Category: Read, Learn, Improve

Bias, fixing brains, and the difficulty of regulating tech – Link here Half of England is owned by less than 1% of the population – Link here Two iconic Mumbai buildings have got trademark protection. What does this mean for artistic freedom? – Link here We Built an ‘Unbelievable’ (but Legal) Facial Recognition Machine – …

  When the idiot box will be the centre of your home – Link here ‘Innovation is about trying different things, even if you fall on your face’ – Link here Watch “How Leonardo da Vinci made a “satellite” map in 1502″ on YouTube – Link here China’s $18 billion electric-car market at risk. Will …

  Kindly note there may not be – Read, Learn, Improve – issue for the week ending 20-Apr-19 Story of Rupert Murdoch – PART 1: IMPERIAL REACH – Link here , PART 2 : INTERNAL DIVISIONS – Link here , PART 3: THE NEW FOX WEAPON – Link here Squaring up: how Insta-fashion is changing …

Behold the Beefless ‘Impossible Whopper’- Link here Opinion | A theory about the sudden rise of Nitin Gadkari – Link here The Chinese takeover of Indian app ecosystem – Link here 3 questions to fine tune your investment strategy – Link here How to be sharp in your stock analysis – Link here (Video) Arms …

Why Marlboro Maker Bet on Juul, the Vaping Upstart Aiming to Kill Cigarettes – Link here AI to the Rescue: How Phones are Turning into Plant Doctors for Thousands of Farmers – Link here A eulogy for every product Google has ruthlessly killed (145 and counting) – Link here or Link here Owning a Car …

  The Hidden Risk When You Own Stocks for the Long Run – Link here Why Are Bots Unable to Check “I Am Not a Robot” Checkboxes? – Link here Marcellus: The Courage to be Disliked – Link here (YouTube) Why Amazon Is Going After Netflix – Link here DeepMind and Google: the battle to …

  (Must Read) The Stormtrooper Problem: Why Thought Diversity Makes Us Better – Link here Counter intuitive Competitive Advantages – Link here (From 2013 but makes for interesting read) The Second-Mover Advantage – Link here How the Rich Really Play, “Who Wants To Be An Ivy Leaguer?” – Link here Jorge Paulo Lemann is a ‘terrified …

  (Must Read) The Aldi effect: how one discount supermarket transformed the way Britain shops – Link here We have to fix fashion if we want to survive the climate crisis – Link here Not Caring: A Unique and Powerful Skill – Link here Peak Car Poses a Mortal Threat to Germany’s Most Important Industry – …

Interview with psephologist Professor Sanjay Kumar. He is director of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies whose electoral research wing, Lokniti, conducts surveys on elections, generating a rich vein of data on voting patterns of different castes, classes and religious groups – Link here (Twitter thread) Thinking aloud on the likely Uber Eats …

  “Your Money Is Safe in Art”: How the Times-Sotheby Index Transformed the Art Market – Link here Where Big Leaps Happen – Link here Meet The People Running A Farm In The Middle Of Andheri – Herbivore Farms – Link here – (YouTube) The 70% top tax rate, explained with potatoes – Link here …