by Vivek Wadhwa | Jan 20, 2019 | Articles, Perspectives
Until Jan. 3, no human being had ever set eyes on the “dark side” of the moon — the side always facing away from the Earth. It was a mystery. But no longer. China’s National Space Administration successfully landed a lunar lander, Chang’e-4, at South Pole-Aitken, the...
by Vivek Wadhwa | Dec 23, 2018 | Perspectives
By Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever One of the signature trends of technology in the Internet age has been the reversal of technology adoption flows. In the past, the copy machine, the fax, the mobile phone (before smartphones), and the personal computer all started as...
by Vivek Wadhwa | Dec 2, 2018 | Health & Wellness
A Chinese scientist from a university in Shenzhen claims he has succeeded in creating the world’s first genetically edited babies. He told the Associated Press that twin girls were born earlier this month after he edited their embryos using CRISPR technology to remove...
by Vivek Wadhwa | Nov 18, 2018 | Business
Apple’s iPhone sales in India are expected to have fallen dramatically this year to 2 million, from 3 million phones last year. Reuters reports that at the peak shopping season, in Diwali, Apple stores were deserted. This occurred in the world’s fastest-growing...
by Vivek Wadhwa | Oct 28, 2018 | Perspectives
To gauge by the news headlines, it would be easy to believe that artificial intelligence (AI) is about to take over the world. Kai-Fu Lee, a Chinese venture capitalist, says that AI will soon create tens of trillions of dollars of wealth and claims China and the U.S....