The Grand Palais on the eve of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, in Paris, on February 9, 2025. Image: Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL / AFP The global AI ecosystem is already worth trillions of dollars and AI is becoming integral to global prosperity and security. Each country has its own, unique AI strategy and … Read more
Ameera Shah, Promoter and executive chairperson of Metropolis Healthcare Image: Mexy Xavier Ameera Shah is at a vantage point of sorts, having spent close to 25 years transforming diagnostics chain Metropolis Healthcare from a single-lab unit into an expansive diagnostic network across India and Africa. At present, 25 percent of the organisation’s leadership team comprises … Read more
Sayaji Resort & Spa spans 16 acres, seamlessly integrating with its natural surroundings, offering sweeping views of the Aravalli mountains Image: Courtesy Sayaji Hotels While Udaipur’s lakes dazzle in Rajasthan’s crown, its winding streets from 1559, singing stories of maharajas and courtesans, of artisans who once sculpted architectural sensations and their descendants who still breathe … Read more
Business leaders must understand how shifting political ideologies shape sourcing decisions. Image: Shutterstock The global political landscape has transformed dramatically over the past year. Donald Trump’s reelection as US President aside, in Japan, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba leads a fragile minority government after an electoral setback; South Korea faces an unprecedented crisis with the impeachment … Read more
With the increasing digital transformation of healthcare and improvements in the quality of data, IT systems in healthcare are becoming an increasingly attractive target for malicious actors. A cyberattack can cripple an institution, cause disruptions in service delivery and result in patient harm. Major threats for healthcare organisations include ransomware, breaches caused by cloud vulnerabilities … Read more
The HIMSS25 exhibit hall in Las Vegas will be filled with many hundreds vendors of all stripes, showing off new technologies for a wide array of healthcare use cases. And you can probably guess that many of them will be touting how they’re using artificial intelligence. Electronic health record, revenue cycle management and practice management … Read more
Sunil Gupta, co-founder and CEO of Yotta. Image: Mexy Xavier Attending social gatherings these days inevitably means hearing someone mention generative artificial intelligence (AI) or AI chatbots. A bunch of them swear it’s streamlining their work, while others are still figuring out its practical applications. And then there are those who are just starting to … Read more
Over the past two decades, fracking has become an enormously important component of American energy policy, bringing the country energy independence Image: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images With fracking likely to continue unabated in the United States in the coming years, disclosure requirements may become an increasingly important tool to mitigate fracking’s environmental impact, according to recent … Read more
Jhulan Goswami, former India pace spearhead, and the mentor and bowling coach of the Mumbai Indians Image: Mumbai Indians In 1997, a 15-year-old ball girl watching the women’s ODI World Cup final at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata decided to take up cricket, inspired by the heroes on the field. Nearly three decades later, one … Read more
Proponents of the competition-in-decline hypothesis have called for stricter policing of mergers and acquisitions, arguing that the feds have been too lax in challenging deals Image: Shutterstock Throughout the Biden administration, government officials and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have embraced a narrative of declining competition and consumer welfare. That storyline has been … Read more