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From selling kidney to theft concerns: What iPhone Duo memes say about how people may use it in public

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Apple unveiled its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, earlier this month, with prices in India starting at roughly Rs.3 lakh. Like clockwork, the sell-your-kidney memes follo... Read More


How AI-generated tutorials have led to a confidence crisis among hobbyists

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- "Dheere dheere hum AI ke chakkar mein itni buri tarah se phas jayenge, humne socha nahin tha (never thought we'd get caught in the web of AI)." Sahbaj Ahmad's now-viral reel, ti... Read More


Was this really a watershed week in the history of AI? That depends on how it affects you

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- A week is a long time in the world of AI. On 1 September, when Anthropic launched Fable 5.1, some people on my Instagram feed posted where they were when the advanced LLM droppe... Read More


Digital detox gone wrong: How a missed notification led to mayhem on a well-planned holiday

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- At 6 am on Friday, my last morning in Japan, I woke up in my hotel room with the smug face of someone who had Planned. I had cleared my hotel bill the previous night so I could ... Read More


Monsoons, dampness, and the quest for moisture absorbents

New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- I'm going to be away from home for a fortnight. Like any Mumbai resident, I'm less worried about missing home than what those two weeks in the monsoon will do to my closets. I'm ... Read More


How ghosting became the umbrella term for all the ways people go MIA in digital life

New Delhi, July 22 -- For three months, K. Gupta was building a relationship with someone. Dates would turn into weekends, plans would spill into the following month. She had, as she puts it, "calenda... Read More


Creator-led activation events: Are brands losing authenticity in the pursuit of visibility?

New Delhi, July 19 -- He reaches for the kulfi like someone who's been waiting for it all day, peels back the wrapper, licks it in slow motion from different angles until someone capturing this on a s... Read More


Stitch incoming: How the reaction economy went from commentary to rewarding condemnation

New Delhi, July 10 -- You're scrolling through Instagram. A video starts playing: someone mid- sentence in a podcast clip, a movie scene, a news interview. Hovering in the corner, superimposed over ... Read More