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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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The Big Picture: Irina Ghose at Microsoft on pivots, promises and co-pilots
In today's episode, we catch up with Irina Ghose, a 22-year veteran at Microsoft, who was recently elevated to the role of managing director of Microsoft India and South Asia. Irina spoke on a range of topics, from the pace at which change is happening driven by technology, to her own career, which started 30 years ago with Tata Steel, her sustained interest in tech and why she took up running. We also introduce you to a couple terms that are part of Microsoft lingo, like 'landing execution' and 'tech intensity'
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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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Data is the first step to commercialise sport: Megha Gambhir
Gambhir, the co-founder and CEO of Stupa Sports Analytics, uses tech to help players and coaches improve the game through performance analytics. Now she has the ITTF and multiple international federations on her client list
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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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15 years of the Infosys Prize: A conversation with Kris Gopalakrishnan
This year, the Infosys Prize turns 15. Over the years, this prize has risen in stature for putting a spotlight on the work of mid-career scientists who've then gone on to achieve so much more, in STEM as well as the social sciences. The Infosys Science Foundation, which awards this prize in six categories, announced this year's winners yesterday. Ahead of the announcement, Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder of Infosys, and president of the foundation, sat down with Forbes India to talk about why we need to invest much more in R&D
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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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The Indian tech startup that powers global table tennis
Megha Gambhir left her corporate job and set up Stupa Sports Analytics to help players and coaches improve the game through performance analytics. Now she has the ITTF and multiple international federations on her client list. Here's how she's using data to improve the sport, one shot at a time
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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