24 ARTICLES
Google, Perplexity, Meta, Amazon… how the West won India
Thanks to millions of Indians with cheap data connections and little to do, Big Tech continues to make giant strides in the country. The narrative of an atmanirbhar Bharat in technology is now dead in the water.
19 Jul 2025
Apple’s late to the AI party, but could still be the life of it
What might work for the iPhone maker is that, unlike rivals, it is leveraging AI for precise, practical tasks that work quietly in the background, instead of being overambitious.
13 Jun 2024
Google ups its generative AI game
If its recent cloud computing conference is anything to go by, the search giant is all set to outpace rivals in becoming the go-to platform for generative AI-focused enterprises.
11 Sept 2023
Google has to worry about Indian law, but not CCI orders
The antitrust agency’s two orders against the tech giant (and the associated penalties) are unlikely to change anything soon.
01 Nov 2022
Why Google’s ‘killer’ reputation does it no good
The announcement on the shutting down of IoT Core leads many to question Google Cloud’s commitment to its customers.
05 Sept 2022
Intel’s silicon + software strategy and why India is a 5G laggard
The chipmaker is pushing ahead with plans to diversify its income; no 5G rollout expected until next year as Indian telcos battle low revenues and high spectrum costs.
04 Jul 2022
A nasty surprise for Google in high court ruling
Bidding for ad slots against a rival company’s name or trademark has long been debated. The Delhi High Court doesn’t think it’s okay.
12 May 2022
CERT-In’s new directives + Google India’s new policy head
Indian cybersecurity agency’s new demands are confused and mostly unworkable; Archana Gulati lands a tough job.
06 May 2022
A twist in a crypto fraud case + CCI finds Google unfair
Supreme Court order shows the difficulty of freezing fraudsters’ crypto assets; more antitrust trouble for Google
01 Apr 2022
Google’s fight to balance privacy and tracking
The world’s biggest digital advertising company has announced projects to save personalized ads, while satisfying a demand for privacy. Will it work?
05 Mar 2022