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Context is everything.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
A correct summary of modern times is that there are decades when nothing happens and then there are weeks in which a lot comes to pass. Like these past few weeks.
The global news cycle continues to be punishing, but in the Indian context I’d like to focus on two groups of 50-plus-year-olds in this issue. The first are independent directors—typically in their fifties or older—who sit on the boards of public limited companies. After Atanu Chakraborty’s messy exit from HDFC Bank (he was a non-executive, independent director), this group suddenly looks vulnerable, with a great deal to reflect on. More on them later.
The second group is simply the elderly—senior citizens with a limited grasp of technology and, therefore, prime targets of digital fraud. This rising menace has finally jolted …
A churn in venture capital collides with the fear of missing the AI wave, while the Ajay Singh-led airline’s recurring crises raise deeper questions.
