If you have read my earlier blog entry – Will we stop eating food? – You would be able to relate to next article – Freedom from food – It takes time to plan a meal, to say nothing of cooking and eating it. What if we could opt out of food altogether? – Link here
Still ticking: The improbable survival of the luxury watch business – In an increasingly digital world, people are still willing to spend huge amounts on analogue timepieces. The question is, why? – Link here
The China connection – The Chinese have learnt their lesson from failing to become a services superpower—they appear to have leapfrogged even the US in AI research, a White House report says – Link here . what caught my attention was this line – “We have yet to see any concerted effort from India’s IT services outsourcing firms, their trade body Nasscom, or the Indian government to develop and maintain capabilities in this space (Artificial Intelligence) so that the country can continue to keep its pole position in software development and exports. A top industry executive some months ago lamented that all the top Indian outsourcers had a total of less than 100 truly capable AI—or ‘bot’—programmers among them, which is frightening if true.”
Why focusing on Communities can save Capitalism – Link here
Will Italy Leave the Euro? Follow the Money – Link here
Apple is the latest tech company to learn that building a car is really hard – Link here
The Dying Business of Picking Stocks – Link here
The only technique to learn something new – Link here
How Apple Scaled Back Its Titanic Plan to Take on Detroit – Link here
Elon Musk’s Wild Ride – Biographer Ashlee Vance examines the troubles at Tesla, SpaceX, and SolarCity – Link here
Harvard’s Lesson in Private Equity – Link here
How Wal-Mart May Revive U.S. Productivity — And Its Own Fortunes – Link here
John Maynard Keynes: Courage Is the Key to Investing – Link here
The Slow, Painful Death of the Media’s Cash Cow – Link here
Avoiding Stupidity is Easier than Seeking Brilliance – Link here
The Cashless Society Is a Creepy Fantasy – Link here
Where Was Wells Fargo’s Board? – Link here
With the Sidelining of Its Chief Risk Officer, Axis Bank Institutionalises Conflict of Interest – Link here
(Fun read) By now everyone is aware about how Indian call centre defrauded Americans, here is funny side to it when American knew he was being scammed and he did the best thing played along and trolled the scammer – Link here
(Art – Pics) See the Mesmerizing Geometry of India’s Salt Pans – Link here