Shudeep Chandrasekhar, Author at 1redDrop

Target’s AI Gamble: Empowering Staff or Replacing Them?

Shudeep Chandrasekhar5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Target’s recent announcement of a chain-wide rollout for their Store Companion chatbot, a GenAI (Generative Artificial Intelligence) tool, has sparked…

Sam Bankman-Fried Criminal Trial: What Really Happened?

Shudeep Chandrasekhar1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is currently on trial in the United States…

Google’s Strategy with Passkeys and the Attempt to Eliminate the Need for Passwords

Shudeep Chandrasekhar1 year ago1 year ago08 mins

Google is committed to eliminating the need for passwords. Passkeys are a new type of sign-in credential that is more…

Oil Prices Poised to Remain High Over Next Few Months, Despite Recent Decline

Shudeep Chandrasekhar1 year ago1 year ago06 mins

Oil prices are poised to remain high over the next few months, despite a recent decline, according to analysts. The…

What is the Freedom Phone and Should You Buy It?

Shudeep Chandrasekhar3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

If you haven’t yet heard of it, the Freedom Phone is a much-hyped new device that promises “free speech and…

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China Targets Didi Chuxing, Others Shortly After U.S. Listings, Halts User Registrations on Multiple Platforms

Shudeep Chandrasekhar3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

Beijing is out to show its own upstarts (umm, startups) who the real boss is. After stifling entrepreneur Jack Ma’s Ant Financial, the Chinese government is now flexing its regulatory muscles against Didi Chuxing, the country’s – and the world’s – largest ride-sharing entity and the company that practically pushed Uber out of China. The authorities are also putting the brakes on new registrations for three other platforms.