Infosys Campus Connect Daily K10 : 2019/245

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Dear Professor, Greetings from Infosys Campus Connect Team!!! Infosys : Insights Taking AI Adoption in High Tech to the Mainstream The high-tech industry has been a leading adopter of artificial intelligence (AI), so much so that it influences the digital transformation trends in most other industries. Technology giants are not just building AI solutions, they are acquiring smaller AI companies to build more capabilities and finding new use cases outside the IT department, in our offices, hospitals, and homes. Yet, as per leading research reports these firms are still lagging in the overall AI adoption when compared with other digitization efforts. INFYTQ Shaping a Better Tomorrow for Tech Talent with Infosys Industry-grade Certification Infosys Certification : Course Modules 1.       Programming Fundamentals using Python 2.       OOP using Python 3.       Data Structures & Algorithms using Python 4.       Learning DBMS and SQL Certification Slots will be re-opened in the month of Feb’ 2020 Get Ready! https://infytq.infosys.com Please find below links for the information related to latest technology and trends. This could help your faculty members and/or your college students. Tech News for the Day Microsoft’s first Office app arrives on Linux Microsoft Teams on Linux is part of a bigger push from Microsoft. ETH Zurich researchers store data in everyday objects Scientists at ETH Zurich have discovered a new method for turning nearly any object into a data storage unit. The technique makes it possible to store data in all manner of objects, including shirt buttons, water bottles, and lenses of glasses. MIT and IBM’s ObjectNet shows that AI struggles at object detection in the real world Object recognition models have improved by leaps and bounds over the past decade, but they’ve got a long way to go where accuracy is concerned. Programmer News for the Day Python Descriptors: An Introduction Descriptors are a specific Python feature that power a lot of the magic hidden under the language’s hood. Testing your python package as installed For small projects and projects you only intend to run on your local computer, it is often convenient that Python searches the local directory for modules to import, but once your project grows to the point where you want to install it, this behavior can lead to misleading test results. Functional programming design pattern: Nested Iterators == Flattening Here's a functional programming design pattern I uncovered. Web Developer News for the Day “Off The Main Thread” JavaScript is what they call "single-threaded." As Brian Barbour puts it: This means it has one call stack and one memory heap. Having fun with ES6 proxies Proxy is one of the most overlooked concepts introduced in the ES6 version of JavaScript. The people behind JavaScript: Allen Wirfs-Brock The committee consists of JavaScript enthusiasts and language experts who get together to define how new versions of JavaScript should work. Word for the Day oxymoron noun : a combination of contradictory or incongruous words The phrase “cruel kindness” is an oxymoron. More Puzzle for the Day Gallon  Puzzle Using a tap, a seven gallon container and a eleven gallon container, can you measure exactly 9 gallons? You may empty the containers down the drain. Solution (Previous Puzzle): Snap, nape, apes, pest. Innovation of the Day In 1870, Thomas A. Edison was issued a U.S. patent for an “Improvement in Magneto Electric Machines” (No. 222,881). In 1947, the transistor was first demonstrated by Walter H. Brattain and John Bardeen to their higher-ups at Bell Laboratories. In 1986, the experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, completed the first non-stop, round- the- world flight without refueling which began 14 Dec. Video for the Day Podcast for the Day Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Beauty of the Everyday Ralph Waldo Emerson taught us about the presence of nature and something a little divine inside all of us; simultaneously helping usher in what was considered, "America's intellectual declaration of independence." Is shame always bad? : BBC 6 Mins English Why is 'shame' the emotion of now? Does it have anything to do with social media? We know that shame can make someone sad and hopeless but could there be a positive side to this feeling? Neil and Sam discuss the feeling of shame and teach you new vocabulary along the way. Idiom for the Day Cash Cow product or business, that is a reliable source or profit; a dependable money-maker that contributes the most overall profits to a business. I was hesitant to invest in my brother-in-law’s business venture but it turned out to be a cash cow. More Quote for the Day “What have you done today to help you reach your lifelong goals?” Brain Tracy Thanks & Regards, Team Campus Connect, Infosys Limited