'Where will the next 200 million users that will come online in India prefer to go? Will they buy a data pack, or will they use the free Internet?' 'What will happen when most of the Internet in India is inside a walled garden?'
The way video is being watched and monetised is changing. This is the first thing that stands out as the penetration of smart TVs continues to rise.
Politics is not on the radar of 18 to 21-year-old Indians, reveals Rama Bijapurkar.
'Who has seen what Sharia is? Who knows what actual Sharia is?'
The government may not be able to put in place the Digital India Act, which aims to replace over 23 years old IT Act 2000, before the next general election, as there is not much time left for extensive consultation, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. While speaking at the Global Technology Summit 2023, the minister, however, said the rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act will be out later this month for consultation and are expected to be notified by the end of December or early January. Chandrasekhar said the existing IT Act doesn't even have the word internet, and there is a consensus that it can be safely superseded and replaced.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI), climate tech and fintech sectors will be the hot areas for venture capitalists and founders in the next year, according to the prediction by Prashanth Prakash, founding partner of the global venture capital firm Accel Partners in India and the chairperson of Karnataka Startup Vision Group. Prakash said that about $25 billion has been invested into building Gen AI globally. But a lot of that capital has not yet come to India, opening up huge opportunities for startups in the country.
Chandigarh is ranked second in both e-infrastructure and e-participation. Puducherry ranks after Chandigarh on the e-infrastructure index.
NITI Aayog member V K Saraswat said the shutdown of internet services did not have any significant impact on the economy in J-K.
'If the BJP does not change its stand, we will hope that those who are in favour of protecting Ladakh come to power.'
'Every day there are morphed, edited videos of female actors floating around on the Internet zooming into inappropriate body parts.' 'Where are we heading as a community, and as a society?'
'The whole narrative will change from TV is dying to TV-plus-digital is the future.'
Online infidelity can be addictive, according to a recent study.
From the winking girl to the dancing amputee, these people won over the Internet and our collective hearts.
'I have been trying to make a movie for seven years. I got a chance only now.' 'I have taken my script to every office from Dharma to Tips to Eros.' 'I have narrated my script to every actor possible. Nobody believed me.' 'Because of OTT, people like me are finally getting a chance to make something.'
The survey found that towns with less than 2 lakh population collectively returned a much higher number of internet users that the top four metros put together.
Here's how self-diagnosis using the Internet is harmful.
From 5G to Tesla to Covid vaccine, 10 things will shape India's future.
'And here I was, walking as a showstopper. I couldn't have imagined a more beautiful gift.'
'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.'
She also shared a video with PTI, which she had recorded at the Rafah border after reaching the Egyptian side.
This year will be the one when GenAI becomes a part of the daily lives of people around the world.
In a state where thin margins and minor swings decide electoral outcomes, nothing can be left to chance, even for those relishing the cocooned life, observes Shyam G Memon.
Digital ghosts have opened a new can of worms for digital experts.
If you have an appetite for crowds and the visual spectacle of many focused on one task or activity, a pooram will engage you, notes Shyam G Menon.
Lal Salaam is not a movie A Ganesh Nadar would recommend.
'If I cared about what is being said and written about me, then I'd get consumed by it and wouldn't have time for what I'm doing.'
'I used to mimic my friends, my teachers, my relatives and that's how it started.' 'But yes, it obviously takes some effort to be funny while performing in character.'
An open and free internet is a key contributing factor to innovation in the digital economy.
'By integrating data, research, and new insights, we are designing work environments that foster innovation, collaboration, and wellbeing.'
India and China recently held a fresh round of high-level military talks to resolve the border row that witnessed both sides agreeing to maintain "peace and tranquillity" on the ground but there was no indication of any breakthrough.
The step forward in marketing could be a move to bypass the media and towards owning it directly, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
On the release of political leaders, the functionary said the administration is taking step-by-step decisions.
'Two in three creators in India who earn money from YouTube agree that YouTube is their primary source of revenue.'
At a time when the Indian startup space is going through a funding winter, marked by investors tightening their purse strings, angel investments in fledgling firms have maintained their momentum. While overall deal volumes among startups have fallen, investment activity among the country's most-active angel investors have been relatively steady. We Founder Circle (WFC), a Mumbai-based network of angel investors, emerged as the most-active angel investment platform for the second consecutive year in 2023 with 82 investments.
Understated or elegant, flirty or playful -- whatever your style, these designers have a tip for you.
... And it's not just fear of job losses, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
'We are calling companies to set up assembly plants for mobile phones while all the components are imported.' 'Only the last turn of the screwdriver is done here. And you call it self-reliance, Atmanirbharta, etc.' 'Unless you invest in research, you will not climb up the ladder. But this government is happy getting sub-contract work.'
...Is this a virus more dangerous than Covid-19, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
For now, Bounce, Shuttl, Fab Hotels, Instamojo, Zomato, Curefit, and HealthifyMe, among others, are going for salary deductions. Most of the consumer internet start-ups, besides those who are in the grocery delivery, education tech, and video conferencing business, would ultimately lay-off people and cut back salaries.
If 4,000 workers could work round the clock for the construction of the new Parliament building, then there is no reason why all infrastructure projects too cannot follow that model, asserts Dr Sudhir Bisht.
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