Think twice before sending people messages of concern if we fear they’re caught in a disaster In a world saturated with dramatic disaster news, social media gets suffused with earnest messages of concern. Yet, they’re often misplaced, misdirected at those who aren’t in any danger, or worse, a distraction for anyone in the thick of a crisis.
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Startups are filing more patents than ever but this is largely about optics getting the better of innovation India’s startups have been applying for patents at a record pace, but a lack of follow-up efforts to obtain them shows that too much of it is just a marketing tactic to project an innovative image and impress investors. Here’s what India must change to fix awry incentives.
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AI can clean up and preserve musical classics but music buffs are rolling their eyes and gnashing their teeth Disney+ has enhanced old footage of The Beatles with AI, but many fans say this ‘restoration’ has crossed a line. As labels and estates race to monetize old catalogues, the line between bringing new life to beloved art and wrecking an artist’s legacy seems perilously thin.
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Affordability versus public goods: Why politics tends to put everyone on the losing side of this divide In the US as in India, political sensitivity to household expenses tilts the scale towards cash transfers. Trump’s ‘tariff funded’ cheques and Bihar’s election-driven handouts are examples. But this generosity starves budgets of badly needed money for public goods. This way, we all lose.
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India needs a robust framework to regulate AI-telecom bundling that exposes us to privacy risks AI tools bundled with telecom services may hold appeal, but what we lose in terms of privacy is especially unsettling in a context of weak protection—and liability assignment in case things go wrong. The telecom regulator should take cues from India’s AI governance guidelines to frame safety rules.
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