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Robo-taxis, privacy committees and wearables to augment intelligence
·Technology & the Future

Robo-taxis, privacy committees and wearables to augment intelligence

May 04, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Tesla’s robo-taxi networks, Facebook’s privacy positions, Microsoft’s Blockchain partnership, wearables, carbon sucking plants and more

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No country for old people
·Economy, Policy & Society

No country for old people

They are educated, retired, and well to do. Yet digital technology has left them behind. What’s behind this digital divide?

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

How do you keep track of your changing customer needs?
·Business & Strategy

How do you keep track of your changing customer needs?

The digitisation wave and Andy Grove’s strategic inflection points, Clayton Christensen on understanding the customer’s jobs to be done, disruptive technologies, optimising board composition in the digital era, and understanding “phygital”

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The future of food, social media platforms and facial recognition
·Technology & the Future

The future of food, social media platforms and facial recognition

April 27, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Sri Lanka’s social media ban, Beyond Meat IPO, facial recognition, employee activism, robot rights and more

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Behind Naresh Goyal’s wilful blindness
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Behind Naresh Goyal’s wilful blindness

Naresh Goyal’s miscalculations, how technology amplifies human bias and what makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial

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How entrepreneurs learn
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

How entrepreneurs learn

Large established firms have a tough task in embedding entrepreneurial thinking inside the firm. Because it means rewiring the way leaders think about the future

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

India doesn't have a jobs crisis, it has a wages crisis
·Economy, Policy & Society

India doesn't have a jobs crisis, it has a wages crisis

Is technology killing jobs? And can India use technology to create jobs? Teamlease’s Manish Sabharwal says, our problem is providing a living wage, not jobs. We need to worry about improving productivity through the application of land, labour, and capital—and not so much the impact of automation

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Exploring black holes, space, and mapping Earth
·Technology & the Future

Exploring black holes, space, and mapping Earth

April 14, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: the science behind the black hole photo; how Facebook is mapping Earth; private rocket science; data and privacy; the future of jobs; and EVs path to profitability

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Death of the white shirt?
·Business & Strategy

Death of the white shirt?

The millennials’ love for selfies is driving a change in what sells in apparel stores—and the rise of Jawed Habib

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Are you a jackal or a giraffe?
·Economy, Policy & Society

Are you a jackal or a giraffe?

This Week: Marshall Rosenberg on nonviolent communication, Barack Obama on the lessons from his presidency, deep listening, Andreessen Horowitz, why private business corporations need reform, and more

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Private profit vs. public good: A case for repurposing capitalist enterprises
·Economy, Policy & Society

Private profit vs. public good: A case for repurposing capitalist enterprises

Private business corporations, the central tool of capitalism, need reform. We need to rethink the purpose of the corporation, the principle of limited liability, and the idea of who owns the enterprise

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Arun Maira

Arun Maira

Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission

The bias in technology
·Technology & the Future

The bias in technology

April 06, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Tech’s complicated relationship with government; robots, drones and anti-drones; and environmentally cool food

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The fight to stay relevant
·Business & Strategy

The fight to stay relevant

This Week: Rajat Gupta interview, disruption, Tesla Model 3, humans vs robots

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