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One Thing Today in Tech

One Thing Today in Tech

Every week day, Forbes India"s Hari Arakali, Editor - Tech & Innovation, brings you his take on one piece of tech news that caught his attention, covering everything from big tech to India"s growing tech startup ecosystem.

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00:05:32

Blue Origin develops tech to make solar panels on the...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/02/14

Blue Origin, the aerospace company started by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has developed the technologies needed to make solar panels on the Moon, with zero carbon emissions and no water, the company said in a blog post on Friday last. Twilio, yesterday, announced plans to cut another 17 percent of its workforce or roughly 1,500 jobs, CNBC reports. Also in this brief, Apple, earlier today, released an update to the iPhone and iPad’s operating systems to fix a vulnerability that hackers may already

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00:06:57

Shell directors sued over climate strategy; TCS wins...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/02/10

Shell’s board of directors are being personally sued over their alleged failure to properly manage risks associated with the climate crisis, Euronews reports. The lawsuit, brought by Environmental law charity ClientEarth says the British oil giant’s 11 directors have breached their legal duties under the UK’s Companies Act by failing to bring their climate strategy in line with the Paris Agreement. Also in this brief, a US lawmaker wants children to be 16 before they can access social media, and how

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00:04:48

Microsoft sees ‘a new day in search’ with...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/02/08

Microsoft has re-launched its search engine Bing with artificial intelligence features, the company said in a blog post yesterday. The new search engine is available for preview at bing.com. Microsoft is a large investor in Open AI, the research lab and company whose ChatGPT bot has taken the tech world by storm for its ability to deliver human-like responses. After losing the mobile operating system race to Google and Apple, Microsoft may now have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get ahead in

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00:06:32

Indian Navy conducts successful landing test of LCA...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/02/07

The naval version of India’s light combat aircraft made a successful landing on the INS Vikrant, India’s indigenous aircraft carrier, the ministry of defence said in a press release yesterday. Separately, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, yesterday, opened India’s largest helicopter factory at Tumakuru, near Bengaluru. The facility, established by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, will initially make light utility helicopters. Also in this brief, India is cracking down on gambling apps and unauthorised

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00:14:29

Budget expectations: What India’s tech startups and...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/02/01

As India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the country’s budget today for the coming fiscal year that starts April 1, expectations are high on all fronts, especially as India is widely seen as the one major economy that will grow strongly during a period when the global economy is expected to slow down. Here’s what some of India’s tech startups and VC investors have on their wish list for the budget.

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00:06:53

IMF revises 2023 growth upward; Apple working on a...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/31

The International Monetary Fund yesterday revised upward its global growth projections for the year, after better-than-expected data on spending by American households and businesses, and in other countries, and Europe’s handling of its energy crisis, CNBC reports. Also in this report, pet fish apparently changed their owner’s Nintendo username, downloaded a new avatar, set up a PayPal account and even charged his credit card, CNN reports. And, after getting an MBA, ChatGPT is now fixing software

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00:06:56

Google should sell ad manager suite – US; Startup...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/25

The US Justice Department yesterday accused Google of abusing its dominance in digital advertising, and said the internet giant should be forced to sell its ad manager suite, Reuters reports. Venture capital funding of startups fell more than 38 percent in 2022 versus 2021, GlobalData finds. Indian software-as-a-service companies, however, were a relative bright spot, according to a separate report, by Bain & Company, a consultancy, which estimates the sector is maturing and will continue to

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00:05:50

Amazon launches air cargo service in India;...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/24

Amazon has launched Amazon Air, its dedicated air cargo fleet in India, partnering with Quickjet, the ecommerce giant said in a press release yesterday. It will start with Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Activist investor Elliott Management’s next target is Salesforce, Wall Street Journal reports. Also in this brief, Microsoft invests more money in OpenAI, and GPT3, the AI chatbot, just passed an MBA exam at the prestigious Wharton School, NBC News reports. Notes: Amazon has launched Amazon

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00:06:09

India’s Supreme Court rejects Google’s appeal to...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/20

India’s Supreme Court yesterday rejected Google’s ask that an order by the Competition Commission imposing a fine and changes to its market practices with respect to Android software be stayed. Google had approached the top court after the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, earlier this month, had refused to stay the Competition Commission’s order while it heard the matter. Also in this brief, TCS wins an order from Bombardier. And PhonePe is now privately valued at $12 billion, after a new

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00:05:50

GoMechanic, Sequoia-backed venture, to cut 70% staff,...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/19

GoMechanic, a car service startup backed by VC investors including Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management and Chiratae, will cut 70 percent of its staff and undergo an independent audit of its books, the company’s co-founder Amit Bhasin said in a post on LinkedIn yesterday. Also in this brief, Microsoft yesterday confirmed the 10,000 job cuts that had previously been reported in the news, and a TIME investigation reveals how OpenAI used lowly paid workers in Kenya to remove toxic content from

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00:06:40

Microsoft may cut 5% workforce, announce 10,000...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/18

Microsoft will likely announce thousands of job cuts soon resulting from a decision to cut 5 percent of its global workforce, Sky News reported yesterday. With more than 220,000 employees at Microsoft, that could mean more than 10,000 layoffs, The Verge pointed out. Also in this brief, Apple’s new MacBook Pro laptops with the M2 chips, Google’s plan for an Airtag-like tracker, and investors take IBM to court for alleged misleading information on its cloud and AI revenue. Notes: Microsoft will likely

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00:06:41

ShareChat latest unicorn to lay off staff with 20 pct...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/17

ShareChat, yesterday, joined a growing list of Indian startup unicorns that have laid off employees amid a funding winter. The company has laid off 20 percent of its workforce to conserve cash, as the current global economic slowdown has made it harder to raise funding, according to multiple reports. The desi social media venture is among the most funded startups in India. Also in this brief, a Swiss entrepreneur is launching a privacy-first smartphone operating system based on a version of Android,

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00:05:52

Infosys raises outlook amid signs of slowdown, as...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/13

Infosys yesterday raised its revenue outlook for FY23 citing strong growth momentum from the first nine of the fiscal year and a record order book, even as a recession looms large in its biggest markets. The company’s numbers beat street expectations and CEO Salil Parekh said its strong capabilities in cloud technologies and automation had helped Infosys win the highest number of large contracts in a quarter in the company’s history. He also flagged signs of an economic slowdown and delays in

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00:05:13

US flights resume after nationwide disruption due to...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/12

Normal air traffic operations are slowly resuming in the US after flights were halted across the country on Wednesday, due to a software glitch in the Federal Aviation Administration’s computer systems, BBC reports. Also in this brief, Jio crosses 100 cities with its 5G services; and Maruti Suzuki India expects to launch the eVX, an electric SUV, by 2025 with a range of 550km per charge, the Japanese carmaker said at India’s auto show, according to Reuters. Notes: Reliance Jio Infocomm said

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00:05:14

Microsoft in talks for 49 percent stake in ChatGPT...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/11

Microsoft is in talks to invest $10 billion into OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, the AI app that has gone ultra-viral, Semafor reported yesterday, citing people familiar with the matter. OneWeb yesterday confirmed the successful deployment of 40 satellites launched by SpaceX, taking it to a total of 542 low-earth-orbit satellites and a step closer to offering “global” connectivity. Also in this briefing, Infosys Foundation is seeking submissions for its Aarohan Social Innovation Awards

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00:06:01

TCS Q3: revenue crosses $7 bln, staff strength dips...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/10

Tata Consultancy Services, India’s biggest IT services company, said its quarterly revenue has crossed the $7 billion mark, with sales for its fiscal third quarter, the October-December period, coming in at $7.075 billion. A near-term slowdown in demand is apparent in the staff addition numbers. TCS saw a net reduction in its workforce, for the first time since the Covid pandemic began to fan out across the world. For the rest of the current fiscal year, TCS doesn’t expect to add many more people

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00:06:39

Apple may not release an iPhone SE in 2024; Infosys...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/09

Apple may not be releasing a new iPhone SE in 2024, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who bases his predictions on sources in the supply chain, The Verge reported on Jan. 7. The Infosys Prize for 2022 was announced on Jan. 7, by Infosys Science Foundation. The Prize carries a pure gold medal, a citation, and a cash purse of $100,000 each in categories including science, engineering and humanities. Also in this brief, the US Federal Trade Commission is seeking to eliminate non-compete clauses, which

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00:04:47

ISRO, Microsoft team up to support India’s space tech...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/06

Indian Space Research Organisation and Microsoft yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to together help space-tech startups in India. They will offer technology tools and platforms, go-to-market support and mentoring to help Indian space startups scale and become enterprise ready. Amazon’s layoffs are bigger than originally rumoured. And also in today’s briefing, scientists in the US make a small breakthrough in harnessing live cancer cells to fight cancer and prevent its return

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00:05:49

Meta fined 390 mln euros; Salesforce to layoff 10...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2023/01/05

Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms was fined 390 million euros or $414 million in the EU’s latest fine against the social network apps provider, Wall Street Journal reports. In India, Google’s appeal seeking an immediate stay against a Competition Commission fine has been declined by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Tech Circle reports. Cloud CRM giant is the latest big tech company to initiate layoffs amid economic gloom. And Infosys has won an order from Singapore’s

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00:04:58

India currently not considering limiting online game...

One Thing Today in Tech ·

2022/12/16

India currently doesn’t plan to put restrictions on how much time individuals, including youngsters, spend playing games online, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, India’s minister of state for electronics and information technology, told the lower house of the country’s parliament on Dec. 14, according to a government statement. Also in today’s brief, Moneycontrol reports that SaaS company Freshworks has laid off about 2 percent of its 5,200-strong workforce, amid the global economic slowdown.

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