Author Archives: Loknath Das

Technology is making us more impatient, says study

Have you changed over the last few years? Beyond, that is, the obvious of now having your nose and eyes buried in a screen for at least 12 hours a day. I’m thinking more about your innards, your soul, your very being. Specifically, have you become a little more irritable? Impatient, even? I only ask because a new study intimates that technology’s ... Read More »

6 Technology Trends to Watch in 2020

As we enter into a new decade, technology will continue to accelerate. We’ll likely see massive developments in space travel, quantum computing, and a significant increase in the proliferation of software into our daily lives.  In the modern era though, it seems like everything around us is constantly changing and getting better; so it can be hard to know which ... Read More »

How Engineers of New Energy Technology Are Taking Cues From Nature

  When we think about renewable energy, we think of rolling fields with windmills or industrial rooftops covered in silicon solar panels designed by human engineers in high-tech labs. As engineers work to make energy systems more efficient and affordable, some are finding inspiration in nature.   Organisms and natural systems have had some 3.8 billion years to evolve. Because energy is ... Read More »

iPhone 11 Launch in Focus as Apple Sends Invites for September 10 Event

Apple sent out invitations on Thursday to a September 10 event at its Silicon Valley campus where it is expected to unveil a new-generation iPhone. In its trademark, tight-lipped style, Apple disclosed little about what it plans to spotlight in the Steve Jobs Theater at its headquarters in the city of Cupertino, however, rumours indicate the iPhone 11 models will ... Read More »

Modernization is about people and processes, not just technology

Government agencies looking to modernize their information technology systems need to keep in mind that the process involves a lot more than technology. It requires a cultural shift away from outdated, slow-moving development processes and toward an open philosophy that focuses on transparency, collaboration, and an iterative but continuous delivery of improvements. If modernization begins and ends with technology, it ... Read More »

Loneliness In Tech: The Isolating Irony Of Social Media

The poet Rupi Kaur once wrote: “The irony about loneliness is we all feel it at the same time.” I imagine that Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and other leaders of social media would like to think of their platforms as a refuge for this human condition. After all, windows into each other’s lives have never been easier to look through. Facebook has 2.4 billion users who ... Read More »

Advanced traffic management tech market hits $1bn

  A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the ongoing transformation occurring in the traffic management industry, providing global market forecasts, segmented by region and technology, through 2028. Advanced traffic management systems (ATMSs) such as adaptive traffic control (ATC) are enabling greater efficiencies in the traffic management ecosystem and can help integrate the expected growth in vehicle populations without overwhelming existing infrastructure. ... Read More »

Getting the technology we need

Why we need supermarket chains To an economist, technology is just a way of doing something. We all think of it slightly differently — the steam engine is a technology, the coal-fired power plant is a technology.  Both the latter are methods of producing energy or perhaps liberating it to the physicists, but what matters is how they are used ... Read More »

9 subtle ways technology is making humanity worse

  Technology has become so ingrained in society – and our daily lives – that it’s hard to remember what the world was like before it. Can you imagine doing your job without the help of technology of any kind? What about communicating? Or traveling? Or entertaining yourself?   While we owe a debt of gratitude to the brilliant minds who ... Read More »

How the big banks are betting on technology to boost profits

There are few business buzzwords that get more airtime than “disruption,” and few industries as exposed to this trend as financial services. KPMG last month predicted there would be more changes in banking over the next 10 years than we have seen in the past century, amid huge technological shifts that are transforming how we deal with money. The big ... Read More »