Hope you're having a splendid week thus far. As the world collectively contemplates chat services, Hike Messenger seems to have completely given that up.
We've got some good reads for you so let's jump right in.
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How India leapfrogged the world in Fintech 💸
A comprehensive read on the spectacle of tech and business that the India Stack is, where it started, and how it came to be what it is.
Why users prefer basic design over shiny fluff.
From our own Canvs Editorial Team: 3 principles of inclusive design and why it matters.
One minute City: Redesigning neighborhoods 🚸
Sweden is testing designs to help activate individual blocks, in what it calls “1-minute city” designs.
Kunal Shah says Big Tech has India all wrong ❌
While Big Tech comes to South Asia for the elusive “next billion” users, the fintech founder says his latest app caters to the 1%.
The importance of humility in AI by Fei Fei Li 😇
An artificial intelligence scholar urges technologists to observe how a culture of transparency, openness, and respect will lead to breakthroughs that help society.
How AWS became one of the most powerful internet moderators 🔒
When Amazon Web Services decided to stop hosting Parler, the alt-right social network last week following the insurrection at the Capitol, it looked like the site was doomed to go offline.
GPT 3: No longer the strongest kid on the block 🧠
Google trained a trillion-parameter AI language model, and it seems to be giving GPT 3 (model trained at 175 billion parameters) a run for its money.
Stories that defined Wikipedia over their 2 decades of existence 📚
On 15 January 2001, two American entrepreneurs - Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger - launched an online encyclopedia. It was called Wikipedia. Despite much criticism early on about inaccuracies, it has gone on to be supremely successful.
Women on Bumble honeypot rioters at the Capitol to reveal their info to the FBI 🕵️♀️
Realizing how many conservative men were on the app with photos of themselves at the failed coup attempt on January 6, some women have taken it upon themselves to match with them and send their information to the FBI.
Honorary mentions
Google takes you through a virtual tour of Japanese cuisine 🍣
Airbnb is blocking D.C. inauguration bookings amid threats of violence 🇺🇸
Capitol insurrectionists are getting banned off dating apps 💔
A startup that helps integrate games quickly into your app 🎮
Sort your Spotify playlists based on various features 🎧)
And that's the lot! Thanks for checking out what we had to share with you this week, we shall catch up with you next Wednesday.
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