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Next 10 years going to be India’s golden moments in technology, pharma, e-commerce, manufacturing sectors
Image Source : PIXABAY ‘Next 10 years going to be India’s golden moments in technology, pharma, e-commerce, manufacturing sectors’ The next 10 years is going to be India’s “golden moment” in key sectors like technology, pharmaceutical, e-commerce and manufacturing, said a top venture capitalist from Silicon Valley, pointing at the USD 20 billion foreign direct investment …
Review: ‘Attention’ examines with skill our technological age of distractions | Book Reviews
ATTENTION, a Love Story. By Casey Schwartz. Pantheon. 240 pages. $26.95. Wandering the byways of Oxford University one day, Casey Schwartz was struck by the appalling casualness with which she had “succumbed to the new habits and rhythms my (smart) phone asked of me. The nonchalance with which I had given up deeper, sustained engagement in …
SF Company’s Technology Stores Beds, Closets in the Ceiling to Maximize Space – NBC Bay Area
A San Francisco startup is utilizing design and technology to make better use of the space in small apartments and condos. While housing costs may be going up, Bumblebee Spaces is focused on what’s coming down, literally. The company specializes in transforming one’s ceiling into a place to store beds, books, clothes and other household …
The Technology 202: Pelosi’s Facebook slam reflects rising tensions between social media giant and Democrats
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). (Matt Rourke/AP) Ctrl + N Nancy Pelosi’s attacks on Facebook highlight how furious Democrats have become with the social network. The most powerful Democrat in the House accused the company with an office in her home district of cozying up to President Trump during a news conference yesterday. “All they …
Modern Health co-founder sues company, claims kickbacks – Axios
The plaintiff is Erica Johnson, a neurobiology researcher and engineer who co-founded Modern Health in 2017 with Alyson Friedensohn, but was later fired. Johnson filed suit against both Modern Health and Friedensohn for breach of contract, wrongful termination, relation, and defamation. She alleges that Friedensohn gave stock to agents of prospective customers as a bribe …
“It Won’t Be Pretty”: How the Next Decade’s Technological Tsunami Will Change Life as We Know It
This time a decade ago, there was no such thing as an iPad. There were no food delivery meal kits. You didn’t speak to a machine called Alexa or Siri, or get laid with an app called Tinder. You stayed in hotels, not Airbnbs. You telephoned a cab company, rather than pressing a button and …
History, technology and the shackles of the present
For the historian of science and technology, the Narendra Modi government’s ambitious push for electric vehicles (EVs) should ring a bell. After many decades, India is witnessing once again the unseemly fraternisation of high technology and authoritarian governance. On the one hand, the government has championed EV, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and packaged sundry technologies into …
The Technology 202: Instagram is going global with its fact-checking program to limit misinformation
Logos of US social network Instagram (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images) Ctrl + N Facebook is increasing its efforts to thwart misinformation on Instagram, which it owns. The company announced yesterday that Instagram’s fact-checking program is going global, allowing 45 third-party organizations to review and label false …
The Technology 202: Facebook issues disclaimer demanded by Singapore government
Ctrl + N Facebook logo. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration) Facebook users in Singapore spotted a correction on the social network over the weekend as the company for the first time complied with a controversial local law aimed at curbing misinformation. “Facebook is legally required to tell you that the Singapore government says this post has false information,” said a …
Silicon Valley Institute Of Technology Launched A Global Scholarship For Women To Bring Exceptional Talent To Silicon Valley
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Cindy Blanco, co-founder and CEO of Startup GDL. GVS Silicon Valley may be oversaturated, but it still holds a glimmering appeal for those on the outside who want a piece of the tech mecca. Coined as a “startup heaven” for boasting superior networking and financing opportunities, …
