Innovation & Tech

Winning with AI – it isn’t all about the technology

Let’s see if we can use an analogy here. We all need a shiny new car. One that accelerates to 60mph in 6 seconds. Why not add IoT – automatic alerts while at it too. Voice assistant enabled chargers, anyone?……. No one – Do we have the requisite people, process, and tech for this car …

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MIT Tech Review – 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2021

Have you seen MIT Tech Reviews’ 10 breakthrough technologies of 2021? #1Messenger RNA vaccines #2GPT-3 large natural language computer models #3Lithium metal batteries that cuts the high price barriers for EVs #4Remote everything #5Multiskilled AI Twenty years ago, MIT Technology Review picked 10 emerging areas of innovation that we promised would “change the world.” This list marks 20 years …

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Life isn’t a zero sum game – wealth, technology and morals

“I want to be very wealthy when I grow up” Dad looked up, bemused, “But why, Ammu?’ “Every year since 1982, Forbes magazine has published a list of the richest Americans. If we compare the 100 richest people in 1982 to the 100 richest in 2020, we notice some big differences. In 1982 the most common source …

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Scarcity, NFTs and Community building

“You cannot right click and save a community’ That is a brilliant analogy I was just thinking about the astounding pace at which tech around us has grown – wait, not in a decade – but just over the last 4-5 years. Nothing short of magic. ************************************ Ranjani Mani #NFT #reviewswithranjani #technologiesofthefuture

Ugly baby and the Beast – The story of balancing innovation and business value

The Ugly Baby and the Beast.Innovation drives growth. Run-the-business, the bottom-line.So, what should you focus on? One of the conundrum’s leaders face is ‘how do we balance innovation with driving business value’? We all know the very famous founder of Pixar – Steve Jobs but we might not have heard of the co-founder, Ed Catmull. One …

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Web 3 – How to win the future : a16z 2021 report

“2020 for web3 was the year 2000 in internet terms” in terms of user growth. Web3 is “group of technologies that encompasses blockchain, cryptographic protocols, digital assets, decentralized finance and social platforms, NFTs, and DAOs—is the third generation of the internet” This A16z report makes some great points about the future we are headed, role …

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Trust. Web 3.0. Metaverse and the Future of Human Race – Part 1

Trust. Web 3.0. Metaverse and the Future of Human Race A Thread – Part 1 #1 If you think about it deeply, co-operation is the basis of the rise of human civilization. #2 As nomadic hunter-gatherers, our trust to watch out for each other was primarily social. Over time, this translated into ‘institutional trust’. Think …

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What is driving the Crypto Craze in India

‘Cryptocurrencies have 4 times more investors than mutual funds’ in India A CREBACO study claims that the total number of cryptocurrency investors in India is 10.5 crore with investments of over $10 billion That is as opposed to 2.6 crore unique mutual fund investors. The government, has indicated that it plans to regulate cryptocurrencies to prevent investors …

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The fascinating story of why we don’t pay for a web browser

Did you know the fascinating story behind why we don’t pay for a web browser? Or how Mozilla got its name At that point in time, accessing the internet was a closed academic thing. “The key technical people didn’t want the internet to become easy to use or graphical because that would pollute the environment” …

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