Mint Techcetra

The Mint Techcetra podcast is your navigator into the mesmerizing maze that is technology today. From decoding technologies, policies, enterprises, and legal decisions to sci-fi and pop culture, this podcast will cover it all. Every week hosts - Leslie D'Monte, Shouvik Das and Deepti Ahuja - will talk about important developments in tech and how they transform our lives, work and play as we know it. If you have any questions or suggestions you can reach out to the hosts on LinkedIn via their handles given below: Leslie D'Monte, Mint's Sr. Associate Editor: linkedin.com/in/leslie-d-monte-4985993 Shouvik Das, Mint's Assistant Editor, Mint: linkedin.com/in/shouvik-das-77a4bbba Deepti Ahuja, Content Head, HT Smartcast: linkedin.com/in/deeptea This is a Mint production brought to you by HT Smartcast.

Episodes

Nvidia on top of the world, Samsung’s new foldable, and Dorsey’s Bluetooth text app

July 17, 2025 • 34 mins

“Nvidia is doing in AI what Apple did with the iPhone—it’s built an ecosystem that people don’t want to leave.” That’s where we start this week. Nvidia has crossed $4 trillion in market value, overtaking names like Microsoft and Apple. But does that valuation make sense? In this episode, we break down why Nvidia’s chips have become the backbone of modern computing and why some still question how long this lead will last. We a...

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Brillio Turning AI Disruption into Trustworthy Tech That Works for Everyone

July 14, 2025 • 45 mins

"AI is not here to take your job, it’s here to take the grind out of it." In this episode of Mint Techcetra, Chander Damodaran - Global CTO ‪@Brillio‬ talks about what it really means to build for the future in a world where customers expect everything instantly. From spatial computing and VR to hybrid cloud and micro-personalised experiences, Brillio’s Chander breaks down how enterprises can design for speed without losing the hu...

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Inside The Dell’s AI Factory: Powering the Next Generation of Enterprise AI.

July 10, 2025 • 30 mins

In this episode of Mint Techcetra, brought to you by HT Smartcast, host Karthik explores how enterprises in India are scaling smart and staying secure in the age of AI. Joining him is Mr. Venkat Sitaram, Senior Director and Country Head for the Infrastructure Solutions Group at Dell Technologies India. Together, they discuss Dell's collaboration with NVIDIA on the Dell AI Factory initiative, the performance advantages of PowerEdge ...

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Why Sam Altman wants you to stop blindly trusting ChatGPT plus India's $12 billion budget for advanced R&D and AI-related job cuts

July 8, 2025 • 33 mins

"You can only become a product nation if you invest in R&D. Otherwise, you stay a service economy.” In today’s episode of Mint Techcetra, we talk about what India’s $12 billion R&D push could actually mean beyond just numbers and press releases. We look at why India’s tech sector has lagged in deep research, what it will take to build serious intellectual property here, and whether this new funding will finally shift the dial. W...

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An Indian finally enters the Space Station, as Sam Altman’s World ID hits controversies

July 3, 2025 • 24 mins

If India can rival SpaceX and send a person to the International Space Station, why can’t we have better roads back home?” In today’s episode of Mint Techcetra, we start with Group Captain Shukla’s journey to the International Space Station. The first Indian to do so in over four decades and why this moment goes beyond national pride. It marks a key milestone ahead of the Gaganyaan mission and India’s ambitions to build its own spa...

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Tech jobs on the decline, but reusable rockets are on the rise

June 25, 2025 • 30 mins

"Are we entitled to have our jobs for a lifetime in the AI age?" That’s the question this week’s episode of Techcetra opens with, as Shouvik Das and Leslie D’Monte talks about the growing instability in Big Tech employment. They examine the troubling pattern of layoffs at firms like Microsoft and Google. Is AI genuinely reshaping work, or simply replacing people under the guise of innovation? They explore how job cuts are dispropor...

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Apple slows down on AI, Android refuses to change, and ChatGPT breaks the internet

June 22, 2025 • 29 mins

In today’s episode of Mint Techcetra, host Shouvik Das is joined by Leslie D’Monte to break down Apple’s WWDC announcements — from its new ‘Liquid Glass’ interface and renamed all its OS platforms to match the calendar year — iOS 26, macOS 26, and so on. But while the stage was set for an AI reveal, the company mostly sidestepped it. Instead, Apple dropped research papers questioning the intelligence of large language models, signa...

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AI’s murky side, OpenAI’s documentary, and Gen-Z using emojis at work

June 9, 2025 • 30 mins

Can you blame the tech company for building a technology that willfully at fault for creating a bot, which performed the way it did? and one that’s becoming harder to answer. As chatbots like Character.AI start mimicking human intimacy (minus the actual feelings), who’s really responsible when things go wrong? The bot? The builder? Or the blurred line between product and service under liability law? In today's episode, we talked a...

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Google Flow vs. Video Editors, AI Model Blackmails Human, and the Consumer Technology Space

June 3, 2025 • 30 mins

In today’s episode, we’re speaking about how the job of video editors is on the line and how the job of cinematographers might be next. The kind of videos that Google Flow is now able to generate, and the kind of visuals OpenAI’s Sora claims it can produce, are almost unprecedented for a machine. Routine jobs like simple video editing have already been automated for some time. "The question now is how high up the creative chain wil...

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Very much in the AI game: Google doubles down on search, Gemini, and agents

May 26, 2025 • 27 mins

Why listen? Our host Shouvik Das was on the ground at the most talked-about tech event of the year—Google I/O 2025—and brings you exclusive insights from Sundar Pichai’s closed-door session with global journalists. From the reimagination of Search to the rollout of AI Overviews, Gemini 2.5, and AI agentic systems, this episode breaks down how Google is moving forward with its own unique take on AI. With a massive $13.5 billion R&D ...

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Zafin: Revolutionising Banking with AI, Data, and Platform Innovation

May 24, 2025 • 23 mins

Welcome to Mint Techcetra! In this episode, host Karthik dives deep into the journey and innovative solutions of Zafin with COO and Co-founder Anugopal Venugopalan. Spanning over two decades, Zafin has evolved into a global leader in SaaS-based banking transformation, empowering banks to modernise their product and pricing capabilities. Explore how Zafin leverages AI, data unification, and platform-driven innovation to reshape...

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AI vs AI: The Cybersecurity War No One Sees Coming | Dell Technologies

May 22, 2025 • 28 mins

In this episode of Mint Techcetra, in collaboration with Dell Technologies, host Karthik dives into the impact of AI on cybersecurity with Mr. Ripu Bajwa from Dell Technologies. Learn how businesses are adapting to AI-driven threats, the importance of a proactive security approach, zero trust principles, and how AI is both a tool for defences and a weapon for attackers. Discover insights on building resilient cybersecurity framewor...

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Your next phone could be a TV, or strip you of all features

May 14, 2025 • 29 mins

Direct-to-Mobile (D2M) broadcasting — a new technology that could turn your smartphone into a live TV receiver, no internet required. India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is running pilot tests to explore whether phones can double as broadcast receivers. The potential is massive: it could bring entertainment and emergency alerts to over 80 million TV-dark homes. But questions remain about reliability in poor weather, ha...

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Robots versus humans, teaching teachers about AI, and the Ray-Ban Meta in India

April 29, 2025 • 34 mins

Humans vs Robots: Why Are We Even Competing? From Beijing’s robotic half-marathon to AI drones clocking 95.8 kmph, humanoids are getting faster and smarter—but let’s not jump the gun. This week, Leslie and Shouvik breaks down why it’s way too early to celebrate humans beating robots in races. From Atlas to Sophia to autonomous drone leagues, machines are learning balance, navigating terrain, and gearing up for real-world action. B...

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India makes new laser missiles, Google’s AI talks to dolphins

April 23, 2025 • 33 mins

Dolphins are talking—and we may finally be listening. In today's episode, Hosts Shouvik Das and Leslie D'Monte talk about how researchers have been training AI models on audio patterns from marine life, hoping to decode the communicative clicks and whistles of dolphins. What was once the domain of documentaries is now a serious scientific pursuit, with breakthroughs hinting that we might be on the cusp of cross-species communicatio...

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ChatGPT’s Ghibli versus artists, and gen-Z’s AI therapists

April 8, 2025 • 30 mins

Hosts Shouvik Das and Leslie D'Monte pondered: if Leonardo da Vinci or Picasso were alive today, would they be just as unnerved by AI as many artists are now? It’s a question worth asking, especially when tools like ChatGPT can now generate stunning images in the signature style of Studio Ghibli with a single prompt. The hosts have previously discussed Ghibli’s sudden rise in cultural popularity, but the recent release of this imag...

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Nothing artificial about AI: Is OpenAI’s Studio Ghibli-style image generation on ChatGPT only a fad?

April 1, 2025 • 32 mins

How much of it is copyright, and how much of this is violated? The debates about what is copyright and what is copyleft. With AI-generated images becoming more advanced, what does it mean for artists, digital advertising, and even companies like Google? Will AI-generated content disrupt ad revenue? What happens to creators whose work is used to train these models? In this episode, our host Shouvik Das and Leslie D'Monte talks abou...

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From space to phones: Sunita Williams, Adobe, and the Pixel 9a

March 25, 2025 • 29 mins

Sunita Williams is back on Earth after an unexpected 286-day stay in space—far beyond her planned eight-day mission aboard Boeing’s Starliner. In this episode, our hosts Shouvik Das and Leslie D'Monte, talk about the company that helped bring her back SpaceX, and explore what her extended time in orbit means for space exploration. Then, we step into some major tech news: Adobe's latest AI-powered updates and how they could reshape ...

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How DeepSeek, Manus are rocking OpenAI's boat

March 19, 2025 • 28 mins

Is Manus the AI that will finally think like us, or just another digital dream?" The world’s first general AI agent, created by a major disruptor, is forcing us to rethink what we expect from artificial intelligence. this AI agent isn’t just another tool; it’s a leap towards truly general AI. But with this kind of power, the question remains: are we ready for an AI that can think and adapt like a human? There’s excitement, but als...

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MWC 2025 brings AI phones with no apps, funky displays and more

March 12, 2025 • 30 mins

"Will AI fix everything, or just add another layer of complexity?" In todys episode takes a closer look at the Mobile World Congress event brining together innovators and tech leaders, setting the stage for new developments—like InMobi’s demo of Google's Gemini-powered generative AI. Naveen, InMobi’s CEO, showed off a lock screen feature where two selfies transform into a range of fashion avatars, linking directly to e-commerce sit...

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Episodes

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Inside The Dell’s AI Factory: Powering the Next Generation of Enterprise AI.

Why Sam Altman wants you to stop blindly trusting ChatGPT plus India's $12 billion budget for advanced R&D and AI-related job cuts

An Indian finally enters the Space Station, as Sam Altman’s World ID hits controversies

Tech jobs on the decline, but reusable rockets are on the rise

Apple slows down on AI, Android refuses to change, and ChatGPT breaks the internet

AI’s murky side, OpenAI’s documentary, and Gen-Z using emojis at work

Google Flow vs. Video Editors, AI Model Blackmails Human, and the Consumer Technology Space

Very much in the AI game: Google doubles down on search, Gemini, and agents

Zafin: Revolutionising Banking with AI, Data, and Platform Innovation

AI vs AI: The Cybersecurity War No One Sees Coming | Dell Technologies

Your next phone could be a TV, or strip you of all features

Robots versus humans, teaching teachers about AI, and the Ray-Ban Meta in India

India makes new laser missiles, Google’s AI talks to dolphins

ChatGPT’s Ghibli versus artists, and gen-Z’s AI therapists

Nothing artificial about AI: Is OpenAI’s Studio Ghibli-style image generation on ChatGPT only a fad?

From space to phones: Sunita Williams, Adobe, and the Pixel 9a

How DeepSeek, Manus are rocking OpenAI's boat

MWC 2025 brings AI phones with no apps, funky displays and more

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