Author: Malavika Madgula

In the last two decades or so, artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant breakthroughs and has become an integral part of healthcare, transforming the way diseases are managed, diagnosed, and treated… From clinical decision-making to personalised treatment options, AI has been leveraging ML (machine learning) techniques and advanced algorithms to deliver novel capabilities. However, the critical question remains – how far is too far when it comes to ethical considerations of the use of AI in healthcare? What about potential AI bias, data privacy and security, informed consent, and maintaining patient autonomy? This article does a deep dive into how…

In the first quarter of 2024 alone, nearly USD 430 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen in 50 attacks… According to a report by blockchain security firm CertiK, in the first quarter of 2025 alone, more than USD 1.67 billion worth of digital assets were stolen in 197 attacks. More recently in February 2025, a group of North Korean hackers pulled off what is the largest and probably the most daring cryptocurrency heist in history – stealing a whopping USD 1.5 billion in Ethereum tokens from Dubai-based crypto exchange ByBit. In fact, according to Bitcoin native financial services company Unchained,…

Since 2011, World Backup Day on 31st March has been a reminder of how important it is to back up your data and other digital assets, whether it’s family photographs or critical business data. Over the years, it’s become all the more critical in the face of critical servers becoming unavailable, hard drives crashing, and people losing their smartphones, which hold a ton of important personal data. Losing data always happens without warning, and now the masses are realizing the importance of backing up data. According to a recent global research study by Researchscape and Western Digital, 87% of worldwide…

India might be one of the world’s largest agricultural producers, but farming in India is back-breaking — and it’s getting tougher… Disorganized supply chains and difficulties in accessing credit aside, there are also rapidly changing climates, water shortages, and more, which are making every farming season a gamble. It’s at this pivotal moment that AI (artificial intelligence) has been offering unprecedented opportunities for Indian agriculture, with far-reaching impacts such as enhancing crop quality and yield. Who would have thought that AI (artificial intelligence) could have a bearing on the food we eat? In fact, AI is already well-ingrained in the…

Photographs and check-ins from just about everyone. Celebrities packing on the PDA. Hyper-confessional TikTok GRWMs (“Get Ready With Me,” for the uninitiated). It seems like digital self-disclosure is decidedly a thing of the past; TMI, or too much information, is the order of the day. This was about what we consume. Now let’s talk about the digital footprints we unknowingly leave behind. You’d be surprised at how constantly you share, or rather, overshare information on the internet — often without even realizing it. Whether you’re updating your social media accounts, filling out visa forms, or shopping for something as banal…

The celebrated revolutionary cryptocurrency project, the Pi Network, has had a roller-coaster ride since its Mainnet launch on 20th February 2025… The Pi Coin opened at USD 1.45 and fell to USD 0.7 within the first day of its trading. It’s currently hovering around the USD 1.5-1.7 range, having rallied 20% in a single day, outpacing other cryptocurrencies in terms of gains and making it the 12th largest cryptocurrency in the world. Today, the Pi Network is at a crossroads. While it has been gaining traction for reasons like a potential Binance listing and the fact that it can be…

Never trust, always verify. That’s the keystone to “Zero Trust,” a concept coined long before buzzwords like ML (machine learning) and AI (artificial intelligence) dominated the world of cybersecurity. Zero Trust is exactly what it sounds like – a security model based on the principle of not trusting anybody by default, including the ones already within the network perimeter, and maintaining strict access controls. Research and advisory firm Forrester’s analyst, and now one of the world’s foremost cybersecurity experts, John Kindervag coined the name Zero Trust in 2009. The objective? To have security teams eliminate the risky trust assumptions that…

With International Women’s Day coming up, it’s hard to ignore the fact that a team of women founders has been making waves in the realm of AI (artificial intelligence) protection and cloud security. We’re talking about Edera, a security company founded by Alex Zenla, Ariadne Conill, and Emily Long that’s been pioneering a unique approach to cloud infrastructure security. The goal? To augment cloud workload isolation, thereby tackling a fundamental security flaw in shared cloud infrastructure that allows hackers to exploit vulnerabilities in cloud container defences and gain unauthorized access. Let’s do a deep dive into the challenge that Edera…

Did you know that the annual electricity consumption dedicated to the Bitcoin mining process is comparable to the country of Poland? According to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, that number stands at 162 TWh (terawatt-hours, equivalent to one trillion watt-hours)… In fact, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), cryptocurrencies supposedly consumed 110 TWh of electricity by 2022, which was 0.4% of the global demand annually. It’s no secret that cryptocurrencies have long been condemned over their environmental record, and that too in an era when traditional investments have also been going green. Yes, there are options for green…

An AI-based model that not only helps identify areas vulnerable to floods but also predicts crop yields to prevent drought and ensure food security… An app to battle uncertainty in flood-prone areas. An initiative using high-resolution spatial images and complex mathematical calculations for accurate weather forecasts to design better disaster responses. The idea of AI-aided disaster management is indeed a reality. Disasters of all kinds, natural and manmade — hurricanes, epidemics, bridge and building collapse, wildfires, and the like — seem to be getting more frequent and more severe across the globe. According to the WMO’s (World Meteorological Organization) 2020…