Jeeva January 3, 2022 “Dad, who is a typewriter?” Krish asked. That was a question from a Gen Z son to a Gen X dad. “A typewriter, my son, is not a person. It was a machine used to print documents. The person who operated a typewriter was called a…

JeeVa Aug 5: It was a clear blue sky when Trans Am flight 283 got ready to take off. It was scheduled for a nonstop flight from Boston to Mumbai. Ragav just made it before the departure gate closed, and he slumped into his business class seat, a little breathless…

JeeVa Nov 16, 2020 “Hey Alexa, can computers go rogue?”, I asked the diminutive voice assistant in my car. Alexa replied: “Here’s what I found: As AI advances, we see glimpses into the future of artificial super intelligence when machines will break free from their shackles and go rogue” It…

JeeVa Oct 21, 2020 On Dec 31, 2084, the SS Utopia left earth on a space odyssey that could span several hundred years, in search of a planet that can host human life. The following excerpts are from the diary of a remarkable young man, one of the brave travelers…

JeeVa Oct 18, 2020 Raghuram Shastry was nervously biting his nails and glancing at his watch. He was waiting at the lobby in the 17th floor of SoftEx, a major Software exports company in Bengaluru. SoftEx had recently crossed a billion dollars in exports and was rapidly gaining reputation as…

JeeVa Based on a true incident Som liked to describe himself as a venture capitalist. He always bragged about how he could spot a great idea from a merely good one. He was an early investor in many startup technology companies. …

JeeVa If you need an example of how to convert a crisis to an opportunity, look no further than Kesav Murthy. An insurance agent turned event manager, Kesav had a thriving business in the city planning weddings, ceremonies and parties. He was in this business for over two decades, and…

JeeVa Shanthi Vilas was a senior living community, nestled in a quiet village about three hours from Chennai. Set up in a sprawling area over 10 acres in the rustic heartland, the colony was well isolated from the hustle and bustle of city life. …

JeeVa It all began, with the first Internet message, ‘Lo’ sent from UCLA’s Computer Science department to Stanford Research Institute (SRI) on October 29, 1969. The message was sent by a graduate student of Dr. Leonard Kleinrock, the scientist known for his seminal work on Networks and Queuing theory. Actually…