Data

Cyber risk insurance is prevalent to cover losses due to cyber attacks (Photo: iStock)

Take cover against cyber attacks

1 min read . 13 Oct 2019

The August IIP data, which declined to — 1.1%, indicates that the risk of slowdown is likely to reflect in Q2 corporate earnings

Market Outlook: Inflation data, Q2 results may keep equities jittery

2 min read . 13 Oct 2019

As India gets to the final stage of conceptualizing its data protection future, it would do well to examine alternate models and facilitate its inclusion into law (iStock)

Ex Machina

Opinion | We need a new way to deal with data protection issues

4 min read . 08 Oct 2019

India is trying to draw on the benefit of digital transformation that Big Tech companies bring without letting them abuse their position. (istockphoto)

India takes baby steps towards tech regulation

5 min read . 06 Oct 2019

From Tim Berners-Lee’s (above) personal data store project to Nandan Nilekani’s account aggregators, entrepreneurs are thinking out of the box for an emerging age of data privacy. (Gettyimages)

Evolution of business models in the era of privacy by design

3 min read . 06 Oct 2019

According to an article in the Financial Times, many people who move into the field of data science are able to do so without formal training at traditional institutes of higher learning (iStock)

IT Matters

Opinion | Why the newly minted data scientist wants a new job

4 min read . 30 Sep 2019

Depending on the size of a city, its population and infrastructure, the opportunities for data monetization could be enormous.

Opinion | City data monetization could help our development road map

4 min read . 18 Sep 2019

The government has been successful in creating an Open Government Data (OGD) platform, data.gov.in, for the support of open data (Bloomberg file)

Opinion | City data monetization could help our development roadmap

4 min read . 18 Sep 2019

At the Forge incubator in Coimbatore, startups pitch to military personnel as well as learn first-hand about soldiers’ requirements on the field.

Defence ministry takes a shot at the startup game

5 min read . 15 Sep 2019

Alex Pompe says Facebook don’t publish this social network data to humanitarian organisations as the absolute truth

How data is helping Facebook provide disaster management maps?

3 min read . 15 Sep 2019

The original formulation of data as 'the new oil', however, was not about finitude (Mint file)

Opinion | Data isn’t oil

1 min read . 13 Sep 2019

Indian firms collect, share individuals’ data with third parties in dubious ways

1 min read . 12 Sep 2019

Vasant Dhar, the founder of a $400 million hedge fund and a pioneer of AI investing. Bloomberg

Investors now turn to data science as markets go mad

4 min read . 11 Sep 2019

The total number of women holding PAN has been steadily rising over the last few years

What PAN data indicates about women empowerment

1 min read . 11 Sep 2019

Colonial administrators decided they needed technology that could elicit truth from available evidence independent of the testimony of witnesses (Photo: iStock)

Ex Machina

Opinion | Forensic DNA technology and the miasma of distrust

4 min read . 10 Sep 2019

Overall inflation is not predicted to rise above that goal until early next year. (Photo: Mint)

India services growth slows in August on weaker demand - PMI

1 min read . 04 Sep 2019

There is no straight line between ordering multinational companies to keep data in the country and magically developing AI prowess (iStock)

Ex Machina

Opinion | It’s better to use incentives than diktats to develop AI

4 min read . 03 Sep 2019

P. Chidambaram at a special court in New Delhi (Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Watch: Chidambaram mocks govt on 5% GDP growth

1 min read . 03 Sep 2019

From the 30-share basket, 28 scrips suffered losses (Photo: Reuters)

Five reasons why investor wealth plunged a staggering ₹2.5 tn on Tuesday

3 min read . 03 Sep 2019

The announcement Friday of 5% GDP growth in the June quarter showed the economy growing at its weakest pace in six years. (Photo: Mint)

Opinion | Bank mergers are no silver bullet for India

3 min read . 02 Sep 2019