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Why the NASA-ISRO joint mission, NISAR, is monumental
Set to launch in early 2024, the space mission will cost a total of $1.5 billion. Its aim is to study natural vegetation patterns and also disturbances to the ecosystem, including earthquakes, volcanos and so on. Suyash Singh, founder of GalaxEye, which makes earth imaging technology for satellites, explains to us in layman terms how this advanced technology will work, and what its far reaching impact on climate change might be
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New regulations to prevent deepfakes: How will they work?
After a spate of worrying viral deepfake videos, the government is now seeking to regulate their spread. By next week, the government will reportedly have drawn up an action plan to prevent the uploading and sharing of malicious deepfakes, with financial penalties for both creators and social media platforms that enable their proliferation. How will this work in practice? Santosh Jinugu, partner at Deloitte India and cyber risk expert, takes us through the news
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Tata Technologies IPO: Is it worth it?
Tata Group's first public issue in nearly 20 years opened on Wednesday, and was fully subscribed within minutes. While it's been off to a flying start, with great excitement around it, analysts also have some key concerns. Nasrin Sultana helps us navigate through them, and also through what's in favour of the company
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What the OpenAI saga shows us about Microsoft—and Satya Nadella's—dominance
After much drama at what is perhaps the most famous AI company today, OpenAI, it emerged on Nov. 20 that ousted CEO Sam Altman might join Microsoft. Jaspreet Bindra, founder of Tech Whisperer, a consultancy in the UK, and former chief digital officer of Mahindra Group, helps us make sense of the ever-evolving story, and offers some perspective on why, regardless of the outcome, Nadella's Microsoft is poised to rule big tech
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The World Cup 2023 Post Mortem: Where does Rohit Sharma's team go from here?
It's the day after India's heartbreaking loss as we record this episode, and we regroup for a thorough analysis of the tournament that was. Forbes India's cricket experts, Kathakali Chanda and Kunal Purandare discuss their highlights from this most special tournament, and focus on what's coming next for the all-star Indian team
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Cricket World Cup Part 2: What's the future of the ODI format?
India's ICC Cricket World Cup finals match against Australia on November 19 set another world record for peak concurrent viewers. Broadcaster Disney Hotstar had over 59 million viewers watching the match, breaking the previous record of 53 million viewers set also during the world cup when India played New Zealand in the first semi-final. In part two of their conversation, Forbes India's Kathakali Chanda and Network18's group editor for sports, K Sriniwas Rao, talk about the future of the 50-over one day cricket format
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Cricket World Cup Part 1: How India built up its pace machine
India faces Australia in the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup tournament on November 19, with millions of desi fans hoping to wipe out the memory of the 2003 defeat. In part one of this two-part conversation Forbes India's Kathakali Chanda and Network18's Group Editor — Sports, K Sriniwas Rao, bring you the story of how three people put together India's formidable pace line up that's helped the team to a 10-victory surge into this year's finals
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What's up with IT services staffing, as the global slowdown hits remote work?
In a letter circulated yesterday, NITES, a union in Pune seeking to organise India's six million plus IT and BPO workforce, blamed Tata Consultancy Services for asking some staff to accept transfers to various centres. Sources within the company told Forbes India that the company itself hadn't seen any complaints. In today's episode, Kamal Karanth, co-founder of Xpheno, a staffing firm and consultancy in the IT industry, in Bengaluru, explains what's happening and what the outlook is like over the next few quarters
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Can India leapfrog the eVTOL opportunity — here's what you should know
The announcement yesterday of an MoU between InterGlobe Enterprises, the company that operates India's top airline Indigo, and Archer Aviation Inc., a Silicon Valley based maker of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, to bring an air taxi service to India validates the opportunity in this market, says Vishesh Rajaram, managing partner at Speciale Invest, an active VC investor in the electric mobility sector. In this episode, Rajaram unpacks why India, and Indian companies, have a chance to become leaders here
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Inside the world of deepfakes
Earlier this week, a viral video showed actor Rashmika Mandanna entering an elevator—except it wasn't her at all. The 'deepfake' had Mandanna's face superimposed on a video that originally featured British-Indian content creator Zara Patel. Siddhartha Saxena, cofounder of AI-based startup Foyer, takes us through how this scary, absurd, futuristic technology works—and why it isn't all bad
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WeWork goes bankrupt, but India's coworking sector is at all-time high. Here's why
The global leader in shared office spaces, WeWork, has filed for bankruptcy, after years of high-octane drama at the firm. WeWork India, however, a separate entity, is profitable and on solid footing, much like the outlook for the rest of the sector. What sets India apart? Utkarsh Kawatra, Senior Director - myHQ (ANAROCK Group), and Vivek Rathi, director research, Knight Frank India tell us why they are bullish on coworking in India