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Helijet plans to buy flying taxis from Beta Technologies for all-electric flights in B.C.

GeekWire

The aircraft, popularly known as flying taxis, are currently slated to undergo commercial regulatory certification in 2026 and would be available for commercial service shortly thereafter, Helijet said in a news release. Beta Technologies’ Alia eVTOLs are built to carry a pilot and up to five passengers. to Montreal.

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My sustainability story: Why Orange Poland is at the coalface of change

TM Forum

Our goal at Orange Poland is the same as the rest of Orange Group – to achieve net zero carbon by 2040 for both our own emissions (scopes 1+2) and those of our value chain (scope 3). The launch of the country’s first offshore windfarms has also seen delays and is currently expected only in 2026. Jacek-Hutyra. external_url.

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IT services company Atos finalizes plan for IBM-style split

CIO Business Intelligence

Its other investments include minority stakes in national postal services, supermarket chains, consumer electronics stores and a French TV network. Declining market share Philippe Oliva, Atos co-CEO in charge of Eviden, outlined how the company plans use that capital, growing revenue by 7% annually through 2026.

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Nokia layoffs 2023 to hit 14,000 employees

Dataconomy

billion) over the following several years by the end of 2026. When evaluated in constant currency, Nokia’s net sales fell 15% year on year during the third quarter of 2023. These shifts were primarily due to changes in the Mobile Networks segment across different regions. Nokia intends to save a total of €1.2

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Is United’s green supersonic jet too good to be true?

Vox

The first of these flights is scheduled for 2026, and the company plans to start carrying passengers by 2029. Supersonics could connect major cities as never before, vastly extend global business networks, boost American competitiveness, and enliven an industry that has been stagnating for decades,” Bloomberg’s editorial board wrote in March.

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Can the telecoms industry power down its impact on the environment?

TM Forum

Everything points to people, machines and systems massively increasing their use of networked applications and services. that global mobile traffic reached 49 exabyte (EB) per month at the end of 2020 and forecasts it will increase nearly fivefold to reach 237EB per month in 2026, with a single. Consider 5G. Vodafone is not alone.

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United Airlines is buying 15 supersonic aircraft from Boom Supersonic

The Verge

If Boom’s Overture jets pass inspection, the plan is for them to be rolled out in 2025, fly in 2026, and expected to carry passengers by 2029. Both companies claim the jets will be “net-zero carbon from day one [and] optimized to run on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel.” a stellar flight experience”.

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