One Thing Today in Tech
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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
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India's space tech ecosystem in focus with NASA chief's visit
The visit, by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, will help India's space department officials and Nasa 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
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'First and last time': Sam Altman says will return to OpenAI
Sam Altman will return to OpenAI, the company he co-founded, and which helped make AI a household term with its ChatGPT bot. Altman posted news of his eventual return on X. A new interim board has been named at OpenAI, which will see the process through. Reports in the US say Altman and Microsoft will both likely have seats on the company's final reconstituted board once he returns
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NVIDIA surges 3X on AI, but no word on Altman's ghar waapsi as Microsoft readies office with Macs
The AI chip maker's Q3 revenues rose 206 percent year-on-year showing how big tech is ramping up AI investments. Meanwhile, we await the final word on whether Sam Altman will return to OpenAI or make his rift with the company he co-founded permanent. Microsoft, after offering to recruit him, his top colleagues and anyone who wants to leave OpenAI, is readying workspaces at its LinkedIn office, complete with Macbook laptops, Axios reports
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Will Sam Altman, ousted OpenAI CEO, really join Microsoft?
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella moved swiftly to recruit OpenAI's co-founder Sam Altman after his shocking ouster as CEO last week from the company that has made AI a household term. With efforts still on to get Altman to return to OpenAI, Microsoft will continue to work with him irrespective of where he is, CEO Satya Nadella told Bloomberg in an interview on November 20
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Microsoft's Satya Nadella snaps up ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for new advanced AI unit
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella moved swiftly to recruit OpenAI's co-founder Sam Altman yesterday after his shocking ouster as CEO last week from the company responsible for the ChatGPT bot which has made AI a household term. Microsoft also hired Greg Brockman, who resigned as president of OpenAI after Altman's ouster. Wall Street cheered, and Microsoft shares rose on the Nasdaq stock exchange, ending more than 2 percent higher yesterday
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Gurugram to Connaught Place in 7 minutes by air, minus the pollution, for the price of an Uber ride?
InterGlobe Enterprises, the company that operates India's top airline Indigo, and Archer Aviation Inc., an American company that's about to commercialise its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, said yesterday they have partnered to launch and operate an all-electric air taxi service in India. The two companies aim to work with in-country business partners to bring as many as 200 of Archer's eVTOL aircraft, called Midnight, to India by 2026
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Razorpay steps up Malaysia push, Rahul Kothari named point person for SEA expansion
Razorpay, a leading fintech name in India, yesterday elevated Rahul Kothari to the position of chief operating officer for India and Malaysia. Kothari was previously chief business officer at the company. He will report to founder and CEO Harshil Mathur. The company formed an advisory board earlier this year and is putting in place a leadership structure that will take it to an IPO, eventually