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WHO Launches Global Health Alert for Coronavirus on WhatsApp
The services uses an AI chatbot to provide updated information on the pandemic, including how to protect yourself, questions and answers, and the latest news and press coverage.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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Mobile Banking App Empower Finance Just Closed a $20 Million Series A Round
Another afternoon, another round of funding for a mobile banking app. This time, it’s Empower Finance, a San Francisco-based company that’s headed up by former Sequoia Capital partner Warren Hogarth and which just closed on $20 million in Series A funding from Icon Ventures and Defy Ventures.
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- Finance
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Microsoft Launches Entrepreneurship Program Targeted at Social Entrepreneurs
According to Microsoft, the criteria to qualify for the program include a business metric that measures the impact on an important social or environmental challenge; having an established product or service that will benefit from access to enterprise customers; and a commitment to the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI).
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New Technologies Have Historically Led to Increased Inequality—Not Anymore
New developments can be an amazing social equaliser: 3D printing is democratising manufacturing, while mobile banking provides easy access to banking services and increases the earning power of small businesses. But access to technology often dictates what opportunities are available.
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Press Release: Microsoft Launches New AI for Good Program, AI for Health, to Accelerate Global Health Initiatives
The talent and resources required to equip health researchers with tools to deploy AI and data science is unevenly distributed. Less than 5% of the world's AI professionals today work in health and nonprofit organizations. It is crucial to provide these mission-driven researchers with the tools they need to accelerate and expand their work.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Viewpoint: The Power of AI in Emerging Markets
Artificial intelligence is forecast to contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, delivering socioeconomic value to all sections of society over the coming years. And a substantial share of this total will accrue to emerging economies.
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How a Couple Installed 798 Self-Cleaning ‘Smart’ Toilets Across India
“We observed that public toilets made from brick and mortar with ceramic sanitary fittings faced constant problems of high operational expenditure, lack of water, electricity, and ventilation inside the toilets in addition to maintenance issues,” says Mayank.
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- Technology, WASH
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AI Can Do a Lot for Financial Services Penetration in the Hinterlands in India
The departure from a ‘brick-and-mortar’ structure to branchless banking (agent & mobile) can be attributed to ICT adoption by users. This has led to a structural and technical reform in the financial services landscape in the last decade.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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