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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• bioethics
• human challenge study
• Covid-19 vaccine
• George Fernandes
• IBM
• Jio
• Coca-Cola
• TikTok
• Technological Disruption

And take a one question diagnostic on how you fare in delivering them

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• Brand communication
• Employee experiences
• General Electric
• Agile HR
• Coca-Cola

New age competition is hydra-headed, indirect and invisible. The best way to tame it: be obsessed about your customers

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• M-Pesa
• Facebook
• Indirect competition
• Gillette
• Cross-industry competition
• Subway
• Coca-Cola
• Apple
• Uber
• Diet Coke
• WhatsApp
• McDonald’s
• Sources of competition
• Apple Watch
• Amazon
• Chipotle Mexican Grill
• Walmart

As Mattel and Airbnb's Brian Chesky showed, an unconditional apology and self-penalization work

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• China
• Brand image
• Airbnb
• Cadbury
• Brian Chesky
• Nestle
• Coca-Cola
• Uber
• PepsiCo
• Revlon
• Negative perception
• Reputation management
• Mattel
• Sarge toy car
• Jet Airways
• Maggi