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Happy Tuesday! Coforge and Cigniti Technologies move closer to a merger. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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Meet Chennai techie set to guide Trump on all things AI tech

Meet Chennai techie set to guide Trump on all things AI tech

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ISRO to launch SpaDeX mission on December 30

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Meta is in a spot of bother as ChatGPT comes to WhatsApp

ChatGPT creator OpenAI has launched its own WhatsApp account. This is likely to impact Meta AI’s reach, especially in markets such as India, Brazil and Mexico, which are among the largest user bases for WhatsApp and the mainstream communication medium for businesses.

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Blogs to Bluesky: social media shifts responses after 2004 tsunami

The world's deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, but they have since transformed how we understand and respond to disasters -- from finding the missing to swift crowdfunding. - 'Fast picture' - Two decades ago, the online social media landscape was vastly different.

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Oyo completes G6 Hospitality acquisition from Blackstone Real Estate for $525 million
Oyo has acquired G6 Hospitality, including Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, from Blackstone Real Estate for $525 million. This acquisition will boost Oyo's earnings and expand its North American presence. Oyo's founder Ritesh Agarwal is increasing his stake in the company. The startup also reported its first profit and continues to grow in key markets.
Drone startup Garuda Aerospace's patent count touches 20
Garuda Aerospace said patents given beyond agriculture include underwater drones for inspection, health inspection drones, miniature radar system drones for surveillance and detection of drones, surveillance drones for identifying suspicious behaviour, monitoring crowded events and medicare delivery drones.
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Coforge-Cigniti merger; Oyo acquires G6 Hospitality

Coforge-Cigniti merger; Oyo acquires G6 Hospitality

Happy Tuesday! Coforge and Cigniti Technologies move closer to a merger. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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Electronics sales on q-comm; Oyo acquires G6 Hospitality

Electronics sales on q-comm; Oyo acquires G6 Hospitality

Consumers are now shopping for electronics on quick commerce platforms. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.

23 Dec, 2024

Startup exits get buzzier; AI investments in 2025

Startup exits get buzzier; AI investments in 2025

Happy Monday! Indian risk investors registered bigger exits in 2024 compared to a year before.This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

23 Dec, 2024

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Trump's TikTok love raises stakes in battle over app's fate
On Sunday, Trump had displayed his support for the app just days after meeting with TikTok chief executive officer Shou Zi Chew in Florida. He partly opposes the banning of the social media platform, because he believes that it would benefit Meta, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company behind Instagram and Facebook.
ISRO to launch SpaDeX mission on December 30
Registrations, which opened on Monday at 6 pm, will allow those who are interested to witness the launch live, to view it at the Launch View Gallery. ISRO had said on Saturday that it moved PSLV-C60 to the first launch pad in Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
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For enterprises, preparing data for AI will be a big challenge: Pure Storage CEO
Data localisation is a rising challenge for businesses. Outdated data storage systems are slowing down AI integration. Companies struggle to access and prepare data for AI. Real-time data access is crucial for future enterprise operations. Pure Storage's Bengaluru center is working to solve these data challenges.
- Find daunting social issue, provide private-sector solution, says Andre Agassi
- Plans to stabilise Earth's climate rely on emerging carbon removal technology
  Ways to remove and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere are among the federal government's national science and research priorities. The IPCC is developing evidence-based methods to ensure the amounts of carbon removed can be verified and included in national accounts. This should promote transparency and reduce the risk of greenwashing or making misleading claims.
- ISRO-NASA joint effort: Two Gaganyatris complete initial training for Axiom-4 mission to ISS
  Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (prime candidate) and Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair (backup candidate) have completed the preliminary training, said ISRO. The mission will take place no earlier than spring (April) 2025 from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, according to the NASA website.
- Future of food delivery lies in hyperlocal, tech-enabled rapid delivery systems: Swish CEO Aniket Shah

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