ReaderPod 010 - How hackathons can make a real impact
Hackathons have been around for quite some time. Even in Sri Lanka, it's popular, particularly among the university crowd. We recently caught up with Ratish Narayanan, Regional Manager South Asia, Ang...
16 Heinä 201812min
ReaderPod 009 - The Sri Lankan Postal Service conundrum
//originally published on 07/06/2018// This week we decided to twist things up a bit and talk about something we rarely bring into the discussion. Sri Lanka's postal service. We talk about how we're d...
13 Heinä 201825min
ReaderPod 008 - Uber Intercity, Net neutrality and Sri Lanka
Uber Intercity isn't exactly something new. But for us Sri Lankans it sort of is. We thought of pitting this new Uber service against some of the other local ride-hailing apps that provide this servic...
8 Kesä 201813min
ReaderPod 007 - GDPR, Disney vs. Comcast vs. Netflix
This week we talk about GDPR, why there's such a fuss around it. We also touched on the whole Disney - Fox deal, where Disney and Comcast attempt to bring 21st Century Fox under their wing. Here's epi...
30 Touko 201812min
ReaderPod 006 - Mobitel & SLT breakup, Kandy kids go global
It's episode 6. We touch on Facebook's recent Boost Your Business event, Mobitel and Sri Lanka Telecom's breakup. We also talk about the kids behind the Smart Walking Stick concept as well. On the int...
18 Touko 201812min
ReaderPod 005 - Google Duplex, Gajaman Movie, & UStockTrade
This week has been pretty much dominated by Google, thanks to all the announcements they've made at the recently concluded Google I/O 2018. Here, we take a look at some of the highlights from the even...
11 Touko 201821min
ReaderPod 004 - ICTA gets a new board, Jaffna kids learn blockchain, Google's Grasshopper
It's episode number 4. This week, we talk about ICTA's new director board with Prof. Rohan Samarajiva taking the helm as its Chairman. We also talk about Uinspire, a digital academy that teaches block...
20 Huhti 201815min
ReaderPod 003 - Facebook, Zuckerberg and Kandy riots
It's been a slow week for us here. But one event took the limelight across the global tech industry. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the congress to testify. In our 3rd episode we take brie...
12 Huhti 201819min
