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San Francisco (AFP) June 25, 2024
The Google-owned Waymo robotaxi service on Tuesday became available to anyone in San Francisco interested in hailing a driverless ride. Waymo has been cautiously expanding its robotaxi service, access to which had thus far been available on an invitation-only basis. "With tens of thousands of weekly trips, our Waymo One service provides safe, sustainable, and reliable transportation to l

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
Atmospheric scientists are eager to analyze the air enclosed with each rock and soil sample collected by NASA's Perseverance rover, viewing it as a treasure trove for atmospheric studies. With each rock core sealed in its titanium sample tubes by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, atmospheric scientists find themselves increasingly excited. These samples, which will be delivered to Earth as p

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
The reentry capsule of the Chang'e 6 mission was opened in Beijing on Wednesday afternoon, reported China Central Television. The capsule was transported to Beijing earlier on Wednesday morning by airplane and subsequently taken to the China Academy of Space Technology, where it was designed and constructed. During a brief ceremony at the academy on Wednesday afternoon, engineers ope

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
A detailed analysis of rocks and dust from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, collected by NASA's University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission, has unveiled significant discoveries. The OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Team found that Bennu contains the primary components that formed our solar system. The dust from Bennu is rich in carbon, nitrogen, and organic compounds, essential for life. The sam

Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
Researchers continue to expand the case for the Younger Dryas Impact hypothesis. The idea proposes that a fragmented comet smashed into the Earth's atmosphere 12,800 years ago, causing a widespread climatic shift that, among other things, led to the abrupt reversal of the Earth's warming trend and into an anomalous near-glacial period called the Younger Dryas. Now, UC Santa Barbara emeritu

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
Scientists have eagerly anticipated the analysis of the 4.3-ounce (121.6-gram) pristine asteroid Bennu sample collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security - Regolith Explorer) mission since it arrived on Earth last fall. Researchers hoped this material would reveal secrets of the solar system's past and the prebiotic chemistry that could

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
After six months of diligent effort, the SHERLOC instrument on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is operational again, enabling the rover to continue its search for ancient microbial life. The SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals) instrument recently analyzed a rock target with its spectrometer and camera for the first time since enco

Charlottesville VA (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
What if the future of space travel were to look less like Space-X's rocket-based Starship and more like NASA's "Hyper-X," the hypersonic jet plane that, 20 years ago this year, flew faster than any other aircraft before or since? In 2004, NASA's final X-43A unmanned prototype tests were a milestone in the latest era of jet development - the leap from ramjets to faster, more efficient scram

Washington (AFP) June 26, 2024
NASA on Tuesday said it had picked SpaceX to build a vessel to carry the International Space Station back through Earth's atmosphere and on to a final resting place in the Pacific Ocean after it is retired in 2030. Elon Musk's company has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $843 million to develop and deliver the spaceship, dubbed the US Deorbit Vehicle. "Selecting a US Deo

Seoul (AFP) June 26, 2024
North Korea test-fired what appeared to be a hypersonic missile on Wednesday, but the launch ended in a mid-air explosion, an official from Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The early morning launch came just hours after Pyongyang sent another flurry of trash-bearing balloons southward, this time forcing a three-hour halt to flights in and out of South Korea's Incheon airport. The miss

Numerous investors appear to be leaving Ethena (ENA) as the altcoin plunges almost 40%. However, there is significant interest garnered around an AI-powered meme coin called Raboo ($RABT) for making one of the most unexpected gains in the industry , which has been reported to have outperformed Tron’s annual gains in a matter of weeks.

Talent manager Paulo Okoye has sent a message to music star Davido and Cubana Chiefpriest Tunde Ednut, among others, amid his beef with activist Verydarkman.

We have filed over a hundred protests, we have already made a similar number of demarche, Marcos told reporters. We have to do more than just that

South Africa demolished Afghanistan’s T20 World Cup dream in ruthless fashion on Wednesday, thrashing the minnows by nine wickets with more than 11 overs to spare to reach the final of the cricket showpiece for the first time.

A Brussels court rejected on Wednesday a Belgian lobbyist’s arguments opposing Ursula von der Leyen’s reappointment as head of the European Commission against the backdrop of accusations related to the controversial COVID vaccines contract negotiation with Pfizer.

Online comics platform prices IPO at top of range for $2.7bn valuation

The Nifty Auto index was trading 0.26 per cent down at 24953.85.

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Toyota 86 Championship winner Tom Bewley and star performer William Exton are hard at work on track and off it, as they count down the weeks until they compete in the ADAC GT4 Germany championship round at the Nürburgring in August.

After three terrorists were neutralised in an encounter in the Gandoh, Bhaderwah sector of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, security has been heightened in Doda city. Security forces recovered weapons including two M-4s and an AK-47 rifle. ADGP Jammu urged the public to aid in identifying supporters of terrorists. Investigations continue to ascertain if new terror organizations are involved, while ensuring no threat to the Amarnath Yatra.

Doubts on the European Commission's claim of an investment gap of at least €174 billion to meet Europe's 2030 connectivity targets have been shed in a document shared with Euractiv by lobby association CCIA Europe, representing Amazon, Google and Meta, among others.

Education experts have suggested implementing computer-based testing, scheduling exams over multiple days and shifts, and using artificial intelligence to ensure unique question papers

KEC International rallied 5.93% to Rs 914.10 after the company announced that it has secured new orders worth Rs 1,025 crore across its various businesses.

The current market price of India Cements shows that for the financial year 2025, it is trading at an enterprise value to EBITDA multiple of 17 times, while for the financial year 2026, it is trading at 13.69 times

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