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The 3-mile-long trains
We've counted compartments as they flashed by. It was a favorite occupation in childhood. Wait in eager anticipation. From the time it showed up as a…
Apr 21
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KISS has nothing to do with romance
It's a design principle. And it applies to all forms of communication. Politicians know it by instinct. There's a reason why campaign slogans are widely…
Apr 14
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Watson takes a sabbatical
When it first appeared, Watson from IBM was touted as one of the earliest advancements in AI. For everything from cancer diagnosis to scenario planning…
Apr 7
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March 2024
The guy with a monopoly on women's lips!
He's known as 'Lipstick Brother' in China In a pandemic, Li Jiaqi, sold $1.9 billion in goods on the first day of Alibaba’s annual shopping festival in…
Mar 31
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Will Priyanka Chopra speak Mandarin?
Or Korean, for that matter. Or even Russian. The evolution of subtitles and dubbing in films is going in unpredictable directions. Streaming services…
Mar 24
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A skeleton you can wear
It started off as a way of getting paralyzed people to walk. Now, it has evolved into military, healthcare and industrial solutions. The basic idea is…
Mar 17
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Canon's genuine 'counterfeit' toner
The tweet set off a firestorm. Imagine printers not being able to recognise a company's cartridges! We have all grown used to the cat and mouse games…
Mar 10
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Conversations are anything but simple
Chatbots have to simulate human conversations. And we think they're free flowing, the way dialogue is delivered in movies. In real life, they are…
Mar 3
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February 2024
The world doesn't know the man who changed it
His name is Nasir Ahmed and it won't ring a bell. But hang on a minute because it will all make sense. He went from Bangalore to the US in the early 60s…
Feb 25
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Eye drops that work like spectacles
Imagine eye drops that improve eyesight. It's the decision most people confront late into their 30s or early 40s Probably the first sign is when distant…
Feb 18
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User manuals vs the user experience
User manuals are dry and factual. They tell you how to use a product but never how the experience can be enjoyable. But we need user manuals because…
Feb 11
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Do you have a favorite coffee cup?
Or teacup, for that matter? Some people prize massive mugs that hold large amounts of coffee and nurse it for hours. So, why do we slip into these…
Feb 4
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