Hyperloops, supersonic jets and electric aircraft: Here’s what transport could look like by 2050 | CNN

Hyperloops, supersonic jets and electric aircraft: Here’s what transport could look like by 2050 | CNN

Detroit, Michigan CNN  —  It’s the home of Henry Ford and the first moving assembly line, rightfully earning the nickname “Motor City.” Known the world over as a leader in transport innovation, Detroit, Michigan put the world on wheels, says Alisyn Malek, an urban mobility expert and a native of the metro area. It’s these […]

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ISRO programme director Nigar Shaji interview

ISRO programme director Nigar Shaji interview

“Yes, I’m a very strict boss,” says Nigar Shaji, project director of Aditya L1, the solar mission launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on September 2, and then giggles … “but only at work.” ISRO’s recent missions have raised the profile of the nation in the world, based as they are, on a unique […]

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Tokyo ramen shop bans customers from using their phones while eating | CNN

Tokyo ramen shop bans customers from using their phones while eating | CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. Tokyo CNN  —  In Japan’s ramen restaurants, there’s an unspoken rule: eat quickly and leave. One noodle shop owner takes this custom so seriously that he began […]

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Google says Microsoft’s cloud practices anti-competitive, critical of deals with rivals

Google says Microsoft’s cloud practices anti-competitive, critical of deals with rivals

Representational image of a person walking next to the Google Cloud logo. Google Cloud has criticised Microsoft for its cloud computing practices. | Photo Credit: Reuters Alphabet’s Google Cloud has accused Microsoft of anti-competitive cloud computing practices and criticised imminent deals with European cloud vendors, saying these do not solve broader concerns about its licensing […]

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AI boom is dream and nightmare for workers in India, global South

AI boom is dream and nightmare for workers in India, global South

Dinesh Raj, who lives in Salem, Tamil Nadu, treasures his account on microwork website Amazon Mechanical Turk, even if competition for data annotation tasks on the crowdsourced platform is high, and the pay is low. The 30-year-old, who has an engineering degree, has struggled to find a well-paid job, and relies on the platform for […]

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FTX’s founder was called a modern-day J.P. Morgan Sr. The analogy still works

FTX’s founder was called a modern-day J.P. Morgan Sr. The analogy still works

With inflation still roaring, it is a hard time to make a case for the value of central banks. But the boy wizards of cryptocurrency have done it. The great benefit of crypto was said to be decentralization. This was accompanied by all manner of gasbagging about the liberating power of money unhinged from the […]

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Apple’s web search technology engineers leave for Google, says report

Apple’s web search technology engineers leave for Google, says report

A number of employees who are part of Apple’s search team have reportedly left the company to join Google in a setback to the former’s ambitions to develop a search engine that rivals the latter. According to a report by The Information, the employees who had left were founders of the company Laserlike, which Apple […]

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Apple iPhone exports from India doubling in boon to Modi’s plan

Apple iPhone exports from India doubling in boon to Modi’s plan

Apple Inc.’s iPhone exports from India crossed $1 billion in the five months since April, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling the South Asian nation is making progress with its bid to become a force in electronics manufacturing. At the current rate, outbound shipments of India-made iPhones, mainly to Europe and the Middle […]

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A Virtual Reality experience at this Chennai library examines the evolution of life

A Virtual Reality experience at this Chennai library examines the evolution of life

At this library, instead of borrowing a book, you can dive into an interactive Virtual Reality installation and examine the birth of our planet, aided by a snake  At this library, instead of borrowing a book, you can dive into an interactive Virtual Reality installation and examine the birth of our planet, aided by a […]

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U.S. signs deal with Google to make chips locally after NIST report

U.S. signs deal with Google to make chips locally after NIST report

The deal comes just weeks after NIST released a report on challenges facing the U.S. chip industry. The report outlined challenges in measurement, standardisation, and modelling and simulation The deal comes just weeks after NIST released a report on challenges facing the U.S. chip industry. The report outlined challenges in measurement, standardisation, and modelling and […]

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