Technology and operations management expert Elliott N Weiss discusses manufacturing, the trouble with too much automation, and the need to strike a balance between people and artificial intelligence with Ritwik Sharma.
India's IT/BPO story isn't over yet, believes Ganesh Natarajan.
India's IT/BPO story isn't over yet, believes Ganesh Natarajan.
The government needs to make the right policies and further execute them properly if it wants to move towards this goal
'The first year of the Modi government's second term has laid the roadmap for the future and we will embark on it with gusto,' promises Gopal Krishna Agrawal, the BJP's national spokesperson on economic affairs.
Focus has to be a lot about self-learning, says Nasscom Senior VP Sangeeta Gupta.
These games of skill with a large social component have managed the transition to a new online avatar.
'We are only talking about 65,000 H1B visas a year, it is not going to go down drastically.' 'If the number reduces and when you spread that reduction across all the top IT services companies, the impact will be marginal.'
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.
Workers of SNCF will be on strike for two days out of five every week for three months.
Where do Indian IT firms stand compared to their global peers in this journey of transformation? Ayan Pramanik seeks answers from IT services analyst Phil Fersht.
Sikka reinforces focus on automation & artificial intelligence
It said the decision was a result of the United States government's 'pro-growth economic agenda'.
The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
Niraj Bhatt discovers how a CFO 'without a finance background' made it to the corner office at TCS.
Just over 22 minutes into the flight, the rocket put Astrosat into orbit at an altitude of 650 km above the earth
'The leadership values I learnt while playing cricket in India helped me compete vigorously in the face of uncertainty -- putting the team first and bringing out the best in everybody.'
Among other things, taking note of complaints against several Chinese e-commerce players such as Shein, Ali Express etc for sending shipments as 'gifts' to customers in India and avoiding duties, the government has now mandated that all e-commerce sites and apps must have a registered business entity. This will be the importer on record and subject to customs rules, report Subhayan Chakraborty, Neha Alawadhi and Karan Choudhury.
At a time of massive job losses that is what the much-vaunted Indian IT sector needs. Ritwik Sharma reports.
Digital assistants are a gateway to powerful artificial intelligence tools
Indian IT giants are outstanding companies with great management teams, but they have been held hostage by their past success.
Hetmyer smacked three sixes and eight fours in his entertaining knock, helping his side chase down a modest target of 128.
In new year message, Sikka warns staff of automation, Premji talks of Wipro's core values
March was the first full quarter for Infosys under its new CEO Salil Parekh.
Apart from around 40 Japanese companies and five global vendors of MG Motor India, many other biggies are eyeing Gujarat for either greenfield opportunities or brownfield expansion.
With a debt of several thousand crore rupees, there's no chance the government can attract any buyer unless it cleans up the balance sheet, says Anjuli Bhargava.
HealthifyMe is an app that connects users to fitness trainers virtually, motivate them on goals.
Edward Hess, Professor of Business Administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence, Darden School of Business, discusses the growth of technology and the challenges it creates for organizations with Sangeeta Tanwar.
Over the past few months, Infosys has been battling allegations by Murthy and other former senior executives of falling corporate governance standards.
The OnePlus 7 Pro may not be a budget flagship phone, but it definitely offers the best 'value for money'.
The world's top CEOs highly recommend these books. Have you read them yet?
Mark Zuckerberg said one of his greatest regrets was that Facebook has been slow in identifying the Russian information operations in 2016.
The company has also stepped up its courtship of machine-learning PhD's, joining Google, Amazon, Facebook and others in a fierce contest
What must India do now?
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
Enormous debt isn't the only thing afflicting Air India. Its work culture is an equal culprit in its downfall.
Five inspiring women who travelled thousands of miles to Hyderabad recently to grow their business and skills share their tales of global entrepreneurship. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel listened in.
Meet the teen tech prodigy, educationist, AI expert and lover of SpongeBob SquarePants.
Patcy N/ Rediff.com had spoken to Mubarak Begum back in 2011. We republish the interview.