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When NASA attempted to return to the Moon for the first time in 50 years on January 8, more was at risk than just $108 million worth of development and equipment. The agency earned the ire of the Native American Navajo people, who made a bid to stop the launch because of an unusual inclusion in the payload.China's Plan to Land Astronauts on the MoonThe Peregrine lander (which completed its controlled re-entry into the atmosphere late last week) was carrying human ashes, including those of famed science fiction author…

Do you find the Apple Watch distracting but still want a fitness tracker? The immensely popular Oura Ring is on sale for Black Friday at Best Buy, and it's the most discrete fitness tracker you'll ever find.Available in multiple finishes, including black, silver, gold, and rose gold, you'll find up to $70 off the Oura Ring Gen 3.The Oura sits around your finger, tracking your resting heart rate, blood oxygen, daily steps, and sleep. The best bit? It's a beautiful ring that will stand out as a piece of jewelry rather than…

Cesar Cadenas/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysThe Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5ifrom Lenovo. Also: I tested Google's new Chromebook Plus and the generative AI features blew me awayLenovo's laptop is best suited for photographers and content creators because of several features. First, you have the 14-inch touchscreen display that can be flipped a full 180 degrees, turning the Chromebook into a tablet. Images look great on the screen as it can output a resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 pixels. In fact, among this new Chromebook Plus…

A federal appeals court on Friday said it will reconsider its recent decision that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk violated federal labor law by tweeting that employees would lose stock options if they joined a union.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans granted Tesla's request to revisit the case "en banc," meaning that its 16 active judges will take part. A three-judge panel of the same court had in March upheld a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Musk's May 20, 2018 tweet was an unlawful threat…

Tiger Global, Peak XV and Steadview Capital are among 30 foreign and domestic investors asking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review a 28 percent gaming tax, saying the levy would adversely impact $4 billion (roughly Rs. 32,811 crore) in prospective investments, a letter showed.India last week announced the tax on the funds that online gaming companies collect from their customers. Games such as fantasy cricket have become increasingly popular in recent years, but have also raised concerns about addiction among…

Amid backlash from the online gaming industry over the imposition of 28% GST, Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said he will “request the GST council for consideration on the new regulatory framework”.The GST Council on July 11 decided to impose a 28% GST on full face value for online gaming companies."We will go back to the GST Council and request their consideration on the facts of the new regulatory framework," Chandrasekhar said while speaking at a…

Byju's is asking three global investors to reconsider their decision to quit its board, three sources with direct knowledge of the situation said, as the Indian education technology firm wrestles with the fallout of its auditor's resignation.Board members representing Peak XV Partners, earlier known as Sequoia Capital India, Prosus and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative stepped down recently without giving a reason, in a setback for Byju's, which was valued last year at $22 billion. News of their departures came on June 22, the…

Apple and Fortnite maker Epic Games on Wednesday both asked a US appeals court to reconsider its April ruling in an antitrust case that could force Apple to change payment practices in its App Store.Apple and Epic, in separate court filings, mounted challenges to a ruling by a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals. Lawyers for the two companies said the panel should rehear the case or the court should convene "en banc," as an 11-judge panel, to reconsider the dispute.The April…

Image Source : AP Employees walk through a lobby at Amazon's headquarters A group of Amazon workers upset about recent layoffs, a return-to-office mandate and the company’s environmental impact is planning a walkout at the company’s Seattle headquarters Wednesday. The lunchtime protest comes a week after Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting and a month after a policy…

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court said Monday it would reconsider a 1984 precedent some conservatives have argued grants too much power to federal regulators by directing courts to defer to an agency’s legal approach when Congress has left the statutory language ambiguous.  The precedent, Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, initially helped the Reagan administration fend off challenges from environmentalists. In more recent years, conservative legal groups have argued that federal judges should…