Author: Malavika Madgula

The interest in cryptocurrency has never been higher than now, and one crypto particularly making waves is Pi… This revolutionary cryptocurrency is aiming to be the world’s first mobile-first crypto platform, where users don’t need technical knowledge or expensive rigs to invest in crypto, but can rather mine coins right from their smartphone apps. That’s why Pi, which has millions of users – a.k.a. Pioneers – has seen continued interest after the Mainnet launch in February 2025 and Pi Day on March 14th. This is even after its price has been wildly fluctuating, having reached all-time lows and highs of…

We’d never thought that there would be a day when we’d be accusing technology of perpetrating gender bias, but here we are… In March 2024, a UNESCO study revealed alarming tendencies in LLMs (large language models) to produce gender bias, among other equally distressing concerns including racial stereotyping and homophobia. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been transforming our world at an unprecedented pace, but the concerning pattern of these systems demonstrating significant gender bias has been emerging as well. As automated decisions across industries like finance, criminal justice, employment, healthcare, etc. become the norm, this bias threatens everything the world has…

When humans drive, they’re often distracted, angry, drowsy, and going through a whole range of human emotions… Even when we humans are operating at peak efficiency, our Stone Age-adapted brains cannot comprehend the complexity and speed surrounding high-speed driving. There’s as much as a 2.5-second lag between our perceiving and our reaction speeds when we’re traveling at 60 miles/hour (96 km/hour). That means that the car will be travelling at least two basketball court lengths before the driver can even hit the brake. However, the good news is there are much, much better drivers who have everything that human drivers…

We’ve all googled recipes from actual chefs and cooks on the internet, but have you ever tried recipes whipped up by a machine? AI recipes, or artificial intelligence recipes, have been flooding the internet, and, as artificial as they are, we aren’t quite so sure about the intelligence bit. “A laughable cook but a serious foodie,” as a particular writer herself put it, used SideChef’s RecipeGen AI app, which turns a photo of any dish into a recipe, to cook restaurant-like meals. While the app completely misjudged the ingredients of one photo, it whipped up a complicated cooking process for…

When cryptocurrency was in its nascent stages, mining was feasible from home due to low mining difficulties… As the landscape evolved drastically and sophisticated technology entered the chat, miners now face immense challenges of acquiring technical know-how, securing specialised and expensive equipment, and optimising electricity rates to remain competitive. This is where cloud mining has been a boon to aspiring crypto-seekers, relieving them of the financial burdens of acquiring expensive equipment and maintaining it. This non-intensive setup, which involves renting hash power from mining farms, is ideal for miners who are deterred by the technical and financial barriers of personal…

How many of us, if we got the chance, would use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to write an essay or finish an assignment? Would it pinch your conscience? On the other hand, what’s worse is working hard on your class assignment to write an entirely original piece of work, only for your work to be called out and accused of being AI-generated. The AI crisis is dual-sided, it has reached education, and it’s real. Image Courtesy The Evolving Landscape of AI Cheating Just one week after ChatGPT made its way into the world in November 2022, The Atlantic made a…

Drones have always conjured up images of futuristic cities, but how much of it is possible? With the advent of smart cities, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a.k.a. drones, are expected to play a critical role in enabling and managing the environment of smart cities, not only providing connectivity but also other services such as awareness, traffic management, etc. for public safety. All over the world, everyone from law enforcement to utility providers is seeking an increased usage of drones to provide citizens with a safe and better quality of life. Drones, on the other hand, have always conjured up images…

According to this International Energy Agency (IEA) report, the global power consumption by data centres was nearly 415 TWh (terawatt-hours) in 2024… To give it some perspective, it accounted for a whopping 1.5% of the entire world’s electricity consumption for the year. When generative AI (artificial intelligence) burst onto the scene, it was hard to imagine that it would be a power guzzler – but it’s undeniable. With generative AI asking for more power as each day passes, data centres are looking for cleaner energy solutions. So, what’s coming to the rescue? An unlikely ally – photonics technology, which promises…

Ah, passwords. The key to our digital souls, and yet so often, the bane of our very existence when breached, lost, or forgotten. Now, you might not break out the cake-and-candle routine for it, but World Password Day, which falls on the first Thursday of May every year, is an annual reminder for us to take a moment and take stock of your passwords and security and keep your accounts secure. For most of us, we’re sure that the evolution towards trusting our passwords with anyone but ourselves has taken a good, long while. From keeping it all in our…

Hacking is a term that’s never associated with anything good, especially in today’s tech attacks-driven world. However,… Ethical hackers do exist, using hacking techniques for good and hacking the hackers. Ethical hacking might sound like a contradiction, but is a rather critical component of enterprise cybersecurity today. It’s basically an authorized attempt to gain unauthorized access to data, applications, or a computer system using the actions and strategies usually used by malicious attackers. The objective? To help identify security vulnerabilities that can be resolved before malicious entities have the opportunity to exploit the enterprise in the first place. If you’re…