From the cool kid Spotify to the try-hard JioSaavn, we’ve done a character study of the most-popular music streaming apps out there, so that you can decide which one will strike the right chord.

Despite our best efforts, bullying has stood the test of time. Psychologists are hinting that teenagers are now beginning to show signs of “Digital Self-Harm”, where they post anonymous hurtful content about oneself. This form of bullying is so bizarre and counter-intuitive, we’re unlikely to have any real solutions soon.

As we enter yet another decade, the groundbreaking gadgets of the glorious noughties are starting to resemble the chains our grandparents used to keep their spectacles on their face. So grab a box of tissues, because we’re about to bid farewell to iPods, surround sound speakers, and all the technology that shaped our “millennial childhoods”.

As we enter the 2020s, the once-utopian internet is overrun with misinformation, hate speech, and dopamine-boosting algorithms. Hopefully millennials can add online misinformation and business recklessness to things that we’ve destroyed.

The Data Protection Bill, introduced in Parliament last week, says the government will only ask for non-personal, anonymised data, but come on. We know where this is headed down. It’s no secret that the people in power the world over are happy to have a little more information on their citizens.

In the 2010s, from gaming social metrics to gaming democracy, the means on social media didn’t matter, ends did. But even as the promised virtual utopia increasingly begins to resemble a dystopia, it’s important to remember that it wasn’t always like this, and it doesn’t have to be in the future.

Our telecom industry is still reeling under fees from the 4G spectrum allocation. When Vodafone-Idea – a merger between a global telecom giant and one of India’s most successful legacy companies – says it might need to shut shop, you know there won’t be too many Indian executives googling “How to buy 5G spectrum.”

A rise in mobile tariff might not impact you and me. I’d be more mindful of downloads and use WiFi more often. But it’s going to hit the watchman, whose shift is made tolerable with YouTube, and the rickshawallah whose long rides are made less dreary because of live cricket commentary, hard.

Many are calling Mastodon a better version of Twitter — sans the hate and trolls. Alas, reality is going to be a lot harsher. Those who think it’s going to be a panacea for “Twitter’s evils” are likely to be very disappointed.

The average smartphone user faces a deluge of notifications, imploring you to do everything from checking out an unmissable offer to ordering food so you can focus on that cricket game instead of cooking. But are they a convenience, or a curse?

With #OPPOA92020 you have the perfect camera partner in the palm of your hands “Ja Simran Jee Le Apni Zindagi”

With #OPPOA92020, bring home the complete entertainment experience “Ab Basanti bhi nachaygi”

With #OPPOA92020 you have power and performance in the palm of your hands. “Ab tumhare paas bhi 20 hour battery life hai”.

As other phone companies scramble over each other to rip off the iPhone's latest design, Apple should go a step ahead and create sustainable phones. In an age where there’s increased awareness of climate change, surely following an eco-friendly trend will become as important as adding a screen notch.

Despite some alarmist headlines, ISRO’s ambitious mission to the moon is no failure. “Only 5 per cent of the mission has been lost… the remaining 95 per cent is orbiting successfully,” an ISRO scientist said.

With OPPO Reno2, you can see more, do more and explore your creative side. Capture Once in a lifetime opportunity with its unique camera setup. Tell us which powerful camera feature is being portrayed in this humorous and artistic display of the phone’s capabilities. #OPPOReno2

With OPPO Reno2, you can see more, do more and explore your creative side. Look who we caught having chai. Tell us which powerful camera feature is being portrayed in this humorous and artistic display of the phone’s capabilities.

With OPPO Reno2, you can see more, do more and explore your creative side. Even John Cena is amazed by it. Tell us which powerful camera feature is being portrayed in this humorous and artistic display of the phone’s capabilities.

OPPO's new Reno 10x Zoom comes with 3D curved glass for a smooth touch and sleek silhouette with the camera flush to the back cover to deliver a silky grip. With aesthetics like these, is it technology or is it high art? You decide. #OPPOReno

In OPPO's new Reno series, Reno 10x Zoom, a panoramic full screen and ultra slim bezel bring you vivid colour and stunning detail. Go ahead, take a good look at the wonders the world has to offer, in stunning clarity on the newest wonder of the world, Reno 10x Zoom's AMOLED screen. #OPPOReno

In Oppo's new Reno series you can see art in their cutting edge technology but can you see technology in the art? Tell us where the phone features are hidden in this artistic impression of their logo unit. #GetReadyForReno  #OPPOReno

The case for automation at work has been made many times by very smart, scientific people. But in a world where robots run shit and humans have unlimited free time, will every day be like the weekend — a snoozefest where we do nothing at all?

In the web series A.I.SHA, the programmer Sam develops a self-learning AI for the purpose of being a virtual assistant and companion – a scenario not far from reality. Most of us spend more time interacting with electronics than with people. New-age chatbots double up as friends and therapists.

In the last two decades, our approach to technology in pop culture has swung from the unremarkable Jetsons to dystopian web series like Black Mirror or A.I.SHA. What changed? At some point, we had to deal with the very immediate prospect of robots taking our jobs, and inevitably, the world.

AI mines data from everywhere — including the casual sexist text messages we send, dissing Pakistanis on WhatsApp, and our porn searches. Self-learning robots can build on these same learned biases. And A.I.SHA, who displays the worst traits of humanity, is no different.

When the rise of the machines becomes a reality, AIs like A.I.SHA will be coming for every Sharmaji ka beta – the doctor, engineer, IT professional. And the creative, who was always told that he would never amount to anything in life, will have the last laugh.

The layoffs at Buzzfeed and HuffPost – both established leaders in digital publishing – imply that the field is not in the health most people thought it enjoyed. What options are left for news companies looking to survive? Digital journalism might have been hit hard, but it is not dead – yet.

We no longer change the topic when someone asks us for our Wi-Fi password. We are even closer to acquiring that elusive 5th G. But the truth is that behind all the rosy consumerism, there is a dark financial tale playing out with the promise of a sinister ending.