Byju's ousted CEO clings to control of the troubled Indian startup
Byju’s had staying power—at least for a while. But months later,it started plummeting back down to earth.
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"Our technology has exceeded our humanity."
Indian Schools Go Online, But Most Students Still Offline
In March 2020, schools across India shut down just before the government-mandated nationwide lockdown. UNESCO estimates that the school closures affected 320 million Indian learners. Out of those, the poor have been disproportionately impacted not just by closures of schools, but the aggressive push by schools and states to introduce online classes.
Indian Employers Are Using the Pandemic as an Excuse to Surveil Their Workers Even More
The need for contact tracing is gaining momentum across the world to detect and track infected patients, along with those they come in contact with. Their merit and effectiveness remain debatable, with privacy advocates warning against the abuse of data.
Anti-Citizenship Law Protests Are Turning India’s Youth Political on ‘Apolitical’ TikTok
Over the last month, the nationwide uprising against the CAA has mostly been youth-led—it started from Indian universities across the country when the state police of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh cracked down on students who were peacefully protesting. But what’s even more significant in the movement is how the protests have swiftly spilled over to the online space.
The Last Animal Farm - Open The Magazine
India’s biggest project in cattle innovation comes to an end. So does a colonial legacy
