One Thing Today in Tech
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Why Apple wants to add 1,200 staff in the heart of Bengaluru
Apple, which has nearly 3,000 employees in India, has a new office in India in Bengaluru. The country's unofficial tech capital is already home to various Apple teams, including in software engineering and hardware technologies, operations, customer support, and other functions, according to Apple
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Apple just added office space in India that can accommodate 1,200 staff
Apple, which has nearly 3,000 employees in India, has a new office in India in the heart of Bengaluru, the iPhone maker said in a statement. The country's tech capital is already home to so many of Apple's teams, including in software engineering and hardware technologies, operations, customer support, and other functions, according to Apple
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VinFast to invest $2 billion to set up an integrated EV manufacturing hub in India
VinFast, an electric vehicle manufacturer from Vietnam, plans to invest up to $2 billion, to set up an EV plant in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, the company said in a press release on Jan. 6, coinciding with the state's global investor summit. Vinfast, plans to invest $500 million in the first phase of the Project, spanning five years from the commencement date, later this year.
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Apple suppliers, Hyundai, others commit to $4.4 bln in electronics, EV push in India
Several multinational electronics and manufacturing companies including Apple's suppliers Pegatron and Tata Electronics, and South Korean auto giant Hyundai have committed to large investments in Tamil Nadu. The investments range from stepping up manufacturing facilities for iPhones to EV batteries and renewable energy projects
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Discord updates mobile app to load faster, improve messaging
Discord, which is where you'll find many of the Gen Z, apart from Instagram, has overhauled its mobile app to work more like, well, a mobile app. The updated app, on both Android and iOS, brings faster app loading, better navigation, improved media sharing and voice and video experience, and an updated night mode. After yesterday's update, which is available in India also, app-open time is reduced by 43 percent on iOS and 55 percent on Android, and users can access more messages when offline, according to the company
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IN-SPACe offers startup seed funding, tech support in urban development, disaster management
IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre), the nodal agency of India's Department of Space responsible for the commercialisation of space tech in private industry or among non-government entities, has announced a seed fund for startups in the areas of urban development and disaster management by using space technology. Applications can be downloaded from the centre's website. The last date to apply is Dec. 20
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Freshworks's Mathrubootham scores another top-hire win with Mika Yamamoto as CCMO
Mika Yamamoto, who will be responsible for leading the company's global marketing and customer experience teams, comes to Freshworks from F5, also a Nasdaq-listed company. Her 30-year career includes several years each at Gartner, Microsoft and Amazon, and shorter stints at SAP and Adobe. She will report to founder and CEO Girish Mathrubootham and President Dennis Woodside
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London to New York without hurting the planet: what's the future of sustainable aviation fuels?
Flight100, Virgin Atlantic's green trip, spotlights aviation's carbon emissions problem. Less than 0.1 percent of jet fuel today is based on non-fossil based greener alternatives, highlighting the need for stepping up investments
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Virgin Atlantic Flight100 marks another step in the long haul to sustainable aviation
The first trans-Atlantic flight using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel was made between London and New York yesterday by Britain's Virgin Atlantic, bringing the industry another small step closer to sustainable aviation. The flight, which the airline named Flight100, demonstrated that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was a safe drop-in replacement for the current fossil-fuel-based jet fuel, compatible with existing aircraft and infrastructure, Virgin Atlantic said in a press release yesterday
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India's changing EV landscape: From low-speed e-bikes to 'reverse trikes' for ride hailing
India's EV landscape is changing. Startups are emerging offering new products like e-bikes and slow-speed scooters that don't require a driving license, and new purchase options are also being innovated to reduce the upfront cost of these vehicles to make them more competitive with their petrol-burning counterparts. It will be some time, however, before we see these vehicles on our roads in the millions
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NASA chief's visit spotlights India's role in Earth System Observatory
NASA administrator Bill Nelson is in India today as the US space agency officials and counterparts from ISRO will take stock of the progress on joint projects, including NISAR, the first spacecraft in an Earth Observatory System being developed by NASA. Senator Nelson is also expected to interact with students in India to discuss STEM education and NASA's project Artemis