Stories from the intersection of technology and life in India

28 January 2017

Culture

Of bread and circuses: Is idiocracy inevitable?

Gautham Shenoy January 27, 2017

Suvarchala Narayanan

This app is the Tinder of travellers — it matchmakes itineraries to connect people

Future January 27, 2017

Discover

Prithwiraj Mukherjee

Taking no prisoners in your battle against digital piracy? Think again

Culture January 26, 2017

News

Google CEO Sundar Pichai criticises Trump’s immigration order

IANS

January 29, 2017

Is your Tweet credible? This researcher mined 66 million tweets to find out

IANS

January 28, 2017

India smartphone user base tops 300 mn: Report

IANS

January 28, 2017

Cellular operators ask TRAI to stop BSNL’s app-based service

IANS

January 28, 2017

Wipro buying Brazilian IT firm for $8.7 mn

IANS

January 25, 2017

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Audio / Video

The Outliers 3: Ashwini Asokan gets vocal about sexism in the tech ecosystem

Pankaj Mishra

The Outliers 3: Ashwini Asokan gets vocal about sexism in the tech ecosystem

January 25, 2017

Pankaj Mishra

The Outliers 2: Chetan Dube on Indian IT’s imminent brush with death

Companies

January 18, 2017

Jayadevan PK

Out Of Syllabus with top HR consultant Hema Ravichandar

Companies

January 16, 2017

Team FactorDaily

The Outliers 1: Money is Over

Companies

December 21, 2016

Tyagarajan S

This Indian startup has made carbon capture and reuse sustainable

Companies

December 16, 2016

#maker

Meet Ather S340, India’s first smart electric bike

Bengaluru startup develops ‘world’s safest backpack’ for cyclists

Meet I2U2, the Star Wars inspired telepresence robot

Attention, runners: This smart insole will help you avoid foot injuries

How this tiny device will help fight heart diseases

Future

Tyagarajan S

Let’s go reality hopping — when Ctrl C-Ctrl V work in the real world

The lines between virtual and real are fast becoming blurred thanks to the convergence of virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D printing and 3D scanning.

January 24, 2017 – 7min

Tyagarajan S

RBI wants the Indian rupee on blockchain

A white paper published by the RBI’s research wing showcases a successful proof-of-concept study on the use of blockchain technology

January 13, 2017 – 4min

Tyagarajan S

This AI pathologist could be a life-saver for India’s ailing diagnostics sector

Kūrma is the brainchild of Sigtuple, an artificial intelligence startup looking to solve problems of medical diagnosis and treatments in India.

January 12, 2017 – 9min

Tyagarajan S

Let’s go reality hopping — when Ctrl C-Ctrl V work in the real world

The lines between virtual and real are fast becoming blurred thanks to the convergence of virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D printing and 3D scanning.

January 24, 2017 – 7min

Tyagarajan S

RBI wants the Indian rupee on blockchain

A white paper published by the RBI’s research wing showcases a successful proof-of-concept study on the use of blockchain technology

January 13, 2017 – 4min

Tyagarajan S

This AI pathologist could be a life-saver for India’s ailing diagnostics sector

Kūrma is the brainchild of Sigtuple, an artificial intelligence startup looking to solve problems of medical diagnosis and treatments in India.

January 12, 2017 – 9min

Future of Jobs

Suvarchala Narayanan

This app is the Tinder of travellers — it matchmakes itineraries to connect people

We’ve all heard of dating apps and matchmaking apps. But here comes the Tinder of travellers. In my last article, …

January 27, 2017

Tyagarajan S

We need a ‘planet scale’ reskilling effort: Anant Agarwal

The model of education where you learn for 20 years and work for the next 40 will get irrelevant, says Anant Agarwal, CEO of edX, the last bastion of MOOCs.

January 19, 2017

Suvarchala Narayanan

Calling all entrepreneur nomads: Build spaces for fellow digital nomads

One of the most interesting developments of the digital nomad phenomenon at present is the emergence of an early ecosystem.

January 6, 2017

Abhijit Bhaduri

How to know if, and when, your job is being taken over by the bots

All industries and jobs will be be redefined by digital technology — jobs will be created, nurtured and destroyed. There will be no exceptions.

January 4, 2017

Companies

Opinion

Meet 4 Indian immigrants who made millions for America

Jayadevan PK

January 29, 2017 – 2min

Meghna Rao

These chit fund champions believe digitisation can save the industry

These startup founders believe technology can save chit funds and are investing all they have to start companies focused on digitising the savings scheme.

January 25, 2017 – 9min

IANS

India smartphone user base tops 300 million: Report

The smartphone user base in India crossed 300 million as shipments grew 18% annually in 2016 compared to the global smartphone market which grew only 3%.

January 24, 2017 – 2min

Opinion

Meet 4 Indian immigrants who made millions for America

Jayadevan PK

January 29, 2017 – 2min

Meghna Rao

These chit fund champions believe digitisation can save the industry

These startup founders believe technology can save chit funds and are investing all they have to start companies focused on digitising the savings scheme.

January 25, 2017 – 9min

IANS

India smartphone user base tops 300 million: Report

The smartphone user base in India crossed 300 million as shipments grew 18% annually in 2016 compared to the global smartphone market which grew only 3%.

January 24, 2017 – 2min