Technology

Uniphore Software, a speech recognition technology company, and Stelae Technologies, an artificial intelligence company, are among 20 fast growing Indian technology firms identified by a programme set up by London Mayor’s office to encourage international businesses to set up offices in London as part of their expansion strategy. The initiative is one of the programmes that emerged following Prime Minister ... Read More »

Is the tech industry partly responsible for the rise of Donald Trump? That’s what John Robb, who’s always worth reading, suggests in a series of recent posts, citing the great Nassim Taleb in support. His vision: “The nation-state as we’ve known it is rapidly hollowing out … this century’s spike in globalization, financialization, and technological change is gutting it…” Robb ... Read More »

NASA has developed advanced technology for making precise measurements of Earth’s orientation and rotation — information that will help provide a foundation for navigation of all space missions and for geophysical studies. The technology includes a new class of radio antenna and electronics that provide broadband capabilities for Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). This technique is used to make precise ... Read More »

emiconductors NV are joining forces in a pilot project to use communication technology to reduce congestion and speed traffic, they said on Friday. The department said in December that it would award up to $40 million to a mid-size US city to pilot the efforts. NXP and partner Cohda Wireless will give the winning “Smart City” wireless communication modules that ... Read More »

While the inclement weather has flattened the wheat crop across Punjab over last two days, experts have observed that the areas where farmers used zero tillage drill technology to sow wheat crop remained relatively unaffected. Nominally priced at Rs 40,000 (approx), the equipment uses a special drill and places wheat seeds at right depth in the soil. The soil is ... Read More »

Mumbai’s airport, which which will be undergoing major re-carpeting work of its runway in October-November, will be adopting latest state-of-the-art technology that will not only do away with heavy equipment but will also help ensure that the work is completed in almost half the scheduled time, thereby minimising resulting flight cancellations and delays to a considerable extent. The technology, which ... Read More »

“I studied peace studies for two years, looking specifically at innovation and technology, so how you can leverage the power of technology in order to create better collaboration between people, and ultimately come up with solutions that can be implemented to create a better society. “I think peace is such a fluffy term to many people. And my question during ... Read More »

Contextual search and intelligence company Spire Technologies has launched TalentSHIP® 2.0, the advanced version of its enterprise talent product. The first version, which was launched in December 2013, has been successfully used by several large global enterprises and is acclaimed by the existing customers for its ability to provide instant insights for talent decisions and increase revenue per employee, Spire ... Read More »

Your flat is your happy place, your safe zone and the oasis that awaits at the end of a long, hard day — even if your bedroom only fits a bed and a dresser. Living in a small space doesn’t mean that you have to sacrifice a sleek aesthetic and connected home technologies, however; in fact, adding such modernisations to ... Read More »

Mirroring the global trend of fashion coming together with technology, ElektroCouture, a Berlin-based label that pioneers bespoke electronic wearable technology, will make its Indian debut at the Lakme Fashion Week. The Lakme Fashion Week is set to start its Summer/Resort edition from March 30. ElektroCouture will do a show for the first time in India. Designer Manish Malhotra will open ... Read More »