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Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 5, 2022
BIDEN-XI DECOUPLED?
The most recent American actions threaten China's capacity to buy, produce, and export the semiconductors that power the global economy.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 29, 2022
TAKING ON THE TITAN
Like many European countries, India has finally confronted Google with monopolistic market practices.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 22, 2022
ENTERING THE SPACE INTERNET MARKET
India's collaboration with the UK-owned One Web promises the availability of space-based internet at affordable prices.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 15, 2022
THE DART MISSION, A SUCCESS?
The success of NASA’s DART mission could create an anti-asteroid shield for our planet.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 1, 2022
AN AUSSIE SCARE
The Optus data breach is a mix of luck, negligence, and collateral damage.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 20, 2022
TAMING BIG TECH
Chinese Internet behemoths such as Alibaba & Byte Dance have handed over data to the Chinese Government for the first time.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 13, 2022
FIGHT FOR SILICON SUPREMACY
The U.S. is in no mood to surrender its technological supremacy to a pretender from Asia.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 13, 2022
CONTROLLING CATASTROPHES WITH A CONSOLE
Video games and machine learning can prepare us to survive apocalyptical climatic events
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - May 28, 2022
Internet Rivalry in Space
Elon Musk’s vast network of Starlink satellites enabled President Zelensky of Ukraine to launch incessant media blitz despite the Russian attempt to blank out his internet communications
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 12, 2022
A Golden Goose for the Exchequer
While the MEITY has advocated for the sale of public data to further India’s five trillion-dollar economy, it should be careful to not paper over the privacy cracks.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 21, 2022
Crypto's Dark Side
If cryptos continue to facilitate illicit transactions, it will harm mainstream adoption and change regulator attitudes, leading to heavier restrictions in the long run.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 18, 2021
Decluttering Space
With the recent testing of an anti-satellite weapon by Russia, the spectre of space debris has come back to haunt the international community.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 22, 2021
Sci-fi Turned Reality!
Metaverse mixes the real world with virtual reality in real-time, creating new paradigms for life on this planet. But will it be equitable and safe?
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 6, 2021
Digitisation of Assets
As NFTs and cryptocurrencies usher in a new decentralised world of finance, issues of ownership, authenticity and integrity will naturally gain importance.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 17, 2021
A Flag-bearer in Tech?
While the QUAD’s efforts to align technical standard-setting is praiseworthy, it is not without its challenges.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 17, 2021
Surviving the Chip Crisis – Part I
As automotive companies seek to bounce back from the disruptions in semiconductor supply chains, it is important to recognise that microcontrollers are not a ‘just-in-time’ industry.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 17, 2021
Vpns: a Double-edged Sword?
As the government contemplates a ban on VPNs, it is important to not reduce the debate to a trade-off between privacy and national security interests.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 17, 2021
Guardrails for the Payment Ecosystem
By introducing card-on-file tokenisation, the RBI has sought to strike a balance between the protection of financial data and the ease of online card payments.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 17, 2021
A Graveyard of Automobile Empires?
With the much-publicised departure of Ford and General Motors, has the Indian market sealed its reputation as the graveyard of automotive manufacturers?
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 17, 2021
Requiem for the IC Engine
Fossil fuel-based internal combustion engines may see their demise sooner than expected, as the call for net-zero emissions by 2050 intensifies.