*_World Current affairs_*
✩ Scientists in China have successfully used its quantum satellite to transmit 'entangled photons' from its orbit covering a record distance of over 1200 km between two ground-based stations ✩ US-based researchers have provided first-ever measurements to confirm that lighting can be more powerful over ocean than land. The study found the duration of cloud-to-ground lightning lower for ocean strikes, signalling they carry more charge from the oceans ✩ In the wake of skyrocketing rents in the Silicon Valley, Google has ordered 300 units of modular apartments for its employees from a startup called Factory OS, in a deal worth up to $30 million ✩ Swedish startup Wheelys is launching a 24x7 open self-driving store called 'Moby Mart' in China's Shanghai. The store uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to navigate streets and carries items like fresh food, sneakers and magazines. ✩ May 2017 was the second warmest May in 137 years of record kee...
