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Women at work: Can we bridge the gender pay gap once and for all?
Income disparity is a result of systemic biases, socio-cultural norms, and low representation of women at the workplace, which companies can address by being more intentional about equity, and the government, through policy change
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How China's growing supply chain constraints are giving Apple's India play a big boost
The attention to India is very high now for the smartphone manufacturer thanks to the government's production-linked incentive. The push towards localisation in the country has helped Apple in its domestic sales too
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Why adtech needs to focus on privacy-compliant personalisation
While data owners and processors are making significant investments towards technologies that help them get data, very little is being done by them today that mitigates risks while using it
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Square peg in a round hole: Meet LeadSquared, India's first unicorn without VC money
How sales automation SaaS platform sharply focussed on India, roped in a clutch of angels and PEs and barged into the coveted $1 billion-valuation club
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Genrobotics: Scaling up while cleaning up
The Kerala-based robotics startup, which began with machines to clean sewers, is growing in size and scope while doing social good
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The necessary 5G gamble for telcos
The entry of enterprises into the 5G technology ecosystem increases revenue uncertainties for telcos. The 5G rollout is imminent by 2022-end, but monetising this is going to be tough
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World Refugee Day: 10 biggest displacements in recent years
From the Syrian and Afghan civil wars to the Taliban regime, the Ukraine war, and more—here are the biggest refugee crises of the world in recent times
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Can edtech replace classroom teaching?
Few sectors, like banking and payments, can replace the physical with the digital. But there are many sectors where digital is at best a supplement. Like education, where tech tools and platforms are excellent value-adds for personalised learning but probably not a replacement for classroom teaching
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Our top reads of the week
From learning in the metaverse to Audi Q8 review, here are our most-read stories of the week
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Why gaming companies are acquiring adtech firms and capabilities
More and more gaming companies in India are acquiring adtech firms or building capabilities to get hold of first-party data and offer better ROI to advertisers. Here's how it works
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Cloud computing is India's strongest tech skill, data skills need more attention
Coursera's Global Skills Report 2022 shows that India lags in data science skills but is improving on its skills in tech—a sector estimated to create 28 million jobs by 2025