else’s PC is. They can show you just how much vulnerable software the PC has installed.

https://www.howtogeek.com/143263/how-to-test-your-antivirus-firewall-browser-and-software-security/

From Idea to Icon: 50 Years of the Floppy Disk

Over fifty years ago, IBM introduced the first-ever floppy disk drive, the IBM 23FD, and the first floppy disks. Floppies made punched cards obsolete, and its successors ruled software distribution for the next 20 years. Here’s a look at how and why the floppy disk became an icon.

https://www.howtogeek.com/740436/from-idea-to-icon-50-years-of-the-floppy-disk/

The semiconductor decade: A trillion-dollar industry

The global semiconductor industry is poised for a decade of growth and is projected to become a trillion-dollar industry by 2030.

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/semiconductors/our-insights/the-semiconductor-decade-a-trillion-dollar-industry

Gallium: The liquid metal that could transform soft electronics

Bend it. Stretch it. Use it to conduct electricity. Researchers are exploring a range of applications that harness the element’s unusual properties.

Soon there may be devices that can stretch, bend and even repair themselves when they’re damaged. By harnessing the unusual properties of a liquid metal called gallium, materials scientists aim to create a new generation of flexible devices for virtual reality interfaces, medical monitors, motion-sensing devices and more. The goal is to take the functionality of electronics and make them softer

https://knowablemagazine.org/article/technology/2022/gallium-liquid-metal-could-transform-soft-electronics

What is ONDC and what it means for the retail world?

The ONDC is envisioned as a neutral platform that will provide open-source protocols for cataloguing, vendor match, and price discovery, similar to the Unified Payments Interface, to provide equitable possibilities to all marketplace players, including consumers

https://pirimidtech.com/what-is-ondc-and-what-is-means-for-the-retail-world/

What your eyes reveal about your health

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a smartphone app that can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions. The app uses the phone’s near-infrared camera to track changes in the size of a person’s pupils at a sub-millimetre level. These measurements can then be used to assess that person’s cognitive condition.

As technology evolves, the eyes will prove more and more useful as a means of diagnosing all kinds of diseases and conditions because, by being transparent, the eye requires far less invasive methods of examination than other body parts.

But even without technology, it is possible to detect a number of health problems simply by looking at the eyes. Here are some of the warning signs.

https://theconversation.com/what-your-eyes-reveal-about-your-health-182387

24 ways sugar is making you sick

From depression to heart disease, the sugar in your diet can wreak havoc on your health.

https://www.rdasia.com/healthsmart/24-ways-sugar-is-making-you-sick

22 Habits That Can Fix 90% Of Your Problems

Life is not linear. It’s full of obstacles and hurdles. We are consistently in the process of solving small and big problems. As long as you keep evolving, there will be decisions to be made and a life to build.

Learn to prioritise your obstacles — create a to-solve list

https://medium.com/personal-growth/22-habits-that-can-fix-90-of-your-problems-8ea323a03c5

100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying

Whether it’s taking fruit to work (and to the bedroom!), being polite to rude strangers or taking up skinny-dipping, here’s a century of ways to make life better, with little effort involved …

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/01/marginal-gains-100-ways-to-improve-your-life-without-really-trying

How to ask for help

For many of us, the tendency to not ask for help has been strongly reinforced over time. Many of us live in cultures in which individual performance and independence are prized.

You’re not weak or lazy – everyone needs support. Follow these steps to learn when to reach out, who to go to and what to say

https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-ask-for-help-without-discomfort-or-apology

These green books are poisonous—and one may be on a shelf near you

A toxic green pigment was once used to color everything from fake flowers to book covers. Now a museum conservator is working to track down the noxious volumes.

Libraries and rare book collections often carry volumes that feature poisons on their pages, from famous murder mysteries to seminal works on toxicology and forensics. The poisons described in these books are merely words on a page, but some books scattered throughout the world are literally poisonous.

These toxic books, produced in the 19th century, are bound in vivid cloth colored with a notorious pigment known as emerald green that’s laced with arsenic. Many of them are going unnoticed on shelves and in collections. So Melissa Tedone, the lab head for library materials conservation at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library in Delaware, has launched an effort dubbed the Poison Book Project to locate and catalogue these noxious volumes.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/these-green-books-are-literally-poisonous

ComputingEdge: Free Monthly Digest

Free, curated, top technology content ComputingEdge digest, available for free to both members and non-members, republishes top content from our 12 premier magazines and includes special features and columns emphasizing new developments and current trends in technology. Access your digital copy today

https://www.computer.org/publications/computing-edge

Papers in "TECHNOLOGY & GLOBAL INVESTING"

This area includes content on technological innovations in global investments. Areas of research include all types of financial technology, as well as emerging technologies, such as the use of artificial intelligence in global investing, decentralized finance, blockchain, and Web 3.0.

https://www.ssrn.com/link/Technology-Global-Investing

Subscribe using the link: https://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Technology-Global-Investing

Book Summary: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms

This book is a great tool for those wanting to learn more about Web 2.0 tools. While it is geared with a teacher in mind, it provides enough information to help you get your own blog, wiki, flickr and podcast accounts up and running.

https://wikisummaries.org/blogs-wikis-podcasts-and-other-powerful-web-tools-for-classrooms/

Videos: TED Talks: Why tech needs diversity

Fascinating, forward-thinking talks that highlight the importance of diversity -- in its many forms -- within the tech industry. 14 talks

https://www.ted.com/playlists/714/why_tech_needs_diversity

Forthcoming Events

14th May 2022 at 2 pm IST. CSI, IEEE CS, ACM Webinar on Game Theory and AI for Industrial Management Systems. For details & to register  https://bit.ly/3umAiv6

28th May 2022 at 6 pm IST. CSI, ACM, IEEE CS Webinar on Quantum Computing and Machine Learning. For details & to register   https://bit.ly/3LFLBUW

11th Jun 2022 at 6 pm IST. IEEE CS, ACM, CSI Webinar on Edge Intelligence for IoT Applications. For details & to register  https://bit.ly/3uHEHIY

IEEE Computer Society Region 10 is hosting  EIGHT Mega Distinguished Visitor Program Talks in May 2022. For details and to register https://asiapacific.computer.org/r10-cs-mega-dvp-program/

For other events in May 2022: https://bit.ly/3Lv8sTx

IRAI Quiz -- 220511

1. World Password Day is observed on ------------

2. A Group Of Off-The-Shelf Computers Run In Parallel As A Super Computer Is Called A -------------- (Beowulf Cluster/Parallel Supercom)

3. Expand FIDO 

4. ----------------, a popular video game has become home to a virtual library where players can lay eyes on censored news articles from around the world.

5. David Leavitt’s book "The Man Who Knew too Much" is about whom?

6. World Quantum Day is observed on ----------

7. Twitch is a microblogging platform similar to Twitter. State True or False

8. While the first floppy disk of 8" was invented by IBM, ------------- (Sony /  Shugart Associates) had invented the first 5.25" floppy disk? 

9. Who is describing himself as a “free speech absolutist”?

10. Expand CTS in the context of ergonomics / working with computers

Archives

Past posts of Interesting Reads And Information

https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/07/intereresing-reads-and-information.html

IRAI Quiz Archives at

https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/08/archives-irai-quiz.html

IRAI Titbits Archives at

https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/08/archives-irai-titbits.html

Feedback

Pl. send your  feedback & other communications to hrmohan.ieee@gmail.com

For Answers to IRAI Quiz -- 220511, pl visit 

https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/08/answers-to-irai-quiz.html

Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 220501

Articles

What Is a Hybrid Resume, and Do You Need One?

Hybrid resumes can make you stand out from the crowd and appeal to hiring managers. But do you really need one? Find out here!

https://www.makeuseof.com/what-is-hybrid-resume/

What Is the Difference Between a Technical Writer and a UI/UX Writer

There are different online writing careers you can aspire to. Let's learn the difference between a technical writer and a user-interface writer.

https://www.makeuseof.com/difference-between-technical-writer-and-uiux-writer/

Building the Bridge for India’s Digital Dream – A Vision Document

In the author's view the 6 important levers of Digital transformation that can help India hit the target of a $ 1 Trillion Digital economy that we aspire to be by 2025 are as follows:

https://industry4o.com/2022/04/23/digital-india/

Researchers Build AI That Builds AI

By using hypernetworks, researchers can now preemptively fine-tune artificial neural networks, saving some of the time and expense of training.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/researchers-build-ai-that-builds-ai-20220125/

Algorithms, Lies, and Social Media

Achieving a more transparent and less manipulative online media may well be the defining political battle of the 21st century.

https://www.openmindmag.org/articles/algorithms-lies-and-social-media

Computer Scientists Break Traveling Salesperson Record

After 44 years, there’s finally a better way to find approximate solutions to the notoriously difficult traveling salesperson problem.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/computer-scientists-break-traveling-salesperson-record-20201008/

What is Data and Analytics: Everything you need to know

Data and analytics (D&A) refers to the ways data is managed to support all uses of data, and the analysis of data to drive improved decisions, business processes and outcomes, such as discovering new business risks, challenges and opportunities.

https://www.gartner.com/en/topics/data-and-analytics

Over 100 Data and Analytics Predictions Through 2025

Data and analytics leaders must consider these strategic planning assumptions to enhance their vision and delivery.

Gartner annual data and analytics predictions provide the varied importance of data and analytics across an ever-widening range of business and IT initiatives:

Core data and analytics

IT infrastructure 

Applications 

Data security and privacy 

Digital business/commerce and business function 

Industry predictions for banking and investment services, education, government, healthcare, insurance, life sciences, oil and gas, and retail

https://www.gartner.com/en/doc/100-data-and-analytics-predictions-through-2025

Why business futures depend on a modern IT infrastructure

IT infrastructure is what enables a company to build and run the applications that run the business. While traditional infrastructure is expensive, hardware-oriented and manually configured and maintained, modern infrastructure is in the cloud. But what even is IT infrastructure? What are the components? What are the opportunities and challenges? And how do you start modernizing today?

https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insights/cloud/it-infrastructure-index

The real cost of cloud computing

The public cloud is growing rapidly and the market for the technology is expected to reach $1.3 trillion by 2025. The cloud has revolutionized the computing industry and enabled many applications, business models and enterprises, which otherwise wouldn’t have been possible. Immediate availability, scalability, minimal capital expenditure and streamlined developer experience are its main advantages — but it comes at a cost.

https://venturebeat-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/venturebeat.com/2022/04/28/the-real-cost-of-cloud-computing/amp/

Cloud foundations: Ten commandments for faster—and more profitable—cloud migrations

For many companies moving to the cloud, a focus on short-term gain leads to long-term pain and prevents them from capturing a much bigger portion of cloud’s estimated $1 trillion of value potential. It happens when IT departments, usually with the assistance of systems integrators, migrate a set of applications to the cloud as quickly as possible to capture initial gains. That short-term focus frequently has significant consequences.

https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/cloud-foundations-ten-commandments-for-faster-and-more-profitable-cloud-migrations

Computational storage and the new direction of computing

Computational storage is part of an emerging trend to make datacenters, edge servers, IoT devices, cars and other digitally-enhanced things more productive and more efficient by moving data less. In computational storage, a full-fledged computing system — complete with DRAM, I/O, application processors, dedicated storage and system software — gets squeezed into the confines of an SSD to manage repetitive, preliminary, and/or data-intensive tasks locally. 

https://venturebeat.com/2022/04/30/computational-storage-and-the-new-direction-of-computing/

What are Hearables?

Odds are, you’ve heard of wearables—think fitness trackers, smart clothing, smartwatches, and display glasses. But what about hearables? We have all the info on what they are, who should use them, how they can help you, and where you can get them.

Upon first hearing the word, you might think that hearables are a type of hearing aid or a new fancy-schmancy type of wireless earbud. But while they can look like either (and reap many of the benefits of either), they’re actually neither.

https://www.reviewgeek.com/114421/what-are-hearables/

10 Automation Mistakes to Avoid

Automation, if executed poorly, can have negative impacts on data usage, processes, employee morale and customer satisfaction.

Leaders must treat automation as a principle to be embraced, rather than as a project to be done and ought to be aware of common mistakes that can lead to failures,

https://www.gartner.com/en/articles/10-automation-mistakes-to-avoid

5 Ways to Safely Remove a USB Drive on Windows 11

As a matter of good practice, you should always safely remove your USB drive on your Windows PC. Otherwise, the data on your USB may become corrupt. Not sure how to safely remove your USB? Here are five ways.

https://www.howtogeek.com/776373/safely-remove-usb-drive-on-windows-11/

How to Search Gmail by Date

One of the many good things about Gmail is the ability to search your emails by date. You can find emails received after or before a specific date, find emails newer or older than certain days, and so on. We’ll show you how.

You can search Gmail by date on both your desktop and mobile devices. On desktop, you will use the Gmail site. On mobile, you will use the official Gmail app. Additionally, you can use these date search filters in conjunction with your other filters. This makes finding emails even easier.

https://www.howtogeek.com/768514/how-to-search-gmail-by-date/

How to Determine the Best Length for Your Email Subject Lines

As a marketer, you work hard to write great copy and create compelling emails. But if you aren’t writing subject lines that encourage subscribers to read your messages, your campaigns could fall short.

In this post, we’ll share some actionable tips for finding the correct email subject line length for your email marketing strategy.

https://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/email-marketing/best-email-subject-line-length/

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them At Your Own Risk! 

If there are laws of the jungle and laws of the universe, there should also be laws that marketing professionals follow. These are few of the  22 laws of marketing.

Marketing is a battle of perceptions, not products or services.

It’s better to be first than it is to be better.

Create a category that you can be first in — and make sure that the category is supported by a singular word.

For the rest read

https://link.medium.com/IZyshcppFpb

16 Best Graduation Speeches That Leave a Lasting Impression

Some of the most impactful and inspiring sentiments are shared during graduation speeches delivered by the leaders we look up to. Graduation speeches from celebrities, entrepreneurs, authors and other influential thinkers are motivational, inspiring, thought-provoking and just might make you reach for the nearest tissue. After four years of hard work, stress, and exhausting self-discovery, lucky graduates are privy to a life-changing speech to top it all off.

Here, we rounded up up 16 of the best graduation speeches of all time, including words of wisdom from Natalie Portman, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and more.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/best-graduation-speeches-examples-ideas

8 Tips for Taking Meeting Notes that Make Sense to Everyone

It’s the start of a new week, and there’s a kick off meeting to start your workday. Today, you’re responsible for taking the meeting notes. But what precisely do you need to record? Do you take detailed notes or just offer a shorthand version of what happened at the meeting? Read on to discover what needs to go in your meeting notes, as well as eight helpful tips for taking meeting notes.

https://fellow.app/blog/meetings/tips-for-taking-meeting-notes-that-make-sense-to-everyone/

If you can answer these Mensa quiz questions, you’re probably a genius

Here's a fun way to put your IQ through its paces. Try these sample questions!

Mensa is a society for bright people and the only qualification to get in is to have a high IQ. Test your IQ with this tricky Mensa practice test. Get a pencil and paper ready because you’re going to need to write out your thoughts to find the answers to these questions. How many Mensa questions can you get correct?

https://www.rdasia.com/true-stories-lifestyle/thought-provoking/if-you-can-answer-these-mensa-quiz-questions-youre-probably-a-genius

What Is the Wayback Machine, and Why Is It Important?

The Wayback Machine lets you view older versions of a website, see content that’s changed, troubleshoot your own site, and even view content that no longer “exists” on the web. The Wayback Machine is important for preserving Internet history.

https://www.howtogeek.com/789504/what-is-the-wayback-machine-and-why-is-it-important/

Website: AVIXA Xchange

The AVIXA Xchange is a global collaboration platform connecting thought leaders, industry-leading solution providers and innovative manufacturers with today’s technology buyers. The AVIXA Xchange is where expertise and experience are shared, knowledge and connections are gained, news and education are readily available, and communities across every segment of the industry thrive and interact.

This channel offers tips and training to help you make the most of AVIXA Xchange community involved in the Audio & Video Industry. You'll find how-to videos and advice on everything from setting up your personal or company profile to running a video panel. If you can't find what you're looking for in the channel, you can type your topic into the site search or visit the Q&A, found via the left-hand navigation, and post your question there.

https://xchange.avixa.org/

ACM Opens First 50 Years Backfile

ACM Takes Major Step in Its Transition To Become a Fully Open Access Publisher. ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery,  announced that its first 50 years of publications, from 1951 through the end of 2000, are now open and freely available to view and download via the ACM Digital Library. ACM’s first 50 years backfile contains more than 117,500 articles on a wide range of computing topics. In addition to articles published between 1951 and 2000, ACM has also opened related and supplemental materials including data sets, software, slides, audio recordings, and videos.

https://www.acm.org/media-center/2022/april/50-years-backfile

Videos: TED Talks: 8 ways to fuel innovation

Feel like you're running low on fresh ideas? Get creative with these thought-provoking TED Talks to inspire new and experimental thinking. 8 talks

https://www.ted.com/playlists/672/8_ways_to_fuel_innovation

Forthcoming Events

14th May 2022 at 2 pm IST. CSI, IEEE CS, ACM Webinar on Game Theory and AI for Industrial Management Systems. For details & to register  https://bit.ly/3umAiv6

28th May 2022 at 6 pm IST. CSI, ACM, IEEE CS Webinar on Quantum Computing and Machine Learning. For details & to register   https://bit.ly/3LFLBUW

11th Jun 2022 at 6 pm IST. IEEE CS, ACM, CSI Webinar on Edge Intelligence for IoT Applications. For details & to register  https://bit.ly/3uHEHIY

IEEE Computer Society Region 10 is hosting  EIGHT Mega Distinguished Visitor Program Talks in May 2022. For details and to register https://asiapacific.computer.org/r10-cs-mega-dvp-program/

For other events in May 2022: https://bit.ly/3Lv8sTx

IRAI Quiz -- 220501

1. Mastodon is an open-source microblogging social network similar to Twitter where people can make profiles, post messages (up to 500 characters)  that are known as  ------------  which is Mastodon’s version of a “tweet”

2. Bulbapedia is an encyclopedia about the game -------------- to which anyone can contribute.

3. The world's first permanent NFT art museum has been opened in ---------, aiming to "pull back the curtain" on blockchain-based digital art.

4. ------------ are defined as “electronic in-ear devices designed with hearing-aid-like features.”

5. Information Overload Day is observed on ---------- every year.

6. It is suggested that resumes need to be ATS compatible. Expand ATS

7. The Eat the Frog technique is a ---------- management skill that motivational speaker Brian Tracy named in 2001

8. -------------- allow people who discover security flaws in computer software and services to be rewarded with money

9. Plastic In Old Computers Yellows Because Of The Presence Of the element ----------

10. Bitcoin: BTC = Ether: ETH = Ripple: ------

Archives

Past posts of Interesting Reads And Information

https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/07/intereresing-reads-and-information.html

IRAI Quiz Archives at

https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/08/archives-irai-quiz.html

IRAI Titbits Archives at

https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/08/archives-irai-titbits.html

Feedback

Pl. send your  feedback & other communications to hrmohan.ieee@gmail.com

For Answers to IRAI Quiz -- 220501, pl visit 

https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/08/answers-to-irai-quiz.html