Disruption is Business as Usual
Through the lens of the CXOs: Visualizing DAU (Disruption as Usual) as the new BAU (Business as Usual) These days no one talks about the pace of technology being fast. It is given that the velocity of technology would continue to increase exponentially. During the pandemic we have witnessed unprecedented swiftness with which decades of […]
New Normal, New GDP?
Use of deficient GDP indicator for measuring economic progress is turning obsolete. A more holistic data-driven solution for gauging progress could be the answer. The earliest inklings to the formation of an indicator by the name of ‘Gross Domestic Product’ or GDP, can be traced back to the mid-seventeenth century: devised as a basic concept […]
Zoom to the Top
Brush up your on-screen presence as video meetings become the norm both at work and at school Locked up in our homes under the looming threat of pandemic, we now interact with the world through the video camera. Right from office work to education ranging from primary to the university level, and even essential services […]
The (Potential) Digitisation of Legal Tender
Setting up a robust legal infrastructure is still the biggest challenge in adopting central bank-backed digital currencies Central Banks worldwide have been making substantial progress over the past few years in setting up digital currencies – a process that has been considerably accelerated owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although recent research has carefully analysed the […]
The Machine that Listens to Classical Music
Machine Learning is now being used to analyse modality in Western Classical Music The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), one of Switzerland’s leading research institutes in the natural sciences and engineering, has been at the forefront of technological breakthroughs in the world over the past several years. Recently, researchers at the EPFL’s Digital and […]
A Perilous Drive
Automotive cybersecurity emerges to beat key concern as cars become ‘computers on wheels’ In India 4,118 vehicles were stolen last year with cheap electronic devices that enabled thieves to bypass the engine control module, unlock the vehicle, start the engine, and access the vehicles’ computer. Hackers found 19 vulnerabilities in a Mercedes-Benz E-Class car allowing […]
The Zen of AI
Buddhism may provide the enlightenment for technology as AI ethics takes centre-stage in 2021 One of the world’s largest organizations, Google, has been in the news for the wrong reasons; and it is over ethics in technology, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI). An ethics crisis hit the organization that snowballed into technology employees coalescing to form […]
AI: From Hype to Reality
Skill shortage makes companies opt for tools that don’t need AI expertise Skill shortage continues to be the major hurdle for organizations planning to implement Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives, according to the latest Gartner survey. It says, “Organizations were required to have already deployed artificial intelligence (AI) or intend to deploy AI within the next three years. […]
The Age of Resilient Digitisation
Setting up a robust technology-based financial future is a challenge not for the faint of heart Under ‘normal’ circumstances, the World Economic Forum (WEF) usually hosts an annual meeting in Davos during the month of January: discussing current global economic phenomena and charting a course for global organisations for the year to come. This year, […]
The Internet of Senses
The pandemic seems to have enhanced our sensory perception, paving the way for new Internet experiences Imagine a virtual workplace that automatically changes depending on what you need to do. It might give you a big display when you are retouching a video, or a haptic keyboard and thesaurus for writing a report. Imagine, digitally […]