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SubscriberWrites: Facebook’s ‘Metaverse’ might be immersive but it’s not a new concept

Social media companies and their algorithms paralyse our brains, making us heavily dependent on the carefully constructed environment built by them, writes Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan.

SubscriberWrites: Electricity socialism could be the reason for power sector’s crisis in India

Subsidized power is not subsidizing either regular or industrial consumers, and low tariffs are not really protecting anyone, writes Manasa Pidatala.

SubscriberWrites: Facebook controversy of 2021 is a throwback to the Big Tobacco fiasco of the 90s

Subscribers write back with their views on the most urgent issues of the day.

SubscriberWrites: ‘Great Resignation’ crisis seems to be taking over India as more people quit jobs post-Covid

The resignations appear to be a sequel to the supply chain crisis that we are facing. Disruption in labour, especially skilled labour, takes a long time to fix, writes Jyoti Lahiri.

SubscriberWrites: Lawmakers must invest in staying relevant and match pace with advancements in technology

With advancements in science, governments should invest in staying ahead of the curve, in order to be able to make laws to regulate the unimaginable, writes Annuradha Phogat.

SubscriberWrites: #RejectZomato episode throws light on imposition of Hindi on southern states

India should mandate legally that giant corporations must employ regional workers or offer services in the regional language of the state to do business, writes Balaji Alagurajan.

SubscriberWrites: Once a Guru and now a teacher, what has changed?

Subscribers write back with their views on the most urgent issues of the day.

SubscriberWrites: India can take lessons from China on how to build national character

The one-party rule of the CCP for decades has ensured a direction to the economy and society of China, and shaped its national character.

SubscriberWrites: China’s recent crackdowns attempt to control its experiment with socialism and capitalism

President Xi's recent public statements and actions indicate that China is pivoting away from a free-market economy to a more governed way of dictating the market forces.

SubscriberWrites: US’ biggest security threat right now is internal and the crisis started with 9/11

US is facing growing anger, mistrust and division at home due to decades of conflict. It has lost its moral authority and standing on global stage.

On Camera

Royals to Republicans—Epstein files have exposed fault lines across power circles

Donald Trump, who has nurtured the MAGA movement for the last decade, has been perceived to have lost control over the movement, particularly with the release of Epstein’s records.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.