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Google Bringing Back Crypto Ads in US and Japan

Google has announced that regulated cryptocurrency exchanges will be allowed to advertise on its platforms in the United States and Japan starting in October. This removes some of the restrictions the company placed on crypto ads in June. Also read:  160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals Some Crypto Ads Will Be Allowed Google has posted a notice on its website regarding changes in its cryptocurrency ads policy, stating: The Google ads policy on financial products and services will be updated in October 2018 to allow regulated cryptocurrency exchanges to advertise in the United States and Japan…Advertisers will need to be certified with Google for the specific country in which their ads will serve. The company considers “financial products and services to be those related to the management or investment of money and cryptocurrencies, including personalized advice.” Google explained that “Advertisers will be able to apply for certification once
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DSCI and Microsoft roll out CyberShikshaa

A program to foster talent and build a pool of women cybersecurity professionals New Delhi, Sep 24, 2018:  Underlining the need to bolster the cybersecurity ecosystem in the country, Microsoft India and the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) have launched  the CyberShikshaa, a 3-year program to create a robust pool of skilled women professionals in the country. Supported by the Ministry of Information Technology (MeitY)’s Information Security Education & Awareness (ISEA), CyberShikshaa recognizes the growing potential of cybersecurity as a sunrise segment and the need for a large base of diverse industry ready talent. The program was launched in New Delhi today in the presence of Shri Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & IT, Ms. Rama Vedashree, CEO, Data Security Council of India and Mr. Anant Maheshwari, President Microsoft India. As part of CyberShikshaa, 1000 women from underserved communities will be trained in ten locations across the count
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PR: Last Chance to Contribute to Modex Tech ICO

This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. The Modex ITO closes this Monday, on September 24t (6:00 pm CET). This is your chance to sign up and support the company developing the world’s First Multi-Protocol Smart Contract Marketplace with comprehensive dev tools, meant to help developers make smart contracts event smarter. Modex, the world’s first App Store for the Blockchain and one of the few ITOs with a functional product on the market, is the go to place for developers looking to monetize their blockchain programming skills and increase their revenue, as well as companies in need of blockchain development services and ready-to-buy smart Contracts. Built by the team behind the award-winning peer-to-peer mobile payments
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Microsoft partners with SRL Diagnostics to expand AI Network for Healthcare to pathology

The partnership will apply Microsoft Azure & AI Innovations to transform digital pathology New Delhi, September 11, 2018 – Microsoft India and SRL Diagnostics today announced their partnership to expand the AI Network for Healthcare to pathology. This collaboration will help improve the quality of digital pathology for population screening by bringing together Microsoft’s Azure and AI innovations along with SRL’s world-class expertise in the study of cells and tissues (histology). With this addition, Microsoft’s AI Network for Healthcare has now expanded to include pathology along with eyecare and cardiology, thus representing the continued efforts made by the organisation to democratize healthcare. Growing prevalence of chronic diseases such as cancer is one of the key factors for the need for pathology to transform. Digital pathology is increasingly being preferred as it has helped bring improvement in service delivery, patient safety and communications while reducing errors
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Microsoft releases Speech Corpus for three Indian languages to aid researchers

The largest publicly available Indian language speech data for use in research and building models Bangalore, September 06, 2018 – Microsoft India today announced the availability of Microsoft Indian language Speech Corpus , offering speech training and test data for Telugu, Tamil and Gujarati. This is the largest publicly available Indian language speech dataset which includes audio and corresponding transcripts. It is aimed at helping researchers and academia build Indian language speech recognition for all applications where speech is used.  This Indian language Speech Corpus content is provided by Microsoft Research Open Data initiative, a collection of free datasets from Microsoft Research to advance state-of-the-art research in areas such as natural language processing, computer vision, and domain specific sciences. Today, there is a scarcity of adequate digital data for text, speech and linguistic resources – which are imperative in building large machine learning models fo
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Microsoft announces AI for Earth grant recipients from India and deepens commitment to sustainability in the country

Seven organizations to receive access to AI tools to address pressing environmental issues New Delhi, Sep 04, 2018:  Microsoft today announced grants to seven recipients from India under AI for Earth, its worldwide program aimed at empowering people and organizations to solve global environmental challenges through the power of AI. These grantees will receive access to Microsoft Azure and AI computing resources;  in-depth education and technology trainings on these tools and additional support as the projects grow and mature. India now has the third largest concentration of AI for Earth grantees, following the United States and Canada. – with the aim of accelerating innovation and building sustainable game changing solutions built on AI technologies and cloud computing. Commenting on the program, Lucas Joppa, Chief Environmental Officer, Microsoft Corporation and Lead for Microsoft AI for Earth, said, “In every country around the world, we are facing unprecedented environmental cha
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