Charles Assisi

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Columnist, Hindustan Times
Co-Founder, Founding Fuel

Mumbai

Business and Finance, Opinion and Editorial, Technology

As seen in: Founding Fuel, Hindustan Times, MSN India, Hindustan Times Mumbai, Flipboard, HT Syndication, ApDirect

Covers: Business, Technology, Public Policy

Doesn't Cover: Local news, Entertainment

Technology. Power. Institutions. People. Observing how they shape each other Co-founder, Founding Fuel Columnist, Hindustan Times Co-author, The Aadhaar Effect

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Behind the data breach at BigBasket

Interesting fact #1: BigBasket is not alone, there have been a spate of data breaches at other digital entiti…

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A brief history of the internet in India

Charles Assisi is an award-winning journalist with two decades of experience to back him. He is co-founder an…

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Where 'they' ends and 'we' begins

Just how people who write fiction exercise the "imagination muscle" is a question that has always intrigued m…

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A leaf out of history to understand Cryptos

Cryptocurrencies were first thought up as an act of defiance against the establishment that include banks and…

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Why IRCTC was selling passenger data

The Indian Railways (IRCTC) made headlines earlier this week when news broke that it has invited bids from fi…

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Always take a shot at something you're bad at | Damodar Mall on cultivating his passion for Music

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First Principles | Turn on, tune in... Something's afoot in the hemp business

The family offices that manage the monies of some of India's wealthiest are interested in start-ups on cannab…

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First Principles | What the new Data Protection Bill might look like

Ever wondered why do you get spammed with phone calls, emails and text messages from service providers of all…

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First Principles | China's long game, and the lessons it holds

Much like Silicon Valley, China's tech prowess wasn't built overnight. That China's big tech can compete with…

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The ridiculous "Principles" of Ray Dalio

Charles Assisi is an award-winning journalist with two decades of experience to back him. He is co-founder an…

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