Leslie D’Monte The rapidly-moving technology treadmill can compel companies to rework their business models or reprioritize their focus areas. Take the case of Microsoft Inc., which heralded its push on…
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Other than being a writer, editor, moderator, and events' curator, I help companies devise an integrated communications strategy. I'm passionate about digital transformation and deep-tech topics such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, fintech, electric vehicles, solar power and autonomous vehicles. I am an MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellow (2010-11), Boston; EARLIER ASSIGNMENTS include: Editor-South and National Technology Editor, Mint (HT Media) -- India; and Associate Editor, Business Standard.
Ken Hayworth, a cognitive neuroscientist, has the difficult task of juggling two hats on his head, or should we say brain. With the first one, he and his colleagues at…
Robots are not only performing ‘humane’ tasks but also becoming increasingly social Robots are getting their act together to search for and rescue survivors of the massive earthquake that rocked…
They resemble microwave ovens but appearances can be deceptive. These devices are, in fact, 3D printers that have been around for over a decade, churning out mostly prototypes. They now…
In June 2009, when elections were being held in Iran, the US State Department contacted social networking service Twitter to urge it to delay its planned upgrade since it could…
An India-born MIT professor is using neuroscience to restore the sight of blind children in India. Data culled from the project are simultaneously advancing his field research About 314 million…
TablaNet, an online musical collaboration system by Mihir Sarkar, may soon become a rave for percussionists across the globe Nineteen years ago, Mihir Sarkar had organised a concert in India.…
Blocking internet access with a simple flip of the switch, called ‘kill switch’, is becoming a reality in many countries. Here’s why the move makes no sense If you have…
An MIT Corporation life-member, Gururaj Deshpande believes he can replicate his sandbox models throughout the US to create more entrepreneurs and jobs Anantha Badu’s father died when he was young.…
If prophet Moses was to rewrite the ‘Ten Commandments’ on Mount Sinai today, he would not have to necessarily etch his words in stone. He would have a plethora of…