Three ways of using an LLM
Large Language Models (LLMs) are the industry’s closest friends. They are our best friends, even if they are seen as disruptors, making the scene volatile. They are a learner’s paradise.…
Ring-fencing the core banking business from other risks
As businesses grow in size, scale, and complexity in a buoyant economy, certain known and unknown interconnected risks from incidental activities could exacerbate risks for regulated entities (REs). Contagion risks…
Patent pools-I
Introduction A patent pool, in simple terms, is a contractual arrangement by which several patent owners/holders license one or more of their patents to one another or to third parties. …
Aiyar, Rahul and the dynasty politics of leadership
Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has recently exposed the internal unrest within the party. “I am not a ‘Rahulian’”, said Mani Shankar Aiyar. Only he…
Politics of America’s tariffs
Democrats spent the weekend celebrating the US Supreme Court ruling against Trump’s tariffs, which declared most of his taxes on imported goods as illegal. Those celebrations are premature. It’s not…
The Silicon Club
Pax Silica opens gates to big investment in India, even as the tech Cold War heats up Now that India has joined Pax Silica, anxiety over being left out in…
And Then There Were None
Case of the vanishing little grey cells Hercule Poirot, one imagines, would have been appalled. Not by any murder – that was his metier – but by what is happening…
Lingaraj & Mukteshwar Temple – Where stone speaks of liberation
I visited Bhubaneswar for the first time, though I had visited Puri and Konark 30 years back. When I arrived at Bhubaneswar railway station, I attempted to book an auto.…
Trump Tariffs Not Dead
But he’ll likely be less of a bully now Has US supreme court killed Trump’s tariffs, or merely hit pause? It’s too soon to say. Trump’s first reaction, per Reuters,…
Never smoked? Why lung cancer still deserves your attention
Lung cancer has always been thought of as a smoker’s disease. That is still largely true, but the story is changing in an important way. A growing share of lung…