Author: Adarsh

Adarsh looks into broadcast innovations that are taking the World T20 viewing experience to the next level for cricket fans watching from home When Virat Kohli faced the formidable Pakistani team in an impossible-to-win match scenario during India’s high-octane first match, something else faced the ball for the first time: Artificial Intelligence. For the first time in the T20 World Cup, fans got to see exactly what Virat saw thanks to immersive 360-degree visualization of the field from live data fed by ICC into an AI system. 360 degree view of what Virat Kohli saw while facing Haris Rauf (Image:…

Always connected but never together. Never alone but always lonely. Adarsh explores loneliness in the age of social media Rahul just found out his next meeting is a little delayed. So as always, he takes his phone out of his pocket and opens Twitter. In a matter of seconds, he had scrolled endlessly on his timeline. Anjali is at home. She took leave to finish a bunch of household chores. But ever since her day started, all she’s been doing is scrolling away on Instagram. It has been a few hours but she shows no signs of stopping. Akash is…

As India becomes part of an elite list of countries with 5G, Adarsh covers everything you need to know about the update At the 6th Indian Mobile Congress held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of 5G Network services in the country. India joins an elite few nations like the US, Korea, UK, Japan, China, and some countries across Europe. In his address, Modi said: “New India will not remain a mere consumer of the technology but will play an active role in the development implementation of that technology. With 5G, India is setting…

Adarsh explores how a random image from a 1970s Playboy photoshoot helped in the creation of the digital image format now known as the JPEG Lena Söderberg was 20 years old in 1971 when she moved to Chicago from her native Sweden. Newly married and hungry for work, she was working as a house help for one of her affluent relatives. As they struggled to make ends meet, her husband encouraged her to sign up with local modeling agencies. The Photoshoot in 1972 That is how Dwight Hooker – a photographer for the infamous Playboy magazine – came to approach…

With tech giants like Infosys and Wipro cracking down on moonlighting employees, Adarsh explores the pros and cons of having a second job The conversation started a couple of weeks ago when Infosys sent out an email warning its employees against dual employment. “Remember – no moonlighting – no two timing,” read the mail. It added that the company “strictly discourages dual employment” and that it could lead to termination from the job. Wipro followed that up by firing 300 employees last week for moonlighting. “It is cheating – plain and simple,” tweeted Rishad Premji, the chairman of Wipro. The…

Adarsh looks back at the first game to appear on a mobile device! The year was 2000. You were at the bus stop. Or in the supermarket with your mother. Or at your dad’s office waiting for him to get done with work. If you didn’t have your own Nokia handset yet, you would borrow your parent’s. You would click on Menu and go to Games and select Snake. And then you’d play the game for hours on end. I am sure anyone who’s ever held a Nokia phone would’ve played the game at least once. And if you’ve played…

In a post-Covid world, employees are prioritizing mental health and work-life balance over hustle culture. Adarsh finds out how. Just over a week ago, Shantanu Deshpande, the CEO of Bombay Shaving Company, posted on LinkedIn about how freshers must “put in 18 hours a day for 4-5 years”. He spoke about how he had come across a lot of “youngsters who watch random content and convince themselves that ‘work life balance, spending time with family, bla bla bla’ is important”. According to him, “it is important but not that early”. Apparently, one must “worship your work, whatever it is, from…

With climate change at the doorstep, Adarsh looks into the potential future of data centers Citing environmental concerns, operational costs and the need for superfast connectivity, major market players like Microsoft and Google are looking to shift their data centers underwater. A study by Datareportal earlier this year revealed that over 5 billion people around the world use the internet every day. In other words, 63.1 per cent of the world’s total population is accessing data online. The study also revealed that internet users are increasing at an annual rate of almost 4 per cent. This means that two-thirds of…

Adarsh explores simple ways to stay safe and avoid data breaches while working remotely in a post-pandemic age When we are working from the office, the onus is on our employers to ensure that all the data and hardware is secure. But things are a bit different when we are working from home. It is now up to us to take all the right precautions to secure our office laptops and other devices. Here are 8 cyber security tips everyone can take while working remotely: Create Strong Passwords This is as basic as it gets! Considering it is our office…

Adarsh looks into the murky area of computer monitoring software that allow employers to surveil on their employees, often without consent Jacob had a comfortable job in an IT firm that got a lot easier post Covid-19. He always loved working from home so when it became mandatory, he welcomed it with open arms. He used to finish work in half the time and had to pretend he was still occupied while he was still in office. But from home, he could do what he wanted. So he took up a couple of freelance gigs. He would do those during…