Is there a more underrated actor in Indian cinema than Randeep Hooda? Opportunities to prove his heavy mettle seldom come his way. But when given a meaty role, Hooda lets us know what divides the men from the boys.
In Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, Hooda not only proves himself an able if somewhat self-indulgent director, but he also portrays one of the unsung founding fathers of Azad Bharat, the man and leader who dared to call out Mahatma Gandhi for his sometimes-myopic view of secularism.
Indeed, one of the highlights of this remarkable bio-pic are the dialogues between a benign Gandhi (played with a slightly smug self-love by Rajesh Khera) and an aggressive Savarkar. Gandhians may not agree with the portrayal of Gandhi as an incorrigible peacenik. Good films do that: they force open uncomfortable debates.
As an actor, Hooda is fully prepared for any combat that Savarkar must face. His...
In Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, Hooda not only proves himself an able if somewhat self-indulgent director, but he also portrays one of the unsung founding fathers of Azad Bharat, the man and leader who dared to call out Mahatma Gandhi for his sometimes-myopic view of secularism.
Indeed, one of the highlights of this remarkable bio-pic are the dialogues between a benign Gandhi (played with a slightly smug self-love by Rajesh Khera) and an aggressive Savarkar. Gandhians may not agree with the portrayal of Gandhi as an incorrigible peacenik. Good films do that: they force open uncomfortable debates.
As an actor, Hooda is fully prepared for any combat that Savarkar must face. His...
- 3/23/2024
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
A gallery of tech industry CEOs, including Tesla/X’s Elon Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai, are scheduled to attend a Senate forum on artificial intelligence next month.
They also will be joined by the president of the WGA, Meredith Stiehm, as well as other union leaders, along with Charles Rivkin, the chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association. The meeting, organized by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, comes as AI is an issue in Hollywood’s current labor strife.
Schumer is billing this as the first “AI Insight Forum,” and it is scheduled for the morning of Sept. 13. It’s unclear if all of the attendees will be there in person or appear via videoconference.
Outside of the strike, studios are concerned about the impact of AI on protection of content, while they also do not want to see legislation that hinders their...
They also will be joined by the president of the WGA, Meredith Stiehm, as well as other union leaders, along with Charles Rivkin, the chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association. The meeting, organized by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, comes as AI is an issue in Hollywood’s current labor strife.
Schumer is billing this as the first “AI Insight Forum,” and it is scheduled for the morning of Sept. 13. It’s unclear if all of the attendees will be there in person or appear via videoconference.
Outside of the strike, studios are concerned about the impact of AI on protection of content, while they also do not want to see legislation that hinders their...
- 8/31/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
San Francisco, June 26 (Ians) Tech major Ibm on Monday announced it is acquiring Apptio, a leader in financial and operational It management and optimisation (FinOps) software, for $4.6 billion in an all-cash deal.
The acquisition will accelerate the advancement of Ibm’s It automation capabilities and enable enterprise leaders to deliver enhanced business value across technology investments.
Ibm CEO and Chairman Arvind Krishna said that Apptio’s offerings combined with Ibm’s It automation software and watsonx AI platform, “gives clients the most comprehensive approach to optimise and manage all of their technology investments”.
Apptio, together with Ibm’s It automation software and it’s watsonx AI platform, will help businesses around the world manage and optimise enterprise It spend and derive tangible financial value and operational improvement.
“Our customers are evolving to a complex digital-first, hybrid world where technology investments are distributed and decentralized but all innovation must be aligned with clear business outcomes,...
The acquisition will accelerate the advancement of Ibm’s It automation capabilities and enable enterprise leaders to deliver enhanced business value across technology investments.
Ibm CEO and Chairman Arvind Krishna said that Apptio’s offerings combined with Ibm’s It automation software and watsonx AI platform, “gives clients the most comprehensive approach to optimise and manage all of their technology investments”.
Apptio, together with Ibm’s It automation software and it’s watsonx AI platform, will help businesses around the world manage and optimise enterprise It spend and derive tangible financial value and operational improvement.
“Our customers are evolving to a complex digital-first, hybrid world where technology investments are distributed and decentralized but all innovation must be aligned with clear business outcomes,...
- 6/26/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, May 21 (Ians) Tech major Ibm on Sunday announced a $100 million collaboration with the University of Tokyo and the University of Chicago to develop a quantum-centric supercomputer powered by 100,000 qubits by 2033.
According to the company, a 100,000-qubit system would serve as a foundation to address some of the world’s most pressing problems that even the most advanced supercomputers of today may never be able to solve.
“We have achieved significant progress along our roadmap and mission to globally establish useful quantum technology, so much so that we can now, with our partners, truly begin to explore and develop a new class of supercomputing anchored by quantum,” Ibm Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna said in a statement.
By the end of 2023, Ibm intends to debut three cornerstones of its necessary architecture for quantum-centric supercomputers.
One is the new 133-qubit ‘Ibm Heron’ processor, a complete redesign of Ibm’s previous generations of quantum processors,...
According to the company, a 100,000-qubit system would serve as a foundation to address some of the world’s most pressing problems that even the most advanced supercomputers of today may never be able to solve.
“We have achieved significant progress along our roadmap and mission to globally establish useful quantum technology, so much so that we can now, with our partners, truly begin to explore and develop a new class of supercomputing anchored by quantum,” Ibm Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna said in a statement.
By the end of 2023, Ibm intends to debut three cornerstones of its necessary architecture for quantum-centric supercomputers.
One is the new 133-qubit ‘Ibm Heron’ processor, a complete redesign of Ibm’s previous generations of quantum processors,...
- 5/21/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, May 17 (Ians) Software giant Ibm has acquired automated cloud data security and compliance provider Polar Security for an undisclosed sum. Reports claimed that the deal was valued at about $60 million.
Founded in January 2021, Polar Security is a pioneer of data security posture management (Dspm), an emerging cybersecurity segment that reveals where sensitive data is stored, who has access to it, how it’s used, and identifies vulnerabilities.
Ibm said it plans to integrate Polar Security’s Dspm technology within its ‘Guardium’ family of leading data security products.
“With this integration, Ibm Security Guardium will provide security teams with a data security platform that spans all data types across all storage locations – SaaS, on premise and in public cloud infrastructure,” said Dinesh Nirmal, Senior Vice President, Products, Ibm Software.
This marks Ibm’s 5th acquisition in 2023. Since Arvind Krishna became CEO in April 2020, Ibm has acquired more than 30 companies,...
Founded in January 2021, Polar Security is a pioneer of data security posture management (Dspm), an emerging cybersecurity segment that reveals where sensitive data is stored, who has access to it, how it’s used, and identifies vulnerabilities.
Ibm said it plans to integrate Polar Security’s Dspm technology within its ‘Guardium’ family of leading data security products.
“With this integration, Ibm Security Guardium will provide security teams with a data security platform that spans all data types across all storage locations – SaaS, on premise and in public cloud infrastructure,” said Dinesh Nirmal, Senior Vice President, Products, Ibm Software.
This marks Ibm’s 5th acquisition in 2023. Since Arvind Krishna became CEO in April 2020, Ibm has acquired more than 30 companies,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New York, Jan 26 (Ians) European software giant Sap joined the parade of tech companies laying off staff, announcing on Thursday that it was cutting about 2,900 jobs after the iconic US tech company Ibm said it was slashing about 3,900 jobs.
These numbers add to the 150,000 jobs cut last year and about 30 per cent of that number that was reported by ComputerWorld on Wednesday.
Sap said that the jobs cut would be about 2.5 per cent of its workforce of about 112,000.
The Germany-headquartered company also said that it wants to dump its 71 per cent ownership of US software company Qualtrics.
Sap CEO Christian Klein, in a streamed video, called the layoffs “very targeted restructuring” that would help it focus on “areas where we are strongest to continue our accelerated growth”.
Ibm linked the layoffs announced Wednesday to spinning off its tech services unit and the sale of its health services unit, asserting that...
These numbers add to the 150,000 jobs cut last year and about 30 per cent of that number that was reported by ComputerWorld on Wednesday.
Sap said that the jobs cut would be about 2.5 per cent of its workforce of about 112,000.
The Germany-headquartered company also said that it wants to dump its 71 per cent ownership of US software company Qualtrics.
Sap CEO Christian Klein, in a streamed video, called the layoffs “very targeted restructuring” that would help it focus on “areas where we are strongest to continue our accelerated growth”.
Ibm linked the layoffs announced Wednesday to spinning off its tech services unit and the sale of its health services unit, asserting that...
- 1/26/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Jan 26 (Ians) Tech giant Ibm is laying off 3,900 employees, which is a result of the spinoff of It infrastructure services provider Kyndryl business and part of the AI unit called ‘Watson Health’.
The layoffs will cause a charge of 300 million in the January-March period to the company, according to Ibm Chief Financial Officer James Kavanaugh.
“We have taken a number of significant portfolio actions over the last couple of years, which has resulted in some stranded costs in our business,” he said during the company’s earnings call late on Wednesday.
“We expect to address these remaining stranded costs early in the year and anticipate a charge of about 300 million in the first quarter,” Kavanaugh added.
Ibm joins a slew of tech companies such as Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and others in laying off thousands of employees amid the global economic headwinds.
In its quarter ending December 31, 2022, the company delivered 16.7 billion in revenue,...
The layoffs will cause a charge of 300 million in the January-March period to the company, according to Ibm Chief Financial Officer James Kavanaugh.
“We have taken a number of significant portfolio actions over the last couple of years, which has resulted in some stranded costs in our business,” he said during the company’s earnings call late on Wednesday.
“We expect to address these remaining stranded costs early in the year and anticipate a charge of about 300 million in the first quarter,” Kavanaugh added.
Ibm joins a slew of tech companies such as Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and others in laying off thousands of employees amid the global economic headwinds.
In its quarter ending December 31, 2022, the company delivered 16.7 billion in revenue,...
- 1/26/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Moscow, June 8 (Ians) Following a freeze on activities in Russia earlier this year, Ibm CEO Arvind Krishna has informed employees that the company is ending all operations in the country and has begun laying off employees. In a letter shared with the employees, Krishna stated that the company’s focus for months has been on […]...
- 6/8/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
The first Tamil film to be shot in Super 35 mm instead of the Cinemascope format, as well as the first to be released in digital format, “Pudhupettai” was not a crowning success for Selvaraghavan from the beginning. Instead, it gained its status almost 10 years after its release when Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu retrospectively praised the film for its innovative and subversive tone, stating “Ten years on, we still haven’t seen another film so unapologetic about the truth that crime does pay. Currently, it is considered one of the best crime movies ever to come out of the Tamil movie industry.
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The story is narrated by the main character, “Kokki” Kumar, who, as the movie begins, lies in a jail cell and reminisces about the past. Kumar is a secondary school student who lives in the slums of Pudhupettai in Chennai. After he finds...
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The story is narrated by the main character, “Kokki” Kumar, who, as the movie begins, lies in a jail cell and reminisces about the past. Kumar is a secondary school student who lives in the slums of Pudhupettai in Chennai. After he finds...
- 4/17/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
San Francisco, Feb 20 (Ians) Ibm is mulling to sell its Watson Health business that is generating nearly $1 billion in annual revenue but is not profitable.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Ibm is exploring a potential sale of its Watson Health business, as CEO Arvind Krishna "moves to streamline the company and become more competitive in cloud computing".
"Watson was one of Ibm's highest-profile initiatives in recent years and a big bet on the growing healthcare sector, though results disappointed in part because physicians were hesitant to adopt artificial intelligence," the report said on Friday.
"Ibm is studying alternatives for the unit that could include a sale to a private-equity firm or industry player or a merger with a blank-check company," the report added, citing sources.
Ibm currently has a market value of $108 billion, way behind Cloud-computing rivals like AMAzon and Microsoft.
In its fourth quarter, cognitive applications revenue, which includes Watson Health,...
The Wall Street Journal reported that Ibm is exploring a potential sale of its Watson Health business, as CEO Arvind Krishna "moves to streamline the company and become more competitive in cloud computing".
"Watson was one of Ibm's highest-profile initiatives in recent years and a big bet on the growing healthcare sector, though results disappointed in part because physicians were hesitant to adopt artificial intelligence," the report said on Friday.
"Ibm is studying alternatives for the unit that could include a sale to a private-equity firm or industry player or a merger with a blank-check company," the report added, citing sources.
Ibm currently has a market value of $108 billion, way behind Cloud-computing rivals like AMAzon and Microsoft.
In its fourth quarter, cognitive applications revenue, which includes Watson Health,...
- 2/20/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New York, Feb 17 (Ians) Tech giant Ibm has announced that it will achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, by prioritising actual reductions in its emissions, energy efficiency efforts and increased clean energy use in more than 175 countries where it operates.
Ibm said that it will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 65 per cent by 2025 against the base year 2010.
"The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Ibm's net zero pledge is a bold step forward that strengthens our long-standing climate leadership and positions our company years ahead of the targets set out in the Paris Climate Agreement," said Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO, Ibm.
To achieve its net zero goal, Ibm will procure 75 per cent of the electricity it consumes worldwide from renewable sources by 2025, and 90 per cent by 2030.
It will use feasible technologies, such as carbon capture (in or by 2030) to remove emissions in...
Ibm said that it will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 65 per cent by 2025 against the base year 2010.
"The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Ibm's net zero pledge is a bold step forward that strengthens our long-standing climate leadership and positions our company years ahead of the targets set out in the Paris Climate Agreement," said Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO, Ibm.
To achieve its net zero goal, Ibm will procure 75 per cent of the electricity it consumes worldwide from renewable sources by 2025, and 90 per cent by 2030.
It will use feasible technologies, such as carbon capture (in or by 2030) to remove emissions in...
- 2/17/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Feb 16 (Ians) Stressing that tech giant Ibm has an incredible focus on India, CEO Arvind Krishna on Tuesday reiterated that the company is on the path to expand its operations and services in the country.
Ibm currently employs 380,000 people serving clients in 170 countries and India has the highest number of IBMers outside of the US -- a key research and innovation hub for the tech giant that set up its first office in the country almost 26 years back.
"We have a lot of collaborations in India and the regulatory framework promotes export of our services from the country," Krishna said during a virtual media interaction.
"We are really proud that we provide services to the country's private sector banks, public sector banks, telecom companies and organisations in various other sectors," he emphasised, adding that the company is set to expand its services in the country.
"The Indian market is very vibrant.
Ibm currently employs 380,000 people serving clients in 170 countries and India has the highest number of IBMers outside of the US -- a key research and innovation hub for the tech giant that set up its first office in the country almost 26 years back.
"We have a lot of collaborations in India and the regulatory framework promotes export of our services from the country," Krishna said during a virtual media interaction.
"We are really proud that we provide services to the country's private sector banks, public sector banks, telecom companies and organisations in various other sectors," he emphasised, adding that the company is set to expand its services in the country.
"The Indian market is very vibrant.
- 2/16/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Feb 16 (Ians) Tech giant Ibm and It major Tech Mahindra on Tuesday announced a partnership to deepen their almost two decades-long collaboration and build a billion dollar ecosystem for each other in the next three years.
Talking to reporters, Ibm Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna and Tech Mahindra Managing Director and CEO Cp Gurnani said that 40 per cent of the revenue in the new ecosystem will be driven by telco and 5G, powered by hybrid cloud, while 60 per cent of the revenues will be driven by other industries.
Krishna said that Tech Mahindra will add value to Ibm's offerings.
"Partnerships bring in true innovation, capabilities and expertise for our clients and the industry. It is about driving a smaller share of the bigger pie," he said.
Five strategic focus areas of the collaboration include 5G, automation, hybrid cloud, cybersecurity, and data & Artificial Intelligence (AI).
"Tech Mahindra has redoubled...
Talking to reporters, Ibm Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna and Tech Mahindra Managing Director and CEO Cp Gurnani said that 40 per cent of the revenue in the new ecosystem will be driven by telco and 5G, powered by hybrid cloud, while 60 per cent of the revenues will be driven by other industries.
Krishna said that Tech Mahindra will add value to Ibm's offerings.
"Partnerships bring in true innovation, capabilities and expertise for our clients and the industry. It is about driving a smaller share of the bigger pie," he said.
Five strategic focus areas of the collaboration include 5G, automation, hybrid cloud, cybersecurity, and data & Artificial Intelligence (AI).
"Tech Mahindra has redoubled...
- 2/16/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
KollywoodThe trailer spells out that 'Kutti Story' will be a ‘cocktail of four love stories’, which makes it interesting. Digital NativeTamil directors Gautham Menon, Venkat Prabhu, Al Vijay and Nalan Kumarasamy have joined hands for an anthology film titled Kutti Story. Produced by Vels Film International, the trailer of the anthology of four love stories, has been unveiled online and was revealed by Vijay Sethupathi, with the trailer capturing the attention of the film buffs already. Happy to share #KuttiStoryTrailer ☺️https://t.co/RzaDxR5jPb Dir by #NalanKumaraswamy#KuttiStoryFromFeb12#ItsAllAboutLove @AditiBalan @sreekar_prasad @IshariKGanesh @VelsFilmIntl @shammysaga @Ashkum19 @DoneChannel1 — VijaySethupathi (@VijaySethuOffl) February 5, 2021 The film is all set for release as a Valentine's Day weekend treat on February 12. The trailer spells out that Kutti Story will be a ‘cocktail of four love stories’, which makes it interesting. The shooting for this anthology took place during the lockdown period last year. Though initially...
- 2/6/2021
- by Luke
- The News Minute
San Francisco, Jan 22 (Ians) A weak cloud and cognitive software performance saw Ibm shares sliding 6.6 per cent after the company missed Q4 revenue estimates, posting its fourth straight quarter of revenue decline.
The Q4 (December 2020 quarter) sales totalled $20.4 billion, down 6 per cent (on-year) and slightly below the $20.63 billion consensus.
Cloud and Cognitive Software sales dropped 5 per cent to $6.8 billion, below the $7.18 billion estimates. Last quarter, this segment was up 7 per cent.
Total cloud revenue was up 10 per cent (on-year) to $7.5 billion.
"We made progress in 2020 growing our hybrid cloud platform as the foundation for our clients' digital transformations while dealing with the broader uncertainty of the macro environment," says CEO Arvind Krishna.
"The actions we are taking to focus on hybrid cloud and AI will take hold, giving us confidence we can achieve revenue growth in 2021," Krishna said in a statement late on Thursday.
The silver lining for the company...
The Q4 (December 2020 quarter) sales totalled $20.4 billion, down 6 per cent (on-year) and slightly below the $20.63 billion consensus.
Cloud and Cognitive Software sales dropped 5 per cent to $6.8 billion, below the $7.18 billion estimates. Last quarter, this segment was up 7 per cent.
Total cloud revenue was up 10 per cent (on-year) to $7.5 billion.
"We made progress in 2020 growing our hybrid cloud platform as the foundation for our clients' digital transformations while dealing with the broader uncertainty of the macro environment," says CEO Arvind Krishna.
"The actions we are taking to focus on hybrid cloud and AI will take hold, giving us confidence we can achieve revenue growth in 2021," Krishna said in a statement late on Thursday.
The silver lining for the company...
- 1/22/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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