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- NASA Mars Helicopter Inegnuity Gears Up for 10th Flight, To Investigate 'Raised Ridges' Next July 24, 2021NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is all set to make its tenth flight on Mars and officials said that it could happen on July 24. Ingenuity, which arrived on the Red Planet aboard the Mars Perseverance rover on February 18, is the first to have flown on a terrestrial planet other than Earth.
- Zomato's Stellar Stock Market Debut Sets Pace for Other Indian Tech Listings July 24, 2021Zomato surged 65.8 precent in its stock market debut on Friday, giving the startup a valuation of Rs. 98,849 crores and setting the stage for other domestic startups that are waiting in the wings with listing plans of their own.
- Blue Origin: Dutch Teen on Space Flight Told Jeff Bezos He Had Never Ordered From Amazon July 24, 2021Oliver Daemen, the Dutch teenager who became the world's youngest space traveller this week surprised billionaire Jeff Bezos on the flight by telling him he'd never ordered anything on Amazon.
- YouTube, Along With Facebook, Said to Be on White House Radar for Spreading COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation July 24, 2021The White House has YouTube, not just Facebook, on its list of social media platforms officials say are responsible for an alarming spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and are not doing enough to stop it, sources familiar with the administration's thinking said.
- Tokyo Olympics 2020: Google's Dinosaur Game Now Features Olympic Torches, Other Minigames July 24, 2021Dinosaur Game on Google's Chrome browser has been around for several years. To mark the Tokyo Olympics 2020 that are already underway, the search giant has added several tweaks to the classic game.
- Mercedes-Benz Hits Accelerator in E-Car Race With Tesla, Plans to Invest Over EUR 40 Billion by 2030 July 24, 2021Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler plans to invest more than EUR 40 billion (roughly 3,50,440 crores) by 2030 to be ready to take on Tesla in an all-electric car market.
- SpaceX Lands NASA Launch Contract for Mission to Jupiter's Moon Europa July 24, 2021SpaceX was awarded a $178-million (roughly Rs. 1,325 crores) launch services contract for NASA's first mission focusing on Jupiter's icy moon Europa and whether it may host conditions suitable for life, the space agency said.
- After Richard Branson, Former Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides Will Fly to Space: Report July 24, 2021Former Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides will fly to space on the aerospace company's next test spaceflight, as per a report.
- Tesla Said to Lobby India for Sharply Lower Import Taxes on Electric Vehicles July 24, 2021Tesla is likely to set up a factory in India if successful with imported vehicles, CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter, after the company wrote to Indian ministries seeking a big reduction in import duties on electric vehicles, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
- Google Parent Alphabet to Launch Intrinsic Robotics Firm Under Its ‘Other Bets’ Unit July 24, 2021Alphabet's secretive research unit said on Friday it will launch Intrinsic, its new robotics software and artificial intelligence project. Check out all the details.
