Is edtech functioning as it should in the classroom?
A new generation always gravitates towards technology. Remember when we used to wait for computer class, just to get to...
Who are the new beneficiaries of the sharing economy?
In this age of having electronic communication on our finger tips, there is no doubt that the sharing economy has...
Picking apart polyglottal practices on the web
Currently, our planet speaks 7,097 languages. Twenty percent of the approximately 7.5 billion people living on the planet, around 1.5...
Where is my flying car‽
What do Back to the Future, Star Trek, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets have in common? They allow us to dream...
What’s your buzz? Decoding Jargonaut technobabble
You must have heard of DevOps, a set of software development practices that brings together software development and information technology...
Tech and abuse: how technology is tainted by social bias
If a technology promotes social bias, should we keep it around? All technical developments reflect the society in which it...
The entertainment awards wars: streaming vs cinema experience
Recently, revered filmmaker Steven Spielberg has expressed his discomfort at Netflix’s film Roma winning the Oscar for Best Picture. According...
What the devil is angel tax and how is it building economies?
There is a reason investors investing in startups are called ‘angels’. The capital and the support that they empower startups...
Embracing the power of Earth with green geothermal energy
As we constantly look for green sources of energy to carry on as we do on this planet without hurting...
Why the dual-class stock structure is popular with tech companies
With its recent IPO filing with the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), ride-hailing company Lyft ensures that its co-founders, Logan Green...
Is it OK for corporations to piggyback social causes to expand?
Can we really expect profit-oriented corporations that piggyback on social causes to have the best interests of developing nations when...
The evolution of ewallets: history, benefits and withdrawals
Click, click, click, and those shoes are yours. Doesn’t matter that you weren’t carrying cash or your debit card, or...
How we got to 5G and what it means
5G has been heralded with a lot of fanfare for a long time now. Most of 2018 was abuzz with...
Ebooks for building healthy reading habits among Africa’s youth
In 2016, a high school teacher in South Africa realized that her students were not connecting with their books. To encourage...
Why should my robot look like me?
If we want robots to do things that we as humans can’t, then shouldn’t robots look and function differently from...
Southeast Asia is lighting up with smart cities
Southeast Asia is home to some of the fastest growing cities. Governments and organizations in the region are doubling their...
Adding that ‘cool’ quotient to a once disparaged industry, real estate consulting
India has been the land of IT (information technology) for a while now. The introduction of startups might have opened...
Social media is the new dais for Asian elections
Asian countries, such as India, Thailand, and Indonesia are all starting an election year and are banking on social media...
How gender lens investing is becoming a roaring business trend
When Prince Charles announced a $100 million fund with the aim of reaching thousands of women and girls in South...
