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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.

Challenges the internet will face in 2011

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There are a few forces which could reshape the way we function in cyberspace. The tug o’ wars on the Wikileaks issue, handling of ‘net neutrality’, and the increasing concern…

Disclosing their genetic data on the web

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Misha Angrist, an assistant professor at the Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, is 46 years old. He is severly allergiic to pollen, dust, ragweed and cats. And…

Augmented Reality: Melding digital with real world

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Young people are lapping up this technology, especially where bandwidth flows easy. With 3G in India, the trend could pick up fast ‘Layar’ works with just about any smartphone iPhone’s…

Tata taps MIT brain to light up low-income houses

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The company is learning from  nature, taking a cue from how plants use the sun’s energy to produce sugar and store ‘fuel’ The Tata group is investing millions of dollars…

Computer prepares to read like humans

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The Never-Ending Language system runs 24*7 to extract facts from text found in web pages to improve its reading competence. Can computers learn to read? A Carneige Melon University research…

India very vulnerable to climate change impact: study

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Rank    Country       Rating 1             Bangladesh    Extreme 2             India               Extreme 3             Madagascar   Extreme 4             Nepal              Extreme 5           …

Microsoft’s chief software architect Ray Ozzie quits

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Microsoft has announced that Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie is leaving the company. “With our progress in services and the cloud now full speed ahead in all aspects of our…

Glimpse of new-age cyberwars

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The dust may have settled over the Stuxnet virus but experts caution that such worms portend the beginnings of sophisticated cyberwars When the Stuxnet worm was recently reported to have…