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Nuance is the new differentiator
·Digital transformation

Nuance is the new differentiator

When every team has access to the same AI tools, your advantage will be in knowing what wasn’t said

Fintech Special Report Part 3: The limits of algos
·Platforms & Data Economy

Fintech Special Report Part 3: The limits of algos

Fintechs bet on data and algos to know the credit-worthiness of the underserved. However, there's a gap in what the data can reveal because of consumer behaviour. Part 3 of a 4-part series

Facebook’s new avatar in 10 images
·Deep Tech & Frontier Science

Facebook’s new avatar in 10 images

Renaming Facebook as Meta indicates a big bet on the metaverse, as well as an “escape hatch” from the issues and scrutiny Facebook has been facing. The entire industry is at the beginning of a big wave and Mark Zuckerberg has been building capacity for some years now. However, the key to Meta’s success will depend on whether and how fast customers adopt it to work, learn, play, build and live.

How tech firms are eating media
·Platforms & Data Economy

How tech firms are eating media

This Week in Disruptive Tech | January 27, 2021: The media business; Sangeet Paul Choudary on empowering workers; Will Clubhouse click in India

The age of disruptive imitation
·Digital transformation

The age of disruptive imitation

This Week in Disruptive Tech | December 3, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world

Should the world be worried about Chinese tech?
·Platforms & Data Economy

Should the world be worried about Chinese tech?

China's growing tech prowess, access to Big Data, and its expanding digital footprint gives it a strategic advantage—in espionage and surveillance, in global finance, and global trade. All of which will play a decisive role in determining China’s role in international politics and business. Read part 2 of this two-part article

The US-China war for tech supremacy is splitting the world in two
·Deep Tech & Frontier Science

The US-China war for tech supremacy is splitting the world in two

It’s important for India to understand the Sino-US ‘techonomic’ rivalry in emerging technologies like AI, 5G, and IoT, and China’s efforts to carve out a sphere of influence. So that it can tweak its own relationship with China. Read part one of this two-part essay

The race to build a ‘desi’ Super App
·Platforms & Data Economy

The race to build a ‘desi’ Super App

Last week, the Tatas announced their plans to launch a Super App. A whole bunch of global tech giants like Google, WhatsApp and Amazon and a behemoth like Reliance Jio are preparing to jump into the fray in India. And cement their dominance of a trillion dollar digital economy

A brief history of the internet in India
·Digital transformation

A brief history of the internet in India

It’s the 25th anniversary of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) launching the first publicly available internet service in India. Charles Assisi recounts his early experience with the technology that killed distance and democratised knowledge

Facebook, Google and Jio—the China Playbook
·Digital transformation

Facebook, Google and Jio—the China Playbook

This Week in Disruptive Tech | July 15, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world

GoSocial, facial recognition and laws, deepfakes
·Platforms & Data Economy

GoSocial, facial recognition and laws, deepfakes

This Week in Disruptive Tech | June 17, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world

Product, pricing and philosophy
·Digital transformation

Product, pricing and philosophy

February 17, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology. In this issue: Swiggy’s partnerships, Tesla’s pricing and Silicon Valley’s fascination with Yuval Harari

The ambitious and their enemies
·Deep Tech & Frontier Science

The ambitious and their enemies

January 07, 2020: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Oyo’s pitfalls on the fast track, He Jiankui and gene editing, Facebook’s efforts to build an operating system, micro-mobility, and Digital India's tech gaps

Why things fail
·Deep Tech & Frontier Science

Why things fail

September 15, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: MIT & Epstein; genetically modified mosquitoes; cure for AIDS; man-machine interface, and Big Tech in elections

The long play
·Deep Tech & Frontier Science

The long play

September 8, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Chandrayaan 2, Jio’s business plan, deepfakes, artificial intelligence, and the problem with Big Data

The lessons of history
·Digital Public Infrastructure, Aadhaar & Open Commerce

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

The balancing act
·Digital transformation

The balancing act

July 9, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Nudge vs. boost, Superhuman fiasco, Monopoly’s origins, Amazon’s liability and problems with brain restoration

Technology is politics
·Digital transformation

Technology is politics

July 3, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Huawei, AltSchool, Sidewalk Labs, Chernobyl and mobile market

What, me trust?
·Deep Tech & Frontier Science

What, me trust?

June 24, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Deepfakes, Facebook’s Libra, CRISPR, Slack IPO and Oxford University

The importance of asking the right question
·Digital transformation

The importance of asking the right question

June 2, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Uber’s impact on taxi drivers, Ather Energy, Huawei, AI pizza checker and more

How do you eat an elephant?
·Digital transformation

How do you eat an elephant?

May 26, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: How X bridges tech-policy gap; data ownership; election predictions; Facebook and insurance frauds

The hyperlocal WhatsApp strategy, policy windows and AI food tasters
·Platforms & Data Economy

The hyperlocal WhatsApp strategy, policy windows and AI food tasters

May 10, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. Also in this issue: gene editing to prevent heart attack, and what North Korea's radio-tochkas show us about Big Tech's privacy violations