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5 min read Last Updated : Oct 06 2024 | 11:50 PM IST “Maybe next year, I will create some special watches just for the Indian market,” Italo Fontana, founder and owner of Italian luxury watchmaker U-Boat, said during the brand’s debut in India last month. Fontana’s statement is a nod to the country’s growing appetite for luxury watches, as China — the world’s biggest luxury consumer market — continues to witness a downturn. According to a recent Deloitte report, India is emerging as a lucrative market for premium watches, a trend primarily led by the young…

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) makers are likely to report a single-digit uptick in volumes amid “stable” demand trends in the second quarter of the ongoing financial year. According to analysts at Elara Securities, FMCG product demand remained stable, with rural growth outperforming urban for the third consecutive quarter, albeit on a favourable base. Initially weak, demand increased later in the quarter, they added. Analysts at the brokerage, which tracks firms like Hindustan Unilever, Nestle, Dabur, Marico and Britannia, among others, said companies are expected to “report revenue and volume growth of 5.7 per cent year-on-year and 5.5…

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man was arrested after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” a Minneapolis synagogue, officials announced on Saturday. Staff at Temple Israel reported to the Minneapolis Police Department on Sept. 11 that they had received several phone calls from a person threatening to “shoot up” the synagogue. Then on Thursday, a special police detail assigned provide extra patrols around Temple Israel ahead of the Jewish new year and the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel were notified of a man outside with a firearm. He fled the area, but officers arrested a 21-year-old man…

AI isn’t just about building smarter machines. It’s about building a greener world. From optimizing energy use to reducing emissions, AI and accelerated computing are helping industries tackle some of the world’s toughest environmental challenges. As Joshua Parker, senior director of corporate sustainability at NVIDIA, explains in the latest episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, these technologies are powering a new era of energy efficiency. Parker, a seasoned sustainability professional with a background in law and engineering, has led sustainability initiatives at major companies like Western Digital, where he developed corporate sustainability strategies. His expertise spans corporate sustainability, intellectual property and…

The air is crisp, the pumpkins are waiting to be carved, and GFN Thursday is ready to deliver some gaming thrills. GeForce NOW is unleashing a monster mash of gaming goodness this October with 22 titles joining the cloud, with five available for members to stream this week. From pulse-pounding action to immersive role-playing games, members’ cloud gaming cauldrons are about to bubble over with excitement. Plus, a new account portal update lets members take a look at their playtime details and history on GeForce NOW. October Treats in Store GeForce NOW is offering plenty of treats for members this month,…

Transforming raw data into meaningful visuals, such as charts, is key to uncovering hidden trends and valuable insights, but even with advances in AI-powered tools, this process remains complex. Integrating AI into the iterative nature of the data visualization process is particularly challenging, as data analysts often struggle to describe complicated tasks in a single text prompt while lacking the direct control of traditional tools. This highlights the need for smarter, more intuitive solutions that combine AI’s precision with the flexibility of hands-on methods. To address this, we’re excited to release Data Formulator as an open-source research project. This update…

As the world grapples with daunting challenges like climate change, the role of engineers has never been more crucial. While this presents exciting opportunities for you, there’s still a complex array of challenges ahead. So, how can you navigate this dynamic landscape and build a fulfilling career? We offer essential guidance below. Focus on learning The field is constantly evolving, with new technologies and methodologies emerging at a breakneck pace. You must cultivate a mindset of lifelong learning if you want to stay relevant. This means not only keeping abreast of the latest developments in your specific discipline but also…

This post is co-written with Dean Steel and Simon Gatie from Aviva. With a presence in 16 countries and serving over 33 million customers, Aviva is a leading insurance company headquartered in London, UK. With a history dating back to 1696, Aviva is one of the oldest and most established financial services organizations in the world. Aviva’s mission is to help people protect what matters most to them—be it their health, home, family, or financial future. To achieve this effectively, Aviva harnesses the power of machine learning (ML) across more than 70 use cases. Previously, ML models at Aviva were…

In the generative AI era, agents that simulate human actions and behaviors are emerging as a powerful tool for enterprises to create production-ready applications. Agents can interact with users, perform tasks, and exhibit decision-making abilities, mimicking humanlike intelligence. By combining agents with foundation models (FMs) from the Amazon Titan in Amazon Bedrock family, customers can develop multimodal, complex applications that enable the agent to understand and generate natural language or images. For example, in the fashion retail industry, an assistant powered by agents and multimodal models can provide customers with a personalized and immersive experience. The assistant can engage in…

Imagine you’re tasked with sending a team of football players onto a field to assess the condition of the grass (a likely task for them, of course). If you pick their positions randomly, they might cluster together in some areas while completely neglecting others. But if you give them a strategy, like spreading out uniformly across the field, you might get a far more accurate picture of the grass condition.Now, imagine needing to spread out not just in two dimensions, but across tens or even hundreds. That’s the challenge MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) researchers are getting…