Founder & Editor
Chander Prakash is the founder and editor of Pointales. He reviews every story before it is published and sets the publication's editorial standards, with a focus on clear, well-sourced explanations of business and technology.
Satellite broadband sends your data to space and back, and the height of the satellite decides almost everything about how it feels. Here is how the system works, what it costs to run, and where India's rules stand in October 2026.
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India has approved 12 chip projects, three are already shipping, and a second, larger mission has just begun. Here is what is being built, where, by whom, and what could still go wrong.
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A passkey lets you sign in with your fingerprint, face or screen lock instead of a password. This guide explains the cryptography in plain English, how sign-in works step by step, how passkeys sync and recover, and where they still fall short.
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Not all second factors are equal. Here's how SMS codes, authenticator apps, push approvals and security keys or passkeys compare, which attacks each one stops, and how to choose.
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