Tag: tech
Studying Barbie and Ken, Samsung’s foldable momentum, and Hyundai Bluelink
Opening thoughts. Toys, realism and diversity? It took a while, but Barbie and Ken finally have a reality check to contend with. Nearly 70 years…
All about cars: Maruti Suzuki milestones, Ferrari’s order book & Xiaomi Kunlun
Opening thoughts. I must state some facts upfront: this edition of Wired Wisdom will be more about automobiles than our usual personal tech conversations, because…
Alibaba’s Qwen 3.8 Max, rogue behaviour, and rising capex leads to rising worries
Cognitive warmup. Chinese tech giant Alibaba has released the Qwen 3.8-Max, which it says is their “most capable AI model to date”. This is also…
Milestones, dual messaging, untrustworthy AI and vibes
One year ago, we sent out the very first edition of HT Neural Dispatch. Our goal was simple: we wanted to build something that didn’t…
Hyundai’s EV intent, Google Play’s India economics, and MG ADAPT
Opening thoughts. There is still a conversation to be had about public EV charging infrastructure in India. Though the situation is far better than perhaps…
Spacetech startups to ride on Skyroot’s success, early investors cash-in
It was more than just an orbital launch for Skyroot Aerospace last week. The successful first mission of the Hyderabadbased startup is expected to boost…
Gemini Spark, AI’s real money fears, and Tilly Norwood
Cognitive warmup. First things first, and I’m assuming you are on Instagram, is safeguarding your photos from AI. What happened, in typically sneaky Meta behaviour,…
Delivery Hero confirms negotiations on possible acquisition by Uber
Synopsis Delivery Hero said the potential offer would be made to all of its shareholders and that it would not comment on speculation regarding an…
Dark patterns, Gaia23bra b and analysing Mozen by Amkette Qi2 chargers
Opening thoughts. Calling all astrophiles. For the first time, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star using…
Google Pinpoint, UN’s AI mission, and Ford’s u-turn
Cognitive warmup. Google hasn’t really talked about this, but there’s a reason why I habitually call the them “the most sensible AI company, by far”….