Author: Adarsh

Google dominated internet search for 20 years. But Adarsh explores how failed launches, internal scandals and a talent drain is threatening to knock them off pole position… After becoming the Google CEO in 2016, Sundar Pichai’s first order of business was to announce how Google would become an ‘AI-first’ company. He announced this at the prestigious I/O Developer Conference and was determined to make his mark. A couple of years previously, Amazon had pipped Google with the launch of Alexa, its voice assistant. Pichai was resolute about getting back in the driving seat as Google announced its own voice assistant…

In a world that is rapidly changing with the advancement of artificial intelligence, deepfakes might be the next big problem, Adarsh speculates. Rana Ayyub is an acclaimed Indian journalist based out of Mumbai. She has a column in the Washington Post and is also a published author of Gujarat Files: The Anatomy of a Cover Up. She is often in the news for being overtly critical of BJP, India’s ruling party and regularly takes them on in her column. In April 2018, a pornographic video allegedly featuring Ayyub started circulating on WhatsApp and social media. It led to a lot…

SpaceX? Virgin Galactic? Blue Origin? Adarsh explores humanity’s innovative business plans for the future of commercial space travel. In the summer of 1964, Austrian journalist Gerhard Pistor had a sudden desire to visit the moon. He contacted his travel agency who forwarded his request to the Pan American World Airways. Pan Am is defunct now but back then they had lots of plans. They decided to launch the first civilian trip to the moon in 2000. A First Moon Flights Club membership card (Image Credit: Wikipedia) With 36 years to go, the space program started gathering pace and 93,000 people…

Adarsh explains how various technologies have become the hiring manager’s best friend when it comes to spotting and recruiting top talent Ever since work from home and hybrid working models became an everyday reality, the paradigm has shifted when it comes to hiring as well. Apart from companies being able to hire candidates remotely – from other parts of the country or even from across the world – how these candidates get hired has also evolved. A lot of companies have realized the need to address these new hiring challenges with dynamic and tech-driven recruitment strategies and processes. To reduce the…

India cricketer Hardik Pandya was recently spotted by paparazzi with a strange yellow phone. Adarsh tells you all about it. Maybe it was a very well-timed marketing masterstroke. Or perhaps he got to test it early because he is soon to be made a brand ambassador. Or they picked him at random considering he is bound to get them some free publicity as a well-known Indian cricketer. The man has almost 25 million followers on Instagram! But one way or the other, Indian cricket all-rounder Hardik Pandya was recently photographed by paparazzi while using a mysterious yellow phone. He was…

Cyber security is going to be a hot topic this year with lots of cyber thefts and breaches expected. Adarsh explains the alarming situation… Technological advancement is not always a good thing. For all the goodness it brings, there also exists the flipside wherein problems beyond our control are birthed. For instance, with the rise in data breaches, phishing attempts, ransomware infections and identity thefts, it seems like this year is going to be a security nightmare as far as cyber safety is concerned. Here are the 7 of the most likely ways in which technological breaches may occur: 1.…

Adarsh tells you all about Cristiano Ronaldo’s fitness tracking ring that helps him stay at the top of his game even at 38 years of age You would’ve heard of Cristiano Ronaldo even if you live under a rock. The Portuguese footballer has 819 career goals so far, more than anyone else in history. He has won 32 major trophies in his senior career along with 5 Ballon d’Or titles, awarded to the best player of the year. He’s also the only man to score in 5 FIFA World Cups. Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo joked after picking up another…

Adarsh looks at various developments in the technology industries that are in for some major innovations in the year 2023 As the name suggests, disruption in technology is any kind of technological innovation that is likely to affect the status quo. It is not always something new or path breaking but more of an exponential upgrade on existing tech that has the potential to disrupt a market or industry. Personal computers, online shopping and ride sharing apps are all excellent examples of disruptive tech. Here is a look at 7 tech industries that are likely to see major disruption in…

Adarsh takes you through eight of the most important technological advancements that marveled us in the year 2022 With humanity making ever greater strides in the developments of technology and engineering, it is no surprise that the year 2022 saw huge strides in that regard. We take a brief review of the most fascinating and game changing aspects of technological developments from this past year. 1. NASA’s James Webb Telescope This image is the edge of a star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. This image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth (Image…

Adarsh explores the computer program that has helped Lionel Messi become the best footballer in the world Rubén Saavedra used to study gene therapy and spinal cord regeneration using rats and mice. Bruno Dagnino meanwhile was researching neural activity in the visual cortex of monkeys and humans. But when the two Ph.D. candidates met at the Netherlands Institute of Neuroscience, it wasn’t their research on animals that was their biggest topic of discussion; it was football! Rubén Saavedra, Bruno Dagnino and Enzo Angilletta founded Metrica in 2014 (Image Credit: Sky Sports) Saavedra was from Barcelona, the city where Lionel Messi…