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Politics

Can Democrats and Big Tech Get Back Together?

The party of Clinton and Obama has long supported the kind of globally integrated economy that has fueled Silicon Valley’s prosperity.

5 min read13 Apr 2025
AI

Are we on the cusp of AGI, as Musk suggests? There’s reason for doubt

The fact remains that as AI models get more efficient with every passing day, many of us wonder when AI will surpass humans. In many areas, AI models have already done so but they certainly cannot think or emote like humans.

6 min read24 Feb 2025
Budget

Budget 2025 technology announcements: From AI to TVs, phones, deep-tech startups, GCCs and telecom, six key takeaways

The budget aims to enhance India’s tech economy through customs duty hikes, a deep-tech fund, and an AI education centre. Measures include increasing customs duty on flat panel displays, exemptions for battery manufacturing, and support for localization.

7 min read1 Feb 2025
Opinion

America’s H-1B visa is vital to US interests—and suits India too

The brouhaha in the US over Indian techies, who often enter via this visa, is misguided. The truth is that the US economy—its information technology industry especially—needs skilled workers from India.

5 min read15 Jan 2025
News

Chip stocks slip, keeping European

EUROPE-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-Chip stocks slip, keeping European shares muted ahead of data-heavy week

2 min read26 Aug 2024
News

G-7 Summit in Japan: Top issues that leaders need to discuss during their meeting

Leaders of some of the world’s most advanced economies gather in the Japanese city of Hiroshima from Friday facing a clutch of collective challenges.

6 min read18 May 2023
Companies

Q4 preview: IT firms may witness seasonally weak quarter; revenue, margins likely muted

In its preview research report, ICICI Direct analysts said that Q4 is seasonally weak for IT companies on account of fewer working days, some additional furloughs in January.

4 min read9 Apr 2023
News

‘Humans were free when…’: IAS officer shares thoughtful tweet on tech dependence

An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Awanish Sharan shared a post on his official Twitter handle saying how life was much simpler before the launch of smartphones and shiny gadgets.

1 min read25 Feb 2023

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Budget

The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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