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Podcast: One Thing Today in Tech
Episode: India tests Agni-5 missile; Merck’s Covid-19 pill; Snap hits 100 million users mark in India; and a chat with Mohit Yadav on REVOS’s P2P charging network
Description: India successfully tested its surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5 on Wednesday. According to a statement by the Ministry of Defence, it can strike targets at ranges up to 5,000km with a very high degree of accuracy. The successful test of Agni-5, which can carry nuclear bombs, is in line with India's stated policy to have credible minimum deterrence that underpins the commitment to ‘no first use,’ the defence ministry said in the statement.
Merck, an American drug company, will give out the formula for its Covid-19 pill—which could potentially save lives among those at higher risk of hospita...