Happy New Year 2025
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Electric vertical takeoff taxi to be launched in India
Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft explores more about sustainable mobility solutions in Bangaluru (Bangalore) India’s Silicon Valley and a major IT HUB, where 80% of all the global IT giants have their offices in Bangaluru. Bangaluru’s economic contribution is a lot. The city boasts a GDP of $110 billion. The city’s GDP makes up over 87% of Karnataka’s total GDP. The Bangalore IT hub contributes the most (34% to 40%) of the total IT exports of India. Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) has partnered with Sarla Aviations named after Sarla Thakaral India’s first woman pilot to launch electric flying taxis, offering a 19-minute trip to … Continue reading Electric vertical takeoff taxi to be launched in India
177 killed as Boeing 737-800 crashed in South Korea
A plane carrying 181 passengers from Bangkok in Thailand, has crashed at Muan International Airport in south west South Korea, killing 177 people, according to their fire service. The aircraft came off the runway and crashed into a wall as the landing gear malfunctioned, an official said. Only one passenger and a flight attendant were rescued alive from the crash site. Jeju Air flight 7C 2216, Boeing 737-800 from Bangkok was carrying 175 passengers and six crew when disaster struck at the airport in Muan county, just after 9 a.m. local time Sunday (7 p.m. ET Saturday). The aircraft skidded … Continue reading 177 killed as Boeing 737-800 crashed in South Korea
Chess Maverick quit world chess championship after wearing jeans
Norwegian, Mark Carlsen , World chess number one defending his titles at Fife World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York has quit a major tournament after being told he could not carry on playing while wearing jeans. The grandmaster said he had offered to change his trousers for the next day, but was fined and told he needed to change immediately. The chess federation (Fide) said its dress code regulations were designed to “ensure fairness and professionalism for all participants” Last year, he settled a long-running legal dispute after accusing a rival opponent Hans Niemann, of cheating in … Continue reading Chess Maverick quit world chess championship after wearing jeans
Merry Christmas to all
Merry Christmas to all our readers. Continue reading Merry Christmas to all
Variation in prosperity and poverty
The success and prosperity of a nation boils down to their institutions, legal fairness and political transparency. Most countries lack the sense of equality by having exclusionary policies designed to enrich the elites and exploit the poor majority, preventing technological innovation, but social tensions, the legacy form civil conflict, geography, corruption and policy failure, contribute to government weakness. Extractive economic institutions do not create incentives needed for people to save, Invest and innovate. Higher productivity promotes faster economic growth, and faster growth allows a nation to escape poverty. Nobel prize-winning economist, Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson makes meticulous enquiry … Continue reading Variation in prosperity and poverty
Palantir and Anduril to form a consortium
Two of the largest US defence technology companies, Palantir, specialises AI-enabled vantage platforms and Anduril who specialises in autonomous systems, is to form a consortium that will jointly bid for US government work worth over £850bn defence budget in an effort to disrupt the country’s oligopoly of “prime contractors”, supplying the US government with cutting-edge defence and weapons capabilities. Palantir’s share prices skyrocketed by 300 per cent in the past year with a market capitalisation of $169bn. Space X was valued at $350bn this month and OpenAI with a valuation of $157bn The consortium has already reached with several tech groups … Continue reading Palantir and Anduril to form a consortium
Fear whipped up by ambitious politicians peddlers of fantastical lies
In 1678, a handful of perjurers claimed that the Catholics of England planned to assassinate the King Charles II. Men like the “ Reverend Doctor” Titus Oates and “Captain” William Bedloe parlayed their fantastical tales of Irish ruffians, medical poisoners, and silver bullets into public adulation and government pensions. Their political allies used the fabricated plot as a tool to undermine the ministry of Thomas Lord Danby and replace him themselves. The result was the trial and execution of over a dozen innocent Catholics and the imprisonment of many more, some of whom died in custody. Victor Stater reveals the … Continue reading Fear whipped up by ambitious politicians peddlers of fantastical lies
North Korean Hackers steal £1.76bn this year
North Korean hackers stole this year £1.76bn ($2.2bn) in Cryptocurrencies according to research firm Chainanalysis. Some theft appear to be linked to North Korean hackers posing as remote IT workers to infiltrate crypto and other technology firms, amid nearly doubling of the bitcoin prices, as incoming US president Donald Trump is expected to be more crypto-friendly. The majority of crypto stolen this year was due to compromised private keys- which are used to control access to users’ assets on crypto platforms. But the most significant incidents this year included the theft of the equivalent of $300m, in bitcoin from Japanese crypto … Continue reading North Korean Hackers steal £1.76bn this year
Finding new love
Marine and Michael, two protagonist find themselves together on a 190-mile coast-to-coast walking trail across northern England, after being brought together through a mutual friend. A love story develops between the two divorcees as they battle the great British weather to find their way home, finding new love and second chances along the way, exploring the relationships in a way that reflects real life and the search for human connection. At first Marine is interested in another group member, Conrad, but as he soon drops out along with the others, leaving Marine and Michael to continue to walk together, starting from … Continue reading Finding new love
