European stock markets and oil prices fell Monday as a spat between top U.S. officials and China over the origin of the coronavirus fueled fears of a new trade war, derailing a rebound in global markets.

Chanda Kochhar, ICICI Bank CEO explains Reasons for Indian Economy doing better than China.

As per the reports, the companies with a presence in China are back in business with easing of restrictions, while India extended its lockdown further till 3rd May.  How Are Things In China? The trade association Nasscom has said member companies across the sector are operating with almost 80% attendance. Basically, the lockdown in China […]

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Microsoft announced it has acquired Semantic Machines, a conversational AI startup providing chatbots and AI chat apps founded in 2014 having $20.9 million in funding from investors. The acquisition will help Microsoft catch up with Amazon Alexa, though the latter is more focused on enabling consumer applications of conversational AI.

Microsoft will use Semantic Machine’s acquisition to establish a conversational AI center of excellence in Berkeley to help it innovate in natural language interfaces.

Microsoft has been stepping up its products in conversational AI. It launched the digital assistant Cortana in 2015, as well as social chatbots like XiaoIce. The latest acquisition can help Microsoft beef up its ‘enterprise AI’ offerings.

As the use of NLP (natural language processing) increases in IoT products and services, more startups are getting traction from investors and established players. In June last year, Josh.ai, avoice-controlled home automation software has raised $8M.

Followed by it was SparkCognition that raised $32.5M Series B for its NLP-based threat intelligence platform.

It appears Microsoft’s acquisition of Semantic Machines was motivated by the latter’s strong AI team. The team includes technology entrepreneur Daniel Roth who sold his previous startups Voice Signal Technologies and Shaser BioScience for $300M and $100M respectively. Other team members include Stanford AI Professor Percy Liang, developer of Google Assistant Core AI technology and former Apple chief speech scientist Larry Gillick.

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1 Trinidad and Tobago Dollar = 1.0469 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Swedish Krona = 0.7239 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Slovak Koruna = 0.3186 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Serbian Dinar = 0.0652 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Polish Zloty = 1.6824 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Qatari Rial = 1.9429 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

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1 Pakistani Rupee = 0.0443 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

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With his flawless English, he sometimes translated for both American and Chinese officials, making him the “indispensable man.”

An Israeli security company said the hacking software, called Aria-body, had been deployed against governments and state-owned companies in Australia and Southeast Asia.

Is Beijing keeping a secret? Or are the exact origins of the coronavirus still a mystery?

The president’s comments, coming just hours after advisers said the agreement was on track, indicate an increasingly unstable relationship.

Ekpar Asat came to the United States for the State Department’s most prestigious program for foreign citizens. Chinese security officers detained him weeks after he returned home.

New 90-day limits on work visas for Chinese journalists followed Beijing’s expulsion of American journalists and raised the threat of further retaliation by the Chinese government.

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1 Thai Baht = 0.2209 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Turkish Lira = 0.9979 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Singapore Dollar = 5.0076 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Mauritian Rupee = 0.1781 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

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1 Bangladeshi Taka = 0.0832 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Moldovan Leu = 0.3967 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

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It was a difficult decision for Haskell Indian Nations University President Venida Chenault but the future of the football program was at a crossroads.  "I believe there are certain times when you really need to take a step back and look at the direction you are going," said Chenault.  "The University has such a long standing tradition with football but I believe it was time to do some real soul searching and develop a long term plan for the program."

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1 Uzbekistan Som = 0.0007 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Russian Ruble = 0.0964 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Iraqi Dinar = 0.0059 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Cayman Islands Dollar = 8.4868 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Swiss Franc = 7.2856 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 CFA Franc BCEAO = 0.0117 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Vietnamese Dong = 0.0003 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Macedonian Denar = 0.1245 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Zambian Kwacha = 0.0014 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 South Korean Won = 0.0058 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Jordanian Dinar = 9.9706 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Lebanese Pound = 0.0047 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Bahraini Dinar = 18.706 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Chilean Peso = 0.0086 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Maldivian Rufiyaa = 0.4563 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Malaysian Ringgit = 1.6322 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro = 0.2056 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Netherlands Antillean Guilder = 3.9406 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Estonian Kroon = 0.496 Chinese Yuan Renminbi