Episodes

  • A status check on 5G in India

    A status check on 5G in India
    Sep 2 2024
    In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Jasmeet Sethi, Head of ConsumerLab at Ericsson. Today's discussion will revolve around 5G. 5G will soon be completing two years in India, and Jasmeet helps us understand where it stands vis-a-vis the Indian market. The use of 5G is just not limited to individual customers, but can massively improve the functioning of enterprises as well. Jasmeet talks about the segmentation of the consumer base, from content creators to gamers and how it will benefit the growth of 5G. To understand the change in the consumer behavior and expectations and how operators can meet those expectations, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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    21 mins
  • How AI is unlocking the world of locks

    How AI is unlocking the world of locks
    Aug 26 2024
    In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Shyam Motwani, Business Head of Locks & Architectural Fittings and Systems business of Godrej & Boyce, part of Godrej Enterprises Group. Godrej locks are a constant in every household and have been so since decades. Our guest today shares how the locks industry has transformed over the last couple of years. With the introduction of digital locks and keyless locking systems, the security industry has been revolutionized whether it's for houses, societies or the hospitality industry. To understand how AI has started contributing to it and despite the changes how Godrej has maintained it's strength since decades, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Introduction 00:00
    Transformation seen by the locks industry in the last couple of years 0:46
    Locks industry becoming Keyless 3:57
    Retrofitting digital locks 6:30
    Tackling a lack of confidence in digital products 7:18
    AI and locks industry 9:15
    Security with Digital locking systems 10:38

    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    13 mins
  • How companies can optimise with AI

    How companies can optimise with AI
    Aug 19 2024
    In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Rahul Mahajan, CTO, Nagarro. Our guest today talks about how different companies can optimise artificial intelligence according to their needs and requirements. He shares how cost impacts the choice for the kind and level of AI adopted by a company. To understand the nuances of how Nagarro operates, helps companies out in the artificial intelligence space and how they have been working since decades, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Introduction 00:00
    What does Nagarro do exactly? 00:29
    How do you differentiate between a small language model and a large language model 01:57
    Cost effectiveness in AI 08:28
    Understanding the potential of AI 14:31

    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    20 mins
  • How tech is helping bridge the news gap

    How tech is helping bridge the news gap
    Aug 12 2024
    In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Durga Raghunath, Head, News Partnerships, India and South East Asia at Google and Chitra Srivastava, Account Manager, Insights Division, Kantar South Asia. Our guests today share their insights on the new trends in the publisher ecosystem. Durga talks about how Google is contributing to the publishing ecosystem and the role that languages play in the same. And Chitra shares what the data and research reflects about the relationship between language and subscription. To understand the factors that motivate and demotivate readers and consumers to take up subscriptions, how Google is working towards encouraging fact checking and eliminating fake news and more, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Introduction 00:00
    How Google is working with the Publishing ecosystem 00:41
    What the data reflects about trends in subscription 5:28
    Google and AI 10:06
    Technology to bridge language divide 13:45
    What stops people from subscribing to news websites 16:18
    Putting a check on Fake News 20:16

    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    25 mins
  • How AI could drive the future of radio

    How AI could drive the future of radio
    Aug 5 2024
    In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Abe Thomas, CEO, Reliance Broadcast Network. AI has been a central theme to this podcast this season, and to contribute further to it, today we talk about its impact on the radio and audio industry. Our guest talks about the way artificial intelligence has taken over the world of radio and audio production, from advertisements to producing music, AI can do everything. He shares how consumption of radio and audio content is changing in cars and the new innovations that are entering the audio scene. The podcast also ventures into the role of reels in bringing back old music. And Abe Thomas answers the million dollar question - what is the future of Radio? To find out the answer to this question and more, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Introduction 00:00
    How is AI impacting that Radio broadcast industry 00:50
    Personalisation at scale 07:39
    Can AI measure the response the content is receiving? 09:02
    Information that can be derived from the kind of device used for listening 10:29
    Consumption of Audio content in cars 11:43
    Future of Radio industry 15:31

    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    22 mins
  • How to adapt education and skilling for GenAI

    How to adapt education and skilling for GenAI
    Jul 29 2024
    In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Dr Abhinanda Sarkar faculty director of Great Learning. AI has been a central theme to this podcast this season, and to contribute further to it, today we talk about GenAI and how it is manifesting itself in education. Dr. Abhinanda talks about the way artificial intelligence has been bringing a change in education, he shares how the growth of AI will also lead to a growth in human ability and intellect. He shares the kind of difference that exists in the qualitative and quantitative manifestations of AI. And he answers the million dollar question, will AI take away jobs? To find out the answer to this question and more, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Introduction 00:00
    Will GenAI take away jobs? 00:37
    Is AI a threat to education? 01:33
    AI taps into the collective intelligence of Humanity 03:13
    Will AI hamper the human ability to synthesize information? 06:28
    Evolving with AI 09:21
    How will humans maintain an upper hand over AI 10:59
    How to tackle AI in education? 14:29
    The ultimate AI solution 17:01

    Edited and Mixed by Suresh
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    22 mins
  • Boosting productivity with an AI Copilot

    Boosting productivity with an AI Copilot
    Jul 22 2024
    In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Dr. Rohini Srivathsa, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft India and South Asia. AI has been a central theme to this podcast this season, and to contribute further to it, today we talk about Microsoft Copilot and how it enhances the AI space. Rohini shares how Copilot has helped in increasing AI's accessibility but at the same time also draws a line to the amount of data that can be made available, keeping in check data security. She also discusses how AI is working in India and how India's diversity is an opportunity for AI to develop further. To understand Microsoft Copilot in detail and how women's presence in the world of tech and AI is a boon to the industry, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Introduction 00:00
    Microsoft Copilot 00:38
    Increasing the accessibility of AI 03:16
    Drawing value from data through AI 05:34
    Where do we draw the line with data accessibility? 07:06
    Generative AI - The pre-trained model 08:52
    India using Copilot and AI 10:05
    India's diversity-challenge or opportunity? 12:06
    Women in AI 14:28

    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    18 mins
  • How to rethink the smartphone

    How to rethink the smartphone
    Jul 15 2024
    In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Akis Evangelidis, Co-founder, Nothing. Smartphones have become a very common gadget these days, and all sorts of innovations have already been tried and tested on them. But, Nothing comes like a breath of fresh air with a new and exciting user experience in smartphones. Akis talks about his thought behind coming up and experimenting with new innovations in smartphone technology. He discusses how seeing himself as a user as well as a creator made him believe that he was creating a promising product. To understand what's unique about Nothing smartphones, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Introduction 00:00
    How do you re-imagine a smartphone? 00:35
    Bringing a unique user experience 2:48
    Consumer adoption 6:23
    Exploring and experimenting with new technology 8:11
    User against founder conflict 10:55
    Manufacturing in India 13:35

    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    18 mins