Author: Malavika Madgula

In the last week alone, three different people with vastly different lives have told me how easy it is to talk to ChatGPT as compared to the people in their lives. They told me that chatting with the chatbot has been therapeutic and there’s finally someone – or rather, something – that finally understands them. Does it ring alarm bells in your head? It should, given that an increasing number of people are having full-blown, persuasive conversations with generative AI (artificial intelligence) chatbots that have sadly led to instances of institutionalisation, divorce, and even death. Not only are your chats private, as we…

Imagine this: a job applicant submitting a resume that’s been polished by artificial intelligence (AI). However, inside the file is a hidden, invisible instruction which, when scanned by the hiring system’s AI, confidently reports that this particular applicant is an ideal candidate – even if their resume says otherwise. There’s no malware involved, there are no hacking attempts. All it took was carefully crafted language that’s designed to exploit how the AI interprets “prompts.” Aptly called a prompt injection attack, it’s quickly transforming into one of the most important and critical cybersecurity issues that generative AI (GenAI) systems are facing…

Have you ever gotten the feeling lately of somebody watching you and you having no privacy? It might not be just a dream. Between cookies, cameras, and the like, much of our access in both the real and digital worlds can be tracked. As unsettling as it might seem, these snooping methods are only about to become more sophisticated as technology advances. From browser fingerprinting to facial recognition software, the ways in which our activities can be recorded and monitored are only growing in complexity and numbers. The latest to join the list is unobtrusive and ubiquitous Wi-Fi, an invisible…

Gone are the days that Artificial intelligence (AI) comprised simple chatbots; today, there are beyond sophisticated AI agents that are as adept at using computers as humans are. They don’t just provide answers, but rather act proactively and execute tasks with human-like reasoning. This new frontier, which is being called “agentic AI,” a system that portrays goal-directed behaviour and is capable of autonomous decision-making. It promises transformative impacts when it comes to the ever-evolving fintech (financial technology) space, proving to be more than just a catchword. It’s not surprising, given digital solutions provider Fenergo’s 2025 research in collaboration with Chartis…

It’s officially Hackathon season, crypto enthusiasts. The equally controversial and popular Pi Network is preparing for its next big move with the launch of its first Hackathon. It’s a major step whose aim is to expand the Pi Network’s ecosystem and drive home fresh utility for the Pi Coin. Building on the momentum that started around Pi2Day which was celebrated on June 28, 2025, the network announced the start of the registration for the Pi Hackathon 2025 on Friday, August 15, aiming to incentivise developers into developing apps and boosting Mainnet app development with real-world use cases. With the total…

There was a time when Bitcoin was criticised as unpredictable and volatile. Today, the world’s best-known, oldest, and biggest cryptocurrency is in its third consecutive year of a hellishly impressive rally The tide against cryptocurrencies has changed in the last decade, leading to growing acceptance among politicians, regulators, and most of all investors that cryptocurrencies — at least some of them — are a good route to long-term savings and wealth. In fact, some are even saying that they should be considered mainstream assets. The thought isn’t entirely unfounded, given the fact that cryptocurrencies are increasingly becoming embedded in financial…

By the end of 2025, global spending on cloud is likely to top a whopping USD 723 billion, according to a Gartner report… However, if you were to ask enterprise leadership what they spend, they might struggle to answer. Despite a major chunk of organisations relying on cloud services, many either don’t know their cloud spend or can’t explain it. So, the need for effective strategies to manage cloud investments has reached a critical juncture, and “FinOps” is raring to go. A mash-up of finance and DevOps, FinOps refers to a set of strategies that help track and optimise cloud…

Even in 2025, there are technological relics that we are forced to face as they’re unwilling to move forward with the times… Nearly two-thirds of businesses still rely on legacy systems, which refer to aging applications and software that enterprises continue to rely on, despite their outdated architecture. These “old engines,” like manual code migration, are trying to power critical business processes, greatly risking stagnancy in today’s digital-first world. Hence, efficiency is no longer the only thing driving the idea of modernising legacy systems; rather, it’s a survival strategy. Businesses need to modernise legacy systems to maintain operational efficiency and…

For the uninitiated, the world of Generative AI (a.k.a. Gen AI) might seem like sci-fi, but it’s very real indeed. Today, these systems are producing human-like content across the length and breadth of the internet with a single prompt; think images, essays, music, and even simulating videos. But let’s also consider this. According to research by multi-platform news publisher The Atlantic, Google’s AI-powered search tool can provide a complete answer to a user’s question nearly 75% of the time without them having to go to an actual website. Some more alarming news coming in: nearly 25% of traditional web pages…

The first half of 2025 has belonged to memecoins Think of it: In May 2025, Trump’s meme coin soared after he asked the top 220 holders to dinner. In the same month, the price of the Grok memecoin surged when Elon Musk changed his name on Twitter/X to ‘Gorklon Rust’ — no, we aren’t joking. Then there are innumerable articles that tell people how to start their own memecoins, and even Silicon Valley wants to get on the memecoin frenzy train. However, the most interesting piece of information came through in July 2025, when a study by NFTEvening revealed that…