Technology

  “Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.” –  Oscar Wilde “The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.” – Edward Teller Discoveries and Inventions in Science and Technology play an important role in the preparation of various competitive examinations including UPSC, PSC, SSC, etc.   List of Inventions and Discoveries in Science ... Read More »

I recently met with Dr. Xinzhou Wu, Vice President of Autonomous Driving at Xpeng Motors, to learn more about the company’s autonomous vehicle (AV) bottom-up approach, part of its long-term strategic plan. Dr. Wu is in charge of overall strategy and technical planning of the business and team management for Xpeng’s global autonomous driving R&D center in Silicon Valley, California.   ... Read More »

Keysight Technologies has contributed 5G and IoT device research to the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) that it believes will help accelerate adoption of the recently released USB4 specification. The research covered a wide range of products, including smartphones, laptops, desktop computers, tablets, and digital cameras, that could rely on the next-generation high-speed digital standard.  Keysight is also offering a portfolio of high-speed digital instrumentation ... Read More »

It was only a matter of time before China started offering trade bans to US companies in return for the ban on Huawei’s gear. The Financial Times is reporting that Beijing has ordered all government institutions and public bodies to get rid of their foreign (i.e. western) computer gear. According to the report, China will spend between now and 2022 transitioning off American hardware and ... Read More »

The advent of technology and the world wide web in the new millennia has opened up myriad job opportunities. New skills have been added to job descriptions. Today, technology and social media are playing an ever crucial role to facilitate the process. Over time, the role of technology has evolved from supporting backend processes such as data management to front-ending ... Read More »

Startup India has not quite been the success story that we had all hoped it would be. Many entrants in the first boom of entrepreneurship that started five years ago have fallen by the wayside either because of inadequate capital availability or poorly researched opportunity analysis. However, the second wave of startups has shown reasonable traction and there is reason to ... Read More »

SAP TechEd, the premier technology event, has been a big draw for enterprise architects, developers, engineers and other IT professionals from across the globe. The event is an annual staple from SAP’s stable organised in the US, Europe and India and it received a similar response in Bengaluru this year. By definition, TechEd is the essential technical training and networking ... Read More »

Many of today’s most strategic IT leaders are looking for ways to implement a unified communications and collaboration strategy. According to recent research from Ovum, seven out of ten IT leaders are looking to invest in new collaboration technologies in 2020.  This is because the very nature of work is changing and in order to retain talent, IT leaders need to be ... Read More »

Banks must operate more like technology companies in order to stay relevant for years to come, executives in the financial services industry say. “I happen to believe that many banks, perhaps not all, are well-positioned to build brand new products,” David Rafalovsky, chief technology officer at Russian state-owned lender Sberbank, said during a panel at CNBC’s East Tech West event ... Read More »

Cindy Blanco, co-founder and CEO of Startup GDL Silicon Valley may be oversaturated, but it still holds a glimmering appeal for those on the outside who want a piece of the tech mecca. Coined as a “startup heaven” for boasting superior networking and financing opportunities, many people are actually leaving the area due to high costs of living and operating. Even ... Read More »