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Education needs a new direction to meet the emerging needs of the future
·Economy, Policy & Society

Education needs a new direction to meet the emerging needs of the future

As technology becomes ubiquitous in day-to-day living, and its role in the economy grows, the importance of knowledge will increase manifold. This knowledge economy will require far deeper specialization, as disciplines get more complex. And also people with a broad understanding of multiple disciplines. An excerpt from Kiran Karnik’s new book, ‘Decisive Decade’

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Kiran Karnik

Kiran Karnik

Former President, NASSCOM

Technology’s unintended consequences
·Technology & the Future

Technology’s unintended consequences

Feb 26, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Microsoft employees question how their work is used, why lab-grown meat may not be a panacea, and China's CRISPR twins may end up with unintended modifications

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

The lessons of history
·Technology & the Future

The lessons of history

August 30, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Aadhaar-based eKYC, facial recognition, intuition and rationality, US-China tech war, and platform responsibility

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

Setting new foundations for realty
·Business & Strategy

Setting new foundations for realty

What experiments are being tried on the ground? How are developers and proptech businesses approaching the new normal? And what other shifts need to happen?

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When India made its first computer
·Technology & the Future

When India made its first computer

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) had a pivotal role in shaping India’s computer-tech capability, as early as the 1960s. An extract from ‘Against All Odds: The IT Story of India’ by Kris Gopalakrishnan, N. Dayasindhu and Krishnan Narayanan

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Algorithmic War is upon us
·Artificial Intelligence

Algorithmic War is upon us

China and the US are already locked in a race to become the AI superpower. China seems to have a lead. It is creating an ecosystem for AI through state sponsorship and the innovations by entrepreneurial ventures

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Founding Fuel

Data, platforms and the money machine
·Economy, Policy & Society

Data, platforms and the money machine

This week: Big Data, privacy, and personalised medicine; why HR needs gig talent; and the Air India divestment

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Founding Fuel

This Week in Disruptive Tech - Oct 25, 2015
·Technology & the Future

This Week in Disruptive Tech - Oct 25, 2015

A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Networked intelligence, 3D printers, the sharing economy, self-driving cars, and drones.

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WFH Daily #168: The ovarian lottery
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

WFH Daily #168: The ovarian lottery

September 07, 2020: The ovarian lottery; The ingredients of innovation; Naval Ravikant on education; How to lose weight

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Founding Fuel

Where may the True North lie?
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

Where may the True North lie?

Time to reflect: Anne Lamott's 12 truths, David Foster Wallace on adjusting your natural default-setting, questioning scale, and the most important questions

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The bias in technology
·Technology & the Future

The bias in technology

April 06, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Tech’s complicated relationship with government; robots, drones and anti-drones; and environmentally cool food

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‘Exclusion does not come from Aadhaar, but from its uses’
·Economy, Policy & Society

‘Exclusion does not come from Aadhaar, but from its uses’

There are multiple India’s—with different levels of prosperity and access to services. And India lives simultaneously in multiple centuries. Ram Sewak Sharma, TN Ninan, Parth Shah and Shakti Sinha discuss how Aadhaar and the policy around it needs to evolve to bridge these differences

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Building a career in frontier science
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

Building a career in frontier science

In Episode 6 of TAMG, tech entrepreneur Amrita Chowdhury and her son Shoumik, a student and researcher in quantum computing, talk about the opportunities around cutting-edge tech, and how to spark and consolidate interest in these areas among the young

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Large firms and startups can partner to drive innovation
·Business & Strategy

Large firms and startups can partner to drive innovation

What are the models of engagement and the challenges of such a partnership in India? A panel discussion with Qualcomm India’s Larry Paulson, Kellogg School of Management’s Prof Mohanbir Sawhney, True North’s Haresh Chawla, Anunta Tech’s Ananda Mukerji, and SPJIMR dean Dr Ranjan Banerjee

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