·Technology & the Future
How tech firms are eating media
This Week in Disruptive Tech | January 27, 2021: The media business; Sangeet Paul Choudary on empowering workers; Will Clubhouse click in India
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
This Week in Disruptive Tech
A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world.
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·Technology & the Future
The age of disruptive imitation
This Week in Disruptive Tech | December 3, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Artificial Intelligence
AlphaFold; Bitcoins; and the Chinese lunar mission
This Week in Disruptive Tech | December 3, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
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·Technology & the Future
The Oxford vaccine & potato chips; edtech & WhiteHat Jr; Windows 1
This Week in Disruptive Tech | November 25, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
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·Technology & the Future
How to protect data
This Week in Disruptive Tech | November 19, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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·Technology & the Future
How UPI scaled up; What's behind Apple's Mac chips: Climate change and music
This Week in Disruptive Tech | November 4, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
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·Business & Strategy
Why ecommerce firms are hungry for brick-and-mortar
This Week in Disruptive Tech | October 28, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
Ecommerce in festive season; China’s tech war; Investing in disruptive tech
This Week in Disruptive Tech | October 21, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
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·Technology & the Future
IBM spins off tech services; UK probes Cambridge Analytica; Big Tech & AI
This Week in Disruptive Tech | October 14, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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·Technology & the Future
App store wars; Virtual commute; Digital tracing apps—too little, too late?
This Week in Disruptive Tech | October 8, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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·Technology & the Future
Google tax; An air quality solution; How to think about AI
This Week in Disruptive Tech | October 1, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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·Technology & the Future
Google Vs Paytm: How to make your battle the world’s battle
This Week in Disruptive Tech | September 23, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
Fantasy sports & future of sports; Facebook & hate speech; Contact tracing
This Week in Disruptive Tech | September 16, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
PUBG, a twist in the tale; Facebook nudge; Predictive algorithms
This Week in Disruptive Tech | September 9, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
Luminar IPO & Spacs, Tatas super app, and GM mosquitoes
This Week in Disruptive Tech | August 26, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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·Technology & the Future
Apple Vs Fortnite: It’s not just about the money
This Week in Disruptive Tech | August 20, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Economy, Policy & Society
The gig economy is evolving
This Week in Disruptive Tech | August 12, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Economy, Policy & Society
The political games: IBM, Coke & Tiktok
This Week in Disruptive Tech | August 05, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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·Technology & the Future
Sandith Thandasherry and what it takes to run a boat on solar power
This Week in Disruptive Tech | July 29, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Artificial Intelligence
Why we are fascinated—and scared—by AI
This Week in Disruptive Tech | July 22, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
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·Technology & the Future
Facebook, Google and Jio—the China Playbook
This Week in Disruptive Tech | July 15, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
What Richard Feynman can teach us about coronavirus strategy
This Week in Disruptive Tech | July 08, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
Chinese app ban: Four scenarios on how it might play out
This Week in Disruptive Tech | July 01, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
How to experiment for the new new world
This Week in Disruptive Tech | June 24, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
GoSocial, facial recognition and laws, deepfakes
This Week in Disruptive Tech | June 17, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
Can Jio scale its apps; from rough sketch to photo-real; automation’s limits
This Week in Disruptive Tech | June 10, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
SpaceX launch; internet and free speech; one nation, one card
Disruptive Tech Weekly | June 03, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on how technology is shaping the future, here in India and across the world
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Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
Picasso and the race to develop coronavirus vaccine
The amazing ability of living systems to respond to the abstract might help scientists find vaccines for coronavirus faster than before. Plus a roundup of the global effort to minimise the spread of the disease
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
Product, pricing and philosophy
February 17, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology. In this issue: Swiggy’s partnerships, Tesla’s pricing and Silicon Valley’s fascination with Yuval Harari
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
The ambitious and their enemies
January 07, 2020: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Oyo’s pitfalls on the fast track, He Jiankui and gene editing, Facebook’s efforts to build an operating system, micro-mobility, and Digital India's tech gaps
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Business & Strategy
The difficulty of cross-selling
How far can businesses push the power of platforms to sell new types of products? The past week offered some interesting pointers
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
Bias in algorithms, patients' data and zombie capital
November 17, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Apple Card and bias, Google and health data, and do VCs matter
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
The promise and perils of breakthroughs
November 09, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Drones, quantum computing, and gene editing
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
Why things fail
September 15, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: MIT & Epstein; genetically modified mosquitoes; cure for AIDS; man-machine interface, and Big Tech in elections
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
The long play
September 8, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Chandrayaan 2, Jio’s business plan, deepfakes, artificial intelligence, and the problem with Big Data
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
The lessons of history
August 30, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Aadhaar-based eKYC, facial recognition, intuition and rationality, US-China tech war, and platform responsibility
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
The man and the machine
August 19, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: AI-assisted app development, solar roads, biofuels, micro ATMs and brain-AI integration
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
The balancing act
July 9, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Nudge vs. boost, Superhuman fiasco, Monopoly’s origins, Amazon’s liability and problems with brain restoration
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
Technology is politics
July 3, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Huawei, AltSchool, Sidewalk Labs, Chernobyl and mobile market
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
What, me trust?
June 24, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Deepfakes, Facebook’s Libra, CRISPR, Slack IPO and Oxford University
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
The cobra effect and other stories
June 8, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Clean energy, AI ethics, Facebook, gene editing and more
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
The importance of asking the right question
June 2, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Uber’s impact on taxi drivers, Ather Energy, Huawei, AI pizza checker and more
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
How do you eat an elephant?
May 26, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: How X bridges tech-policy gap; data ownership; election predictions; Facebook and insurance frauds
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
The hyperlocal WhatsApp strategy, policy windows and AI food tasters
May 10, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. Also in this issue: gene editing to prevent heart attack, and what North Korea's radio-tochkas show us about Big Tech's privacy violations
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
Managing yourself, and the world
March 26, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Enhancing human performance, designing for the future, consent brokers
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
When we ask machines to do our work
March 19, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: AI’s impact on surgical skills, air crashes, electric vehicles and data for public good
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
The bad thing about good things and the good thing about bad
March 13, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Facebook’s new vision; Elizabeth Warren’s new proposal and Reliance Jio; and the limits of the sharing economy
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Economy, Policy & Society
Who should move Facebook’s cheese?
March 5, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Facebook, 5G, and Raghuram Rajan’s ‘The Third Pillar’
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Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Technology & the Future
Technology’s unintended consequences
Feb 26, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Microsoft employees question how their work is used, why lab-grown meat may not be a panacea, and China's CRISPR twins may end up with unintended modifications
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Artificial Intelligence
AI as a global public good, a digitised world, and why philosophy matters
Feb 19, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: artificial intelligence, augmented reality, ethics in tech
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel