Is DOGE A Cybersecurity Threat?
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), US President Donald Trump’s special commission tasked with slashing…
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Tech To Decrease Food Loss & Increase Farmer Incomes
Food loss after harvest has economic implications for the farmer and also impacts the environment…
If AI Steals Jobs, Who’ll Be Left To Buy Stuff?
Economics has good news for workers fearing joblessness due to the rise of AI –…
Why Are So Many Robots White?
Problems of racial and gender bias in artificial intelligence algorithms and the data used to…
How To Protect Your Data Privacy
Perfect safety is no more possible online than it is when driving on a crowded…
How Rapid Technological Changes Might Impact Our Future
Bewilderingly rapid changes are happening in the technology and reach of computer systems. There are…
Can Carbon Capture Help Us Achieve Net Zero?
India’s decarbonisation plans have an Everest to climb. The government aims to reach ‘net zero’…
Domestic Violence: Can Tech Help Tackle It?
The murder of a young woman named Lilie James in the toilet block of a…
Has The Indian Government Managed To Clean The Ganga At Last?
Devi, a 26-year-old woman who survives on the daily wages earned by her husband, lives…
Uniting Tech, Activism To Monitor Sand Mining In India
A West Bengal-based non-profit organisation has launched a new platform – India Sand Watch –…
Privacy Concerns Rise As Wildlife Surveillance Tech ‘Watches’ People
In 2017, a camera installed on the fringes of Corbett Tiger Reserve in northern India…
Why India Can Afford To Wait And Watch Before Regulating AI
India’s position on regulating AI has swung between extremes – from no regulation to regulation…
Is AI A Threat To Humanity?
The rise of ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence systems has been accompanied by a sharp…
The Simple Technology That Is Helping Women Escape Poverty
More women than men are poor, more women live with food insecurity, and in the…
‘Deep Journalism’, Better Govt And How They Are Linked
Deep learning, big data and other new technologies are set to transform the way governments…
How Tech Is Alienating People And It’s Not Just The Elders
We take it for granted that technology brings people closer together and improves our access…
South Asia’s Toxic Battery Recycling Problem
Lakhan feels like he has won a lottery today. The 45-year-old scrap buyer has purchased…
How Humanity’s First Technological Revolution Came To Be
For the first few million years of human evolution, technologies changed slowly. Some three million…
5 Sustainable Solutions To Tackle Extreme Heat In South Asia
As the world warms, there is an urgent need to find ways to keep people…
WhatsApp Sues Indian Govt, Says New IT Rules Will End Privacy
WhatsApp has filed a legal complaint against the Indian government in New Delhi seeking to…