Working on building an application that utilizes your own APIs? Application Program Interface (API) are the backbone for most web application and are popularly used in order to build robust application. When it comes to developing machine learning-based APIs, the de facto choice for most developers is to use Flask – a Python framework that allows you to build your website with a few lines of code. However, another framework, FastAPI is gaining momentum among developers these days and in this article, we will compare how FastAPI is different from Flask and how you can build a simple API with Fa ..read more

This article was originally published in TheNextTech As the spread of COVID-19 continues to surge, many organizations have asked employees to work remotely. With an uncertainly of when things would return to normalcy, WFH is expected to be the new normal and standard practice. The idea of “working from home” (WFH) was reserved for writers, artists, and other siloed professions that didn’t rely much on regular collaboration. However, now businesses have realized that with the power of technology, WFH can become the standard practice. Supporting a fully remote workplace, at least at this scale ..read more

In recent years, there has been a huge growth in the space of Cloud Computing. There are a huge number of Cloud players in the market including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, etc. In this blog article, we shall explore Google’s Cloud Platform – what makes it’s unique and understand the growing list of services offered by Google. What is Google Cloud Platform? Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a public cloud platform that offers a variety of services in Computing, Networking, Storage, Big Data, Machine Learning, etc. It runs on the same Cloud infrastructure that ..read more

As enterprises continue to churn out massive amounts of data every day, insight-driven decision-making has become a distant dream. A chatbot will be a popular solution among enterprise that offers a conversational experience using artificial intelligence and natural language processing to mimic conversations with real people. A conversational enterprise integrates Conversational AI into their internal and external workflows. According to Gartner, by 2021, more than 50% of enterprises will spend more per annum on bots and chatbot creation than traditional mobile app development. Also, by the ..read more

Well, 4 years into TEDx, this was a whole new experiment for me – TEDxCovelong, a first as Organizer/Licensee. TEDxCovelong is one of the first TEDx events to be hosted on a beach. With my 4 member team, this was a challenging project from the beginning – curation to production to marketing. Thanks to all my speakers – Satyam Mishra, Dr. Sandhya Shekhar, Sanjay Shenoy, Sudalai Rajkumar, Neelam Palrecha & Samantha Jagan. This event would not have been possible without the support of the TEDx Community in Chennai – Ratheesh Krishnan, Shyam Sundar, our patron Deepak Kanakaraju and al ..read more

After the success of TEDxGLIMChennai, I’m happy to inform that I’m once again back to organising TEDx event – Well, this time as licensee & organiser for TEDxCovelong. TEDxCovelong is going to be my 4th TEDx event with the theme Ride the Wave. The event is tentatively scheduled for 6th April 2019.  I believe TEDxCovelong is going to be platform for speakers from the community to inspire the world with their stories and encourage the audience to embrace whatever the sea throws at them. I hope it would motivate people to reflect positive changes in themselves and on the society as a whole. I ..read more

One of the most awaited developer conferences “Facebook F8” was held at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA on May 1, 2018. In case you missed the live stream of F8 on Day 1, here’s everything you need to know about what Facebook announced on Day 1 at F8: Privacy Tool – Clear History: Facebook announced the launch of a new tool called Clear History which is aimed at giving more control to the users. It is similar to deleting cookies and browsing history on your web browser. This tool will help you remove any information Facebook has about you from your interactions on Facebook. Datin ..read more

Machine learning is one of the fastest-growing and most exciting fields currently and most companies hire talents in the field to develop products/services based. Google is one of the major companies that uses machine learning extensively. TensorFlow is an open-source software library that was originally developed by Google Brain team for their internal use. Today, it’s one of the most popular packages used in the machine learning fields. This article will give you a basic understanding of how you can build your first project in TensorFlow.js. What is a Tensor? The central unit of data in Tens ..read more

The GDPR is one of the biggest reforms in Data Protection regulation this year and it is expected to impact a large number of technology firms around the world including Facebook and Google. Here is a quick guide to GDPR. What is GDPR? General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation that requires businesses to protect the personal data and privacy of EU citizens for transactions that occur within EU member states. The GDPR also regulates the exportation of personal data outside the EU. This means that companies outside of the region will have to comply if they offer goods or services ..read more