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Indian exporters on Amazon Global Selling recorded a business growth of nearly 70% at this year’s Prime Day Event held on July 11 and 12, surpassing the average growth rate in previous editions. Amazon Global Selling is the retail giant's flagship ecommerce exports program, through which it facilitates sellers in India to access overseas markets. For Amazon, Prime Day is a crucial sale event to boost sales in the mid-year timeline before it starts work on the Diwali sales, which go on for a month.

Rick and Morty panel addressed the ongoing recasting process after Justin Roiland's exit from the show. Roiland, who co-created the animated series with Dan Harmon and provided the voices for Rick Sanchez and Morty since its debut in 2013, left due to domestic abuse allegations that have since been dropped. Executive producer Steve Levy shared insights into the recasting procedure, stating, «We are nearing the conclusion of our process for the recast. It's going to be fantastic.» While he acknowledged the ongoing discussions surrounding the recasting, Levy emphasized the dedication of the team to maintain the show's excellence, including the preparations for the upcoming seventh season, whose premiere date is yet to be determined.

Moreover, this marks Manchester United first tour to the US in five years. Surprisingly, this is for the very first time that Wrexham AFC will be playing on the US soil, as part of the team’s summer tour. The stadium, Snapdragon Stadium was previously known as the Aztec Stadium and is home to San Diego State Aztecs, San Diego Wave AC as well as San Diego Legion. It boasts 35,000 seating capacity.

While no jackpot was claimed, eight tickets managed to match all five numbers, resulting in each ticket holder claiming a grand $1 million prize. These lucky tickets were sold in various states including California, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, and New Jersey. The upcoming Mega Millions drawing, scheduled for Tuesday, will offer an estimated jackpot of $820 million. For those fortunate enough to win, there is also a lump-sum cash option available, amounting to $422 million. This current lottery run marks the fifth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, with four previous occasions where the prize exceeded $1 billion. The most recent instance was a staggering $1.348 billion ticket sold in Maine back in January, while the record for the highest Mega Millions jackpot stands at an astonishing $1.537 billion, won in South Carolina in 2018. Despite the astronomical jackpot, the odds of claiming the grand prize remain incredibly slim, standing at approximately 1 in 302.5 million. Nevertheless, residents in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands have the chance to try their luck again before the next drawing on Tuesday at 11 pm ET.

Elon Musk recently announced his latest startup, xAI, will be focused on artificial intelligence. According to the company’s website, the goal of xAI is to “understand the true nature of the universe.” The xAI team will be led by Musk and others who have previously worked with OpenAI, DeepMind, Google Research, Microsoft Research, and Tesla. 

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 13-year-old girl was recently able to escape her kidnapper by flashing a “Help Me!” sign from a parked car, alerting passersby that she was in danger.

Oppenheimer is brought to life by Irish actor Cillian Murphy. The film, directed by Christopher Nolan, follows his signature style with impressive visuals, sound design, and an estimated production budget of $100 million, including «gold standard» IMAX filming. Oppenheimer is well-known as a top physicist and leader of the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb during World War II. He is often called the «father» of the atomic bomb due to his significant role in its creation and deployment by the United States. Whether you decide to watch Nolan's latest film or not, let's take a look at the elusive subject it portrays: J. Robert Oppenheimer. Discover why he's important, often misunderstood, and why his story matters.

Tourism officials at Lake Tahoe were surprised when a respected international travel guide included the iconic alpine lake on a list of places to stay away from this year because of the harmful ecological effects of overtourism

Lottery dreamers are setting their sights on the growing Mega Millions jackpot now that a ticket worth more than $1 billion finally has been sold for the Powerball lottery

On July 18, 1968, two brilliant engineers at Fairchild Semiconductor, Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, came together to establish N.M. Electronics, which later became known as Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC). Their first-year revenue was $2,672 – not bad for a start!

The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has said it will double the number of staff on its crypto crime team, established two years ago. The unit will grow the number of acting prosecutors more than twice, and get a new leader. 

Pete Buttigieg said on Thursday his agency has national security concerns about Chinese autonomous vehicle companies in the American market after some lawmakers called for restrictions on their operations. «Whether we are talking about hardware or software, in the same way there are concerns around telecom or TikTok, there are concerns around transportation technologies,» Buttigieg said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Thursday his agency has national security concerns about Chinese autonomous vehicle companies in the American market after some lawmakers called for restrictions on their operations.

Oppenheimer," featuring Cillian Murphy as the renowned physicist who led the Manhattan Project, resulting in the creation of the world's first nuclear weapon. Universal Pictures describes «Oppenheimer» as an IMAX-shot epic thriller that immerses audiences in the intriguing paradox of the enigmatic man, who must take a risk to save the world, even if it means potentially destroying it. Curious about where Oppenheimer was filmed? Let's explore its main shooting locations and delve into the historical settings of the film.

The winner has the option of taking the amount in an annuity spread over three decades. He can also take a one-time lumpsum amount, but that will be lesser than the lottery amount. In this case, the winner opts for a one-time lumpsum money, he will get USD 558.1 million. Talking to journalists, the Powerball Product Group Chair and Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director said that it is just the third time in the 31-year history of Jackpot that the threshold of USD 1 billion has been breached. He also said that no one has won a Mega-Million lottery since April this year. The next Mega Million draw will take place on Friday. It will be for the amount of USD 72O million. According to the Guinness World Records California resident Edwin Castro won the record prize of USD 2.05 billion last November. But, it was bogged down in controversy when another man from the same city accused Castro of stealing the lottery ticket.

Travelers, considered a bellwether for the insurance industry due to its size, said catastrophe losses doubled in its most recent quarter and the company swung to a loss as severe wind and hail storms in a number of regions led to rising coverage claims

The idea of putting solar panels on top of the world's thousands of miles of irrigation canals has long seemed like a good one

By Lucia Mutikani

This week’s Bitcoin (BTC) options expiry on Friday, July 21, could solidify the $30,000 resistance level and give the bears the upper hand for the first time since the 21% rally between June 14 and June 21.

Reliable Robotics, a Silicon Valley startup aiming to automate conventional fixed-wing planes, has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to proceed with its plan to test and certify fully automated aircraft systems, the company said on Thursday. «We're three to four years out from being able to remotely operate these aircraft at any kind of reasonable scale,» said Robert Rose, co-founder and chief executive of the Mountain View, California-based company which aims to license its autonomous flight system to other companies.