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Freak winds in the Atlantic jet stream push three passenger airplanes to supersonic speeds of over 800mph – faster than the speed of sound

Passengers on board three flights over the weekend were in for a wild ride, as freak winds pushed their flights to faster than the speed of sound.  Virgin Atlantic Airways flight 22, British Airways flight 292 and British Airways flight 216 reached speeds of over 800mph by travelling along the jet stream. For comparison, the typical cruising

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Why Tata wants Uber to speed up its super app Tata Neu

Salt-to-steel conglomerate Tata Group‘s ambitious project of being the sole leader of the super app race by investing over $2 billion has been marred with leadership issues, stagnation in user growth and low customer engagement. In a bid to revive its position, Tata Group’s digital arm has initiated conversations with Uber for a strategic partnership

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Sondheimer: Palos Verdes senior Jacob Yesnick has need for speed

There’s a teenager walking around campus at Palos Verdes High who deserves to be a candidate for the next advertising campaign as “the most interesting man in the world.” By day, Jacob Yesnick, 18, is an unassuming 6-foot-1, 173-pound senior with a 3.9 grade-point average. By afternoon, when his classes are done, he’s absorbed working

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satya nadella interview: ET Interview | AI to speed up India’s growth on road to 2047: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

India, with a “very buoyant” market and a growth rate that is “the best in the world,” is poised to gain tremendously from the era of artificial intelligence-led growth according to Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation. Emphasising the role of artificial intelligence in driving increased productivity, the Hyderabad-born technocrat said

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Hero or vigilante? Speed camera saboteur divides Italy

A newspaper has described the sabotage as an act of “resistance” against “bureaucrats and moralists”, without explicitly condoning it. Hailed by exasperated motorists or condemned as a vigilante who risks lives, a saboteur known as “Fleximan” has been destroying speed cameras across northern Italy, sparking a national debate. Cars — and driving fast — are

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California’s Orwellian crackdown on cars: New bill calls to fit all new vehicles with speedometers that physically slow you down if you speed – amid state’s push to go fully EV by 2035

Democratic Senator Scott Weiner proposed adding speed limiter technology would stop drivers from exceeding 10 miles per hour above designated limits A new bill is being floated in California that may irk drivers even more. Democratic Senator Scott Weiner has proposed adding speed limiter technology that would reduce a car’s acceleration if the driver exceeds 10 miles

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Need for Speed: Officer Ditches Cruiser for Pink Sled

An Oregon police officer fashioned a pink sled into a makeshift patrol vehicle, complete with flashing emergency lights, to cruise down an icy hill in the early hours of Tuesday, January 16. Footage posted by the Sherwood Police Department shows the officer falling backwards into the sled before he launches down the hill in Snyder

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