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Robot in board room? WEF survey says possible by 2025!

Robot in board room? WEF survey says possible by 2025!

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

Robots and artificial intelligence machines may find their way to the corporate board rooms in the next ten years

Review: 916 is very preachy

Review: 916 is very preachy

Rediff.com12 Nov 2012

916 ends up just being preachy at the cost of telling a good story.

The legend of Tesla's Elon Musk explained in 10 tweets

The legend of Tesla's Elon Musk explained in 10 tweets

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

The comparison to Iron Man is common.

Be warned: Is your child a gadget addict?

Be warned: Is your child a gadget addict?

Rediff.com21 Dec 2016

Does s/he turn violent when the gadget is taken away?

When your son is COVID-19 positive

When your son is COVID-19 positive

Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

'Most important were the breathing exercises -- whatever way you like.' 'Pranayam or just deep breathing...' 'Breathing is very, very, very, very, very, very important.'

A married man wanted to know what intercourse was!

A married man wanted to know what intercourse was!

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

On December 28, 2020, Dr Mahinder Watsa, India's noted sexologist, author and columnist passed away. Mumbai, and India, lost a unique icon who will be sorely missed.

Topsy-turvy ride for Jabong staff after Myntra merger

Topsy-turvy ride for Jabong staff after Myntra merger

Rediff.com18 Nov 2018

From almost a thousand employees, 300 have exited the firm.

Show what you have done for countries, Nadella urges MNCs

Show what you have done for countries, Nadella urges MNCs

Rediff.com11 May 2017

"In terms of local taxes, in terms of local small business productivity, local large business competitiveness, their educational outcomes, their entrepreneurial work, that's what matters," the Microsoft CEO said.

Will India ever have a successful Super App?

Will India ever have a successful Super App?

Rediff.com1 Jun 2019

From PhonePe to Jio, everyone wants to be a Super App but it is still unclear if they will actually work in India.

How TED hopes to change the world

How TED hopes to change the world

Rediff.com3 Jan 2018

'Our real future is the boy in the slum and the girl in the village.' 'We need to find the voices that can empower them to lead a better life,' TED Talks' Chris Anderson tells Niraj Bhatt.

Telcos: Beware Chinese bearing gifts!

Telcos: Beware Chinese bearing gifts!

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

'When an enemy country is looking for information to sabotage a system from a remote location, they can access your data, they can stop the functioning of our power plants, they can stop the functioning of critical systems in the network.' 'It is very important that we should have full control of everything in the network.' 'Most Indian companies buy from China only because of the kind of incentive they are getting.' 'By doing so, these Indian companies are exposing themselves to dangers in the coming years.'

Biden: No cause to worry for India

Biden: No cause to worry for India

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

Washington might occasionally make some noises about alleged human rights violations and related issues but commonality of interests will only see the Indo-US ties grow stronger, observes Virendra Kapoor.

'He was a Google'

'He was a Google'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

Remembering journalist extraordinaire Kanti Bhatt.

How to protect yourself from COVID-19

How to protect yourself from COVID-19

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

'The social distancing vaccine.' 'And the mask vaccine.' 'If you adhere to these two vaccines and go and meet people in a well-ventilated room -- not in an enclosed, non-ventilated, room -- you are probably going to be okay.'

Alibaug is the new WFH destination

Alibaug is the new WFH destination

Rediff.com7 Nov 2020

As ferry services increase and remote working becomes the norm, the rural beach town has turned into a sought-after refuge for city slickers from Mumbai and Pune.

Start-up India: Bloodbath on job street

Start-up India: Bloodbath on job street

Rediff.com10 May 2017

Online marketplace majors, e-grocers, Internet of Things firms, app-based companies and transport service aggregators are among those that have had to shut shop or scale down operations. Now, survival skills like upskilling and retraining will determine who makes it.

Coronavirus may lead to delayed car deliveries

Coronavirus may lead to delayed car deliveries

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

After years of giving free passes to counterparts from Korea, Japan, US in the Indian auto market, Chinese automakers had planned a major push to grab the fifth largest car market in the world. But the shutdown of factories and logistics hubs in the country following the outbreak of coronavirus is slowly constricting the business of Chinese auto majors which have recently entered India.

Meet Ajit Pai, the man at the center of the US net neutrality debate

Meet Ajit Pai, the man at the center of the US net neutrality debate

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

The chief of America's Federal Communications Commission is not a fan of net neutrality. So what's his vision of communications and digital policy in these times?

Jio plans more disruptions: 5G enabled cars and drones!

Jio plans more disruptions: 5G enabled cars and drones!

Rediff.com25 Oct 2018

Jio and Ericsson tested the limits of 5G by demonstrating multi-gigabit speeds and super-low latency capabilities that are making new offerings such as remote control of machines and 360-degree 4K video streaming.

Xiaomi expects half its sales to come from offline stores

Xiaomi expects half its sales to come from offline stores

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

In the past two years, Xiaomi has expanded its chain of offline stores across formats - 6,000 Mi Preferred Partner stores and 75 Mi Homes on a franchise-based model, besides exclusive small-format Mi Stores added last year to penetrate Tier-II, -III and -IV cities and towns.

Google changing way brain remembers information

Google changing way brain remembers information

Rediff.com15 Jul 2011

People are more likely to remember things they think they will not be able to find online and will have a harder time recalling information which they know they can easily access online.

Where do great ideas come from?

Where do great ideas come from?

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

'Originals' drive creativity and change in the world.

5 ways we can fix India's unemployment crisis

5 ways we can fix India's unemployment crisis

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

Adapting to an inevitable digital intervention is India's only hope at beating a long-standing job crisis. To do so, focus on quality education and better skill development is fundamental, says Dr Yogesh Kumar Bhatt.

'India a huge force in shaping digital future globally'

'India a huge force in shaping digital future globally'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

Some of the important campaigns of this digital literacy campaign, he said, has being held in India, where people were creating new ways to teach.

Life at ITBP's coronavirus quarantine facility

Life at ITBP's coronavirus quarantine facility

Rediff.com14 Mar 2020

'The government has made good arrangements to tackle this situation.' 'At the ITBP camp, doctors have arrived from different hospitals from every state of India.' 'They have training on how to deal with suspected coronavirus cases.' ''So I am sure India will handle the coronavirus situation well.'

The elusive search for truth in media

The elusive search for truth in media

Rediff.com3 May 2018

Is it likely that one of these days, a demand may rise that only truthful endorsement should be made in media and that if it is discovered that she or he in real life does not use that brand, punishment may follow, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Print Journalism in times of #GoCoronaGo

Print Journalism in times of #GoCoronaGo

Rediff.com4 Apr 2020

'India's print media appears to be on the ventilator, gasping for breath, cutting staff, cutting salaries, cutting editions, cutting off its hands and legs,' notes Krishna Prasad.

E-sports, breakdancing win 2022 Asian Games spots

E-sports, breakdancing win 2022 Asian Games spots

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Breakdancing, considered one of the pillars of hip-hop culture, will also make its Asian Games bow in 2022, two years before it features in the Olympics for the first time in Paris.

How I shot the viral photo of a single mother doing kanyadaan

How I shot the viral photo of a single mother doing kanyadaan

Rediff.com5 Feb 2018

Chennai-based wedding photographer Varun Suresh tells his story.

With cloud, Microsoft has real opportunity in India: Nadella

With cloud, Microsoft has real opportunity in India: Nadella

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

With the emergence of cloud computing, Microsoft has a real opportunity in India.

'Content revolution is under way in India'

'Content revolution is under way in India'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

'We are offering one year of free music and three months of free movies to a million users through MIUI8.'

What each passing year teaches us

What each passing year teaches us

Rediff.com31 Dec 2018

We are spectators who have no voice and no power to influence the giant changes being imposed on all of us, says Aakar Patel.

Pichai on how to bring the web to more people

Pichai on how to bring the web to more people

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

"I feel that this is the new power of democracy," Modi said.

5G will be rolled out by 2020

5G will be rolled out by 2020

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

India is looking at 5G technology as a major opportunity in terms of offering services tailored for rural India like telehealth, tele-education and bandwidth-heavy applications

SHOCKING! Oxford Dictionary's synonyms for women

SHOCKING! Oxford Dictionary's synonyms for women

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

In the current versions of the Oxford English Dictionary, the synonyms for "woman" include some eye-poppingly sexist words: b***h, besom, piece, bit, mare, baggage, wench, petticoat, frail, bird, biddy, filly.

TCS, Intel join hands to tap businesses

TCS, Intel join hands to tap businesses

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

Partnership will ensure that Intel's chips sell better in systems that are used by large enterprises

How to get your DREAM JOB during recession

How to get your DREAM JOB during recession

Rediff.com27 Nov 2019

It is all about learning new things. The more skills you have, the better your chances of getting hired are, says Sarita Digumarti.

If there are 70,000 cases in May...Mumbai is ready

If there are 70,000 cases in May...Mumbai is ready

Rediff.com2 May 2020

'Our preparation is based on ICMR projections, whatever preparations we have to make.' 'If they project around 70,000 is the maximum number of hospital cases by mid-May or May 30, we are preparing accordingly -- how many people will need hospitalisation.'

Top 10 job skills in demand now

Top 10 job skills in demand now

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

Experts at coding, Web development, and digital marketing, will be on every organisation's hiring list, points out Narayan Mahadevan.

#InstaInspiration: The principle that made Jeff Bezos the world's richest man

#InstaInspiration: The principle that made Jeff Bezos the world's richest man

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

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