Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan: Recent Episodes
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Indian Express' Nandagopal Rajan hosts this new weekly podcast which goes beyond the trends so you can stay ahead of the curve. Our Own Devices discusses quirky gadgets, dissects trends and reflects on the world of tech in India.
In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, CEO, The Indian Express Digital is joined by Pragya Misra, Head of Strategy and Government Affairs, OpenAI India. This conversation explores the growth of AI with regards to India. After a whole season of discussing AI, the final episode had to be with the company that changed the meaning of AI for the world and made it into something that today is used in every household. The way the use of AI chatbots like Chatgpt has grown in the last two years is phenomenal and so is the way it has changed and expanded what a person can achieve. Pragya talks about OpenAI's Indian partnerships, what it has done for the developer community, the capability gap that needs to be filled and more. So, to learn more about OpenAI and the importance that India holds for it, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, CEO, The Indian Express Digital is joined by Tami Bhaumik, Vice President, Civility and Partnerships, Roblox. This conversation explores the concept of civility in gaming. Tami shares what it means and how it makes the process of gaming safer for gamers of any age. She shares how at Roblox, they are trying empower and educate the parents, so that if their children are in trouble, they can go to their parents. She also talks about how it helps in creating a Healthy online community. To learn more about civility and Roblox, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, CEO, The Indian Express Digital is joined by Eshwar K Vikas, Founder and CEO, Beyond Appliances. In this conversation, our guest talks about how technologies is taking over the Indian kitchen and the kind of changes that Indians are embracing. Indian people love their traditional techniques of cooking, so Eshwar elaborates how Beyond Appliances has worked around that and created aesthetic as well as functional appliances. To learn more about how this is being done, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, CEO, The Indian Express Digital is joined by serial entrepreneur Soujanya Bhumkar, and Ritu Lal, CEO and Co-founder, GEn1E Lifesciences Inc. Today's conversation centres around using AI for discovering and developing drugs at a fast pace. As far as the field of biotechnology is concerned, a major use case for artificial intelligence is discovering and developing personalised drugs that can help solve more specific conditions and diseases, or specified strains of different illnesses. To learn more about how this is being done, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, CEO, The Indian Express Digital is joined by Dattatri Salagame, CEO, President and MD, Bosch Global Software Technologies. In this conversation the speakers highlight the advent of software driven cars and how this is bringing a new wave of advancements in the auto industry. There is also a discussion on how AI is changing and bringing new developments in the auto industry, what changes these are, how they are being implemented and the checks and balances that need to be in place. To learn more about AI and vehicles, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, CEO, The Indian Express Digital is joined by Toshit Panigrahi, Co-founder & CEO, Tollbit. In this conversation the speakers highlight the changes that publishers are going through with the advent of AI. They discuss how the internet is now forking between human users and bots. But how does that work? What is the economics of it? Will it cause a skill gap and what lies in the future? To find the answers to all these questions, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Deepak Dhanak, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Rocket. This conversation highlights how enterprises can use AI to their best interests and how these days single-person companies are becoming a thing. Deepak talks about the democratisation of creation and how AI has been aiding it. He also shares that developers in India are growing with the growing technology but also require upskilling and their companies need to take that responsibility. To learn more about Rocket, and how they are helping enterprises, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Dennis Gada, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Banking & Financial Services, Infosys. This conversation highlights the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance industry's adoption of AI. The benefits that it brings with regards to fraud detection and the security concerns that it raises. AI brings with itself real time insights and Dennis talks about the impact these insights have. To learn more about how easy or tough this transformation is for the industry and banks in particular, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Pradeep Kumar Singh, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Aakash Educational Services Limited. The conversation explores the use of AI in education. Our guest elaborates how AI is being used to personalise education, so that each and every student can get to learn and understand the material well. Post the pandemic, hybrid education has also become a reality, so Pradeep shares the ways in which Aakash makes sure that every student, whether online or offline gets the same amount of focus and resources. To learn more about how Aakash is using AI to educated and train it's students, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Vineet Nayar, Founder, Sampark Foundation and Former CEO, HCL Technologies. The conversation focusses on education and how AI can be used to its fullest potential in the field. Our guest breaks down myths and beliefs around artificial intelligence and who is gaining profits out of its use, he suggests ways in which it can fill the gaps in the system. He also shares how the Indian IT ecosystem should use artificial intelligence and what role can education play in creating employable people. To know more on AI in education and how Vineet Nayar is working on Sampark Foundation, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Dwarak Rajgopal, Vice President, AI engineering and research, Snowflake. This conversation explores Snowflake and how it is working in the field of AI. Our guest highlights the need to upskill in order to be able to use Snowflake's products to its maximum potential. The discussion also moves towards how ready enterprises are for agentic AI and vice versa, the impact of error rate and more. To know more about Snowflake, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Dr. Pawan Kumar Gurzada, Associate Director AI and Data Science, Great Learning. This conversation explores how as a user you can upskill yourself in order to be able to use AI to its full potential. It highlights the need to ask intelligent and correctly worded questions to AI tools like Chatgpt, so that you can receive the exact required output. To know more about what you can do to use artificial intelligence fully, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Panos Panay, Senior Vice President, Amazon Devices and Services. The chat revolves around Alexa and how Amazon devices are leveling up with AI. Panos talks about Alexa's transformation into a natural assistant due to the incorporation of artificial intelligence and how people can have actual conversations with it beyond just command and control. He also shares how they are planning on developing it further and the kind of changes that can be expected in its interface. Along with this, there is also a discussion on user trust and how it can be built stronger, especially in times of AI. To know more about what all is in store for all Alexa and Amazon device users, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Founder of Equal AI, Keshav Reddy. In this conversation Keshav talks about Equal AI and how it can help Indians answer or retrieve information from calls that they don't want to pick up, no points for guessing, AI will do it for them. He talks about the interesting use cases that have come up since the launch, how they plan on tackling different languages in India and whether they plan on going Global or not. To know more about Equal AI, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by author and storytelling coach Ravishankar Iyer. In this very interesting chat, Ravishankar Iyer talks about the importance of storytelling behind a product and a company. He also addresses the topic of AI in storytelling and how you can use artificial intelligence to enhance your edits and rewrite your drafts, and most importantly he emphasized the concept of 'presence' that is the human touch which needs to given it's due credit in storytelling. To understand more about the art of storytelling and how you can make your products more appealing by using it, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Madhav Sheth, CEO, Ai+ Smartphone and Founder, NxtQuantum Shift Technologies. Madhav has been working towards creating AI+ smartphones and this conversation explores what differentiates NxtQuantum OS from other brands and how AI in smartphones will enhance the user experience. The discussion also covers how Indian consumers become the yardstick for global consumers and how an India first approach is what NxtQuantum OS is focused on. To understand more about AI+ smartphones and what they bring to the table, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Tajh Taylor, Senior Advisor, Product and Technology, Wikipedia Foundation. Today, we explore what goes behind the making of one of most popularly visited online site for all forms of information - Wikipedia. Our guest highlights the work that is consistently put in by Wikipedia's editors to make sure the information is correct and up to date. But what happens when AI enters the picture? How does Wikipedia make sure it gets attribution where required? And when AI is gathering information from different sources and summersing it to provide it to its users, while Wikipedia does the same, what differentiates it? And can AI also help the site somehow? To get the answers to these questions, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Rob Seaman, Chief Product Officer and CEO, Slack. Here we talk about Slack and the Slack Bot and how it is fitting into this new wave of agentic AI. Rob shares his insights on how enterprises are inculcating agenting AI and how it impacts workflow. The conversation also explores how agents can help leadership in gaining better insights about their companies and whether or not the use of AI creates a governance issue. To learn more about the what lies ahead as far as agentic AI is concerned, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Srini Chinamilli, Co-Founder and CEO, Tessolve. Our guest today, talks about the semiconductor industry, an industry which had been front row centre when it comes to the growth of AI. He begins by talking about Tessolve, followed by sharing deeper insights on the impact that AI is having on the semiconductor industry. He explains how the traditional players in the game like Nvidia have worked over the years and the advantages and disadvantages of being a start up in the field of semiconductors. To learn more about the semiconductor industry and how its growing, especially in the age of artificial intelligence, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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Welcome to a brand new season of The Indian Express' tech podcast Our Own Devices. In this episode, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Siddhesh Naik, Country Leader, Data & AI Software, IBM India & South Asia. We start this season by talking about Artificial intelligence, a technology that is touted to change the world, but for that to happen, the right infrastructure needs to be in place. And a very important part of AI is data. In this conversation our guest elaborates on the importance of data when it comes to adapting to AI, how old and new data can be procured and how even unstructured or unnecessary data that is collected can be useful. To learn more about ROI that companies can look forward to in the process of adaptation of AI and how Indian companies are responding to this change, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Masaharu Morita, Founder & Program Director, NURA. This conversation explores how AI can help improve India's healthcare system. Masaharu shares how Nura is contributing towards promoting preventive health check ups in India by making them more visual through AI and keeping them affordable. He talks about the benefits of preventive health check ups and how it is being rolled out in different parts of India. To know more about Nura and their work in healthcare, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sanjib Sahoo, President of Global Platform Group, Ingram Micro. In this conversation we explore the route that your gadget takes before it reaches you. Sanjib extensively explains how a gadget reaches it's customer. He shares how Ingram Micro and its platform Xvantage becomes a medium which makes the process easier, especially as the number of early adapters increase in India. To learn in depth how this happens, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Leo Duncan, Sr. Solutions Architect at Kyvos Insights. Today we once again turn our attention towards Artificial Intelligence and one of its manifestations - Semantic Intelligence. Leo explains how Kyvos Insights is exploring the field of Semantic Intelligence and helping companies and people deal with massive amounts of data sets. He shares the transition that he is seeing currently in the field and the use cases that are particularly related to Semantic Intelligence. To understand what Semantic Intelligence is and how it is transforming and adding to the world of AI, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Manu Sharma, Managing Director, Dreame Technology. Today we explore the concept of Smart Homes and how with they are becoming more and more prevalent in today's time. With all kinds of smart appliances entering the market, all the way from vacuum cleaners to lighting and smart locks, the Indian consumer has a wider variety to choose from. To understand how these appliances and smart home ecosystems are shaping intelligent living, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Rohan Nayak, Co-founder and CEO, Pocket Entertainment. This conversation explores a new and less talked about manifestation of AI....the use of AI for storytelling. Rohan highlights how at Pocket Entertainment they are trying to give writers an upper hand and providing them with an AI copilot which can convert their stories into full fledged audio shows. In the chat, Rohan touches upon the challenges faced by writers and storytellers and how AI can become a part of the solution. To know how quality of the content is kept in check even while working with AI, how content can be made culturally adaptable and how AI can democratise storytelling, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Shekar Sivasubramanian, Head, Wadhwani AI. This conversation explores how AI can be put to use to solve problems faced by Indians and to make life less complicated for them. Mr. Sivasubramanian talks about Wadhwani AI and the work that they have been doing in the fields of health and education. He shares that using AI for solving Indian problems requires it to be culturally adept, with local languages and should be easily understandable. To know more about Wadhwani AI and their work, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sanjay Menon, MD- India, Publicis Sapient. In this conversation they explore the concept of GCC and its relationship with AI. Sanjay explains how Gen AI is changing the game and the importance of context when it's comes to artificial intelligence. He talks about the evolving talent landscape with regards to AI and how some people are good at creating a product while others know how to put that product to use. They also discuss with AI evolving so quickly, is the first mover advantage, really an advantage. To learn more how the world of GCC functions with regards to AI, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Mary Ellen Randall, President-Elect, IEEE. In this conversation they explore the ways in which technology can be put to you use for humanitarian causes. Mary shares how IEEE has been using tech to help out people who suffer during natural disasters and to educate young people and even school going children about what they can do in case of a disaster. She talks about their efforts beyond disaster management and also how they adapt their tech according to the people whom they are serving. To know more about how IEEE is using technology for the right causes, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Gazal Kalra and Shalabh Gupta, Co-founders, Nuuk. In this conversation they explore the impact of design innovation on products and the response it receives from customers. They share how they conceptualize their designs and what makes them out of the box. Shalabh and Gazal also share about the vacuum cleaners and mattress cleaners introduced by Nuuk and what makes them Indian customer friendly. To know more about Nuuk and the design innovation that they are bringing, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sebastian Schrötel, Senior Vice President of Product Management, UiPath. Here Sabastian talks about AI agents and what their potential is when it comes to them becoming a part of a company's regular operations. He talks about the fact that AI agents can become companions in a situation where organizations want to solve certain specific problems. The top down and bottom up approach is discussed in the conversation, as to how different approaches can utilise AI agents for different purposes. While the coming up of AI agents is global phenomenon, problems are still market, geography and culture specific, so to understand how AI is bent and adapted according to the market requirements, what problems it can solve in India and how to give the perfect prompt to solve your problem, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Rakesh Verma, Co-founder of MapMyIndia. This conversation explores the importance that location and geotaging holds in today's world. Industry veteran Rakesh Verma touches upon the work that has been done by MapMyIndia in the field of digital location. The conversation also covers how locations identification using pins has been becoming more more precise, so much so that it can now be specific to buildings and not just a pincode. To understand what role location plays as far as GST and taxes are concerned and what all can be expected in the upcoming years, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Ranga Jagannath, Senior Director-Growth, Agora. This conversation explores the soft, more human side of artificial intelligence. Ranga shares his insights on how AI and the human avatars it creates can be used for a larger good in the fields of education and health care. The conversation also touches upon the cultural sensitivity of AI.
To learn more on AI and the human attributes it has to offer, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Subhathra Srinivasaraghavan, Vice President, India Systems Development Lab, IBM. This conversation explores the infrastructure that goes into making AI work the way its supposed to. Subhathra explains the importance of infrastructure, how it needs to updated according to Gen AI and how India Systems Development Lab is working to provide enterprises with a robust AI infrastructure. To learn more on AI and what goes on in its background, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Steve Ledzian, CTO, Google Cloud Security (JAPAC) at Mandiant. Steve talks about cyber security in today's Gen AI scenario. He explains how Mandiant is helping corporations today stay a step ahead and make sure their data is safe as AI takes over everything. AI while can help organizations increase their safety, it can also prove to be an opportunity for hackers and attackers to get into the systems. Cyber security breach in the times of AI is a bigger challenge for governments and organizations working with the governments. To learn what all companies are doing and can do to keep themselves safe from a cyber security breach, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sandhya Devanathan, Vice President and Head, Meta India. She talks about Meta, how India is one of the leading users if the application and how Meta AI is growing to make life easier for it's users. With its flight of applications and Gen AI features along with Meta's open source AI model Llama, Sandhya shares how the company has been working towards becoming a one stop shop for all your AI needs. The conversation also explores the growing creator economy and how targeted ads are at the forefront as far as Meta is concerned. To learn what all Meta has in store for the users, how it I'd benefiting businesses and start ups and the AI powered products it's coming up with, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sooraj Nair, Head of Safety Operations – India and South Asia. As a part of this conversation, Sooraj talks about the features that make Uber a safe option to chose while commuting. He lists the features that Uber has come up with over the years like ride check, a 24×7 helpline number and a lot more. He shares how along with technology, human intervention plays an equally important role in keeping both their riders and drivers safe. To learn what all Uber does to make sure its customers are safe, what all features they are developing and how they customise their services according to where they are placed, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Kalavathi GV, Executive Director & Head, Global Development Center, Siemens Healthineers. Our guest today, explores the connection between AI and Healthcare. She explains how artificial intelligence has the power to enable diagnosis during early onset of a disease and how it can empower the health care professionals and physicians to focus on the patient and the treatment more than anything else. She also shares how digital twinning can make a person understand how a disease will impact them in the long run. To learn how AI can aid in the world of healthcare and make sure it reaches more and more people, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Neeraj Agarwal, Chair, Asia Pacific, BCG Group & Founder and Trustee of Plaksha University. Our guest today, explores the connection between education and artificial intelligence. He shares how he and his team at Plaksha University have been working towards creating an environment and courses where students can learn the practical aspects of artificial intelligence. He talks about the points where India's technology has gaps as far as AI is concerned and how India can make sure artificial intelligence percolates down to education at every level. To learn where India stands in the era of AI and what challenges and opportunities lie in front of it, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Baskar Subramanian, Founder and CEO, Amagi. Our guest today, explores the realm of content and streaming, he highlights the large scale at which content is available these days, from social media to streaming platforms to smart TVs. He shares how greater access to a large amount of content gives it a global and yet a local flavor. From Korean Dramas being translated to Indian languages to Indian regional cinema reaching a global audience, this is the result of streaming platforms. To learn how this has brought about a change in the viewing patterns of the consumers, how AI becomes a part of it and more tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Dr. Ranjit Tinaikar, CEO, Ness Digital Engineering. In this conversation, Dr. Ranjit explores how India can utilise the AI opportunity. He speaks about the 4 pillars that will play a significant role in the establishment of Artificial intelligence in India. Our host and Dr. Ranjit also highlight what India can learn from DeepSeek and what lies ahead in the future for India as far as AI is concerned. To understand the scope that AI holds in India and why it needs to develop its own LLM, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Navin Dhananjaya, Chief Solutions Officer at Merkle and Global CXM Lead at Dentsu Global Services and Daniel Knauf, Chief Technology Officer at Merkle (a dentsu company). Our guests today, explore the concept of synthetic data, the need for it and how it is generated. They highlight that synthetic data can help understand human response to situations or events that cannot be measured or anticipated. While synthetic data comes with a bonus of privacy being maintained, it also has its own ethical issues. To learn more about synthetic data, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Arnold Su, Vice President, Consumer and Gaming PC, System Business Group, ASUS India. In this conversation Arnold highlights how AI PCs are making their way into the market. He talks about the different levels of AI PCs that are being produced by ASUS, all the way from the basic to the advanced ones. He shares how AI personal computers are a great choice especially for gamers and the benefits that they provide.
To know more about the AI PC experience and how ASUS is working to create more awareness around it, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Shivam Ranjan, Head of Motorola Mobility, Asia Pacific. We are living in a time when the world exists on our smartphones. And one of the easiest way for us to access and use Generative AI is through our smartphones. In this conversation, Shivam explains how Motorola has been working to create a good artificial intelligence led experience for their consumers. He shares how AI is an integrated part of their phones so that it can assist the users in each and every thing that they require. To know more about the expectations of the consumers, the role that Google plays in Motorola's AI experience, the future of Moto AI, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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AI and smartphones 1:01
Motorola's philosophy on AI 3:15
Motorola and Google 5:22
AI and discoverability 10:52
AI and consumer expectations 12:49
AI distribution in devices and models 16:22
How Moto-AI is going to shape up in the future? 18:51
In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sanjay Poonen, CEO and President of Cohesity. With AI taking over every field in one way or the other and data becoming the most essential commodity, more and more importance is being given to keeping data secured. And one such organization that has been working towards protecting, securing and provide insights regarding data is Cohesity. In this chat Sanjay highlights the impact of dark data and the how data requires safe keeping. He explains the role that artificial intelligence plays here and shares what makes Dark Data an opportunity that should be tapped into. To know more on this tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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Introduction 00:00
What does Cohesity do? 00:24
What is Dark Data? 00:57
How would data that is stored older formats be looked at? 2:17
What role does AI play in this? 4:37
Are companies using their Dark Data? 6:38
Security issues for Dark Data 7:35
What makes Dark Data an opportunity that should be tapped into? 11:25
Cohesity and India 14:00
What lies in the future 15:34
In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Yoel Roth, Vice President of Trust & Safety at Match Group - Tinder’s parent company. We are living in a time where everything can happen online from ordering food, groceries to networking and even dating! However, whether you have used the apps or not, there is always a question of safety and trust in mind when it comes to online dating. And in this engaging conversation, that's exactly what we focus on. Yoel shares insights on how Tinder has been working to create and maintain a sense of trust and safety amongst it's users. He highlights the features and services that the app offers to its users so that they can feel a sense of security. The conversation also addresses situations like catfishing and the use of AI to create fake accounts. Doubting safety on dating apps? Then tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan to find answers to all your questions.
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
Introduction 00:00
Trust and Safety on dating apps 0:34
What is unique when it comes to creating guidelines for dating apps 2:33
Patterns that suggest an account is fake 6:28
AI and dating apps 8:12
How do dating apps help a user in need? 11:20
How to make users aware of the available safety features 14:38
How does moderation work? 18:08
Welcome to a brand new season of The Indian Express' tech podcast Our Own Devices. In this episode, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Mohak Shroff, Senior Vice President and Head of Engineering, LinkedIn. In this conversation, Mohak highlights how LinkedIn has been using AI to unite recruiters with their potential employees since quite sometime. He talks about the coming up of Agentic AI and how it has the ability to enhance a user's LinkedIn experience. The chat also focuses on the part that humans play in the process and how the use of AI doesn't necessarily mean that jobs are at stake, rather it can be a medium of elimating tasks we has humans don't want to indulge in. To learn more about LinkedIn and how they are making it more user friendly, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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Introduction 00:00
Introduction to LinkedIn 0:50
what is Angentic AI 3:50
AI and LinkedIn 7:45
How LinkedIn approaches AI 16:37
LinkedIn's new technology 20:14
Humans as a part of the process 23:38
LinkedIn in India 26:00
Welcome to a brand new season of The Indian Express' tech podcast Our Own Devices. In this episode, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sandeep Ghosh, Group Country Manager, India & South Asia at Visa. In this engaging conversation, Sandeep talks about payments across the world becoming more and more cashless, even though the degree varies from country to country. He shares how from cards people are now moving towards digital payments, but at the same time, the form factor being used depends on the kind of payment being made. To learn more about the growth of online payments and how India is growing as market, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
Introduction 00:00
Payments becoming cashless 0:45
From card payments to online payments 5:09
Payment trends in the market 9:30
How VISA plans to moving along with these developments 12:37
India as a complex market 17:05
Are cards becoming redundant? 21:10
In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Dr. Manish Gupta, Director, Google DeepMind. In this conversation, Dr. Gupta talks about the vision that Google holds as far as AI is concerned. He shares how their team is extensively working on capturing the nuances of the Indian culture, languages and dialects for making the consumer's experience as personalised as possible. Dr. Gupta also highlights the areas that DeepMind focuses on from health to learning and more. To learn how Google DeepMind is working on making the future of AI as deep as possible, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Devita Saraf, Founder, Chairperson and CEO of the Vu Group. In this very interesting episode, she shares with us the innovations that have made Vu TVs stand out ever since their inception. Devita talks about the growth of the company, the research and development that goes into coming up with innovations that keep up with the ever changing technology. The episode explores the interesting developments that Vu televisions came up with while taking inspiration from the Indian market. To learn about the upcoming Gen Z inspired developments and more about Vu TVs, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by two guests - Ashim Mathur, Vice President- Marketing, Asia Pacific, Dolby Laboratories and Aamir Hasan, Head Marketing, Home Entertainment Division, LG Electronics. In this very interesting episode, our guests talk about the combination of good sound and a good viewing experience. With home entertainment gaining more and more importance post covid, Dolby and LG have come to together to provide the perfect silver screen experience at home. The conversation explores the role that a good sound system plays in a viewing experience, from OTT to gaming to live telecast of sports and how LG and Dolby are collaborating to get their customers the best experience. To understand how the TV is once again becoming the entertainment hub for people, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by AMD's Sanjay Churiwala. Today, we talk about Field Programmable Gate Array or FPGAs. Sanjay breaks down the whole concept for us in simple words, he shares details about FPGAs, their applications in daily products, how they are a new field of opportunity for people planning to enter the industry and more. He also talks about the exciting possibilities that surround FPGAs. To understand FPGAs more closely, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Idit Yaniv, Head of Design at WhatsApp. We are all familiar with WhatsApp. We all use it on a daily basis. But what goes into designing an app that caters to billions of users daily? Idit Yaniv unpacks that. From the overall design philosophy to cultural adjustments, she shares what makes WhatsApp so user friendly. She discusses the major changes that the app has seen, the inclusion of Meta AI and more. To understand WhatsApp more closely, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Ramaprakash Ramamoorthy, Director of AI Research at Zoho Corp. A common theme in this season of Our Own Devices has been Artificial Intelligence. And today we talk about Zoho's contribution in the field. Our guest shares the significance that digital maturity holds when a company wants to put AI to use. He also shares the role that personalised solutions play when a company is in the process of AI adoption. And he answers the million dollar question, is the AI Hype real? To get the answer to this question and learn more about artificial intelligence tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Jasmeet Sethi, Head of ConsumerLab at Ericsson. Today's discussion will revolve around 5G. 5G will soon be completing two years in India, and Jasmeet helps us understand where it stands vis-a-vis the Indian market. The use of 5G is just not limited to individual customers, but can massively improve the functioning of enterprises as well. Jasmeet talks about the segmentation of the consumer base, from content creators to gamers and how it will benefit the growth of 5G. To understand the change in the consumer behavior and expectations and how operators can meet those expectations, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Shyam Motwani, Business Head of Locks & Architectural Fittings and Systems business of Godrej & Boyce, part of Godrej Enterprises Group. Godrej locks are a constant in every household and have been so since decades. Our guest today shares how the locks industry has transformed over the last couple of years. With the introduction of digital locks and keyless locking systems, the security industry has been revolutionized whether it's for houses, societies or the hospitality industry. To understand how AI has started contributing to it and despite the changes how Godrej has maintained it's strength since decades, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
Introduction 00:00
Transformation seen by the locks industry in the last couple of years 0:46
Locks industry becoming Keyless 3:57
Retrofitting digital locks 6:30
Tackling a lack of confidence in digital products 7:18
AI and locks industry 9:15
Security with Digital locking systems 10:38
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Rahul Mahajan, CTO, Nagarro. Our guest today talks about how different companies can optimise artificial intelligence according to their needs and requirements. He shares how cost impacts the choice for the kind and level of AI adopted by a company. To understand the nuances of how Nagarro operates, helps companies out in the artificial intelligence space and how they have been working since decades, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Durga Raghunath, Head, News Partnerships, India and South East Asia at Google and Chitra Srivastava, Account Manager, Insights Division, Kantar South Asia. Our guests today share their insights on the new trends in the publisher ecosystem. Durga talks about how Google is contributing to the publishing ecosystem and the role that languages play in the same. And Chitra shares what the data and research reflects about the relationship between language and subscription. To understand the factors that motivate and demotivate readers and consumers to take up subscriptions, how Google is working towards encouraging fact checking and eliminating fake news and more, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
Introduction 00:00
How Google is working with the Publishing ecosystem 00:41
What the data reflects about trends in subscription 5:28
Google and AI 10:06
Technology to bridge language divide 13:45
What stops people from subscribing to news websites 16:18
Putting a check on Fake News 20:16
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Abe Thomas, CEO, Reliance Broadcast Network. AI has been a central theme to this podcast this season, and to contribute further to it, today we talk about its impact on the radio and audio industry. Our guest talks about the way artificial intelligence has taken over the world of radio and audio production, from advertisements to producing music, AI can do everything. He shares how consumption of radio and audio content is changing in cars and the new innovations that are entering the audio scene. The podcast also ventures into the role of reels in bringing back old music. And Abe Thomas answers the million dollar question - what is the future of Radio? To find out the answer to this question and more, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
Introduction 00:00
How is AI impacting that Radio broadcast industry 00:50
Personalisation at scale 07:39
Can AI measure the response the content is receiving? 09:02
Information that can be derived from the kind of device used for listening 10:29
Consumption of Audio content in cars 11:43
Future of Radio industry 15:31
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Dr Abhinanda Sarkar faculty director of Great Learning. AI has been a central theme to this podcast this season, and to contribute further to it, today we talk about GenAI and how it is manifesting itself in education. Dr. Abhinanda talks about the way artificial intelligence has been bringing a change in education, he shares how the growth of AI will also lead to a growth in human ability and intellect. He shares the kind of difference that exists in the qualitative and quantitative manifestations of AI. And he answers the million dollar question, will AI take away jobs? To find out the answer to this question and more, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Dr. Rohini Srivathsa, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft India and South Asia. AI has been a central theme to this podcast this season, and to contribute further to it, today we talk about Microsoft Copilot and how it enhances the AI space. Rohini shares how Copilot has helped in increasing AI's accessibility but at the same time also draws a line to the amount of data that can be made available, keeping in check data security. She also discusses how AI is working in India and how India's diversity is an opportunity for AI to develop further. To understand Microsoft Copilot in detail and how women's presence in the world of tech and AI is a boon to the industry, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
Introduction 00:00
Microsoft Copilot 00:38
Increasing the accessibility of AI 03:16
Drawing value from data through AI 05:34
Where do we draw the line with data accessibility? 07:06
Generative AI - The pre-trained model 08:52
India using Copilot and AI 10:05
India's diversity-challenge or opportunity? 12:06
Women in AI 14:28
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Akis Evangelidis, Co-founder, Nothing. Smartphones have become a very common gadget these days, and all sorts of innovations have already been tried and tested on them. But, Nothing comes like a breath of fresh air with a new and exciting user experience in smartphones. Akis talks about his thought behind coming up and experimenting with new innovations in smartphone technology. He discusses how seeing himself as a user as well as a creator made him believe that he was creating a promising product. To understand what's unique about Nothing smartphones, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
Introduction 00:00
How do you re-imagine a smartphone? 00:35
Bringing a unique user experience 2:48
Consumer adoption 6:23
Exploring and experimenting with new technology 8:11
User against founder conflict 10:55
Manufacturing in India 13:35
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Josh Foulger, President, Consumer Electronics, Zetwerk. Josh shares his experience in manufacturing and what makes India a perfect destination for the same. He talks about the challenges that were faced by the supply chains post Covid and how it impacted the overall manufacturing industry. He also talks about the government’s support and push towards making India a more and more suitable manufacturing destination. To understand how Zetwerk helps its customers in manufacturing and how things changed over time, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
What does Zetwerk do? 00:37
What is a Manage Marketplace 01:52
Services by Zetwerk 03:11
Indian as a destination for manufacturing 04:46
Whats missing in the chain? 07:44
A new normal post covid 09:52
How manufacturing changed over time 11:49
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sivakumar Selva Ganapathy, Vice President of OpenBlue India Software Engineering & APAC at Johnson Controls. We are living in the age of artificial intelligence, and we cannot even imagine the ways in which it can be put to use. AI can help make our buildings sustainable and green. With the correct amount of data, buildings can be made sustainable at their very foundation and this is exactly what Sivakumar talks about. To understand the need for sustainable architecture and how it is being worked upon, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
00:00 Introduction
1:18 How AI helps in creating sustainable buildings
3:20 Enabling Sustainability at the foundation
6:38 How data specific to India helps in buildings sustainable buildings
10:54 Regular optimization
15:08 Command control hub in buildings
18:32 An awareness and knowledge gap
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sandip Patel, Managing Director, IBM India & South Asia. IBM is one of those organizations that has been at the forefront of AI development. In fact, they brought out their own AI platform - Watsonx. Sandip Patel shares how watsonx is making strides in the world of AI. He also talks about how India is definitely an early adopter of AI and how companies are benefiting from it. Interestingly, a major part of employee - HR interaction at IBM happens via a chat interface without any human intervention. But does that mean artificial intelligence will render us humans redundant? To find out tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Robert Kawalsky, Head of Product, Canva. Canva is known to make design easy and for everyone. And now it is expanding its DIY approach to enterprises. Canva has come up with a new enterprise specific update by way of which it can cater to the content needs of an organization. Canva enterprise has developed an organization specific interface while maintaining its simplicity. And to make it easier, they have introduced Canva Courses for employees of the enterprise to get accustomed to the new interface. To find out in what ways Canva can facilitate the needs of an organization, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
Introduction 00:00
Helping organizations design (1:20)
Decentralization of design in an organization (3:06)
Canva catering to the needs of an organization (4:50)
Enterprise specific interface (7:16)
Different ways in which enterprises can incorporate Canva (9:15)
Maintaining simplicity (11:48)
Canva courses (13:19)
Bespoke services for organizations (14:47)
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sajeev Nair, Founder and Chairman, Vieroots Wellness Solutions. Over the past couple of years people have started paying more attention to their health, wellness and wellbeing. They follow healthy diets, join gyms and look after themselves. But, what if there was a way to accurately figure out what health issues and diseases one is prone to and to get a super personalised solution to the same? The study of one's genetic make up can make that happen. Sajeev Nair shares how Vieroots Wellness Solutions is working towards helping people find out their triggers and guiding them to live a healthier life ahead. But can 'hacking' your health really make death just an option? To find out tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Baris Gultekin, Head of AI, Snowflake. A major component of AI is data. Data and how it is being utilised is a big part of using AI the right way. And this is exactly what Baris highlights. There is a difference when it comes to AI being used by a customer and it being used by an organization. How can an enterprise use AI to its advantage? And how is the enterprise's data kept safe in the process? To find out tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
1.43 New developments in AI
4.45 How things changed for AI over the years
7:14 Snowflake and AI
10:22 How to deal with different data approaches
12:02 AI and Data policy
14:25 AI becoming a way to conserve an organization's collective intelligence
16:34 Responsible AI and Data
18:27 Emerging trends in AI and are they geographically specific
19:43 Snowflake and the future of AI
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Fan Ho, Executive Director and General Manager, Asia Pacific Solutions, Lenovo and Services Group. With AI taking over the world, it brings along with itself technologies that can make organizations more sustainable. And Lenovo is here with LISSA, an AI powered advisor that makes sure that your organization works in a sustainable manner. Lenovo has kept the Sustainable Development Goals in mind while working on this. To find out how they created LISSA, how it stores all the data that it requires and can it do anything more than giving advise, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
Introduction 00:00
AI and Sustainability 00:49
The concept of LISSA 3:57
How does LISSA get all the required data 7:18
Can LISSA only give advise? 12:39
Sustainability in a Hybrid world 13:38
How to make other companies more Sustainable 16:20
Lenovo and Sustainability Goals 18:19
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Piyush Shah, Co-founder at InMobi Group, and President & COO at Glance. With AI taking over the world, newer ways of keeping the consumer engaged are coming up. And the very first surface that catches a person's attention is their phone screen. InMobi and then further Glance has revolutionized the 'screen experience' by being pioneers of utilising just the screen to connect to the user and get them personalised content. But how do they do this? How do they keep the user engaged and are we headed towards an app-less world? To find out, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
Introduction 00:00
How InMobi and glance created 0:56
Creating for India 4:05
The world of 'Glancing' 6:30
How to keep the consumer upto date with everything that is happening 9:33
Glance and personalisation through AI 10:34
Making users Co- creators 14:34
taking Glance beyond phones 15:37
An App-less future? 18:28
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Anand Trivedi, Director, CyberProof. India at the moment is in the process of Lok Sabha elections with parties campaigning via all the available mediums. Amidst such a crucial time, the menace of deep fakes has surfaced. Anand in this podcast talks about the large extent to which fake videos, audios and doctored images and content has been circulating related to the elections. But how to judge whether what you are seeing is real or not? How to make sure you are not being fed synthetic content? To find out, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
Introduction 00:00
What are deep fakes 00:43
Fast paced development of the technology 3:55
Use of deep fakes in the elections 4:53
Rules, Regulations and detecting deep fakes 6:55
How can public save themselves from falling prey to deep fakes during elections 8:55
Disadvantages of adopting it as a technology 9:23
Platform level warnings and alerts 11:24
Can it be made less profitable and expensive to reduce it's misuse? 12:20
To what extent should one trust the things they see online 13:43
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In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Rajeev Rastogi - Vice President of International Machine Learning at Amazon. Now, two terms that are often used together or even interchangeably are Machine Learning and AI, however they are not entirely the same. And Rajeev Rastogi explains the difference between the two. He also talks about how Amazon uses machine learning to understand customer demands and behavior. Interestingly enough this procedure has very less human intervention. But how does machine learning understand the customer's needs and predict the demands? How do regional demands and personalization come into the scene? and are robots working on our Amazon orders? To find out this and more, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices.
Intro 00:00
Difference between AI and Machine Learning 00:44
Amazon - a pioneer for Machine Learning 02:29
Machine learning forecast for demand for products 05:47
How data helps with providing a better service 07:24
Is there no Human intervention in the whole process? 08:46
How does the knowledge of demand help 11:22
How Amazon is giving customers more options and choices 12:05
Personalization based on customer behavior 13:26
Gen AI and ecommerce 15:54
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar.
In this episode of The Indian Express' tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Arjun Ghose, CEO & Co-Founder, Veera. One of the very first and definitely most used application on the world wide web is the browser, and to make it localised and accessible for the average Indian, Arjun Ghose has come up with Veera, a browser for Indians. But in a world where there is no dearth of browsers, what makes Veera stand apart? Is being a mobile specific browser a boon or a bane? And what role does AI play in this? To find out this and more, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices.
Introduction 00:00
How is Veera different as a browser? 1:09
How a browser impacts it's device 2:20
Browser monopoly 6:13
Creating a browser for India 7:02
Is browser a Super App? 8:03
Browser wars 10:04
Being a mobile specific browser 14:25
AI and browsers 16:25
AI and personalisation 18:56
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Jeetu Patel, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Security and Collaboration, Cisco. With every passing day, the importance of cyber security is increasing. And according to our guest, Mr Patel, we need to assume that every organisation at some point in time will get breached. So, how do we deal with this? Through the concept of cyber resilience. But, what is cyber resilience? Does AI play a part in detecting and dealing with cyber threats? Where does India stand in terms of cyber security? To find out all of this and more, tune into today’s episode of Our Own Devices.
Introduction 00:00
What is Cyber Resilience 00:31
How does Cisco cater to organisations and governments 01:58
How does AI help in cyber security 04:23
Does the size of a company co-relate to its use of AI? 06:43
India and cyber security in 2024 07:36
Security index of Cisco 09:36
3Es of cyber security 10:46
Challenges to cyber security in 2024 12:35
Future of AI in the industry 14:18
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In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Paras Sharma, Director & Head of Content & Community Partnerships, Meta. Instagram has evolved from just being a photo sharing app to becoming a massive part of our lives through the medium of its content. Growth in content has led to a growth in the concept of Content Creators and in this episode, Paras shares how Indian creators have become trend setters. The gen Z seems to be taking the lead in enhancing focus towards health and relationships via their content. To understand how content is changing and how Instagram is becoming a reflection of a more inclusive India, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices.
Introduction 00.00
Evolution of Instagram 00:43
Connected in Real Time 03:26
Trends specific in India 04:34
Why creators are growing 08:46
Multi-platform content 09:45
Gen Z and cultural involvement 11:10
Trends popular amongst Gen Z in India 13:43
Diversity of content 16:09
2024 Prospects for Instagram 19:22
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Miriam Karthika Daniel, Vice President - Maps Experiences, Google. Google Maps has become an integral part of our lives in the last couple of years and in this episode, they explore how it reached where it is today. Miriam also shares how AI is increasingly coming handy in making the user experience even more accurate through Google Maps. In the episode, they also discuss how Google Maps is working to solve the challenges specific to India and what all can be done to make people's commute quick and comfortable.
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
Introduction 0.00
Evolution of Google Maps 00:26
Google Maps and road traffic 04:29
Exploring the world through the comfort of your home 06:08
Street view in maps 07:04
AI in Google Maps 08:53
Users aiding Google Maps 11:01
Business growth through Google Maps 12:15
Multi-modal journeys 14:21
Upcoming Innovations in Google Maps 15:33
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Balakrishna DR, Executive Vice President and Global Head, AI Automation and ECS, Infosys to talk about Artificial Intelligence and how it’s use is growing in the business space. Balakrishna talks about the accountability that comes with AI and the challenges that businesses face when they use AI. To find out how people are learning to adapt to AI, what kind of rules and frameworks are being worked upon and how has Infosys embraced AI, tune into today’s episode of Our Own Devices.
0.00 Introduction
0.41 How is business intelligence AI driven?
3:13 Who is accountable in AI
4.05 Does AI give companies an unfair advantage, framework and rules
7.21 Challenges of AI
9.07 Adapting to a new technology
12.00 Industry wise specifications
13.45 Infosys’ success story
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Navajith Karkera, founder of Sonic Lamb. They talk about the new-gen technology that Sonic Lamb has come up come with, where they are making an effort for make the listeners feel the music that they are listening to. Navajith shares how they are creating a more immersive listening experience through their headphones that will intensify your AR,VR and audio experiences manifold.
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
IntroductionHow did Sonic Lamb begin and what is it? (00:58)
What is the Sonic Lamb technology? (02:24)
Challenges of a novel technology (05:22)
Making in India (07:49)Scaling the production (08:16)
Interesting possibilities with the products (09:27)
Feeling something that you cannot hear (10:04)
Marketing Strategy (11:12)
Preference of the audience (12:35)
Future prospects (13:47)
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Rohan Verma, CEO & Executive Director, MapmyIndia to talk about the growth in technology of mapping and navigation. They talk about everything, from solving very specific problems like locating speed bumps and potholes to working with ISRO for expanding the scope of mapping beyond the confines of land and into the deep waters and a lot more.
Introducing Rohan Verma
What is Mappls (00:31)
How are they planning on mapping the world (01:10)
Solving specific mapping problems (03:23)
From Mapping devices to Maps on smartphones (04:31)
Capturing accurate data (06:09)
Creating Next Gen vehicles (07:16)
Collab with ISRO (09:08)
Economy of Mapping (12:42)
Updates and improvements in the app (14:36)
Vision for Future (16:33)
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In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Saurav Bhaik, Founder and CEO of Tagbin to talk about bridging technology and culture, immersing into a phy-gital world, using technology to build evolving museums, and much more.
Introducing Saurav Bhaik
Phy-gital experience (00:28)
Adapting for India (01:43)
Identifying technologies (03:17)
Evolving museums (06:20)
Creating immersive experiences (07:50)
Hitmap to monitoring user feedbacks (09:38)
Challenges to create a Phygital experience (11:18)
Mesmerizing users (13:45)
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Akshay Munjal, Founder and CEO at Hero Vired, to talk about the rise in demand for specialised short courses and the role of EdTech in providing such programs for a diverse crowd.
Introducing Akshay Munjal
Learning from the global experts (00:24)
Rise of short certifications (01:01)
Identifying courses (01:47)
Demand from industries for specialised courses (03:01)
Opportunities with AI (04:33)
Courses for using AI (06:22)
EdTech as parallel avenue (07:57)
Upskilling through EdTech (09:45)
Designing and researching courses for diverse crowd (10:47)
Democratising education through EdTech (13:29)
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Jaspreet Bindra, Founder, Tech Whisperer Ltd. to talk about using generative AI for public good, how India can create a transformational AI model, and the challenges of creating such a technology in a diverse country like India.
Introducing Jaspreet Bindra
Creating Jan AI (00:39)
Hurdles of creating in a complex society (02:56)
Complexities - a problem and an opportunity (06:23)
Involvement of big companies (09:36)
Building up support for Jan AI (11:27)
Economic, political, infrastructural challenges (13:01)
Piggybacking on previous technologies (14:51)
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Nikhil Rajpal, CEO at Hero Electronix, to talk about home automation devices, their increasing popularity in India and the unique challenges faced in Indian homes.
Introducing Nikhil Rajpal
Qubo- smart devices company (00:25)
Increasing popularity of home automation (01:31)
Specific problems faced in Indian homes (03:49)
Issues of internet and power connectivity (06:03)
Hub for smart devices (07:37)
Voice controlled devices (09:49)
Do we want manual intervention (11:04)
What to look forward to (12:49)
Solving for India is solving for the world (13:46)
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Sharda Tickoo, Technical Director for India & SAARC at Trend Micro to talk about the cybersecurity threats and how AI can be used by attackers and security firms alike in the cat and mouse game.
Introducing Sharda Tickoo
Cyber-security, a never ending cat and mouse game (00:40)
Using AI to find loopholes in systems (04:51)
AI-generated malwares (08:58)
Applying AI in cyber-security (11:51)
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Ambarish Kenghe, Vice President at Google Pay, to talk about UPI's journey in India, the cultural impact of GPay, learnings from AI, and making UPI famous in foreign nations.
Introducing Ambarish Kenghe
Google Pay's 20 years long journey (00:45)
Cultural impact of GPay (04:31)
Default wealth creation (06:52)
Closed financial ecosystem (07:27)
UPI in foreign countries (09:13)
Using the power of UPI to solve problems (11:13)
Using learnings from generative AI (14:43)
Main takeaways (18:51)
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Frank X Shaw, Chief Communications Officer of Microsoft, to talk about creating different kinds of workers in the age of AI, appraising the productivity of these new age workers and their challenges.
Introducing Frank Shaw Microsoft's vision for AI (00:29)
Microsoft's experience and research with AI (02:23)
Creating different kind of workers (04:12)
Emerging new use cases (06:44)
Needing new guardrails (08:47)
Appraising workers (10:26)
Problems of adapting (12:18)
Is chatting the end of AI (14:07)
Changing behaviours (15:04)
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Sunil Raina, President and Business Head, Lava International Limited, to talk about how Lava has become the only Indian brand in the smartphone market, the factors behind their growth, and their biggest challenges.
Introducing Sunil Raina
Factors behind Lava's growth (00:39)
Understanding Indian market (03:39)
A changed market (05:40)
Benefit of building microchips in India (10:28)
Making phones more affordable (11:28)
Changing consumer expectations (12:21)
Biggest challenges (14:34)
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Soniya Jobanputra, Director of Product Management, Google, to talk about the newly launched Pixel 8 and Prixel 8 Pro, it's features and why is Google calling it the “first phone built for the generative AI era”.
Introducing Soniya Jobanputra
New features in the latest Pixel phone (00:52)
New AI use cases (03:52)
An AI phone (05:52)
Google philosophy and AI (06:44)
Can AI solve battery longevity issues? (09:19)
Different models of Google products for smartphone (10:24)
Is hardware losing its importance? (11:24)
Technological limitations (13:04)
Unique challenges in India (14:43)
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Kanishka Acharya, Founder & CEO, Welldercare Agetech, to discuss the realm of technology and artificial intelligence in the context of caregiving, how seniors can harness technology to manage their health and whether AI has the potential to supplement human caregiving.
Introducing Kanishka Acharya
Defining agetech (00:44)
Helping older people with technology (01:10)
How Welldercare works (02:20)
Launching Welldercare (07:43)
Connecting software with a caregiver (08:44)
Retrofitting hardware with product (10:18)
Resistance to technology (11:11)
Using AI in elder care (13:09)
Importance of human care (15:45)
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Tarun Mehta, Co-founder and CEO of Ather Energy to talk about the dynamic and growing landscape of electric two-wheelers in India, Ather's pivotal role in shaping this industry, and what makes the Indian market a unique space for EV scooters.
Introducing Tarun Mehta India, a two-wheeler country (00:27)
EV scooter space in India (01:48)
Correlation between electric scooters and GDP (03:16)
Indian 2 wheeler market (05:02)
Innovating locally (07:28)
Manufacturing challenges (09:48)
Filling talent gap (11:36)
Reaching out to customers (13:50)
Ather's product roadmap (15:49)
Battery technology (17:28)
India as global leader (18:43)
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan tells us about this year's Apple's keynote, the major launches, the updates, and how Apple had made mother nature the central character of its event and products.
Apple's new announcements Mother nature as the prominent character (00:53)
Carbon neutral products (02:18)Setting industry standards (04:33)
Underwhelming keynote (05:33)
Primary changes in Iphone (07:20)
Iphone pro and pro max (10:03)
Gaming capabilities in Iphone (14:24)
Indian release (16:48)
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Kapil Makhija, CEO at Unicommerce to discuss how technologies and data are used in e-commerce in order to craft a seamless customer experience and the challenges behind creating such experiences.
Introducing Kapil Makhija
Backend of supply chain (00:39)
Logistical challenges in a country like India (02:59)
Evolution of ecommerce (04:56)
Predicting customers' orders (08:11)
Interesting trends from Indian markets (10:11)
Bricks instead of IPhones (14:07)
Implementing seamless return process (15:38)
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Manabu Yamazaki, President and CEO of Canon India, to discuss how Canon accommodates the demands of the creator economy and builds products tailored for diverse users, especially who are accustomed to smartphones.
Introducing Manabu Yamazaki
Learning and unlearning during pandemic (01:20)
Japanese philosophy of transformation (03:20)
Impact of the transformation on employees (06:17)
New products for emerging users (07:42)
Opportunities in the age of creator economy (11:05)
Entering new markets (13:50)
New marketing communication (16:10)
Exciting new technologies (18:04)
Challenges ahead (20:36)
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Ishan John Chatterjee, Managing Director, YouTube India to talk about YouTube's journey in India, it's contribution to the creator economy and it's ongoing efforts to forge innovative tools for content diversification.
Introducing Ishan John Chatterjee
YouTube's journey in India (00:31)
Brand-driven to individual-driven content (03:25)
Content based on demands from community (05:47)
Creator economy in India (07:13)
Making creators aware of different opportunities (10:34)
Challenges in catering to diverse needs (12:20)
Learnings from India (13:11)
Future possibilities (14:49)
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Tushar Vashisht, Co-founder and CEO of HealthifyMe to talk about the rise of health tech in India and how AI can be used to help people make healthier choices.
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Damyant Singh Khanoria, Chief Marketing Officer at OPPO India, to discuss the new innovations in the smartphone space, an increasing use of AI on smartphones and the pain points that need to be solved.
Introducing Damyant Singh Khanoria
Exciting part of smartphone industry (01:03)
Processors, design, screens (05:27)
Innovation for premium segment (08:40)
Challenges for India market (12:43)
Artificial Intelligence for smartphones (18:21)
Pain point that needs to be solved (20:44)
Edited by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Mike Hanely to explore GitHub's role in the open-source developer community, how GitHub approaches cybersecurity concerns and potential ease of security with Passkeys.
Introducing Mike Hanely
GitHub in the technological ecosystem (00:36)
Pandemic's effect on GitHub (01:30)
Protecting remotely developed codes (02:22)
Open source developer community (05:08)
Threat landscape of software supply chain (06:11)
Making GitHub secure by default (08:55)
Zero trust strategies in cybersecurity (11:42)
Ensuring cleaner safer codes (15:12)
Making security easier through passkey (16:54)
Edited by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Anshuman Sharma, Associate Director CSIRT & Investigative Response, APJ, Verizon Business to discuss the human factor in cybersecurity, exploring how human errors can significantly weaken cybersecurity measures and the various ways to safeguard against bad actors.
Introducing Anshuman Sharma (00:00)
Human error in cyber security (00:51)
Social engineering (01:32)
Error in misconfiguration (04:41)
Privilege misuse (07:18)
Ensuring cyber hygiene (08:18)
Customized training (09:56)
Threat actors leveraging AI (13:14)
Explaining operational technology (OT) (14:34)
Difficulties in training workforce (15:18)
Using AI to ensure cyber security (18:13)
Edited by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Alex Nehmy, Field CSO - Critical Industries for Asia Pacific & Japan, Palo Alto Networks to discuss the security threats that come with having multiple IoT (Internet of Things) in organizations and our personal lives and how significant it is to secure these devices to safeguard against potential, and probably, life-threatening risks.
Introducing Alex Nehmy
Being careful about bad players (00:31)
Securing data on personal IoT devices (02:23)
Thinking beyond traditional security framework (03:55)
Smart but dumb devices (06:14)
Necessity for security standardization (08:27 )
Evolving nature of threats (09:46 )
Does 5G need inherent security layers (12:50)
Insecure IoTs and ransomware attacks (15:27)
You can't secure what you can't see (18:23)
Edited by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Amitabh Sinha, Deputy Editor, The Indian Express to discuss the Chandrayaan 3 mission, the reasons behind countries' renewed interest in lunar exploration, how the moon might serve as a launchpad for deep space exploration, and the possibility of private entities joining in lunar exploration.
Introducing Amitabh Sinha
Why do countries want to go to the moon again (00:43)
Using the moon as a launchpad to go deeper into space (04:08)
Who owns the moon (07:10)
Pushing the envelope of science (10:21)
Objectives of Chandrayaan 3 (13:12)
Will we see private exploration into the moon (14:36)
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Chet Kapoor, Chairman and CEO of DataStax to talk about how AI is just getting started and the kind of expansion we might see in the near future. They also discuss the importance of responsible AI, and why we need to pay attention to bad actors.
Introducing Chet Kapoor
AI is just starting (00:25)
Exploring the possibilities of AI (02:43)
Integrating AI in workflow (05:36)
Responsible AI (10:10)
Paying attention to bad actors (12:41)
There is no AI without Data (14:16)
Bringing predictive and generative AI together (17:36)
Democratizing programming (21:30)
India's role in the expanding world of AI (23:43)
Edited by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Gaurav Khatri, Co-Founder, Noise to talk about why the smart wearable market is growing in India and how companies like Noise are catering to the preferences of Indian customers.
Introducing Gaurav Khatri
Growth of Noise in Indian market (00:27)
Smart bands to smart watches (01:59)
Offering health lifestyle ecosystem (02:47)
Value upgradation among Indian users (04:39)
Managing the hardware and software (07:51)
Adding a service layer (09:22)
Buy upgraded device, pass old one to family members (11:46)
Introducing new technologies (15:24)
Analysing customers' preferences (17:52)
Global plans for Noise (20:18)
Edited by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Prof. David Barber, Director, UCL Centre for Artificial Intelligence, University College London and a Distinguished Scientist at UiPath to talk about Generative AI, how its evolving, its limitations and how countries like India can use it to its benefit.
Introducing David Barber
How is generative AI different between the previous AI (00:37)
AI's learning trajectory (02:12)
Challenges in automation (04:02)
Customized thinking for different markets (05:53)
Will AI generated work need editors in future (08:39)
Integrating AI into workflow (10:23)
Need for upskilling (14:01)
Limitations of Generative AI (16:27)
New trends in automation (20:08)
How can India use AI to its benefit (23:26)
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Ganesh Lakshminarayanan, CEO, Airtel Enterprise Business to discuss India’s progress in implementing 5G over the past year, the challenges associated with this implementation, the impact of AI, and more.
Introducing Ganesh Lakshminarayanan
Adoption of 5G till now (00:32)
5G use cases (01:42)
Implementation challenges in India (03:55)
The extent of the market (08:28)
Bringing the cost down (11:45)
Effect of AI on implementing 5G (14:05)
Problem of security (18:10)
Do we need regulations (19:44)
Edited by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Huzefa Tavawalla, Head, Disruptive Technologies Practice Group, Nishith Desai Associates and Aniruddha Majumdar, Lawyer, Nishith Desai Associates to shed light on the debates surrounding the regulation of AI and explore the potential challenges that may emerge when institutions, be it private companies or governments, opt to regulate AI.
Introducing Huzefa Tavawalla and Aniruddha Majumdar
Self or government regulation for AI (01:14)
Regulation lagging behind state of innovation (04:33)
How will it pan out in India (08:27)
Copyright on AI generated content (13:29)
Will AI take away jobs (17:38)
Regulating micro level cases (20:10)
Edited by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Beerud Sheth, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Gupshup to discuss the implementation of conversational AI in businesses, how bots can now go beyond providing structured responses to customers while still adhering to specific guidelines and the potential uses of conversational AI in daily messaging.
Introducing Beerud Sheth
Rise in conversational AI (00:42)
Moving beyond structured responses (03:03)
Companies using conversational AI (05:21)
Setting guardrails for bots (06:56)
A disruption that just started to accelerate (09:49)
Will the nature of messaging change (12:34)
Will companies self-regulate (14:50)
Biggest opportunity in conversational and generative AI (16:38)
Edited by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Nipun Marya, CEO at iQOO India to talk about catering to GenZ customers and the intricacies involved in customizing products for this demographic. They discuss sourcing ideas from GenZ, determining the ideal price point, and ultimately offering an experience rather than just a product.
Introduction Nipun Marya
Customizing for GenZ (00:30)
Sourcing ideas from GenZ (01:28)
Localised behaviour of sourcing ideas (04:41)
Learnings from the Indian market (05:32)
Going beyond numbers to experience (07:52)
Is gaming important for the Indian market (09:21)
Shopping turning social (12:36)
Product and brand experience (14:22)
Aligning with the audience (15:55)
Deciding the right price point (16:47)
Accommodating customers’ wishes (18:24)
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Oliver Campbell, Director and Distinguished Engineer at Dell Technologies, and Nick Abbatiello, Senior Distinguished Engineer, Experience Group at Dell Technologies. Together, they discuss Dell's endeavour to transform the landscape of product design, aiming for a more sustainable future.
Introducing Oliver Campbell and Nick Abbatiello
How vital is sustainability for Dell (00:54)
Fitting sustainability in the designing process (01:24)
Working with the supply chain (03:14)
Changing the ecosystem (07:05)
Mainstreaming sustainability within Dell (09:30)
Scouting for new technologies (13:00)
Technologies to look forward to (14:43)
Are we going fast enough to address climate change (18:04)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Tomer Cohen, Chief Product Officer, LinkedIn, to talk about how the platform has become a hub for people to learn, share and connect, and how LinkedIn is learning from local markets like India.
Introducing Tomer Cohen
LinkedIn, the new Facebook (00:26)
Thinking before posting on LinkedIn (01:07)
Pandemic's impact on networking (02:53)
How LinkedIn is changing (04:48)
Empowering people through sharing personal experiences (06:27)
Algorithm for better reach (08:11)
LinkedIn in an era of AI (10:19)
Customising products for local markets (13:33)
Decentralising knowledge (17:22)
Learning from the Indian market (18:04)
Challenges and opportunities (20:24)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Sujai Raina, Vice President and Head-Business Development, Visa about the increase of contactless transactions in India, its security concerns and what to expect next in the field of contactless payment.
Introducing Sujai Raina
Pandemic boosting contactless payments (00:48)
Increase in contactless payments (02:10)
Mandating contactless cards and machines (02:47)
Merchant and consumer awareness (04:45)
Addressing security concerns (05:57)
Increasing limit of contactless payments (07:41)
Competing with UPI (08:57)
What to expect next (10:31)
Moving from plastic to mobile (12:52)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Kevin Baragona, Founder, DeepAI, to talk about what we can expect next from the world of Artificial Intelligence, whether computers can think and emote like humans, and why do we also need to be careful with AI.
Introducing Kevin Baragona
Understanding Deep AI (00:39)
Feasibilities of continuing with AI in a free model (01:36)
Rapid development of AI (02:41)
Star Trek technologies right around the corner (04:11)
A global effort to create AI (04:54)
Computers thinking like humans (06:09)
Deploying AI safely and ethically (07:17)
Companies regulating AI (07:55)
AI causing real-world problems (10:05)
Building robots from Star Wars (11:57)
AI will define our lives (12:56)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Partha Neog, Co-Founder and CEO of Vantage Circle, to answer the burning questions about ChatGPT and Conversational AI, whether it will take away our jobs and the importance of upscaling and developing a learner's mindset.
Introducing Partha Neog (00:00)
Understanding Vantage Circle's work (00:32)
Is Chat GPT going to take away jobs (01:40)
Consolidation of resources (03:23)
We have to be better than what AI can do (05:47)
The skill of asking the right questions to AI (08:47)
Being able to exploit AI as a job skill (09:52)
What employers are thinking? (12:29)
Competitions, domination and biases (15:42)
Developing a learning mindset (16:17)
Increasing frequency of game-changing events (18:43)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Narsimha Rao Mannepalli, Executive Vice President, Head, Cloud Infrastructure and Security Solutions, Infosys to talk about the Cloud, how crucial it has become for companies, how it helped to save jobs during the Pandemic, how companies can effectively use Cloud, and the future of Cloud.
Introducing Narsimha Rao Mannepalli
Pandemic's impact on Cloud (00:55)
How Cloud helped saving jobs (04:42)
Identifying the right Cloud for an enterprise (08:05)
Challenges of having multiple platforms (10:23)
Cloud-first strategy of companies (11:52)
Using Cloud more effectively (13:43)
Impact of Cloud company cultures (17:28)
Biggest opportunities and challenges in the Cloud Space (19:48)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express’ weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Amith Singhee, Director, IBM Research India & CTO IBM India and South Asia to discuss Quantum Computing, its' challenges, impact, and its' future in India.
Introducing Amith Singhee (00:00)
Defining Quantum Computing (00:40)
Will laptops have Quantum Computing (01:50)
Infrastructural flexibility to include Quantum Computers (03:11)
How will this benefit India (04:28)
Biggest challenges facing the Indian ecosystem (07:32)
IBM's role in this ecosystem (08:45)
Generating awareness in the market (10:19)
Bringing technology and business together (12:19)
Readiness vs commercial use (14:13)
Immediate and long-term future of Quantum Computing in India (15:56)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express’ weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Ripu Bajwa the Director and General Manager, Data Protection Solutions, Dell Technologies India to discuss the concept of zero trust in cybersecurity, how companies can strengthen their security against cyberattacks, and whether government intervention can help in this.
Introducing Ripu Bjawa (00:00)
Zero trust in cybersecurity (00:27)
Standardizing cybersecurity (02:26)
Countering cyberattacks (06:04)
Is outsourcing security a problem? (10:06)
Is government intervention necessary? (14:01)
Is it possible to have a foolproof cybersecurity system? (19:03)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of The Indian Express’ weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Sudhir Goel, Chief Business Officer, Acer India, about manufacturing in India, the growth of India's manufacturing industry, the schemes to attract global manufacturers and what the future holds for the Make in India initiative.
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
Making in India Introducing Sudhir Goel (00:38)
Best time to run a PC business in India (01:03)
Opportunities of manufacturing in India (03:10)Government initiatives to ensure better manufacturing (05:34)
Acer's goals for India (07:56)
Opportunities and challenges for the manufacturing industry (09:37)
Moving production to India (12:42)
Does India have the launchpad to become a manufacturing hub (13:56)
Promoting India's local ecosystem (15:22)
How can the government ensure a better manufacturing ecosystem (16:28)
In the first episode of a new season of Indian Express' weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Bhaskar Basu, Country Head - Modern Work, Microsoft India about the philosophy of work, how work is no longer a place but an experience, and how definitions, products and experiences of modern work and workplace are going through significant shifts.
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
Welcome back to another season of Our Own Devices!
Introducing Bhaskar Basu 01:07
Why we work 01:19
Changing definition of modern work 02:26
Expectations of employers from workplace 04:04
How products evolved to keep in pace with modern work(er) requirements 10:09
Managing a hybrid workforce 14:36
How is AI coming into the modern workplace 18:21
Future of digital transformation 22:42
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Claudia Contreras, Executive Director of Global Sustainability Services, Lenovo about the company's CO2 offset initiative, how customers can reduce carbon footprints by making informed choices, and how to build a more sustainable future in tech.
Introducing Claudia Contreras (00:00)
CO2 Offset initiative at Lenovo (00:38)
Importance of this initiative to customers (01:58)
Lenovo's journey towards sustainability (03:34)
Addressing the sense of urgency for climate action (05:32)
Collaborating with partners for impactful action (08:27)
Supply chain and sustainability (10:44)
Lenovo's major milestones (14:27)
Challenges on the road to a sustainable future (16:12)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Lakshya Malu, India's Market Development lead at Snap Inc., about creating new experiences with augmented reality, how accessible AR has become, the future of AR in India, and more.
Introducing AR and Lakshya Malu
How big is AR as a feature for Snap? (01:41)
Increasing accessibility of AR (03:08)
Creating new characters with AR (05:35)
How important spectacles have become (07:03)
Expanse of AR in India (08:41)
Including India's diversity to create holistic experiences (11:38)
Ideas out of India that can be applied globally (13:58)
Snap's focus on transforming industries through AR (16:41)
Exciting features to look forward to (18:14)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
The Southern state of Travancore was one of the first among the princely states to refuse accession to the Indian union. It wanted to remain independent, but things changed after an assassination attempt on the dewan of the state, Sir CP Ramaswamy Aiyer. In this episode, historian Manu Pillai and renowned painter and descendant of the Travancore royal family, Rukmini Varma join us to tell us more about the story of the state’s integration.
Hosted by Adrija Roychowdhury and Damini Jaiman
Edited by Damini Jaiman
Mixed by Suresh Pawar
Editorial Support: Shashank Bhargava
Listen to all five episodes on the Indian Express://indianexpress.com/audio/pages-from-the-past/
Or download The Indian Express app:
iOS link: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/indian-express-news-epaper/id506351833
Android link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.indianexpress.android&hl=en_IN≷=US&pli=1
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Nisheeth Srivastava, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Capgemini, about the expansion of quantum technology, its impact on the world and whether different companies are taking risks and investing in this new technology.
Introducing Nisheeth Srivastava 00:47
What is quantum technology? 01:10
Capgemini's progress in the field of quantum technology 02:52
Can Capgemini's technology talk to another company's technology? 05:27
Is quantum technology being used in new areas? 06:30
Are companies opening up to opportunities in this area? 10:12
Are companies taking risks with innovation post-pandemic? 11:40
Impacts of these innovations on the real world 14:03
Making innovations sustainable 15:25
Factoring in disruptions while investing in new innovations 17:56
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
The Indian Express has released a new history podcast show called Pages from the past. In its first season, hosts Adrija Roychowdury and Damini Jaiman explore the stories of five princely states that were reluctant to join the Indian union in 1947. You can listen to the first episode of this 5-episode season for free on indianexpress.com or download our app where all the episodes are available for free. You can find the links here:
Listen to the first episode for free on The Indian Express website: https://indianexpress.com/audio/pages-from-the-past/ep-1-travancore-the-reluctant-princes-4/8307677/
Or listen to all the episodes for free on The Indian Express app:
iOS link: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/indian-express-news-epaper/id506351833
Android link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.indianexpress.android&hl=en_IN≷=US&pli=1
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Nisheeth Srivastava, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer about the expansion of quantum technology, its impact on the world and whether different companies are taking risks and investing in this new technology.
Introducing Nisheeth Srivastava 00:32-00:58
What is quantum technology? 00:58-02:49
Capgemini's progress in the field of quantum technology 02:50-05:16
Can Capgemini's technology talk to another company's technology? 05:17-06:17
Is quantum technology being used in new areas? 06:18-09:59
Are companies opening up to opportunities in this area? 10:00-11:28
Are companies taking risks with innovation post-pandemic? 11:29-13:51
Impacts of these innovations on the real world 13:52-15:13
Making innovations sustainable 15:14-17:44
Factoring in disruptions while investing in new innovations 17:45-23:04
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
The Indian Express has released a new history podcast show called Pages from the past. In its first season, hosts Adrija Roychowdury and Damini Jaiman explore the stories of five princely states that were reluctant to join the Indian union in 1947. You can listen to the first episode of this 5-episode season for free on indianexpress.com or download our app where all the episodes are available for free. You can find the links here:
Listen to the first episode for free on The Indian Express website: https://indianexpress.com/audio/pages-from-the-past/ep-1-travancore-the-reluctant-princes-4/8307677/
Or listen to all the episodes for free on The Indian Express app:
iOS link: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/indian-express-news-epaper/id506351833
Android link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.indianexpress.android&hl=en_IN≷=US&pli=1
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Medha B Dey Roy, Head of Branding, KuCoin APAC, about the company's role in helping people to invest in cryptocurrency, how regulations and taxation on crypto in India impact the industry, and how KuCoin protects investors from scams.
Introducing Medha B Dey Roy
What does KuCoin do? (00:52)
Impact of taxation on cryptocurrency in India (03:44)
Challenges while talking to consumers (09:39)
What can KuCoin do to protect investors from scams? (15:45)
Medha's advice for first-time investors (20:11)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Vaidyanathan R Iyer, Chief of Operations at IBM Security Command Center about increasing cyber threats in a growing digital world, why companies should perform cyber health checkups regularly and what can be the best courses of actions to make one's company secure in a complex cyber world.
Introducing Vaidyanathan R Iyer (00:00)
Being a detective of the tech world (00:41)
Increasing threats in a complex cyber world (05:40)
Threat perception among companies (12:17)
Is cyber an enabler for business? (15:35)
User experience and cybersecurity (19:38)
Pandemic and cyber health checkup (21:08)
Vaidyanathan's advice to companies (27:32)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar
In this special episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the former India head of Twitter, Manish Maheshwari about the steps Elon Musk has recently taken, what they entail for the platform, whether Musk has a bigger agenda behind his actions, and is there a method to his madness.
A special episode with Manish Maheshwari (00:00)
Is Twitter going to die? (00:37)
Agenda behind Musk's actions (02:08)
Is the larger agenda political? (03:33)
Is there a method to his madness? (05:08)
Musk's action going against Twitter's grain (08:00)
Twitter needs verified users more than verified users need Twitter (13:09)
Is Twitter becoming the notice board of the world? (14:48)
Do Twitter layoffs impact user safety? (16:37)
What will be the impact on India? (18:13)
Is there a silver lining somewhere? (20:31)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
This conversation was recorded on Saturday, 19 November 2022.
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Sumesh Patel, SITA Aero's President, Asia Pacific. They talk about how the airline industry was impacted during the pandemic, whether it has changed how airline industries work, and how the industry is bouncing back after the pandemic.
Introducing Sumesh Patel (00:00)
Pandemic's impact on airlines and airports (00:34)
Are we back to normal? (01:03)
How does SITA Aero operate? (02:53)
Has pandemic changed how the airline industry works? (05:49)
Will we have standardized experience across airports? (08:16)
Adapting technologies to address real-time unforeseen issues (11:50)
Changing flight patterns (14:20)
Planning and visualizing airports in a post-pandemic world (15:46)
Challenges foreseen in the near future (17:42)
Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Srinivas Rao V, the Country Head & Head of Strategy, GTM & Distribution, Logitech Electronics. They talk about how since the pandemic hit us, consumers have demanded newer and different kinds of accessories to suit a work from home scenario, how Logitech is now accommodating the demands of a hybrid workforce, and how GenZ and millennials are dictating product styling.
00:00-00:33 Introducing Logitech and Srinivas Rao V
00:34-03:43 Boost because of the pandemic
03:44-04:43 Demands during work and play from home
04:44-07:44 Demands for convenient and productive accessories will WFH
07:45-08:50 Accommodating demands to suit a hybrid workforce
08:51-10:09 Logitech adapting to the "new normal"
10:10-12:31 Emoji keyboards to reflect changing customer preferences
12:32-13:35 Millenials dictating styling of the products
13:36-15:03 Moving towards wireless products
15:04-15:47 Seamless wireless experience for pro gamers
15:48-17:00 Learning in hybrid mode
17:01-19:07 Biggest learning of the past two years
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Srinivas Rao V, the Country Head & Head of Strategy, GTM & Distribution, Logitech Electronics. They talk about how since the pandemic hit us, consumers have demanded newer and different kinds of accessories to suit a work from home scenario, how Logitech is now accommodating the demands of a hybrid workforce, and how GenZ and millennials are dictating product styling.
00:00-00:33 Introducing Logitech and Srinivas Rao V
00:34-03:43 Boost because of the pandemic
03:44-04:43 Demands during work and play from home
04:44-07:44 Demands for convenient and productive accessories will WFH
07:45-08:50 Accommodating demands to suit a hybrid workforce
08:51-10:09 Logitech adapting to the "new normal"
10:10-12:31 Emoji keyboards to reflect changing customer preferences
12:32-13:35 Millenials dictating styling of the products
13:36-15:03 Moving towards wireless products
15:04-15:47 Seamless wireless experience for pro gamers
15:48-17:00 Learning in hybrid mode
17:01-19:07 Biggest learning of the past two years
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Rahul Kothari, Chief Business Officer at Razorpay. They talk about how Razorpay is making online transaction simpler for small businesses and by doing so, helping smaller merchants to reach a certain parity with larger e-commerce brands.
Introducing Razorpay and Rahul Kothari (00:00)
Evolution of Razorpay (00:58)
Pandemic's effect on the company (02:25)
Risk checks during the transaction process (05:31)
Effect of central banks' regulations on online transactions (08:26)
UPI and financial inclusion in India (09:36)
Connecting UPI with credit cards (10:57)
Importance of offering choice to consumers (11:45)
Seamless commerce experience for smaller merchants (13:20)
Acceptability from the merchants' side (15:55)
Challenges Razorpay would like to solve (19:06)
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Rahul Kothari, Chief Business Officer at Razorpay. They talk about how Razorpay is making online transaction simpler for small businesses and by doing so, helping smaller merchants to reach a certain parity with larger e-commerce brands.
Introducing Razorpay and Rahul Kothari (00:00)
Evolution of Razorpay (00:58)
Pandemic's effect on the company (02:25)
Risk checks during the transaction process (05:31)
Effect of central banks' regulations on online transactions (08:26)
UPI and financial inclusion in India (09:36)
Connecting UPI with credit cards (10:57)
Importance of offering choice to consumers (11:45)
Seamless commerce experience for smaller merchants (13:20)
Acceptability from the merchants' side (15:55)
Challenges Razorpay would like to solve (19:06)
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Dewang Neralla, the CEO of NTT Data Payment Services India Ltd. They discuss something that has become an intrinsic part of our lives-UPI, how India is pioneering real-time payment, the financial revolution brought by India through UPI, and how we can use it effectively while safeguarding ourselves against fraud and phishing attacks.
Introducing Dewang Neralla (00:00)
What is NTT Data payment? (00:43)
India's pioneering role in implementing UPI (01:52)
Integrating UPI with Credit cards (04:04)
Challenges in integrating UPI and Credit Cards (06:22)
Will this make it simpler for people to get credit cards in India? (08:19)
Increasing per-day transaction limits (11:02)
Safeguarding against fraud and phishing attacks (12:29)
Tips on using UPI effectively (14:17)
UPI and financial revolution in India (17:03)
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Dewang Neralla, the CEO of NTT Data Payment Services India Ltd. They discuss something that has become an intrinsic part of our lives-UPI, how India is pioneering real-time payment, the financial revolution brought by India through UPI, and how we can use it effectively while safeguarding ourselves against fraud and phishing attacks.
Introducing Dewang Neralla (00:00)
What is NTT Data payment? (00:43)
India's pioneering role in implementing UPI (01:52)
Integrating UPI with Credit cards (04:04)
Challenges in integrating UPI and Credit Cards (06:22)
Will this make it simpler for people to get credit cards in India? (08:19)
Increasing per-day transaction limits (11:02)
Safeguarding against fraud and phishing attacks (12:29)
Tips on using UPI effectively (14:17)
UPI and financial revolution in India (17:03)
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast - Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Jonathan May, Research Team Lead at Information Sciences Institute - University of Southern California on the toxicity on social media, how understanding context is essential to reduce toxicity on social media, and about USC's work on fixing toxicity online.
Jonathan May's work in language and learning (00:00)
Scaling creative dialogue and moderation (03:54)
Context in conversations across cultures and geographies (08:38)
Extreme moderation and Human Intervention (11:30)
How languages evolve (13:15)
Why USC chose to fix toxicity online (15:11)
How academic institutes work with the tech industry (17:13)
In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast - Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Jonathan May, Research Team Lead at Information Sciences Institute - University of Southern California on the toxicity on social media, how understanding context is essential to reduce toxicity on social media, and about USC's work on fixing toxicity online.
Jonathan May's work in language and learning (00:00)
Scaling creative dialogue and moderation (03:54)
Context in conversations across cultures and geographies (08:38)
Extreme moderation and Human Intervention (11:30)
How languages evolve (13:15)
Why USC chose to fix toxicity online (15:11)
How academic institutes work with the tech industry (17:13)
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the Associate Vice President of International Data Corporation (IDC) India, Navkendar Singh about the 5G rollout in India, whether the smartphones available in India are suitable for 5G, brands which have the possibility to bring out cheaper 5G devices to suit the Indian market and more.
Who is Navkendar Singh (00:00)
Who will buy 5G initially (00:28)
Will players come out with affordable devices for 5G (02:31)
Communicating to the users the benefits of 5G (03:51)
Why many people in the US don't use 5G (05:10)
Will more people migrate to 5G (06:15)
Strategies of big companies (07:41)
Brands which can bring cheaper 5G devices (09:04)
The average selling price of the market (09:53)
How hardware players can lure more people to 5G (12:01)
Creating news experiences with 5G beyond smartphones (14:33)
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the Associate Vice President of International Data Corporation (IDC) India, Navkendar Singh about the 5G rollout in India, whether the smartphones available in India are suitable for 5G, brands which have the possibility to bring out cheaper 5G devices to suit the Indian market and more.
Who is Navkendar Singh (00:00)
Who will buy 5G initially (00:28)
Will players come out with affordable devices for 5G (02:31)
Communicating to the users the benefits of 5G (03:51)
Why many people in the US don't use 5G (05:10)
Will more people migrate to 5G (06:15)
Strategies of big companies (07:41)
Brands which can bring cheaper 5G devices (09:04)
The average selling price of the market (09:53)
How hardware players can lure more people to 5G (12:01)
Creating news experiences with 5G beyond smartphones (14:33)
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the Head of Global Insights, of Ericsson ConsumerLab, Jasmeet Sethi about 5G. They discuss how the 5G rollout will happen in India, how 5G can offer a richer experience while watching sports, and how it will help our augmented reality.
Who is Jasmeet Sethi (00:00)
How the 5G rollout will happen in India (00:32)
Advantages of rolling out 5G a few years later than other mature economies (01:58)
New ways of watching sports with 5G (05:16)
5G as a solution to low internet speed in crowded stadiums (08:17)
Will this be a pre-installed capacity in specific locations like stadiums (10:48)
Augmented reality for Indian consumers (12:20)
5G as a foundation for Metaverse (16:28)
Challenges ahead (18:40)
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the Head of Global Insights, of Ericsson ConsumerLab, Jasmeet Sethi about 5G. They discuss how the 5G rollout will happen in India, how 5G can offer a richer experience while watching sports, and how it will help our augmented reality.
Who is Jasmeet Sethi (00:00)
How the 5G rollout will happen in India (00:32)
Advantages of rolling out 5G a few years later than other mature economies (01:58)
New ways of watching sports with 5G (05:16)
5G as a solution to low internet speed in crowded stadiums (08:17)
Will this be a pre-installed capacity in specific locations like stadiums (10:48)
Augmented reality for Indian consumers (12:20)
5G as a foundation for Metaverse (16:28)
Challenges ahead (18:40)
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the Asia Pacific regional director for Youtube partnerships, Ajay Vidyasagar. They talk about why Youtube decided to launch Youtube Shorts, how that will help in democratizing content creation, and how the creator economy is shaping up in India.
Short form videos and who is Ajay Vidyasagar (00:00)
Youtube's journey from long to short-form videos (00:56)
Democratizing content creation (04:43)
Capitalising on content creation (08:21)
How the creator economy is shaping up in India (13:34)
Trends coming out of creators in India (17:16)
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the Asia Pacific regional director for Youtube partnerships, Ajay Vidyasagar. They talk about why Youtube decided to launch Youtube Shorts, how that will help in democratizing content creation, and how the creator economy is shaping up in India.
Short form videos and who is Ajay Vidyasagar (00:00)
Youtube's journey from long to short-form videos (00:56)
Democratizing content creation (04:43)
Capitalising on content creation (08:21)
How the creator economy is shaping up in India (13:34)
Trends coming out of creators in India (17:16)
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to tech entrepreneur and author Byron Reese about his latest book "Stories, Dice, and Rocks That Think: How Humans Learned to See the Future — and Shape it". They also get into the philosophy of tech and how technologies can help in imagining the future.
Who is Byron Reese? (00:00)
Why this name for the book? (00:55)
Cave art, the purpose of language and evolution (02:22)
The most important invention of humankind (05:43)
Why is Byron optimistic about the future? (08:56)
Should we be scared of AI? (11:21)
Learning from Beehives (15:08)
Can tech take our jobs? (16:40)
How much technology is 'too much technology?' (19:29)
Destination of Humanity (21:19)
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Cyber Security Practice of Infosys, Vishal Salvi, about how the pandemic pushed companies to go online overnight, how this digital explosion attracted cyber threats and adversaries in the initial days of the pandemic necessitating stronger cybersecurity measures, and how a company like Infosys takes care of the cybersecurity of its multiple clients.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Technology Evangelist at Slack, Derek Laney. They speak about how several organisations moved onto Slack overnight because of the pandemic, how email has become redundant as a result of threads, creating a new way of working that is open by default, and tapping into fast thinking by removing technological roadblocks and streamlining multiple applications into one.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Martin Schwenk, the MD of Mercedes Benz in India, about the unseen technology that goes into designing cars, the future of the automobile industry, and coming up with policy to contend with the upcoming changes.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Martin Schwenk, the MD of Mercedes Benz in India, about the unseen technology that goes into designing cars, the future of the automobile industry, and coming up with policy to contend with the upcoming changes.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Rajan Navani, the CEO and Founder of JetSynthesys about what exactly web 3.0 is, India's unique positioning with regard to it, and the real world effects of its features
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the Director of partnerships at Google Play, Aditya Swamy about the history of Google Play in providing apps for individuals' needs, having localised stores, and how to build trust and ease into app access.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the Director of partnerships at Google Play, Aditya Swamy about the history of Google Play in providing apps for individuals' needs, having localised stores, and how to build trust and ease into app access.
In this episode host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Bikram Singh Bedi, the Managing Director Google Cloud, about how the cloud has become absolutely fundamental today from data centralisation to creating the basis of the digital transformation of nearly every industry.
In this episode host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Bikram Singh Bedi, the Managing Director Google Cloud, about how the cloud has become absolutely fundamental today from data centralisation to creating the basis of the digital transformation of nearly every industry.
In this episode, host Nanadagopal Rajan speaks to Vikas Jain from World of Play. They speak about the proliferation Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) through wearable tech, the challenge of providing services in the Indian market, and how to focus on make in India for wearables.
Host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Girish Raghavan from GE Healthcare about how AI can assist overburdened clinicians, the democratisation of healthcare as facilitated by technology, building centralised healthcare infrastructure, and breaking the divide between the home and hospital.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the Vice President of Customer Success Platform at PayPal, Guru Bhat. They speak about the current ubiquity of digital payment systems, how the pandemic caused the number of PayPal users to skyrocket, and how all good products and services hinge on simplicity.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Sudeep Sahu, the Senior Product Manager at Xiaomi India. They speak about the proliferation of smart TVs, how Xiaomi has developed smart TVs beyond mirroring what is on a phone, and the technological developments that have taken place to make smart TVs more accessible.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Dr. Jitendra Mohan Bhardwaj, the Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer of Coforge. They speak about how the distinction between work and the personal has begun to blur because of the pandemic and work from home, how this affects security threats, and the idea of “digital distancing” to protect both official and personal data.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Sean Duca, the Regional Chief Security Officer for Asia Pacific at Palo Alto Networks about how to protect data in the metaverse, the question of identity theft and authentication, how the physical and digital world will blur, and the lack of rules and regulations in the nascent world of the metaverse.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Hendrik Witt, the Chief Product Officer of TeamViewer about how the metaverse will interact with the enterprise space, the difference between the industrial and consumer metaverse, and being “device and paradigm agnostic” in order to move towards the true metaverse.
In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Piyush Singh from Accenture about the rapid change in consumer preferences in a post-pandemic world. A pause in our physical human interactions pushed the consumers to a digital world overnight. How is this ‘phygital world’ (physical+digital) changing the consumer preferences and behaviours in the new normal and how are institutions keeping up with these changes?
In this episode, Nandagopal Rajan speaks to sports scientist Shayamal Vallabhjee about how technological solutions can be used to help the body recover, the historical importance and roots of recovery, and how technology and human knowledge go hand-in-hand.
In this episode, Nandagopal Rajan speaks to engineer, designer, entrepreneur, and inventor of the iPod, Tony Fadell about his new book ‘Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making’, how to centre the customer when it comes to technology and design, and how his own experience as a DJ informed the design of the iPod.
In this episode, Ritesh Chopra, Director Sales and Field Marketing in India & SAARC Countries of NortonLifeLock speaks to host, Nandagopal Rajan about how he measures and evaluates internet addiction, the biological and mental effects of spending several hours on devices, and how people use, and can protect themselves from, creepware or spyware.
In this episode, Matt Idema, Global VP of Business Messaging, Meta, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss in detail the new features Meta is planning to launch for Whatsapp Business in India and how they will help businesses, big and small, to connect with their customers in innovative ways.
In this episode, Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Anand Lakshmanan, Head of Video Collaboration at Logitech, to reevaluate the role technology played in the pandemic now that people are returning to in-person offices and how creating the correct virtual format fosters collaboration.
In this episode, Sachin Kalantri, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Qualcomm speaks to host Nandagopal Rajan about the rapid spread of mobile gaming in India, the evolution of hardware to keep up with the rise, and how 5G will transform the gaming industry.
In this episode, the CEO of Suki, Punit Soni, speaks to host Nandagopal Rajan about their voice assistant that can help relieve some pressure on medical professionals, our misunderstandings about what exactly AI means and does, how a healthcare revolution is on the horizon in India.
In this episode, Vivek Sood, Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India joined host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss the legalities of cryptocurrency, whether "currency" might be a misnomer, and the role the government can play as a regulatory body.
In this episode, Chris Novak, co-founder and the Managing Director of the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss cybersecurity and how it is adapting to meet the needs of the pandemic-hit work culture.
In this episode, Anand Srinivas, CEO and Founder of StayQrious, an edtech platform, and Rajeev Singh, MD of BenQ India join host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss how conventional classroom learning is being enhanced and even transformed using innovative technologies.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Lt. Gen. SP Kochhar, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India about the 5G rollout, how the concept of "jugaad" helps create new creative solutions, and how 5G will improve employment.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the Chief Innovation Officer for Panasonic, Manish Misra. They speak about the rise of smart appliances, the rollout of the MirAIe platform, and understanding user patterns through data analysis.
In this episode, Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Arnold Su, the Business Head of Asus India about the ways in which consumer needs have changed during the pandemic, how technology has changed to fulfil those needs, and how gaming computers have expanded to tackle functions beyond just gaming like content creation and multitasking.
In this episode, Prabhjeet Singh, President of Uber India and South Asia, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss how Uber is using technology and innovation to provide a better experience to not just riders but also its driver partners. From working allowing drivers breaks to finding solutions to cancelled rides, the duo discuss it all.
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In this episode, Gustav Gyllenhammar, VP of markets and subscriber growth at Spotify, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss Spotify’s growth strategy in India, how operating in India has helped the company problem-solve in other countries, playlist curation, and future plans.
In this episode of Indian Express’ tech podcast, the CMO of Oppo India, Damyant Singh Khanoria, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss the importance of smartphone design, its role in human interface, the process of design engineering, and a lot more.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the Country Head of Alexa in India, Puneesh Kumar. They speak about the creation of a bespoke personality for Alexa to adapt to the needs of Indian consumers. Kumar explains how Alexa can now understand different regional accents, combinations of English and other Indian languages, as well as pick from a wide array of community developed skills and tell you shayari (poems) or chutkule (jokes).
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In this episode, Aditya Munjal, the CEO of Hero Lectro, joined host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss the e-bicycle space in India. The duo discuss the experiences e-bikes can offer, the target market of e-bike manufacturers, the EV revolution, and a lot more.
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In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Gyanendra Singh, the head of audio at Sony India, to discuss what truly wireless audio devices are. They talk about how the pandemic and work from home have transformed the audio space, how noise cancellation is growing in India, the demand for audio devices compatible with music as well as online meets, and a lot more. They also discuss what Sony’s truly wireless audio range.
In this episode, Umakant Soni, the co-founder and CEO of ARTPARK, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to talk about the future of drone technology. The duo discuss the prospective use of drones as ambulances, cabs, and cargo. They further talk about the viability of widespread drone usage in India as well as the air traffic management it would entail.
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In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Atul Kurani, Global Head – Medical Practice and IoT, Capgemini Engineering, to talk about the impact of technology in health science in the past couple of years. The duo talk about the role of Capgemini, how the digitisation of healthcare space has been fast-tracked in the last couple of years, how e-hospitals work, how tele consultations with doctors democratise the space as well as how when coupled with health data collection, it can reduce insurance costs.
In this episode of our tech podcast, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Jon Von Tetzchner, the co-founder and the CEO of Vivaldi, a cross-platform web browser, to discuss how browsers track user activity on Internet and sells them. The duo also discuss how Vivaldi keeps the internet activity of its users private and still manages to sustain itself.
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In this episode, Vivekanand Manjeri, Brand Director of Client Solutions Group at Dell Technologies, India joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss how the pandemic has fuelled a digital transformation with more and more people choosing to work from home. They discuss the steps taken by companies to digitize their workspace in order to facilitate a better remote work experience for employees and how Dell has improved its products keeping remote jobs in mind.
Vijay Sharma, Country Head of Optoma Corporation joins host Nandagopal Rajan to demystify projectors. The duo discuss the evolution and the transition of the projector market from educational and office use to domestic use, in turn replacing traditional TV sets.
In this episode, Suvig Sharma, Regional Vice President , APAC at MongoDB, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss how the pandemic is bringing about a transformation of internet infrastructure. The duo discuss how MongoDB is enabling this scaling up by providing a platform that allows tech companies to scale up just with a few clicks online.
In this episode, Arvind Neelakantan, Evangelist- India/ASEAN, Epic Games, the makers of the famous Fortnite game, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss the Metaverse, creating experiences on it, how the pandemic acted as a catalyst for people to get on it, and a lot more.
In this episode, Varun Babu (Systems Engineer) from Jamf, an Apple enterprise management company, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss how the company helps fill the gap between what Apple builds and what enterprises require, the recent boom in enterprise technology, and a lot more.
In this episode, Geeta Gurnani the Country Head of Modern Work at Microsoft India joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss how Microsoft Teams is developing to support online workspaces, its new features, and its new devices for increased collaboration.
In this episode of our tech podcast, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Satya Raghavan, Director, YouTube Content Partnerships, India, to discuss how YouTube has been helping voices from all sections be heard. The duo discuss how genres like village cooking evolved on the platform, how YouTube helps creators monetise their content, the idea behind livestreams, and a lot more.
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In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Amit Sharma, the Chief Technology Officer of Dream Sports, a sports technology company. The two discuss the complex technology that goes into the user friendly app, how they handle traffic especially during IPL, how they developed fantasy games apart from cricket, and how they use user feedback to constantly improve.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Tanvi Ratna, founder and CEO of Policy 4.0, a global blockchain & cryptocurrency policy advisor. The duo discuss India's regulation policy on cryptocurrency and El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin as a legal tender, why cryptocurrency is often seen as a threat to banks, and even the Bharat-COIN. They also go over the most important points to remember while investing in cryptocurrency.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Nimish Dubey to discuss the latest range of Apple products launched at an event titled 'California Streaming.' From the upgraded iPad 9th gen to the iPhone 13 series, the duo share notes on product features and talk about the Apple ecosystem.
In this episode of our tech podcast, Vikram Gulati, Country Head & Sr V. P at Toyota Kirloskar Motor, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss the future of electric vehicles in the Indian market. From the automobile market's shift towards electrification to the issue of charging, the duo discuss all you need to know about electric vehicles in India.
In the latest episode of our tech podcast, Rick Bergman, the Executive Vice President of Computing and Graphics at AMD, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss how the pandemic is shaping the computing industry. The topics they cover range from gaming and high performance computing and graphics to the competition in the processor market, the demand vs supply challenge, and AMD's plans for the Indian market.
In the latest episode of our tech podcast, Ankit Gupta, Head of Engineering at Cult.fit joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss the technology behind customised digital fitness. From how fitness apps are personalised for users to whether digital fitness can replace actual gyms, the duo discuss a host of related issues.
In this episode of Indian Express’ tech podcast, Anand Singh, Head of Developer Relations and Localisation at India OS, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss the evolution of smart phone users in India and how Indus OS has been helping bridge the language chasm in India.
The conversation ranges from the challenges faced by Indian app developers to the kind of support the platform is providing them, and more.
In this episode of Indian Express' technology podcast, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Gargi Dasgupta, Director of IBM Research in India, to discuss how the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI). From how AI helped businesses reach out to customers and how it is changing the nature of jobs to the humans vs AI debate and the data bias—they discuss it all.
In this episode of our tech podcast, Nishant Sardana who looks after Wireless and Home Entertainment at Amazon India joined host Nandagopal Rajan to talk about the e-commerce giant's growth trajectory in the country, especially after the pandemic began. The duo discuss insights from Prime Day sale, how Amazon is growing its customer base in tier II and tier III cities, and a lot more.
In this episode of our tech podcast, Saket Modi, an ethical hacker, and co-founder and CEO of Safe Security joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss navigating the online world after the Pegasus spyware scandal. the discussion ranges from how Pegasus works and safety on Android vs iOs to what users can do to secure themselves.
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01:47 How Pegasus works
02:49 What is Zero day exploit
04:11 What is hacking
14:50 Cyber criminals
16:45 Android vs iOs
21:42 What can users do to stay safe?
In this episode of our tech podcast, Gaurav Gupta, COO of MG Motor India joined host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss connected cars and the transformation they are bringing about in the automotive industry.
In this episode of our tech podcast, Awais Ahmed, Co-Founder and CEO of Pixxel, a space data company, joined host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss what building a constellation of hyperspectral earth imaging satellites involves and the kind of insights we can get from such data.
Rohan Nayak, the co-founder of Pocket FM, joins the podcast to discuss Pocket FM's the growth story and how India's audio ecosystem is evolving.
In this episode of Indian Express' tech podcast, Sudha K Varadrajan, the CEO and Co-Founder of Swell joins the show to discuss audio-centric social media.
The pandemic has brought about significant changes in the way people experience home entertainment. And the audio industry has seen some positive developments. But the important question is: once we get back to the old normal, will this change stay? In this episode, Gyanendra Singh- Head of Audio, Sony India, discusses India’s the audio industry and how the pandemic is shaping it.
In this episode, Ashim Mathur, Senior Regional Director of Dolby, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss how people are experiencing content and the role is Dolby will play in upgrading the quality of home entertainment.
Matheu Parr, Customer Business Director for Rolls-Royce Electrical, joins the show to discuss Rolls-Royce's 'Spirit of Innovation' aircraft.
Dr Magnus Ewerbring, Head of Technology Development, Strategy & Technology, Ericsson, joins host Nandagopal Rajan to discuss the importance of 5G in India.
In this episode, we discuss how English, at the cost of local Indian languages, gained pre-eminence on India’s internet, and how this problem can be solved.
In this episode, Prakash Mallya, MD of Intel India, joins the show to discuss how tech companies are adapting to work from home.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Nimish Dubey to discuss how social media platforms have transformed into Covid helplines in recent times.
In this episode, we talk about what work from home has been like for Indians so far, and the insights that we can gain from their behaviour patterns.
In this episode, Leslie Pirritano about her journey as a gamer navigating a male-dominated industry.
In this episode, host Nandgopal Rajan is joined by Nimish Dubey to discuss the relevance of Chromebooks in India, why they have not picked up in the country yet, and how they could turn out to be a viable option for students.
In this episode, host Nandgopal Rajan is joined by Jean Jacques Blanc, the Chief Commercial Officer of iRobots.
Beginning with the company's latest offerings, the duo discuss how cleaning robots are evolving to offer a personalised experience to each consumer, how the idea of home cleaning has evolved, smart home integration, and a lot more.
Founded in 2010, Xiaomi, a global Chinese company, swiftly rose to become one of the world’s top smartphone brands. In India, its largest market, the company has successfully managed to tap into the consumer’s value consciousness.
In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Jayadevan P.K, a technology journalist and author of Xiaomi: How a Startup Disrupted the Market and Created a Cult Following. Beginning with the confluence of politics and technology, the duo track the rise of Xiaomi, including the elements of strategy that make the brand stand out from traditional companies, the contribution of Hugo Barra in shaping the brand, and a lot more.
While coronavirus hit the global live sporting events industry hard initially, it did not take too long for sports federations and broadcasters to begin experimenting with technology to cut losses.
In this episode, host Nandgopal Rajan is joined by Dhaval Ponda who leads media and entertainment globally at Tata Communications. The duo discuss how the world of live sports has managed to survive the pandemic thanks to the innovative use of technology.
Launched in early 2020, Koo drew people's attention when it won the government’s Atmanirbhar App Innovation Challenge. The microblogging site was co-founded by entrepreneurs Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidwatka. Most recently, it saw its user base shoot up while the government and Twitter were involved in a tussle.
In this episode, Nandgopal Rajan is joined by one of the app's co-founders, Mayank Bidwatka, to discuss how it all began, how the app is different from other microblogging platforms, what to expect from it, and also what not to.
Cyber security is proving to be a major challenge with remote working becoming a reality ever since the pandemic began. Vulnerability to cyber attacks increased since home workers no longer had access to firewalls and blacklisted IP addresses that office networks provided.
In this episode, Nandgopal Rajan speaks to Paul Ducklin, a senior technologist at Sophos, a British security software and hardware company. The duo discuss how cyber criminals took advantage of COVID-19 and how cyber security firms evolved to deal with the new challenges.
From being developed for use in the aviation sector in the 1950s to becoming widely accessible now, noise cancelling technology has come a long way. In this episode, Nandagopal Rajan and Nimish Dubey trace the progress of active noise control technology over the years and how brands have been adapting it for the market.
The smartphone brand Realme founded by former Oppo head, Sky Li, and CEO of Realme India and Europe, Madhav Sheth, has skyrocketed in the Indian market space. The brand's aggressive pricing and e-commerce-focused marketing strategy are a few of the reasons that have driven this growth. In this episode, Nandgopal Rajan speaks to Madhav Sheth about the brand's success, how it manages to stand out in the market, keeping up with the demands of the Indian consumer, and the brand's global ambitions.
In this episode, Nandagopal Rajan and Nimish Dubey discuss the progress of navigation technology, how MapmyIndia could challenge Google Maps, and what the government’s deregulation means.
What makes Clubhouse stand out, why it appears a lot more democratic (and calmer) than other online spaces, and the challenges that lie ahead for it.
Nandagopal Rajan and Nimish Dubey discuss how Apple, Google and Facebook deal with user data.
In this special episode of Our Own Devices, Sridhar Ramaswamy, founder and CEO of one such search engine called 'Neeva', talks to Nandagopal Rajan about Neeva, its origin, how it works and the future of the internet.
In this episode, Nandagopal Rajan and Nimish Dubey discuss the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, the new flagship of 2021, and the features that make it far superior to its predecessors.
What would it take to start working in offices again, in what ways technology needs to get better this year, and whether we will be more efficient at work this year sitting in our homes.
In the last episode of this year, Nandagopal Rajan and Nimish Dubey let us in on their picks of the best devices that helped us through this year.
Hyperloop's co-founder on the company's future, the challenges ahead, and what it's like to travel in a Hyperloop Pod.
A lot goes into deciding what features will be added in a smartphone. But how are those decisions made?
What are the challenges that come in the way of India becoming a smartphone manufacturing hub, and how it can make it happen.
Discussing Android’s fragmentation problem and talking to OnePlus’s Sam Twist about OxygenOS.
The changes that the M1 chip will bring to Apple products and what it will mean for the company’s future.
Whether signalling nationalism will help Micromax make a comeback and what the company really has to offer to its consumers.
What premium phones offer their users, whether they are more about flash than functionality, and why consumer aspiration is necessary for the smartphone ecosystem.
Discussing everything big and mini about the Apple Event 2020 and what makes the iPhone 12 series special.
How e-books have changed the way we read, the reason readers like them and why they still prefer physical books.
How tech companies are evolving during the pandemic and how our devices will change to cater to our new requirements.
How the pandemic gave birth to the ‘premium budget’ phones and what one should look for in them.
What this time has made us realise about the technology we use and how the COVID crisis will affect what we look for in our devices.
On the Indian Express tech podcast, tech reporters details the latest surprise smartphone launches, what sets these models apart and how they plan to enter a market hit by the pandemic.
On our technology podcast, Our Own Devices, reporters detail how life in lockdown is increasingly reliant on the Zoom app for education and work from home, and why it has been deemed "unsafe".
From old school gaming consoles to new models going for the retro style, the hosts of our tech podcast reminisce about their gaming journeys and discuss what the future of gaming looks like.
On this episode of the Indian Express tech podcast, our hosts review the latest iteration of the Walkman- the Android-powered NW-A105 Walkman- and detail whether audiophiles should pick it up.
On this episode of the Indian Express tech podcast, our hosts detail how there will be a cascading effect in the tech industry across the world and how our relationship with technology has changed during the pandemic.
On this episode of the Indian Express tech podcast, hosts Nandagopal Rajan and Shruti Dhapola take a look at old phone brands that have disappeared or attempting to make a comeback.
On the latest episode of the Indian Express tech podcast, we detail how the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted India's supply chain, whether smartphone launches will be affected and what lasting impact will be felt in the tech world.
On this episode of the tech podcast, our hosts detail how the BBK group, which is behind smartphone brands like Vivo, Oppo, OnePlus and Realme, came to dominate the smartphone market.
How the OnePlus, with its iconic look and flagship processor under Rs.30,000 managed to become India's leading premium brand and set itself apart.
Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone brand dominating our market is known for its affordable phones but this could be holding it back from successfully selling higher-end phones. Will the all new Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro change mindsets in India?
Looking at how the brand positions it smartphones differently from the high-end Apple or the mass appeal Xiaomi, and what it needs to do differently in the future.
On the tech podcast, our hosts dissect how Apple's brand value proposition, pricing structures, products like the Apple Watch and AirPods all lend to its success in India .
How long will it take for more 5G phones to come to India? What other gadgets will be 5G enabled? Our hosts unpack everything you need to know about the tech world's hottest buzzword- 5G
Tech reporters break down how artificial intelligence is used in the world around us and why the worry that automation will take away jobs needs to be re-examined.
A few exciting launches and a whole lot of concepts for future tech- the annual consumer electronics show in Las Vegas had a few things to write back home about. Tune in as Nandagopal Rajan talks about the highlights of his visit- from Star Labs' NEONs to smart sleep and a whole lot of foldable technology.
Join host Shruti Dhapola and special guest Anuj Bhatia as they discuss what new gadgets to expect this year and some exciting products announced at CES 2020.
On this episode, Nandagopal Rajan and Shruti discuss how different social media enables different sorts of conversations. Do these platforms shape the worldview of their users and create an echo chamber? Can YouTube be considered a messaging platform?
In this episode, Nandagopal Rajan, Shruti Dhapola and Anuj Bhatia sit down to discuss the changes that our devices have seen over the past decade, and talk about the gadgets they still wish they had.
Will everyone own an Apple AirPods knockoff in 2020? And will the Playstation 5 redefine the gaming experience? Hosts Shruti Dhapola and Nandgopal Rajan are joined by guest Anuj Bhatia to talk about what their tech forecasts for the next year are.
48 MP to 64 MP cameras, 6000 mAh batteries, e-sims, foldable phones, increased focus on privacy and the changing face of social media- join our hosts as they unpack the interesting tech trends in India from 2019.
Facial recognition technology is not new, but the recent Chaayos controversy brings up the question- when is it okay to use facial technology? On this episode, our hosts dissect how the tech works, how it would help sectors like security and law enforcement and whether it would compound existing problems in India.
On the latest episode of the tech podcast, our hosts unpack why Chinese smartphone manufacturers have an advantage over Indian brands. Will the market see a change soon? And what can propel a new Indian smartphone brand? Tune in.
On this episode of the Indian Express tech podcast, hosts Shruti Dhapola and Nandagopal Rajan detail what India's smart speaker market has to offer, the pros and cons of owning a smart speaker and why voice-based search is especially relevant to India.
How did camera performance and multiple cameras come to dominate the mid to high-end smartphone market? Is the hype worth writing home about? Hosts Shruti Dhapola and Nandagopal Rajan give you the low-down on phones with multiple cameras and what you should know before you invest in them.
On this episode of our tech podcast, our hosts Shruti Dhapola and Nandagopal Rajan discuss the changing face of social media in the country, the rise of Tik Tok, and how it's putting Indian talent front and centre.
On the first episode of our tech podcast Our Own Devices, hosts Shruti Dhapola and Nandagopal Rajan unpack the foldable smartphone trend, whether the Galaxy Fold is Samsung's contender against the iPhone and how it will change how we consume content.