Tag: Technology
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”….
Big Tech Has Suddenly Flipped on the AI Jobs Wipeout Scenario
A year ago, the message from many business leaders was that AI was going to wipe out jobs. For the past month or so, tech…
Turning student ideas into real-world impact at Samsung Solve for Tomorrow
The energy at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi was palpable as winners from Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2025 programme gathered to share with…
Meta’s Cred deal showcases new playbook: take stake, hire the founder
Meta‘s $900 million investment in Cred and the appointment of the fintech’s founder Kunal Shah as WhatsApp‘s new global head are the latest in a…
Sundar Pichai’s address, Amazon’s influence, and Meta being Meta
Cognitive warmup. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, went to deliver the 2026 Commencement Address at Stanford University. If I am to look beyond…
Wired Wisdom: 6G milestone, your Apple devices, and playing F1 25: 2026 Season Pack
Opening thoughts. A 6G milestone has been achieved in Japan, with researchers from the Tokushima University finding a way to transmit data at a speed…
The cost, and the value of intelligence
Cognitive warmup. A Pizza Hut franchise, which operates more than 110 Pizza Hut outlets in North America, is suing the restaurant giant for using AI…
India’s spam conundrum, and Amkette proves all mice matter
Opening thoughts. WD, formerly Western Digital, has done something rather interesting. They’ve made the industry’s first post-quantum cryptography (PQC) hard drives. These derives, called Ultrastar…
Wired Wisdom: Android, desktop charging stations, and ESET uncovers CallPhantom
Opening thoughts. Microsoft Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is overhauling the company’s gaming unit. She needs to wield the wrecking ball too, because Microsoft had let…