A night without morning

The world was restless that night. Cities did not sleep. Lights reflecting from windows where people watched events unfold in real time, each news update tightening something invisible in the chest. Maps shifted, voices rose, and decisions were made in safe buildings far away from those who would bear their weight. And somewhere beyond all…

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From Iran to Dubai to Muscat

As the conflict in the Gulf goes unabated, I recollect that our ships Ganga and  Khukri were there in the port of Bandar Abbas located in the Strait of Hormuz’ in Dec 1992. We left Bandar Abbas for Dubai after a four-day, exciting stay. Dubai was just across and took us a day to arrive…

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Generative AI in marketing

Here goes a list of use cases with an ultra-brief description of each. Brand voice management Gen AI ensures content tone and personality remain consistent across teams and platforms. It detects deviations and suggests revisions aligned with brand identity. Gen AI and the four P’s AI refines Product insights, dynamic Pricing, Place optimization, and personalized…

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Markets without masters

For most of the twentieth century, capitalism rested on a simple institutional arrangement: governments governed, corporations produced, and markets mediated between them. That architecture is now undergoing a structural mutation. Multinational corporations increasingly control the systems through which modern societies operate—data networks, cloud infrastructure, global supply chains, financial platforms, and artificial intelligence compute capacity. The…

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Walk with the people, would you, collector saab?

Telangana CM, Revanth Reddy, has urged district collectors to spend, at least, ten days every month, on field visits. If collectors actually “dirtied their hands”, CM held, welfare impact could well exceed that of hundreds of crores spent on development schemes.Because, seeing is believing. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views…

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Why Trump’s peace plan is in pieces

Trump’s latest attempt at a peace plan was a list of demands tantamount to Iran’s unconditional surrender. It requires Tehran to dismantle not only its nuclear enrichment programme, but also its ballistic missile arsenal, and network of regional alliances. For a country whose air force is obsolete, and whose supreme leader was just killed by…

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Look beyond identities, rediscover purpose

Discourse: Chanchalapathi Dasa Ram Navami, the auspicious appearanceday of Sri Ram, is not only a celebration of a divine birth but also a reminder of a way of living rooted in dharm, courage, and surrender.Rama says that if even once a devotee offers himself in surrender, saying, “O Ram, iam yours. I am your servant;…

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Timed out

That’s what happened to me when my watch stopped working, and was sent off to be fixed A few weeks ago, I ran out of time, literally. My watch suddenly stopped working, and had to be sent off for repairs.  I’ve had my watch for more than 25 years, helping me to figure out when…

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Big Tech, Big Takedown

Social media companies are very smart and always come up with new ideas to keep people using their apps. But now, people are starting to push back, especially because these apps can be harmful to kids. For a long time, it was hard to take action against these companies. They said they were just platforms…

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Big Tech, Big Takedown 

Social media comeuppance begins. Companies must correct design choices that hurt children Say what you will about social media companies, they never stop innovating. It’s their basic survival reflex. Finally, though, establishing the harms that… Source link

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