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Shadma Shaikh

Independent journalist

Shadma Shaikh is an independent technology journalist covering internet platforms, app economy and digital culture. She is also the co-founder of FactorDaily, a social-impact focused newsroom

ARTICLES BY SHADMA SHAIKH

Illustration by Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint.

How India’s informal watchdogs are cleaning up consumer brands

9 min read . 29 Jan 2026

Rather than relying on gut feel, AI systems parse repayment patterns, contact histories and demographic data to sort borrowers into behavioural profiles.

AI bots rewrite the rules of India’s debt recovery industry

9 min read . 09 Dec 2025

Illustration by Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint

Viral scams and voice clones: The high-stakes battle to tame deepfakes

9 min read . 30 Nov 2025

Enterprises across sectors are rushing to automate their call centres with voice AI. (ISTOCKPHOTO)

As AI takes the mic, India’s cloud telephony firms step up

10 min read . 25 Nov 2025

Prashant Sachan, founder of Sri Mandir. In July, the startup raised ₹175 crore in a Series C funding round.

Faith-as-a-Service: Inside India’s digital puja boom

10 min read . 02 Nov 2025

Data annotation firms are driving the shift, moving from volume-based labelling to expert-led AI training.

India’s quiet new export: brains behind AI

10 min read . 12 Oct 2025

Sandhya Devanathan, vice president of Meta in India and Southeast Asia. (Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint)

How WhatsApp is becoming the gateway to a billion Indians

11 min read . 21 Sept 2025

A few clicks on Facebook or Instagram can lead to sellers openly advertising “second series” or “high copy” notes. (Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint)

From Dhule to your phone: Fake ₹500 notes are going viral online

12 min read . 11 Sept 2025

Fine-tuning models like Gemma allow Indian startups to solve problems in sectors such as agriculture and education. (Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint)

Inside India’s dual AI playbook: Fine-tuning Google, building its own

10 min read . 17 Aug 2025

A chip designed by Mindgrove Technologies. The startup’s chips can be locally programmed, audited and secured.

Inside India’s offline AI bet, and the startups powering it with smarter chips

9 min read . 22 Jul 2025

AI-powered solutions can ease the burden on frontline workers and bring consistency to child health assessments.

Smartphones, not stethoscopes: AI’s quiet revolution in rural India infant care

10 min read . 06 Jul 2025

India’s internet is starting to look and sound different.

Speak easy: How AI is giving voice to millions of Indians online

9 min read . 16 Jun 2025

A file photo of Yulu Miracle bikes parked at Connaught Place in New Delhi. When it launched, the low-speed electric bikes were aimed at short commutes in metro cities. (Bloomberg)

How India’s quick commerce boom gave Yulu a second life—and ₹100 crore revenue

11 min read . 27 May 2025

A file photo of Tarun Mehta, chief executive officer, and Swapnil Jain, chief technology officer of Ather Energy. The company was incubated at the IIT Madras Research Park.

Ather Energy IPO: India's Tesla of two-wheelers vs Ola Electric. Who will win?

11 min read . 05 May 2025

Deep science innovation, like drug discovery or medical imaging, is about orthogonal disciplines coming together.

Inside India's deeptech struggle: Slow capital, hard science, and SaaS hangover

9 min read . 27 Apr 2025

Illustration by Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint

Inside India’s underground network of fake e-commerce reviews

11 min read . 08 Apr 2025

Opinion trading apps such as Probo, MPL Opinio, Big Cash, and Playerzpot, among others, allow users to place bets on the outcomes of real-world events. (Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint)

Young Indians are getting addicted to ‘opinion trading’, and losing huge sums

11 min read . 25 Mar 2025

A file photo of Amarjit Batra, managing director of Spotify India.

Spotify’s India challenge: Turning subscriptions into profits

11 min read . 10 Mar 2025

India is witnessing a broader cultural shift toward preventive and data-driven wellness. (Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint)

How biohacking is helping Indians suffering from diabetes and heart disease

15 min read . 23 Feb 2025

Paras Chopra (left) and Sparsh Gupta, co-founders, Wingify. (Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint)

From bedroom to boardroom: How Wingify bootstrapped its way to success

10 min read . 04 Feb 2025