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UAE: 7-year-old is youngest to do AI internship from Oxford

Lanka Talents Creation — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 04:57:48 +0000

The UAE aims to become a global leader in artificial intelligence by 2031. And a seven-year-old schoolgirl from Abu Dhabi is already following the country’s vision and mission.

Saanvi Chouraria has become the youngest kid to complete an internship in artificial intelligence at the University of Oxford. Separately, she has finished a certification in coding with Google.

The youngster’s parents, Annu and Abhishek, wanted to inculcate digital skills in their daughter early on.

“Saanvi is a very logical-minded and inquisitive kid. We thought of introducing her to the world of AI as we knew that it would be among the most sought-after skills in future,” Annu noted.

Last year, while the ‘stay home’ drive and e-learning arrangements offered enough free time, Saanvi was introduced to the world of computing, coding and AI. Keeping her dolls aside, she took to the new subjects like a duck to water.

“I find coding very interesting,” said the Grade 2 student of Pearl Academy Abu Dhabi. “I love to explore AI. I use coding and AI to make several fun games to solve real problems and apply this to my school projects too.”

Seeing her aptitude for learning about advanced tech, Saanvi’s parents mulled ways to offer her a platform to study and grow further. They soon enrolled her in a virtual course with Clevered, based in Indian city of Noida, which mentored kids for certification courses from Google, IBM, University of Oxford etc.

In October, she was shortlisted for the six-week internship programme and Saanvi used it to develop a project for people of determination.

“AI can make a difference to the world, so I have built a Wikipedia-based project for people who can’t type. They can just speak the word they want to search about and the AI engine works to give them the result,” Saanvi said.

The little wonder bowled over her mentors at Clevered and the University of Oxford.

Shiksha Kohli, business head, Clevered, said: “Clevered associated with the University of Oxford to offer internship opportunities. Saanvi, our youngest student, got an opportunity. What amazed us even further was her project. The young champ could have chosen a game but she chose to make a difference for specially-abled people. She created ‘Wikipedia for Special’, which shows how much critical thinking and problem-solving skills she has honed while learning to code.”

Ken Kahn, senior researcher at the University of Oxford, said: “In the last six months, we have had more than 55 students qualify for the internship programme. Saanvi, the youngest student ever to qualify for the programme, took me by surprise when she created Wikipedia for the disabled.”

Barabara Heaton, principal, Pearl Academy, added: “We are super proud of Saanvi’s achievements with the University of Oxford’s internship programme. Impressive stuff on coding and AI. She has represented herself and her school in an exemplary manner.”

Saanvi is on a journey to excel in the field of data science and both her parents are glad that, closer to home, they have the world’s first graduate-level, research-based AI university – Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence. “Saanvi now has great options to scale new heights,” they said.

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UAE fog: Drone photos, traffic jams, stunning scenes

Lanka Talents Creation — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 02:33:25 +0000

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UAE residents woke up Sunday morning to cities covered by dense fog. The National Centre of Meteorology issued a weather alert, noting that large parts of the country would be covered in thick fog, with a visibility of less than 1,000 metres.
KT photographers were on hand to capture the foggy morning scenes as residents went about their routines. Have a look.
KT Photo: M Sajjad

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Joggers enjoy an active morning at Sharjah’s Khalid Lagoon. KT Photo: M Sajjad

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Visibility was poor in many areas of Dubai, as masked residents set out for the morning commute. KT Photo: Juidin Bernarrd

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The tops of skyscrapers are visible above the thick fog in Jumeirah Lake Towers. KT Photo: Saman Haziq

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A drone shot captures the fog as it descends over Sharjah’s Al Majaz. KT Photo: M Sajjad

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Sharjah’s Khalid Lagoon enjoys a serene start to the day, with cooler temperatures. KT Photo: M Sajjad

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Public buses plying their routes amidst reduced visibility. KT Photo: Shihab

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Warnings were issued to motorists to reduce speed as they navigated busy roads. KT Photo: Juidin Bernarrd

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Huge tailbacks were observed on Mohammed bin Zayed Road. KT Photo: Juidin Bernarrd

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Heavy traffic on Ittihad Road leading to Dubai. KT Photo: Shihab

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15 years of Sheikh Mohammed’s leadership: A safe, sound UAE

Lanka Talents Creation — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 04:23:23 +0000

This tech wrap has a mix of all kinds of news. From official announcements by companies to leaks and bug fixes, we witness all kinds of news today. Some companies that took the headlines were Samsung, Huawei, Apple and Xiaomi. So, check out the most popular news in the past 24 hours.

Android 11 update for Mi A3 bricking phones, users complain

Xiaomi started rolling out the Android 11 update for Mi A3 earlier this week. Shortly after, users started complaining of their phones bricking upon installing the new software update. Xiaomi has acknowledged the problem and halted the update rollout following these complaints by users. The firm has also replied via the Mi Support Twitter page.

Govt plans chatbot like Alexa, Google Assistant to deliver public services

The government on Friday invited bids to develop a chat bot or voice assistance application like Amazon’s Alexa or Google Assistant to deliver e-governance services to the public. The artificial intelligence-based conversational platform is expected to interact with the public in multiple languages, analyse sentiments and intent, collect and analyse data to give personalised experience to users.

WhatsApp users made over 1.4 billion voice and video calls on New Year’s Eve 2020

WhatsApp made a new record on New Year’s Eve with more than 1.4 billion voice and video calls on the messaging app. This is the highest number of calls ever made globally in a single day on WhatsApp.

Apple iPhone 13 Pro models may get the most-anticipated display feature, 120Hz refresh rate

Since last year, Apple fans have been debating over the fact that when the company will include 120Hz refresh rate feature in its iPhones. However, a tipster has now re-confirmed that this feature is coming for sure, but only in iPhone 13 Pro models.

Apple and pears: Apple may discontinue lawsuit against Prepear

Back in August last year, Apple had sued meal prep company Prepear for its logo that looked similar to Apple’s iconic one. Apple said that the Prepear logo that consisted of a minimalistic fruit design with a right-angled leaf. However, now the firm has reportedly dropped the case against Prepear but may be willing to negotiate and solve the dispute.

Samsung confirms Galaxy Buds Pro on its website

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Buds Pro, its new TWS on January 14. The Galaxy Buds Pro have been spotted on multiple leaks confirming its launch even though Samsung hasn’t announced yet. Samsung Canada has now listed the Galaxy Buds Pro on its website confirming the name of the wireless earbuds.

Samsung Galaxy M02s to launch in India next week

Samsung’s first smartphone launch of 2021 could take place next week. Samsung is reportedly planning to launch the Galaxy M02s budget smartphone in India. This smartphone will be priced under ₹10,000.

Huawei’s next flagship chip is going to be a 3nm one, to be called Kirin 9010

Huawei just launched the Kirin 9000 a few months ago and that chipset comes in two variants – the Kirin 9000 and the Kirin 9000E and is currently only found in the Huawei Mate 40 series smartphones. Now, according to a tipster, the next flagship Kirin processor is coming soon and will be called the Kirin 9010.

Samsung users enter 2021 with a minor yet interesting OneUI 3.0 bug

It looks like Samsung is off to a bit shaky start in 2021 when it comes to software updates. According to a new report by Galaxyclub.nl, Samsung users are encountering their OS first bug of the year with OneUI 3 that the firm rolled out recently.

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NYE: UAE smashes 5 world records as it rings in New Year 2021

Lanka Talents Creation — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 03:38:47 +0000

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