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AMD to invest $400 million in India by 2028: Here’s what we know

US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said on Friday it will invest around $400 million in India over the next five years and will build its largest design center in the tech hub of Bengaluru. AMD’s announcement was made by its Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster at an annual semiconductor conference that started Friday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. Other speakers at the flagship event include Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. Despite being a late entrant, the Modi government has been courting investments into India’s nascent chip sector to establish its credentials as a chipmaking hub. AMD said it will open its new design centre campus in Bengaluru by end of this year and create 3,000 new engineering roles within five years. “Our India teams will continue to play a pivotal role in delivering the high-performance and adaptive solutions that support AMD customers worldwide,” Papermaster said. The new 500,000-square-foot (55,5...

Microsoft Teams gets Together mode and other AI-based features

Microsoft Teams is the company’s collaborative work tool that could compete closely with Slack. The latest update integrates AI-based features such as automated responses, Cortana integration, the new Together Mode. All this will contribute to offering an immersive meeting experience in times of coronavirus, as per the company. Read on to know more about it.

Together Mode, for meetings in times of pandemic

The new Together mode uses AI to segment people’s faces and shoulders, and place you and your co-workers together in a virtual environment. Like a cafeteria, conference room, or any other place where they could start a meeting with classmates or work teams. In simpler terms, it uses AI segmentation tech to digitally place participants in a shared background.

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The objective of the “Together” mode is to make the person feel that they are interacting with their colleagues on a real-time basis and in the same space. The company says that Together Mode will be available to Teams users in August. It will start with an auditorium view, but it is likely to integrate more environments in the future.if you want to know more about this feature, then you can read here.

Microsoft Teams other upcoming features

Microsoft Teams users will also witness other AI-based features. These include autoresponders, Cortana integration, and live emoji reactions. Users will be able to filter videos and adjust focus levels and lighting. But that’s not all since the company has also announced a new feature that will allow subtitles to be translated in real-time. So you will be able to discuss anything with your colleagues or clients even if they speak another language.

Microsoft Teams users will be able to ask Cortana to make a call or plan activity from the mobile app version. Microsoft also pointed out that many of these features will arrive at the end of the year. However, they demonstrate that the company seeks to position Teams as the most complete collaborative work tool on the market.



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