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Hear from CEO Prateek Chakravarty as he shares his thoughts on embracing the transformative power of Generative AI in field service management.

A quick introduction to how the tools of artificial intelligence can be used to streamline and optimize field service operations.

Technology and Team: the 2 Ts essential to any tech startup. I’m excited to start my journey as Zinier’s new CEO with a game-changing technology, amazing team and network that Zinier built under the leadership of Arka Dhar - our friend, colleague and co-founder. I am humbled to take the baton from you, Arka - the engineer and entrepreneur behind Zinier, and bring our technology to market with our world-class team of engineers, product managers, customer support, sales leaders and more - a team that is honest, humble, hungry and hustling to realize our vision for the Services industry.

The White House gets a new incoming Director of Technology, and AI gets ready for the new challenges of the new year. Catch up on the latest quick reads about the technology you need to keep up on. (Yikes! They say to never end a sentence with a preposition, and that last one ends with two of ‘em. So much for that New Year's Resolution.)

For your first Friday night of the new year, here are a few quick trends, updates, and oddities (and one outright piece of satirical fiction), about what’s in store for AI, the workplace, and other essential topics for 2021.

Heads up, algorithm fans! The good news is that there’s (finally!) been a breakthrough in the classic “travelling salesman” problem.

”Those are words you never want to hear from your IoT-connected coffee maker. Plus: Catch up on how COVID-19 and automation are affecting the future of work and how the IoT is driving change in business processes. And when AI helps create a work of art, is the AI the artist – or just another widget in the artist’s toolbox?

Catch up on five quick reads to dazzle your friends when the topic of “What’s new in AI, IoT, automation, and Silicon Valley?” comes up during your Zoom chat? Here you go...

If it’s Friday, it must be time for a handful of quick picks from some of your favorite emerging technologies, like…legacy IT systems? Also: Paper poised to join the Internet of Things, AI ethics, and wearables that think (or at least think they think).

Looking for some light weekend reading? Check out these quick hits from the worlds of AI, IT, and remote work.

Fall is almost here, which means it’s the perfect time to cozy up with a cup of tea and these quick takes from the worlds of firefighting, technology, and travel.

Need to prep for next week’s virtual water cooler (or Slack) power chitchat? Check out these quick takes from the worlds of field service, technology, and dental hygiene.

Looking for a quick read before you dive into the latest Netflix series this weekend? Check out these insights from the worlds of field service, startup culture, and technology.

Earlier this week, TCS and Zinier released a field service automation solution designed to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. That announcement inspired several of this week’s collection of five bullet points from the worlds of field service, enabling technologies, and startup life.

Last week, more than 500 companies representing over a dozen countries convened at the 28th Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum in Mumbai to discuss how technology will help drive innovation and deliver value over the next decade.

As 2019 draws to a close, field service leaders are already defining what the next decade of field service will look like. AI and automation will play a central role, whether it’s automating routine tasks or looking at historical trends and real-time data to predict failure in advance. So will the tactics and tools used to support an evolving workforce.

On a quiet street in Bend, Oregon, the world’s last Blockbuster Video sits between a nail salon and a take-and-bake pizza chain.