Devangshu Datta
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Devangshu Datta
Devangshu Datta, an internationally rated chess and bridge player, is a seasoned writer and columnist with extensive experience covering diverse topics such as finance, technology, science, and sports. Known for his analytical approach and clear writing style, Datta has contributed to several leading publications, including Business Standard, The Economic Times, The Telegraph, and Outlook. He also serves on the editorial board of Business Standard.
Devangshu Datta, an internationally rated chess and bridge player, is a seasoned writer and columnist with extensive experience covering diverse topics such as finance, technology, science, and sports. Known for his analytical approach and clear writing style, Datta has contributed to several leading publications, including Business Standard, The Economic Times, The Telegraph, and Outlook. He also serves on the editorial board of Business Standard.
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The Pornhub saga shows how market forces can lead to beneficial changes
By putting a financial squeeze on Pornhub after the NYT story, Mastercard and Visa prompted the adult entertainment giant to change its behaviour for the better
Google crash: What are the alternatives for users in case of future outage
Google serves 3.5 billion users, which is approximately half the world population
 "Google crash: What are the alternatives for users in case of future outage")
Food for space: Radish adds to hope of human colonies on Mars, Moon
The radish is the latest addition to several plant species grown at the ISS's veggie chamber, a carefully constructed "greenhouse"
 "Food for space: Radish adds to hope of human colonies on Mars, Moon")
The politics and geography behind Mount Everest's new official height
The official height is now 8,848.86 metres, which is slightly less than a metre higher than the previous "official" figure
 "The politics and geography behind Mount Everest's new official height")
Google firing respected AI researcher Timnit Gebru is cause for concern
Over 1,400 Google employees and thousands of techies employed in other Silicon Valley businesses have signed a letter of protest about the manner of her dismissal
 "Google firing respected AI researcher Timnit Gebru is cause for concern")
Economics of cannabis: Can India grab a share of the $350 bn global market?
UN decision, and the easing of attitudes in the US, will go a long way towards growing the market, as well as legitimising illegal revenues. India has a natural advantage
Counting every move
Technology has brought change to tennis, cricket, golf, pole vaulting, football, running, you name it. But the change has rarely been so complete, and so near-instantaneous as in chess
 "Counting every move")
Cryptos may outrun other asset classes over 2 yrs; be mindful of the risk
Cryptos have been big gainers in times of trouble. In that sense, cryptos are like gold; havens during uncertainty.
 "Cryptos may outrun other asset classes over 2 yrs; be mindful of the risk")
Telecom to oil firms: Q2 results give no clear sign of broad revival
The economy is on the mend but sustained recovery will take time: that's the picture you get by studying the July-September quarter results of 1,286 listed companies. Devangshu Datta reads the numbers
 "Telecom to oil firms: Q2 results give no clear sign of broad revival")
Decoded: Why the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine holds promise over Pfizer's
The Pfizer vaccine (more than 90 per cent effective) must be stored at minus 20 degrees Celsius. Creating cold chains to deliver this to billions is impossible in any reasonable time
 "Decoded: Why the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine holds promise over Pfizer's")
Explained: How to get humans to travel through near-vacuum tubes
Vacuums are expensive to create and maintain, especially over large distances. The hyperloop path is ideally not loopy. It should be a straight line, with few inclines
 "Explained: How to get humans to travel through near-vacuum tubes")
The chase for 16 Psyche, asteroid that is costlier than Earth
It's estimated 16 Psyche contains 24 million-trillion tonnes of metal - that's 24 followed by 15 zeros. This has a notional value of something like $10,000 followed by 15 zeros
 "The chase for 16 Psyche, asteroid that is costlier than Earth")
Lee's death raises questions over Samsung's future in electronics industry
The death of its iconic promoter, Lee Kun-hee, raises questions over how long the chaebol can maintain its gigantic footprint in the global electronics industry
 "Lee's death raises questions over Samsung's future in electronics industry")
Beyond the popular vote
A Democratic majority in both Congress chambers aligned with the president would allow a rollback of many poor policies
Proposed health data policy puts question mark on privacy concerns
The propesed policy is built on the foundations of legislation that doesn't exist. It also seems to be more concerned about monetisation of such data, than with the protection of privacy
 "Proposed health data policy puts question mark on privacy concerns")
The Nobel change
There are question-marks about the way the prizes work
 "The Nobel change")
Your WhatsApp messages are encrypted, but are they really secure?
Apart from physical access to handsets, metadata and backups are two common ways in which private communications can be broken
 "Your WhatsApp messages are encrypted, but are they really secure?")
Possibility of life on Venus: Remote hope with need for ample caution
A team of astronomers led by Jane Greaves of Cardiff University discovered that the planet has a high concentration of phosphine gas (Ph3)
 "Possibility of life on Venus: Remote hope with need for ample caution")
What, where, and when: Here's how data collectors track all details
Anonymised data, picked up in several ways, cater to large complex markets
 "What, where, and when: Here's how data collectors track all details")
War with digital tools: Hybrid warfare and the damage it can inflict
Much of hybrid warfare is deniable. If a hacker takes down a public asset, it is hard to prove he was acting on behalf of a foreign government
 "War with digital tools: Hybrid warfare and the damage it can inflict")
