Eavesdropper: Tracing consumer preferences
Companies are finding new ways to figure what a consumer wants; sampling subscriptions are one way to go
Rural India: Covid deaths rising faster than cases
One reason for the higher share of deaths in rural areas could be the limited availability of medical facilities. There is just one functioning primary healthcare centre (PHC) for every 64,800 persons and one PHC doctor for e
Eavesdropper: RISC and how it delivers on efficiency gains
Apple’s success will spell trouble for Intel. It would also force others to adopt ARM for laptops.
Covid: Infections fall on lower testing, death toll rising
Given how social distancing norms were flouted during election rallies, one would have expected Bihar to be the corona hotspot by now but cases in the state have come down drastically; it is now recoding an average of 600 inf
Coronavirus in Delhi: Large hospitals barely have spare capacity to fight rising infections
The occupancy rates of hospitals beds, ICUs and ventilators across the capital have been steadily increasing.
Covid-19 update: Infections in Gurgaon rising faster than Delhi
While Delhi certainly has a larger number of infections than its adjoining regions, the rate of growth is lower than that in Gurgaon.
Eavesdropper: Getting two-factor authentication right
As smartphone adoption picks up, banks need to look for other methods for multi-factor authentication
Delhi’s Covid crisis worsens, officials predict shortage of beds, ventilators
And this is after a Central government panel had advised Delhi to prepare for 15,000 fresh cases every day; right now, the city has half that number of daily cases.
Coronavirus: Not just cases, in Delhi deaths too are rising
At one point Delhi accounted for just 3.6% of the country’s daily deaths but that has now jumped to 14%. In terms of cases, Delhi’s share has gone up from 3.7% to 15.2% during this period.
COVID-19: In Bihar, less people are getting infected, but more are dying
An analysis of the ratio of recent deaths to daily infections shows that there has been a nearly three times increase in the proportion of deaths to cases.
Covid: Despite muted Durga Puja celebrations, cases in Kolkata rising
Moreover, West Bengal on Thursday had a positivity of 8.8% higher than the 7.9% that it recorded on October 5.
Covid-19: Cities getting worse as winter approaches
On September 14, 2.6% of active cases in the city were on ventilators, and another 2.7% were in the ICU. But on October 31, this proportion had increased, as Delhi recorded 2.7% people on ventilators and 4.3% in ICUs.
Election fever: Bihar reduces Covid-19 testing rate
The analysis of testing data over the last two months reveals that as elections approached, instead of increasing its testing numbers, Bihar reduced its testing.
Eavesdropper: The games we play
NTT’s application of sensors and use of data for Tour de France shows how far we can take technology in sports
Covid concern: Amid Durga puja celebrations, hospitalisations in Kolkata are rising
As of October 25, cases in the city were growing by 1.2% daily, higher than 1.1% growth witnessed in September.
Covid-19: India may run out of ventilator beds if active infections go up sharply in winter or festive season
A recent study called “National Supermodel of Covid-19” indicated active cases could spike to 13 lakh if the precautions are inadequate and 26 lakh if none are taken.
Medical marvel: IBM, Pfizer studies may help detect onset of Alzheimer’s and delay the the disease
Although such tests lack accuracy, they do help in early detection or even nudging people to get themselves tested.
Eavesdropper: You can takeout the data anytime, but can you leave?
Google and others allow you to take out the data, but portability is still a problem
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G: Will the new Fold unfold a new era for Samsung phones?
A massive improvement over last year’s iteration, Galaxy Z Fold2 has to now get the price and the ecosystem right
Coronavirus in India: Festivals are super spreaders
West Bengal is already showing a spike in infections—the state recorded its highest daily addition of 3,677 cases on Friday. If the situation is not to deteriorate, the state administration needs to be strict with devotees
Book Review| A World Without Work: Technology, Automation and How We Should Respond by Daniel Susskind
Not everyone will agree with Daniel Susskind’s vision of the future, but it is surely something to deliberate about
Correct auction design can yield some noble results
Too much emphasis is put on maximizing revenues; for govt services, emphasis must be on raising societal welfare
Eavesdropper: The world from above: Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg have their eyes set on the sky
While Musk is still far away from his ambitious plan to put 40,000 satellites in the lower earth orbit, till now, he has only 770 satellites floating in the sky. However, the announcement assumes importance because of his pro
India’s COVID-19 recovery conundrum: High recovery rate indicate the worst is over but data look dodgy
Corona cases recovery in India: A major reason for this may be the states not testing coronavirus infected individuals again to confirm that they have fully recovered.
COVID-19 cases in India: Is the Coronavirus curve over? Here’s what Covid-19 data shows
Covid-19 Tally in India: While this may indicate a slowing down of infection in the country, as India prepares for its second wave, careful analysis of testing data across states shows otherwise.
Bengaluru COVID-19 update: Karnataka capital to soon become India’s top corona city
The city is also running short of hospital infrastructure
PayTM has a long way to go before weaning users off Google’s platform
A key factor is that stakeholders like users, OEMs, developers, and government have to come together to create such a store.
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