In a nutshell: At last count, astrophysicists discovered 493 exoplanets Many of them are even larger than Jupiter which makes them too hot and inhospitable Why do we need another…
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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.
If you dismiss ideas such as a roller-coaster ride curing asthma — or that wearing socks outside of your shoes could help prevent you from slipping on ice, or that…
Who will own the Internet? The question is an oxymoron since no one owns cyberspace. Online activists allege the scene could change if Google and Verizon have their way Link…
Six months into his new job, Jeffrey Jaffe, Chief Executive Officer of the World Wide Web Consortium has his work cut out The World Wide Web Consortium or W3C, as…
The new search could play havoc with an advertisers Google Quality Score It will take a couple days before you see Google Instant but in this age of fast food,…
The youthful inventor of the “Sixth Sense” device has foreign governments and film-makers interested in his technology that binds the digital and the physical worlds. Twenty-nine-year-old Pranav Mistry may be…
The Metro rail project of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) plans to use elastomeric pads to control the noise levels of running trains. Mumbai is a city with a…
With loads of spam and other unimportant emails cluttering your inbox, you may have wondered at times if you could, perhaps, create a hierarchy of emails — listing them by…
Starting today, an official Google blog post states that you can call any phone right from Gmail. Gmail voice and video chat makes it easy to stay in touch with…
It’s primarily catching the fancy of Gen X and Y. Hundreds of those with Twitter users are now becoming online publishers — creating their own newspapers with either ‘The Twitter…