I try to follow Gartner Hype Cycle for various technologies. For the uninitiated, it's a graph of emerging technologies with Visibility ("the Hype") on Y-axis and Time on X-axis. The curve has a standard pattern - the euphoria in early period leading to "Peak of Inflated Expectations", followed by "Trough of Disillusionment", "Slope of Enlightenment"... Continue Reading →
Recently the OpenAI founder (the company that is best know for ChatGPT) Sam Altman was in India for 2-3 days tour. He did multiple interviews, one of which was a long conversation with the Economic Times team. It's a very interesting conversation with lots of insights and candid views by Sam. Some of the questions... Continue Reading →
Microsoft announced earlier this week that from 15th June 2022 they would be withdrawing the support for their old internet browser Internet Explorer (IE) and the users would be directed to download their new browser Edge. This marks end of an era for IE since it existed from the beginning of Windows '95 (the first... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was a very fulfilling Sunday after a long long time! I spent good 3-4 hours in the morning at the chess club. There a friend also shared a photo from early 90's which reminded us of our chess times. You can barely see me because I was too engrossed! In the afternoon I watched... Continue Reading →
Having attended last week, a rigorous 3-day workshop on various new technologies, including Blockchain and Bitcoin, this article comes as a perfect reminder of some of the dangers of technology we discussed during the sessions. Blockchain is the new buzzword in the world of technology and people are still trying to figure out the best... Continue Reading →
Amazing how data analytics is transforming sports performance. Fascinating video!
Technology without emotions!!! ☺️
If you are a fan of Hindi Pop music (which I am not. Hindi Pop is similar to Indian Chinese food...it's Indian. Chinese is for namesake. Similarly, Hindi Pop is just Hindi song, Pop part is misleading!), you might remember a song composed and sung by Pakistani singer Adnan Sami - Mujhko Bhi To Lift... Continue Reading →
I came across a couple of interesting articles on Reliance Jio (Mukesh Ambani's $38 billion "start-up") suggesting that the accounting practices (just like a lot of other things at the Ambani Group) could be dubious. I want to write something on valuation and Indian equity markets since a long time...meanwhile do read this article. Ambani’s... Continue Reading →
Read this news about Infosys and thought of sharing Quick Thoughts (Mini-Read). Here is the Infosys news in today's Times of India. So Vishal Sikka wanted to position Infy as a Product company and the rest of the management/owners didn’t. Interesting...this is a huge strategic shift and will define in couple of decades who was... Continue Reading →
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