Soumyarendra Barik is Special Correspondent with The Indian Express and reports on the intersection of technology, policy and society. With over five years of newsroom experience, he has reported on issues of gig workers’ rights, privacy,...Read More
Soumyarendra Barik is Special Correspondent with The Indian Express and reports on the intersection of technology, policy and society. With over five years of newsroom experience, he has reported on issues of gig workers’ rights, privacy, India’s prevalent digital divide and a range of other policy interventions that impact big tech companies. He once also tailed a food delivery worker for over 12 hours to quantify the amount of money they make, and the pain they go through while doing so. In his free time, he likes to nerd about watches, Formula 1 and football.
Sep 02, 2025 12:05 IST
The PM also said that days are not far when the smallest chip made in India will drive the biggest...
Wed, Sep 03, 2025Sep 02, 2025 11:32 IST
ASML is among the most critical companies in the semiconductor ecosystem as it holds a...
Tue, Sep 02, 2025Aug 29, 2025 18:39 IST
The IT Ministry had sought Microsoft’s response on why it had suspended services to Nayara...
Sat, Aug 30, 2025Aug 29, 2025 01:08 IST
During his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that ‘made in India’...
Fri, Aug 29, 2025Aug 28, 2025 00:07 IST
People born in India are the largest beneficiaries of the H-1B program. Data from the US government...
Thu, Aug 28, 2025Aug 26, 2025 13:27 IST
The PM’s comments on the rare earth materials shortage come as automakers are feeling the heat of...
Wed, Aug 27, 2025Aug 25, 2025 20:15 IST
A source aware of the development said that it was unclear when the company would be able to source...
Tue, Aug 26, 2025Aug 22, 2025 14:33 IST
For one evening, at least, bitter rivals were bound by something greater than market share or...
Sat, Aug 23, 2025Aug 22, 2025 04:41 IST
"Everyone will shut down paid operations for now, as the industry prepares a legal roadmap to...
Sun, Aug 24, 2025Aug 20, 2025 12:26 IST
The Bill, in its current version, is a sharp departure from just about two years ago, when in April...
Thu, Aug 21, 2025Aug 19, 2025 19:27 IST
The proposed law is believed to be titled ‘The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill,...
Wed, Aug 20, 2025Aug 18, 2025 04:20 IST
According to sources, the Department of Revenue has kept in mind the country’s “social ethos”...
Mon, Aug 18, 2025Aug 18, 2025 04:20 IST
Engineering is the largest industrial sector in India and accounts for 3.53 per cent of the...
Mon, Aug 18, 2025Aug 15, 2025 11:35 IST
Earlier this week, the Union Cabinet cleared four new semiconductor assembly and testing plants...
Fri, Aug 15, 2025Aug 14, 2025 04:05 IST
While sweeping national reforms inch forward despite renewed calls for bold reforms amid tariff...
Thu, Aug 14, 2025Aug 12, 2025 16:03 IST
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the second plant has investments from Intel, Lockheed...
Tue, Aug 12, 2025Aug 10, 2025 08:21 IST
India lacks flex fuel cars or vehicles, while there are concerns that filling E20 fuel in regular...
Mon, Aug 11, 2025Aug 07, 2025 15:26 IST
If Apple chooses to go deeper on manufacturing in the US, New Delhi could feel some of its effects....
Thu, Aug 07, 2025Aug 07, 2025 13:26 IST
Filmmaker Aanand L Rai and actor Dhanush have publicly condemned the move, warning it dilutes the...
Mon, Aug 11, 2025Aug 06, 2025 21:06 IST
The proposed rules allow BEE to act against automakers that fail to meet Corporate Average Fuel...
Wed, Aug 06, 2025Aug 06, 2025 12:04 IST
For OpenAI, this is a shift from its focus on building primarily proprietary models, but one that...
Wed, Aug 06, 2025Aug 06, 2025 03:46 IST
Until last year, The Trump Organization earned at least Rs 175 crore from projects; since 2024,...
Wed, Aug 06, 2025Aug 04, 2025 20:32 IST
India’s ethanol blending programme began over two decades ago in 2003, with an initial target of...
Tue, Aug 05, 2025Aug 02, 2025 00:32 IST
TCS’ decision is expected to create uncertainty in the Indian IT industry, with industry experts...
Sat, Aug 02, 2025Jul 31, 2025 05:10 IST
While smartphones are India’s top export to the US by value, Trump has threatened a 25 per cent...
Thu, Jul 31, 2025