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Delhi metro goes driverless; Will India get on board?
Delhi Metro set a new record with 1.6 million passengers using driverless trains on November 2. This figure represents a significant portion of the network's eight million daily ridership. The introduction of driverless trains has sparked discussions about their potential in other metro systems. Transportation officials argue that automation improves operational efficiency but raises some concerns about costs.
Who will get the kill switch? India satcom showdown intensifies
Two big battles are raging as India's commercial satcom business gets ready to launch. One is for customers, market share and the lucrative business of connecting places beyond the reach of fibre and mobile towers. The other is for control over the infrastructure carrying India's communications traffic, and the 'kill switch'.
TRAI crackdown on spam: Over 1.24 lakh mobile connections barred or disconnected in Jul-Sep
TRAI enforced strict regulations against over 1.24 lakh telecom resources for violating unsolicited commercial communications rules. The regulator responded to 15.29 lakh complaints, classifying 7.23 lakh as actionable during the quarter. It blocked 3,725 SMS headers and blacklisted 374 entities from obtaining telecom resources for one year.
FAA flights grounded: 44,000 daily flights, 5,500 planes in the air, 3 million passengers a day and how US skies work
The US aviation network manages tens of thousands of flights daily through a chain of airport towers, radar facilities and regional control centres. The November 13 FAA outage exposed how dependent this network is on reliable communications and ageing technology. Here is a look at the scale of US air traffic, how controllers manage aircraft movements and the modernisation funding sought by the Trump administration.
Microsoft 365: Teams out of office, Outlook grim; co reroutes traffic as it works on recovery
Microsoft faced a global outage affecting Outlook and Exchange Online services, which disrupted communication for various organizations. Financial institutions in India dealt with impairments in email-based communication, requiring alternative channels for continuity. Banks reportedly continued operations through other platforms like Microsoft Teams and SharePoint. Airlines also experienced issues with email support for customer assistance but maintained flight operations and other communication channels.
Sunil Mittal says India must hold satellite 'Kill Switch', warns against dependence on single provider
Sunil Bharti Mittal advocates for India to independently manage its satellite communications infrastructure for national security. He highlights the various satellite operators, including Elon Musk's Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb, competing for market access. Mittal argues that India should not rely solely on foreign providers for critical communications.
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The Microsoft trap: One outage can bring the business world tumbling down
Microsoft outage: The digital transformation that promised uninterrupted productivity has also created new points of systemic vulnerability. A world that has moved its offices, correspondence, records and increasingly its decision-making into the cloud cannot afford to discover that its business continuity depends on a single provider keeping its servers running.
Cloudflare Claude Down Reason: Why users are facing issues today amid widespread outages at Microsoft Outlook on November 13 Doomsday
Cloudflare Claude down reason: Cloudflare, Claude and Microsoft Outlook users reported technical issues on November 13, triggering concerns about a wider internet outage. Here's why the services are facing disruptions, what Microsoft has said about the Outlook outage, which platforms are affected and whether the incidents are connected to November 13 Doomsday chatter.
JSW Motors partners with Amazon Web Services to host connected-car data
JSW Motors has announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services to host its connected-car platform in India. The data generated will remain under the ownership of JSW Motors, ensuring local control. The automaker is preparing to launch its first vehicle manufactured in Maharashtra in the coming months. Additionally, Tata Elxsi will handle localisation of the telematics control unit as connectivity will operate on Airtel’s network.
How a Ludhiana bicycle parts maker became India's lord of the rings
Sunil Bharti Mittal began his entrepreneurial journey in 1976, starting a bicycle-parts business in Ludhiana. After facing various challenges, he transitioned into telecommunications by manufacturing push-button telephones. Mittal founded Airtel in 1995 and navigated through intense competition, especially with the arrival of Reliance Jio. His strategic decisions helped Airtel grow into a major player in both India and international markets.
Microsoft outage: Company can’t pinpoint cause, disruptions to Outlook, Teams continue
Microsoft’s service health page showed “service degradation” for business, enterprise and consumer customers as of 11.16 am India time on Friday. The company said it was pursuing multiple workstreams to identify the underlying cause of a traffic influx and to recover its backend servers.
Standard Chartered forays into GIFT City with launch of Signature CIO Funds
Standard Chartered has launched its wealth solutions from GIFT City, expanding international investment options for affluent clients in India. The offering includes four Signature CIO Funds, which provide access to the bank’s Chief Investment Office strategies through diversified, multi-asset portfolios. The bank plans to introduce additional wealth solutions over time, strengthening its presence in India’s growing international financial services hub.
Smaller MFIs change tack: No onlending, just routing funds
India’s microfinance sector is seeing a structural shift as funding constraints and mounting stress push smaller lenders away from direct lending towards business correspondent models. With bank funding and fresh equity drying up, lenders are increasingly pursuing off-balance-sheet growth and earning fee income by acting as agents for banks. Industry leaders say the traditional joint-liability group lending model is losing relevance as borrowers gain access to multiple formal and digital credit options.
Platforms seek DPDP alignment in NCPCR’s child safety guidelines
In a meeting held by NCPCR on Thursday, the platforms said age-assurance and parental-consent mechanisms under the data protection regime should be harmonised with any NCPCR guidelines rather than being governed by parallel obligations.
Elon Musk has a class 12 competitor from India: Hyderabad student makes satellite receiver that works without internet
A Class 12 student from Hyderabad has developed SummitSathi, a satellite-based receiver that downloads cloud images without internet or mobile connectivity. Three units, costing around Rs 68,000 each, are planned for deployment across 10 villages in Himachal Pradesh's Seraj Valley to provide an additional source of weather-related information during network disruptions.
ET AI Awards 2027 are here: Discover if your AI innovation is ready for the spotlight of a national stage!
Celebrating the future of technology, the ET AI Awards 2027 acknowledges key innovations and leadership in AI from various industries in India. With an impressive array of over 40 categories, these awards emphasize the importance of AI developments by startups, SMEs, and large enterprises, offering a valuable stage for recognizing their contributions to the AI ecosystem.
Five IndiaAI empanelled companies ineligible for new compute bid
CDAC requires bidders to own, lease or operate a Tier-III, Rated-3 or higher data centre in India. Bidders must also hold the required ISO certifications and operate a network operations and security operations centre in India.
For investors with medium-term outlook: 5 large-cap stocks with upside potential of up to 23%, according to analysts
The headwinds hitting the market are not just easing now. Some of them are actually turning into tailwinds. That is a real change. The broader market is inching higher, and the Nifty and the Sensex are moving up with it. For months, the bulls were trying and failing to get a foothold. This time the attempt looks more serious, because the macro picture, for once, is working for rather than against them.
Xiaomi eyes local partners; Electronics firms target AI infra
Xiaomi is looking for local partners as it plans to manufacture home appliances in India. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Noida to Greater Noida West Metro gets Rs 2,390 crore boost: 8.5-km Aqua Line extension to have five new stations; check route, interchange & completion timeline
Noida to Greater Noida West Metro: Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday announced the Cabinet's approval for the Rs 2,390-crore Noida Metro Aqua Line extension from Sector 51 to Greater Noida Sector 4. The 8.5-km elevated corridor will have five new stations and is expected to be completed within four years. The project aims to improve connectivity across Noida and Greater Noida West and ease traffic congestion.
Kitsap Fast Ferries carried 854,529 passengers in 2024, while fares covered 16% of operating costs in 2023; voters approved a sales tax to fund the service
Kitsap Fast Ferries has successfully increased passenger transport, carrying over 854,000 passengers in 2024. The local sales tax supports 84 percent of the operating costs instead of relying solely on ticket sales. More than half a million passengers used the Bremerton route, showcasing significant demand for faster service. The system's reliability was highlighted with high performance metrics in scheduled service.
When AI starts operating machines, the network becomes industrial infrastructure
As manufacturing and automation expand together, networks built to serve billions of people will increasingly serve tens of billions of machines and AI agents as well. Treating those connections as industrial infrastructure, and planning them for that scale, will determine how well physical AI works once deployments move from individual use cases to whole industrial environments.
Ode to a compassionate algorithm: Philanthropists are backing AI for public good
From Flipkart’s Binny Bansal to Chrys Capital’s Ashish Dhawan and Karishma Sanghvi of Sun Pharma, a growing number of entrepreneurs are writing cheques for AI that can diagnose diseases, empower teachers, modernise courts and strengthen public services, betting that the technology can create social returns as significant as commercial ones.
These large-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of over 25%
The FPIs that were selling in the Indian market all these months mostly owned large-cap stocks. And as they sold them, it was that segment which bore the brunt of the selling. The same logic will operate in reverse as they start buying, focusing once again on the safer and more liquid large-cap stocks.
Norway reins in data centre industry amid AI boom
Norway produces more power than it consumes and is a net exporter, but recent projections show that demand from new data centres could lead to an energy deficit and rising electricity prices in the coming years.
Russia may have lost up to 450,000 people in Ukraine war, leaked death records suggest
Russia has officially recorded around 400,000 fatalities due to its invasion of Ukraine, as per confidential Rosstat data. Spanning the period from February 2022 to August 2026, nearly 392,700 of these deaths are linked to the conflict. This information, sourced from over 11 million death certificates by Belarusian and Ukrainian hackers, sheds light on the tragic human impact of the persistent war in Ukraine.
Jio Rs 10,000 recharge plan: 3-year validity, unlimited 5G data and calls, JioHotstar subscription and 50GB cloud storage
Reliance Jio has introduced a Rs 10,000 prepaid recharge plan offering 36 months of connectivity through a single payment. The plan includes unlimited voice calls, 2.5GB of high-speed data daily, unlimited 5G access and 100 SMS per day. It also bundles JioHotstar Mobile + Hollywood, 12 months of Canva Pro Lite and 50GB of JioAICloud storage. Here is a look at its benefits, availability and how it compares with Jio's other long-term prepaid plans.
Donald Trump was reportedly briefed a year ago that a suspected Chinese spy was close to Nvidia's CEO, but why was Jensen Huang never told?
According to media reports, US intelligence believes Alice Huang was recruited by China's Ministry of State Security (MSS). Alice had developed a close professional relationship with Jensen through her work in the AI and data centre industry. Their alleged relationship attracted intelligence attention because Nvidia's technology is central to the US-China competition over artificial intelligence.
TRAI rules out penalties on operators based on user tests
Launching the Network Anubhav platform, Lahoti said there would be "no penalty on the basis of user test alone." A penal action, he said, "has to follow certain standards before you conclude that it is a failure." Trai, he added, does not impose penalties but financial disincentives for not meeting specific regulatory requirements.
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