Emirates world’s first airline to operate A380 demonstration flight with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Emirates has become the world’s first airline to operate an A380 demonstration flight using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Today’s flight, proudly commanded by Captain Khalid Binsultan and Captain Philippe Lombet, took off from Dubai International Airport (DXB) with one of four engines powered on 100% SAF, helping demonstrate its potential as a drop-in replacement that matches jet fuel’s technical and chemical requirements, while being a more sustainable alternative. SAF can reduce carbon emissions by up to 85%* over the fuel’s life cycle when compared to conventional jet fuel.
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Australian cricket team expected to better perform in ICC Final
India and Australia have faced off in some of the most engaging contests in recent times and a new chapter to their rivalry will be added when they contest 50-over cricket’s ultimate glory in Sunday’s World Cup final in Ahmedabad.
Globally food prices to down in October: FAO
THE United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in October to its lowest level in more than two years, driven by declines in sugar, cereals, vegetable oils and meat.
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GCF approves $120 Million to support ADB’s Community Resilience Partnership
The Green Climate Fund has approved $120 million in climate adaptation financing to support the Asian Development Bank’s Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP), which aims to strengthen climate resilience in poor and vulnerable communities by scaling up climate adaptation investments at the local level.
Spotify Smart Shuffle offers a new way to experience your favorite playlists
Smart Shuffle offers a new way to experience your favorite playlists. It intelligently reshuffles tracks and seamlessly introduces brand-new recommendations that harmonize with the playlist’s original mood, breathing new life into your carefully curated collections. This innovative feature not only enhances your favorite playlists but also adds a fresh dimension to your ‘Liked Songs’ playlist.
Nobel prize goes to mRNA Covid vaccine researchers
KATALIN Kariko and Drew Weissman won the Nobel medicine prize on Monday (Oct 2) for their work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that paved the way for groundbreaking Covid-19 vaccines. The pair, who had been tipped as favourites, “contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health…
Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social media
INDONESIA has banned e-commerce transactions on social media platforms, the trade minister said on Wednesday (Sep 27), citing a new regulation. The government says the move is aimed at protecting offline merchants and marketplaces in South-east Asia’s biggest economy, adding that predatory pricing on social media platforms is threatening small and medium-sized enterprises. Trade Minister…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT will ‘see, hear and speak
OPENAI’S ChatGPT is getting a major update that will enable the viral chatbot to have voice conversations with users and interact using images, moving it closer to popular artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like Apple’s Siri. The voice feature “opens doors to many creative and accessibility-focused applications”, OpenAI said in a blog post. Similar AI services such…
Recycling plastic not enough, warns UN environment chief
WITH the production of plastic on the rise worldwide and creating ever more pollution, the UN environment chief warned that humanity cannot just recycle its way out of the mess, and she called for a total rethink about the way we use plastics. “There are different sort of onramps to the highway to solutions. But…
LUMS faculty showcases Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded Project at the 78th UN General Assembly
Dr. Maryam Mustafa, Director, Saida Waheed Gender Initiative and Assistant Professor of Computer Science at LUMS, recently presented her project, ‘Awaaz-e-Sehat: Empowering Maternal Healthcare with Voice-Enabled Electronic Record Management’ at the 78th United Nations General Assembly. She was part of the session on ‘Artificial Intelligence for Accelerating Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: Addressing Society’s Greatest…