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‘www.google.com’, Vijay frantically types on the Google Chrome browser of his laptop. He was a natural workaholic, who decided, for once, he should access something that was not within the boundaries of his duty. He lifts his head away from the laptop, and does a quick scan across the room, to ensure nobody is trespassing…
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After living for many years in Dubai, I’ve been habituated to getting up early in the morning, as early as 5 am. Waking up that early is never easy, but eventually, it became a part of my life. While I was in Bangalore, I’d been something of a night owl. I’d never slept before midnight…
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It started with a frivolous inquiry, ‘Are you my friend?, my six year old demanding an answer from the newly setup, bun shaped, Google Home Mini assistant. The device blinked its four tiny LED’s on its top, as if wondering what to respond. ‘Yes, I’am!’, it said. My kid listened with rapture and declared, ‘I’am…
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I’m not a bird watcher, I never was. It is not the lack of interest towards other beings, and, I must mention at this point that I’m an admirer of other beings too, but, I never really had the patience of hiding in an isolated cabin, all by myself and waiting for the bird of…
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In their plush apartment, Vivek and Sadhana were quietly having a late dinner. The Quartz digital clock beeped 11 p.m. Vivek had been late from office. The last moment deliverables; the chaotic and the pathetically slow Friday night Bangalore traffic would only result in having late dinners, lest you munch a burger or something prior…
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It was dark in the room, and Nathan Callaghan was tossing uncomfortably in his bed, cuddling within the purple bed sheet. The sliding window beside his bed was wide open and the cool wind was good enough to put someone tired, into a deep sleep. Suddenly, Nathan heard a voice. He first thought that he…