The James Webb telescope is positioned 1.5 million kilometres away from the Earth, and it is giving humanity the farthest look into the universe that it has ever seen. What have we learned so far? In this episode, Mint's Prasid Banerjee explains what the James Webb telescope’s photos reveal. Tune in to know! Follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/htsmartcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/htsmartcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/HTSmartcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/com...
Jul 13, 2022•9 min•Ep. 135
The crypto market's extended bear phase has put the entire industry's feasibility into question. In this episode, we talk about new laws from the EU to reign in the industry, and how the crypto market has no experts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 08, 2022•11 min•Ep. 134
The fastest supercomputer today will be dwarfed by the first real quantum computer. But how far are we from this? We asked L V Subramaniam and Sheshashayee Raghunathan, who are researching quantum computing at IBM Research, India. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 27, 2022•24 min•Ep. 133
Google has put an AI researcher on paid administrative leave for allegedly breaking the company's confidentiality rules. Blake Lemoine alleged that the company's LaMBDA AI has become sentient, but is that the real question plaguing AI and Google today? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 16, 2022•12 min•Ep. 131
This episode tells us about the 2022 edition of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. The Apple WWDC 2022 event has concluded, and a slew of new hardware and software has been unveiled. Host Prasid Banerjee is here to tell everything you need to know. There is a whole new Apple M2 chip, with a new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, and much more. WatchOS 9 will include four new Apple Watch faces that can be updated with Siri. That was unexpected, but Apple has now confirmed the previously rumoured ...
Jun 09, 2022•18 min•Ep. 130
Digital transformation is industry agnostic and like every other core function like Finance, Sales, and other traditional processes, it has crept into supply chain management. Oracle is leading the process of digitization of this very traditional process called Supply Chain Management. And companies that are warming up to this idea are reaping benefits in multi-folds. In this episode, host Prasid Banerjee will be speaking to one such company. Jindal Poly Films and to represent Jindal Poly Films ...
May 28, 2022•15 min•Ep. 129
Many organizations today have taken steps to enhance their overall digital transformation journey. Business-critical functions like finance, supply chain etc have their own system processes. In this episode, host Prasid Banerjee talks to Sharad Agarwal, CDIO at JK Tyre to find out how his company has adapted to such innovative integrated solutions in order to stay ahead in the market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 26, 2022•26 min•Ep. 128
The internet is being decentralized. Widely touted as what the internet was supposed to be, web3 is coming. But what is it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 12, 2022•17 min•Ep. 127
On 28 April, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) issued new directives, first reported by Mint, that require Virtual Private Network (VPN) providers to store user data for five years. What does that mean? In this episode Mint explains how India’s new VPN rules change the status quo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 06, 2022•10 min•Ep. 126
In this episode, Mint's Prasid Banerjee explores what could lie ahead for the Twitter platform once the world’s richest man Elon Musk is at the helm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 28, 2022•10 min•Ep. 125
In this episode of Mint Techcetra, Prasid Banerjee gets in conversation with Mr. Bean of Digital Marketing of India, Nitin Bhatia, Country Manager, Commerce Cloud, Oracle. The duo talks about CX-focused strategies, how can a brand ensure a good cloud technology, and differentiate between pre-purchase, purchase, and post-purchase e-commerce cloud technology. Tune in to know more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 22, 2022•28 min•Ep. 124
In this episode, Mint's Prasid Banerjee speaks to Ruchir Kalra, Head of Insight for Oracle - Asia Pacific about how an effective Cloud Strategy helps organisations in overcoming the unique challenges of today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 02, 2022•19 min•Ep. 123
The technologies we see today, and expect tomorrow, are all powered by key platforms and tech developed by companies like Microsoft. The company's India COO says that while blockchains and web3 technologies will be important going forward, Microsoft's goal is to provide the platforms that enable others. Sodhi is unfazed by the decentralized nature of web3, which is often considered the anti-thesis of our current web2 standards that companies like Microsoft have built. He also spoke about the evo...
Jan 01, 2022•37 min•Ep. 122
In this episode, host Prasid Banerjee interacts with Ripu Bajwa, Director and General Manager, Data Protection Solutions, Dell Technologies, India, to uncover the world of security and discuss how organizations can secure their data from any risks that may infringe the confidentiality and integrity of business data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 28, 2021•18 min•Ep. 121
Windows 11 is the first version update to Windows in over five years, and that alone is a big deal. Here's what is new. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 12, 2021•13 min•Ep. 120
To break the shackles of cost and innovation rigidity, most enterprises are looking at a cloud-first approach to business. Want to find out how you can unlock more business value from the cloud? Let's Talk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 16, 2021•17 min•Ep. 119
Last month, a Parliamentary Committee recommended that the Ministry of Home Affairs should ban all VPN uses in India. However, doing so could be a very bad idea. Mint explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 10, 2021•11 min•Ep. 118
South Korea’s National Assembly approved a landmark law yesterday, making changes to how platform companies operate their app stores. The law is nicknamed the “Anti-Google law”, has relevance beyond the country’s borders and is one of a kind right now. Mint's Prasid Banerjee explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 03, 2021•11 min•Ep. 117
In this episode, host Prasid Banerjee talks to Nikhil Rathi, CEO- Web Werks Data Centers. Nikhil enlightens us about how Web Werks multiple data centers and cloud ecosystem is instrumental in supporting the digital journey of Indian businesses. Tune in to know more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 20, 2021•26 min•Ep. 116
Organizations around the world have transformed their business processes in the light of current challenges. IT leaders are looking out for converged data management strategies that can make their businesses more scalable, resilient and agile. In our brand new podcast, Ashish Ray, VP, Product Management at Oracle Corporation will discuss this and more on innovative solutions in the market on Mint Techcetra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Aug 12, 2021•25 min•Ep. 115
The Nothing Ear 1 is one of the most exciting debutants in the true wireless earbuds space, hoping to bring a higher level of design and technology to the exploding segment. It is a tech startup founded by Carl Pei, the co-founder of OnePlus. In this episode, host Prasid Bannerjee takes a look at the newly launched earbuds. Tune in to know more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 30, 2021•10 min•Ep. 114
A sophisticated surveillance tool has been used to spy on Indian journalists, ministers and more. But what exactly is it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 23, 2021•15 min•Ep. 113
When TikTok left the Indian market last year, another big global giant entered. Instagram Reels completed a year in India on July 8, a year that also happens to be very consequential for India's short video market, from both a user's and creator's point of view. In conversation with Ajit Mohan, Facebook's India head about how things have shaped up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 11, 2021•23 min•Ep. 112
Microsoft has unveiled the first big change to its Windows platform in over five years, and it brings some notable changes for the industry. In this episode, host Prasid Banarjee takes a look at how Windows 11 changes user experience and the PC market. Tune in to know more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 02, 2021•11 min•Ep. 111
In this episode, resident tech-expert @undertecher talks about the Competition Commission of India that has ordered an investigation into Google’s business practices & also discuss the privacy concerns against Clubhouse. Tune for all that's happened in the tech world this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 24, 2021•11 min•Ep. 110
The back and forth between Twitter and the Indian government have brought intermediary protection laws into the limelight again, and with its share of fake news and misinformation. In this episode, Host Prasid Banerjee explains what these rules mean and why they are important. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 18, 2021•12 min•Ep. 109
In this episode, host Prasid Banerjee talks about Apple's yearly developer conference which was all about privacy, but there are some other nifty new features coming to iPhones, iPads and Macbooks too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 11, 2021•15 min•Ep. 108
Since this was a slow week for technology. In this episode, our host Prasid Banerjee will talk about all the small developments that happened in tech this past week. Tune in to know more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 04, 2021•9 min•Ep. 107
Social media has been abuzz about a possible ban on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, and other social media platforms in India from today, following reports that the platforms haven’t complied with the government’s new Intermediary Guidelines or IT rules. The rules were announced on February 25 and gave significant intermediaries three months to comply with them...three months that ended yesterday. So, what happens now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 27, 2021•13 min•Ep. 106
The crypto market lost almost $460 billion in 24 hours on May 19 and many say that might be a good thing. Here's what you need to know Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21, 2021•12 min•Ep. 105
