Loyalty rewards are becoming a major factor in how Indians pay, especially in sectors like food and ecommerce, says a new report by the fintech firm Phi Commerce. EMI usage is also growing in essentials like healthcare. Yet, UPI remains…
This deal creates a global leader in Intelligent Operations. The acquisition aims to enhance AI tool offerings for companies. WNS will be integrated into Capgemini’s accounts soon. This move is set to transform business processes in the era of generative…
It is a yellow blob with no brain, yet some researchers believe a curious organism known as slime mold could help us build more resilient cities. Humans have been building cities for 6,000 years, but slime mold has been around…
In this era of AI slop, the idea that generative AI tools like Midjourney and Runway could be used to make art can seem absurd: What possible artistic value is there to be found in the likes of Shrimp Jesus…
Google is investing $15 billion in Visakhapatnam for its largest AI hub outside the US. This project will boost the region’s transformation. Google CEO Sundar Pichai also anticipates quantum computing’s arrival within ten years. He believes this technology will require…
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing industries. However, jobs are not disappearing. Instead, roles are evolving. Repetitive tasks are being affected, but new opportunities are emerging. India has a strong foundation in its services sector to leverage AI. Large-scale re-skilling and…
This week we had some terrifying news from the World Health Organization: Antibiotics are failing us. A growing number of bacterial infections aren’t responding to these medicines—including common ones that affect the blood, gut, and urinary tract. Get infected with…
Used in aviation, book and claim offers companies the ability to financially support the use of SAF even when it is not physically available at their locations. As companies that ship goods by air or provide air freight related services…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The race to make the perfect baby is creating an ethical mess An emerging field of science is…
Consider, if you will, the translucent blob in the eye of a microscope: a human blastocyst, the biological specimen that emerges just five days or so after a fateful encounter between egg and sperm. This bundle of cells, about the…