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5IR: Inventing a positive world

Amidst the bewildering advancements and debates surrounding technology, Pranjal Sharma's book offers a peek into the potential benefits of the Fifth Industrial Revolution

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Ajit Balakrishnan

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The Next New: Navigating the Fifth Industrial Revolution
Author: Pranjal Sharma
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 268
Price: Rs 699

Going by the headlines in news outlets nowadays, it is easy to be bewildered if not frightened by all that is going on in the technology world of our times. Driverless cars are supposed to be taking over from drivers not just for personal cars but also for ride-sharing. Then, there is talk of an automated mass transit market not just for passenger movement, but also goods movement. We are barely getting to have 5G networks and there is talk bubbling up about 6G networks.

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