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Shark Tank India pitcher dropped IIM to build AI tool, it picks up Vineeta Singh’s brand but not Namita Thapar’s: ‘Main kahan hoo?’ | Television News

Shark Tank India pitcher dropped IIM to build AI tool, it picks up Vineeta Singh’s brand but not Namita Thapar’s: ‘Main kahan hoo?’ | Television News

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The latest season of Shark Tank India is only 7 episodes old, and it has already provided the viewers with some high-octane drama and entertainment. The latest episode gave the ‘sharks’ a reality check about their brands and the start-ups they nurtured over the years. A recent graduate, Ashish Kamathi, showcases his AI optimisation tool Vryse, which helps brands rank on different AI platforms and increase the visibility of their products online. He appeared before a panel of ‘sharks that included Namita Thapar, Vineeta Singh, Kunal Bahl, Varun Alagh and Anupam Mittal. He started his pitch by saying, “My mother and ChatGPT are best friends. She refers to the platform for every piece of information, whether it is recipes or product reviews; after all, it is fast and convenient. Now products are discovered on AI, and if products are not visible on AI platforms, they won’t sell. My company Vryse is an AI optimisation platform, which gives your brand visibility in AI answers. Our suggestion model analyses your website and products and provides you suggestions for …

Creative founder Sim Wong Hoo, the man behind Sound Blaster, has died

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Creative Technologies founder, CEO and chairman Sim Wong Hoo has died, his company has confirmed. He “passed away peacefully on 4 January 2023,” according to a press release. He was 67 years old. It might seem hard for younger readers to believe, but there was a time that computer sound wasn’t guaranteed. If you wanted to plug in headphones or speakers that could do more than bloops or bleeps, you probably needed a sound card — and none were as successful as Creative Labs’ Sound Blaster. It sold over 400 million units as of its 30th anniversary in 2019. In the pre-Windows 95 / DirectX era, few words in PC gaming were as important as the phrase “Sound Blaster compatible,” allowing players to hear the dogs bark in Wolfenstein 3D, or mess around with the synthesized voice in Creative’s Dr. Sbaitso demo (you can play it on the web these days). Dr. Sbaitso.Screenshot by Sean Hollister / The Verge The company was also huge in the MP3 player space with its Creative Nomad and Zen line …