From decoding 2000-year-old papyrus scroll to DOGE: Meet Elon Musk’s wunderkind Luke Farritor | – The Times of India

Luke Farritor isn’t your run-of-the-mill tech wunderkind; he’s the audacious young maestro orchestrating a symphony of silicon, code, and sheer brilliance. In 2024, he catapulted into the limelight by doing something that had stumped historians for centuries—deciphering a 2,000-year-old charred papyrus scroll from Herculaneum using artificial intelligence. Picture this: an ancient relic, blackened by the…

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Watch: Stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore take first spacewalk together – The Times of India

Stranded Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore on Thursday took their first spacewalk together after almost eight months moving in the International Space Station.According to the space agency, commander Williams and Wilmore floated out to perform maintenance work and wipe the station’s exterior for evidence of any microbes that might still be alive after…

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai shares congratulatory message for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos – Times of India

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has praised Jeff Bezos and his space exploration company, Blue Origin, for achieving a significant milestone. The company’s New Glenn rocket recently completed its first test flight, marking a pivotal moment in private space travel and innovation. Pichai responded to Bezos’ post on microblogging site X (formerly Twitter), sharing his excitement…

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SpaceX Starship destroyed during 7th test flight after successful booster catch – Times of India

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas (AP photo) SpaceX‘s latest Starship rocket test flight on Thursday ended with the spacecraft’s destruction, despite a successful booster catch at the launch pad. The company reported that the spacecraft’s six engines appeared to fail sequentially, with communication lost approximately…

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7 months in orbit: Nasa’s Sunita Williams steps out for spacewalk amid extended ISS stay – Times of India

One of Nasa‘s two struck astronauts, Sunita Williams, enjoyed a much needed change of scenery on Thursday, stepping out for her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station over seven months ago. Indian-origin astronaut Williams, the station’s commander, joined Nasa’s Nick Hague to tackle overdue repair tasks outside the station.Plans are in place…

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos responds to Elon Musk congratulatory message with ‘folded hands’ emoji – Times of India

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin achieved a milestone on Thursday, January 16 after its New Glenn rocket completed its first test flight, sending a prototype satellite thousands of miles above the Earth. Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, the 320-foot rocket launched from Florida’s historic pad, once used for NASA’s Mariner and…

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