Count the Ticking TikToks
The summer has been eventful for ByteDance, the owner of the rapidly growing social network TikTok. First, the government of India banned the application from d
Vivek Wadhwa
Tech Mahindra For A Safe Global Reopening
To be sure of the safety and efficacy of Covid-19 screening technology that he was considering for his employees, Tech Mahindra CEO CP Gurnani, suggested testin
On Tech, Was India Naive?
The Chinese government banned Facebook in 2009. And even Mark Zuckerberg — despite having a wife of Chinese origin; learning Mandarin; and doing public relati
Foreign Worker Visas Are the Tech Industry’s Dirty Secret
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that bars hundreds of thousands of foreigners from seeking employment in the United States by suspending n
Vivek Wadhwa: You’re Not Indestructible — Or Indispensable
VIVEK WADHWA: On the flight back from Mexico, I started to feel a shooting pain in my left arm. It was as if electricity was passing through my veins. I ignore
Giving Back, Indian Education, and Artificial Intelligence
Of late, I have been reflecting on the meaning of life and trying to come to grips with the loss of my soulmate, Tavinder. Over Christmas, I went on a four-da
Ethical Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
AI is widely misunderstood and still too rudimentary for us to be worrying. But it’s not too soon to contemplate the ethical implications of intelligent machi
John Sculley, who turned around Pepsi and Apple, has a new cause
The 80-year-old executive is now trying to solve the problems of America’s health-care system — and inspiring students to help change the world As a marketi
Skip the MBA and Work at a Startup
A question that students and parents put to me most frequently is whether it is worthwhile to pursue an MBA as a ticket to success in the business world. I tell
Anyone Can Become an Entrepreneur
With a billion people becoming connected via smartphones with the computing power of supercomputers, India has the ability to build a digital infrastructure tha
Next Space Race Won’t Have Just One Winner
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 longe
Rethinking Email in the Workplace
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
