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  • 14 Jul
  • 2022

European Space Agency celebrates launch of Vega-C rocket

The European Space Agency on Wednesday celebrated the first flight of its Vega-C rocket, which is designed to provide more bang for customers’ buck in the increasingly competitive business of launching satellites into orbit.

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  • 13 Jul
  • 2022

World's most powerful telescope captures 'water signature' on distant planet

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the distinct signature of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze, in the atmosphere surrounding a hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like star.

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  • 12 Jul
  • 2022

GSP Crop Science plans ₹500 crore IPO next year, says MD

Agro-chemical firm GSP Crop Science Pvt Lt is looking to launch a Rs 500-crore IPO (Initial Public Offering) by next year, according to its managing director Bhavesh Shah.

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  • 11 Jul
  • 2022

Netflix's exit from Russia, inflation caused its slowdown: Co-CEO

Netflix Inc.’s co-chief executive officer is blaming a recent slowdown at the streaming service on multiple factors including inflation’s impact on household budgets, a decline in smart TV sales due to supply chain constraints, and its departure from Russia.

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  • 10 Jul
  • 2022

Unacademy expands ESOP pool to $393 million: Report

Unacademy has increased the ESOP pool size to 286 million options from 238.7 million options, the regulatory filings showed. The edtech unicorn had issued bonus shares in April to all eligible employees, thus increasing its ESOP pool to 238.7 million options from 99.5 thousand options.

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  • 9 Jul
  • 2022

Decide on Vivo's request to operate bank accounts: Delhi HC to ED

Vivo’s lawyer, Sidharth Luthra, told the court their functionality has been affected. “We have to pay tax. We have to pay TDS [Tax Deducted at Source]. We have to pay excise duties. There are 9,000 employees. There is an urgency. There is a liability that is growing every day,” said Luthra.

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  • 8 Jul
  • 2022

77% weekly increase in number of monkeypox cases: WHO

The World Health Organization on Thursday reported a 77% weekly increase in the number of lab-confirmed monkeypox cases, to more than 6,000 worldwide, and two more deaths in parts of Africa where the virus has circulated for years.

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  • 6 Jul
  • 2022

What is Apple's new 'Lockdown Mode' for its devices?

'Lockdown Mode' for its devices? Apple's new "Lockdown Mode", which will be coming this fall with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura.