• Debunking the ‘billionaire = genius’ myth

    Not all rich people are geniuses – most of them are just lucky.  Professor and author Brian Klass joins us to debunk a common misconception about wealth – that all those who have it are smarter than average. Klass uses probability to explain that though this is an easy assumption to make, it’s technically not correct.  He points to Elon Musk as a case study, noting that while Musk’s skills have contributed to his achievements, his success also depends on his pre-existing...

  • Big Tech: After long peace, Big Tech faces US antitrust reckoning

    After more than a decade of leaving Big Tech largely to itself, US antitrust enforcers have cranked up the heat, with several high-profile cases underway that could radically change the way the industry's giants do business.Launched under both the Trump and Biden administrations, five major cases from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are moving forward against major US technology companies -- including two against Google that could see the company split...

  • New venture capital firm Synapses to invest in climate tech, health tech startups

    IIT alumni and veteran investors Ruchira Shukla and Karthik Chandrasekar have launched Synapses, a venture capital firm aiming to invest in climate tech and health tech startups.While Shukla earlier led South Asia investments for World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), Chandrasekar had founded early-stage climate fund Sangam, backed by Shell Foundation and USAID.With a fund size of $125 million (about Rs 1,040 crore), Synapses aims to support science, technology, engineering...

  • Women participation in tech roles in non-tech sectors to grow by 24.3% by 2027: report

    Women's participation in technology roles in non-tech businesses is expected to grow by nearly a quarter by 2027 across all levels, including freshers, junior, mid-senior, leadership, and C-Suite levels, a report said on Wednesday. The tech women's participation rate in non-tech industries stood at 19.4 lakh workforce in 2023, which is expected to grow by 24.3% to 24.1 lakh employees by 2027, TeamLease Digital's report - Women at the Heart of India's Digital Evolution, has revealed. With only...

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  • Wikimedia Tech Safari Program

    Wikimedia Tech Safari Program GIF. Attribution: Kaffzz ( CC-BY-SA 4.0) Hey there, are you an African tech enthusiast? Here is all you need to know about a tech program that seeks to engage, inform,

  • Deep Tech Trends and Opportunities in 2024

    Venture-capital investment in deep tech has doubled over the last decade. This article details deep-tech trends to watch, such as biotech and AI semiconductors.

  • States urged to invest in tech for employment

    State governments have been advised to invest in technology to reduce the rate of unemployment in the country. According to the National Bureau of Statistics in its Labour Force Survey released in February 2024, Nigeria’s unemployment rate surged to 5.0 per cent in the third quarter of 2023 from 4.2 per cent in the previous Read More

  • China's green-tech manufacturing powerhouse

    China has extended its manufacturing domination to clean energy industries in recent years, alongside a global push for climate change action, but that is starting to worry the United States, Europe and others. Washington is especially concerned about "overcapacity", where Chinese subsidies to industries such as solar, electric vehicles and

  • Sananda Maitreya: ‘I hypnotised myself into believing I was a genius’

    The pop-soul singer takes your questions on name changes, musical touchstones, the transformative power of amateur boxing, and not dating Charlize TheronDo you stand by your claim that [debut album] Introducing the Hardline is as significant as Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band? VerulamiumParkRangerI said a lot of shit, but Muhammad Ali was one of my heroes, and I similarly realised that if you say outrageous things, it gets attention. As a young artist, you’ve got to get your work heard...

  • Tech layoffs: Google and Rivian both cut jobs

    The job cuts continue at Google and Rivian as both companies further trimmed their workforces Wednesday, part of a larger trend of layoffs in the tech industry this year. Google laid off an unspecified number of workers, though the cuts were not company-wide. The company classified them as a reorganization that was part of the normal course of business. Affected employees will be able to apply for internal roles. Google did not confirm or deny a report from Business Insider that teams in...