Returning Astronauts to the Moon in 2024 Could Cost $30 Billion: NASA Returning astronauts to the moon in 2024 could cost about $30 billion, or roughly the same price tag as the Apollo 11 spaceflight when factoring in inflation, NASA has said. “For the whole programme, to get a sustainable presence on the moon, we’re looking at between $20 and $30 billion,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a TV interview on Friday, though noting that that figure does not include money already spent on the rocket and space capsule the agency plans to use for the programme, Efe news reported....

Xiaomi Reportedly Working on a Redmi Phone with Samsung’s 64MP Sensor in Tow South Korean giant Samsung recently announced its 64MP smartphone camera sensor — a much higher megapixel count than the Sony IMX586 and even its own ISOCELL Bright GM1 sensor, both of which come with 48 megapixels. However, there’s still no smartphone with the new sensor in tow. It was expected to debut with the Galaxy A70, but that didn’t happen, and new reports and rumours have pretty much told us that the upcoming Note 10 will not feature it either....

Xiaomi Supplier Opens 1st Manufacturing Plant in India Xiaomi supplier Holitech Technology on Saturday said it has inaugurated its first component manufacturing plant in Greater Noida and will invest nearly $200 million over three years in the country. Holitech Technology would be manufacturing compact camera modules (CCM), capacitive touch screen module (CTP), thin film transistor (TFT), flexible printed circuits (FPC) and fingerprint module locally. The local manufacturing plant is ready and will be in production within the third quarter of this year and aims to generate 6,000 jobs in three years, Xiaomi said....

BenQ Zowie XL2546 Gaming Monitor Review: Feature Rich but Slightly Flawed If you’re in the market for a gaming monitor, you’ve probably come across a whole bunch of them at multiple price points. However, if you’re looking for a monitor that brings a ton of features, and comes in at a competitive price point, the BenQ Zowie XL2546 is probably one you would’ve seen. So, if you’re planning on buying this gaming monitor, and are doing your due diligence before making a purchase such as this, I mean, it’s priced atRs....

China Behind DDoS Attack on Telegram: Founder Private instant messaging and voice over IP service Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov has tweeted China was behind the cyber attack on the platform after as many as 200 million users were hit worldwide. Telegram was struck by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in light of the ongoing protests in Hong Kong over an extradition legislation that will allow people to be extradited to Mainland China for trials....

Facebook Invests in Indian Startup Meesho In its first-ever equity investment in an Indian start-up, Facebook on Thursday announced an investment in Meesho, a platform that enables Indian entrepreneurs to establish online businesses via social channels. Although the social networking giant did not disclose the amount, the move by Facebook is seen as a commitment to the country’s vibrant Internet ecosystem. “We are excited about India and its rapidly rising Internet ecosystem....

Mother of Two from Tamil Nadu Commits Suicide on TikTok A 24-year old mother of two children committed suicide on Thursday in Tamil Nadu after she was scolded by her husband and prevented from using the short video-making app, TikTok. Anitha, recorded herself as she drank the poison and then sent the video via WhatsApp to her husband, who is in Singapore. According to media reports, Anitha’s husband Pazhanivel did not appreciate his wife’s TikTok addiction and had asked her to quit the habit....