Meera Nair
Drawing from her diverse experience in journalism, media marketing, and digital advertising, Meera is proficient in crafting engaging tech narratives. As a trusted voice in the tech landscape and a published author, she shares insightful perspectives on the latest IT trends and workplace dynamics in Digital Digest.
Articles by Meera Nair
Data Consent, AI Privacy and the EU AI Act Delay
In November 2025, the European Commission confirmed it would delay parts of the EU AI Act that apply to so-called “high-risk” systems, pushing some obligations to 2027. Officials framed the move as a simplification. Critics called it a step backwards.…
Trustworthy AI: From Wild West to Regulated Intelligence
In 2016, Microsoft’s chatbot Tay was taken offline within 24 hours after it began posting offensive content on social media. It became one of the earliest mainstream reminders that AI, left unchecked, can go wrong very quickly. Fast forward to…
AI Audit: Accountability and Oversight in Enterprise AI
Artificial intelligence now makes decisions that directly affect customers, employees, and revenue. As AI moves deeper into enterprise operations, AI audit has become the primary tool organisations use to demonstrate control, accountability, and trust. The difficulty is that most enterprise AI systems change continuously,…
The AI Trust Gap: How AI Products Sell Their Own Fixes
The AI trust gap today has less to do with fear of artificial intelligence and more to do with how AI products are built and sold. Users still want AI to help them write, hire, detect fraud, and manage risk,…
Major AI Failure Scandals Big Tech Didn’t See Coming
For the past few years, companies have rushed to add artificial intelligence to products, workflows, and customer interactions, a push that has also led to a growing number of AI failure scandals playing out in public. Sometimes it worked. Other times, it didn’t — at…
AI Browsers are Quietly Changing How We Search and Work
For years, the browser has been the most familiar tool on our screens. Open a tab. Search for something. Click links. Switch between pages. Repeat. That rhythm barely changed, even as cloud apps and AI tools evolved around it. That…
Calm in the Chaos: Sabeesh on Crisis Leadership in Modern Tech
In conversation with Lieutenant Commander Sabeesh Harinarayanan (retd), Senior Technical Delivery Manager at the London Stock Exchange Group, on coordination, judgment, and decision-making under pressure. Crisis Leadership in Modern Tech: Modern technology rarely fails quietly. When systems go down, the…
AI Threat Detection: When Threats Look Operationally Normal
Most cybersecurity stories focus on moments of disruption. A sudden spike in traffic. A malicious payload. An alert that immediately demands attention. Modern attacks rarely present themselves that way. Today’s most effective breaches unfold quietly. They blend into routine activity, move gradually, and look…
Cloud Migration Strategies in 2026 are No Longer IT-Led
A few years ago, cloud migration felt straightforward. If systems were slow or ageing, IT teams moved them to the cloud. If costs rose, optimisation came later. Most organisations believed scale would solve the problem. That confidence has faded. In…
Big Tech Hits Pause: Inside the AI Adoption Strategy Reset
For a while, the AI race looked straightforward. Build bigger models. Add more data centres. Hire faster than everyone else. The companies that moved quickest would pull ahead. That story no longer holds. Across Big Tech, the tone has shifted. Some companies…
Digital Fatigue is Pushing Technology to Help Users Disengage
Digital fatigue has changed how people experience technology in daily life. Most users still depend on apps, devices, and platforms, but fewer want them competing for attention every minute. Instead of feeling helpful, constant pings now feel intrusive. That discomfort…
AI Conferences 2026: Top 12 Global Events You Don’t Want to Miss
Last year, AI conferences changed their tone. The announcements kept coming, but the applause softened. In 2025, stages filled with post-mortems instead of promises. Leaders talked about what stalled, what scaled, and what quietly broke. Costs, governance, and deployment realities replaced breathless…