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Jan 17, 2025 | 
thetechpanda.com | Navanwita Bora Sachdev
The internet user base in India is set to surpass 900 million by 2025, driven by the growing use of Indic languages for digital content. The ‘Internet in India Report 2024,’ jointly prepared by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and KANTAR, reveals that the number of Active Internet Users in India reached 886 million in 2024, marking a robust 8% year-on-year growth. Rural India, with 488 million users, leads this growth and now accounts for 55% of the total internet population.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
thetechpanda.com | Navanwita Bora Sachdev
Varaha, an Indian company developing carbon removal projects in Asia, has sold 100,000 carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits to Google. The credits in this offtake agreement, to be delivered to Google by 2030, are generated from Varaha’s industrial biochar project in Gujarat. This purchase from Varaha is part of one of the largest purchases of biochar carbon removal credits by any buyer up to this date, and also marks Google’s first-ever large-scale purchase of carbon removal credits in India.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thetechpanda.com | Navanwita Bora Sachdev
Ever wondered what happens when quantum computing takes a giant leap forward? Google’s latest quantum chip, Willow, just did exactly that! Imagine solving problems that would take today’s best supercomputers millions of years, all in mere minutes. It’s no longer science fiction; it’s reality. With Willow, we’re stepping into a future where quantum computing could be the key to solving the world’s most complex challenges.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
thetechpanda.com | Navanwita Bora Sachdev
Does AI need to be reined in? Will putting regulations on AI curb the progress and the innovative future it promises? But, at the same time, isn’t AI going too fast? Do we, the users, even understand what we’re using? As consumers we barely understand Gen AI. It does things for us, we love it. It hallucinates, it discriminates, it innocently creates misinformation. We complain and ask big tech to build better versions.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
msn.com | Navanwita Bora Sachdev
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
thetechpanda.com | Navanwita Bora Sachdev
The intersection of opportunity and vulnerability has never been more pronounced in today’s era where digital transformation is reshaping industries. Organizations across sectors are harnessing the power of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), and data analytics to drive efficiency and innovation.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
thetechpanda.com | Navanwita Bora Sachdev
India has long been synonymous with the strength of its tech talent, offering a deep labor pool with broad expertise and niche specializations. As a result, India’s services exports have surged from $53 billion in 2005 to $338 billion in 2023, nearly doubling the global average growth rate. For international companies, tapping into these resources comes in many forms. For some, they look to India as an offshoring partner, hiring local developers to support international operations.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
thetechpanda.com | Navanwita Bora Sachdev
The Tech Panda takes a look at how India has been attracting foreign businesses from business hubs like the UK, Norway, Taiwan & the US stemming from the country’s needs in power demand and semiconductors. At the same time, Indian companies are expanding to Dubai and Turkey by providing solutions healthcare and engineering.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
thetechpanda.com | Navanwita Bora Sachdev
As digital transformation accelerates, ensuring accessibility remains crucial for millions of Indians with disabilities. Addressing this challenge, BarrierBreak and the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) launched their latest report, Digital Accessibility Landscape of the Finance Sector in India, at the 3rd edition of Inclusive India: Digital First on November 22, 2024.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
thetechpanda.com | Navanwita Bora Sachdev
S8UL Esports, the Indian esports and gaming content organisation, won the ‘Mobile Organisation of the Year’ award at the prestigious MOBIES 2024 (Mobile Gaming Awards), held in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Adding to this monumental victory, Payal Dhare, popularly known as PayalGaming, etched her name in history as the first female gamer from India to win an international award, taking home the ‘Streamer of the Year’ title.
