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Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up SenseTime, which Washington put on a trade blacklist in October, expects its 2019 revenue to increase by more than 200% year-on-year to around $750 million, two sources familiar with the matter said. This suggests strong demand for SenseTime's technology, which has been used by smartphone makers Xiaomi and Oppo as well as China Mobile and Alibaba Group , despite the ban since October on it buying certain components from U.S. firms without government approval. However, SenseTime's 2019 sales growth forecast is sharply lower than its annual revenue growth between 2015 and 2017, which it said last year was 400% in each of those years. SenseTime made the 2019 prediction to investors in briefings, said the sources, who declined to be named as the information was not public. The company was among eight Chinese tech firms placed on the U.S. entity list in October amid ongoing trade tensions. The United States alleges the companies have … [Read more...] about China’s SenseTime expects $750 million 2019 revenue despite US ban: Report

BENGALURU: As many as 7,248 students dropped out of India’s holy grail of engineering education, the Indian Institutes of Technology, over the past five years. This staggering dropout statistic was revealed by the ministry of human resource development in the Lok Sabha recently while making a statement on top engineering institutions like the IITs and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) getting approval to provide the exit option to students. The exit option allows students to switch from BTech to BSc after the second semester. Dropout data from the IIITs was not available. Sources said the IIITs, unlike some of the IITs, seemed to be averse to the idea of providing the exit option to students struggling to cope with academic pressures. A few months ago, the IIT Council had left it to individual institutes to take a call on the proposed exit option. Subsequently, the MHRD, at its coordination forum meeting on October 16, approved a proposal authorising the … [Read more...] about This is the number of students that exited BTech at IITs in the last 5 years

Chinese company Huawei recently expanded its range of smart wearables in India with the launch of Huawei Watch GT2. The device comes powered by Kirin A1 chipset and is claimed by the company to deliver two weeks of battery life. The company has now announced a host of offers on the purchase of Huawei Watch GT2. Offers and availability Huawei Watch GT2 comes with a starting price of Rs 14,990 for the 42mm model. The 46mm variant, on the other hand is priced at Rs 17,990 for the leather sport variant. Titanium Grey and Block Sport variant, on the other hand retails at Rs 21,990 and Rs 15,990. The smartwatch will be up for pre order from December 12-18 via Amazon, Flipkart and Croma retail stores. Those pre-booking the device will stand a chance to win Huawei Freelace worth Rs 6,999 for free. First sale of the device will start on December 19 at 12am and will continue till December 31. During the sale days, buyers will get Huawei Mini speaker worth Rs 2,999 for free. The smart watch … [Read more...] about Huawei announces offers on Watch GT2 smart watch

Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak announced that chief executive and co-founder Achmad Zaky will be stepping down from his role in January 2020 and will be replaced by financier Rachmat Kaimuddin. The startup, which was valued at over $2.5 billion during its last fundraising round in October, is backed by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte Ltd, China's Ant Financial, and Korea's Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd. Bukalapak said in a statement that Zaky would be replaced from Jan. 6 by Kaimuddin, a finance executive who most recently was director of finance and planning for Indonesia's Bank Bukopin. Zaky will establish a foundation and remain on as advisor, the firm said. Other co-founders Fajrin Rasyid and Nugroho Herucahyono will stay on as president and chief technology officer. Surging smartphone use and rising middle-class income in a country of 260 million people have made Indonesia's e-commerce industry a battleground for foreign investors. The archipelago's … [Read more...] about CEO of Indonesia e-commerce firm Bukalapak to step down