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Rediffusion DYR’s Surojit Sen wins ECO-India award
MUMBAI: ECO-India has announced the winners of its contest 2005, which invited individuals and advertising agencies from across India to send in their communication solutions on tackling vehicular pollution.
The contest participants, who totalled 64, were asked to create commercials of 25 seconds or less on persuading people to stop vehicular pollution.
Sen’s winning entry will now be aired on television channels across India and will also earn a free entry to the Cannes Film Festival and other related international film festivals.
An elated Sen in a statement said, “I’m delighted on this wonderful achievement not only as a Rediffusion team member, but as an Indian citizen as well. The constant irritation of traffic pollution due to an unimaginable influx of automobiles is so evident across India.”
he added: “Through ECO India, I got this opportunity to try and wake up some souls and tell them about this gruesome pollution, which should not be taken casually at all. So, I initiated my bit, but am eagerly looking forward to see how many more people contribute to this cause.”
Accoding to Rediffusion DYR COO-North Santosh Sood, “The award is testimony to the spirit of entrepreneurship we encourage at Rediffusion. Surojit’s initiative in creating the film and entering it for the awards is a living example of Carpe Diem.”
ECO-India is one of the leading organisations working toward creating awareness of environmental and ecological responsibilities.
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Three senior OpenAI infrastructure executives join Meta
Key members of Stargate project move to rival amid aggressive AI spending race.
MUMBAI: Three key architects of OpenAI’s ambitious data centre plans have switched sides and joined Meta Platforms, according to people familiar with the matter. Peter Hoeschele, who played a central role in OpenAI’s high-profile Stargate initiative, is among the new hires. He is joined by Shamez Hemani, who focused on computing strategy and business development, and Anuj Saharan, another leader in the computing organisation. The Information first reported their departure from OpenAI on Thursday.
The moves come as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to spend aggressively on AI infrastructure. The company is projecting capital expenditure of up to $135 billion this year alone, with hundreds of billions more expected before the end of the decade to support its Meta Superintelligence Labs and new models such as Muse Spark.
OpenAI, which is pushing ahead with massive data centre expansion, had described its early lead in securing computing power as a competitive advantage. Stargate, originally announced last year as a $500 billion venture involving OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, has since become an umbrella term for the company’s broader data centre ambitions. However, the project has seen recent adjustments, including a pause on its UK plans and the decision not to expand the Abilene, Texas site.
A spokesperson for Meta declined to comment, while Hoeschele, Hemani, and Saharan also declined to comment. OpenAI said it was grateful for the contributions of the three employees and remains focused on hiring talent for its infrastructure plans. The company recently brought in former Intel executive Sachin Katti to lead its industrial compute efforts.
In the high-stakes race to build the future of artificial intelligence, talent is proving to be as valuable as computing power itself. Meta’s latest hires suggest the competition for top infrastructure minds is intensifying, even as OpenAI continues to scale its own ambitious projects. The move highlights how quickly the AI talent war is heating up across Silicon Valley.
