Techfastly Magazine - May 2021

In this issue

Work-from-home is the new normal, and many organizations are embracing the remote work environment. Managing a team remotely could be challenging. The Scrum project framework allows the team members to self-organize, collaborate, and assess their failures and successes. As you would read further, you would learn about the benefits of the scrum framework, why to choose it, and how to manage scrum frameworks. Artificial Intelligence is all around us, and it seems impossible to imagine our daily chores without technology tools. There are always ethical concerns associated with machine’s capability to think or behave like humans. One of the articles focuses on the positive side of artificial intelligence’s ethical dilemma. As you would read along, you would learn in details about the products of AI like GPT-3, Deep Fake Technology, and innovations in educational sector. In our interview series, we had the tech-founders of a direct-to-consumer sock brand for men. Mr. Simarpreet Singh, a computer science engineer, and TEDx speaker, talks about how he and his partners have been leveraging technology to disrupt fashion. We also spoke with Ritam, founder of the India Film Project (IFP). He talks about his journey that started as a 50-hour filmmaking challenge with 600 participants in 2011 and became the world’s largest filmmaking challenge with 36,000 participants in 2019. We discussed with him the impact of emerging technologies in the filmmaking industry. We bring you the story of the Galileo Telescope, ‘Unravelling the Mysteries of The Universe, With A Wooden Tube and A Polished Lens’ in our ‘Story of Machine’ series. We would appreciate your feedback and are always open to suggestions. Here is your edition. Do read it, enjoy it, and nourish in the knowledge.