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There are different ways to make gadgets deliberately obsolete; through its quality, its functionality, and/or its appearance. One of the common methods used by the electronics industry ‘designing for limited repair’. The post They Don’t Make ‘em Like They Used To appeared first on Factor Daily.

Headquartered in San Francisco and founded in 2015, Discord is a platform that allows users to build and engage with like-minded members through chat, voice and video channels. The post Indian Teens Vent, Stan and Socialise on Discord appeared first on Factor Daily.

In 2019, the NCMEC got 16.9 million suspected CSAM reports, of which nearly 1.98 million were from India—the single-largest out of 241 countries. The Indian subcontinent ranks high when it comes to CSAM consumption. The post Removing Child Sexual Abuse Material from the Internet appeared first on Fa

What does it take to take down an illegal video clip containing child sexual abuse material from the internet? This is the story of Naina and Vicky and their quest to take down their video clip from the internet. The post As CSAM Surges, A New Drive to Prosecute Offenders appeared first on Factor Da

We’ve never been more involved with our screens but is the relationship a healthy one? Even as Indians spent 4.7 hours on average on their phones in 2021, how much is too much? The post This Yin and Yang of Screens appeared first on Factor Daily.

Entrepreneurship is like a ghost fight. You are fighting with your own ghost every day. In this heartfelt account Sunny Ghosh talks about the struggles of entrepreneurship beyond the usual chase of unicorn statuses and success stories. The post Beware of Entrepreneurship appeared first on Factor Dai

Exploring the enduring legacy of Shamnad Basheer, whose life's journey reshaped India's legal landscape and inspired a generation of social change-makers. The post FINDING SHAMNAD BASHEER appeared first on Factor Daily.

Indian Youtubers have found a global audience devouring videos of Indian barbers performing vigorous massages. These massages shot at rustic roadside salons relaxes stressed consumers and even help them fall asleep. The post World’s Insomniacs Find Cure in Indian Barber Massage Videos appeared first

Dhiraj Rajaram's Battle for Mu Sigma - A gripping story of personal struggles, mental resilience, and a daring buyback of nearly a billion dollars. The post From Loss to Liberation: How Dhiraj Rajaram Fought to Reclaim His Company and Himself appeared first on Factor Daily.

Commonly called "revenge porn", "leak" or "MMS scandal", image-based abuse is a widespread and systemic yet untrammelled issue that destroys lives. The post The Crying Shame of Image-based abuse appeared first on Factor Daily.

Illustrations by Somesh Kumar Photographs byPankaj Mishra Saba Khan was five years old when she first began borrowing comic books from a neighborhood kirana shop in Bagh Dilkusha, on the outskirts of Bhopal. She would thumb through Chacha Chaudhary and Natraj comics for one rupee an hour, racing aga

In Meghalaya’s remote hills, one man is preserving a 500-year-old tradition of living root bridges—before it disappears. The post The Man Who Grows Bridges from Roots appeared first on Factor Daily.