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Mar292020 by adminNo Comments
Introducing the soaring melodies of Azure Ryder

Introducing the soaring melodies of Azure Ryder

Entertainment
Just before Christmas 2018, Azure Ryder climbed into a vintage propeller plane and took hold of the controls as she soared over the ridges and passes of the Californian mountains."Holy guacamole, it was the greatest experience," she enthused on her Instagram page. "My heart was so high."But the experience, a gift from her then-boyfriend, also prompted a deeper realisation for the 23-year-old."The plane moves so responsively to your touch," she tells the BBC, "and it was one of those moments where I realised the control we have over our own lives and the situations we find ourselves in."So… It was powerful to be holding that steering wheel."The lesson resonated so forcefully with the singer because, over the previous year, she'd b...
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Jun272017 by adminNo Comments
Growing number of private and PSBs introducing humanoid robots to answer basic customer queries

Growing number of private and PSBs introducing humanoid robots to answer basic customer queries

Finance
BENGALURU: If you walk into the head office of Canara Bank in Bengaluru, the first thing you are likely to encounter is a 4.5-feet tall Kannada-speaking robot called Mitra. The robot, with a HD camera in its head and the Canara Bank logo on its chest, answers close to 500 frequently asked questions ranging from 'lift elidhe?' (Where is the lift?) to 'student loan yeshtu aguthe?' (How much is the student loan?) while zipping around at 15 km/hr. "The robot can listen to customer queries and offers guidance depending upon the question," said KN Ramamoorthy, GM of Canara Bank. The guidance is welcome since the Canara Bank head office has 15 departments and customers are usually clueless about which counter to approach when they walk in for the first time. "Mitra goes around the office ans...
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