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NASA has revealed that the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) is going to take its first step on the road to Mars on Tuesday. The spacecraft is all set to take the 'spin table test' at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii.

The event will stream from 12 to 1 pm EST on NASA JPL's live stream and the craft is shaped similar to a flying saucer. According to experts, this table test is demonstration of how the craft is going to spin as it decelerates NASA's cargo during the descent.

A deal has been signed by Google to collaborate with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon so as to work on surgical robotics applications. According to the statement by J&J, both the companies will bring capabilities, intellectual property and expertise together in order to build a robotic-assisted surgical platform.

Johnson & Johnson said in a statement, "The companies will bring together capabilities, intellectual property and expertise to create an innovative robotic-assisted surgical platform capable of integrating advanced technologies with the goal of improving health care delivery in the operating room".

The long-simmering opposition for the Federal Communication Commission's recently adopted rules for the protection of Net neutrality has intensified.

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam, in a strongly worded three-page letter, has addressed to the congressional committee leaders with jurisdiction over the FCC. He has urged Congress to play a more active role in setting policy for the Internet.

McAdam said, "The FCC went far beyond open Internet rules, engaging in a radical and risky experiment to change the very policy that resulted in the United States leading the world in the Internet economy".

On Tuesday, IBM said that it is going to invest $3 billion over a period of four years to build a new Internet of Things unit.

The move has formalized IBM's existing Internet of Things efforts, as IBM's smarter-planet and smarter-cities businesses are linked to the Internet of Things trend.

The Internet of Things is based on a rough idea that the sensors will be embedded in everything and will be networked to create data. This flow of data could be helpful in the improvement of the operations.

The Internet of Things unit formation follows a familiar playbook in the case of IBM. It targets a high-value growth area, invests at least a $1 billion to get the effort rolling and throws its hardware, software and consultants at the issue.

Vail Resorts announced that it has acquired Perisher in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains. America's largest mountain resort operator said that the deal is worth $176.6 million.

On Tuesday, the announcement was made about the deal to sell of Perisher Blue resort including the areas of Perisher Valley in NSW, Smiggin Holes, Blue Cow and Guthega to the New York Stock Exchange. It shall be noted that the sale of the Perisher Blue resort requires approval of the NSW government. The approval is needed as Perisher's national park lease will expire in 2048 and it requires a 20-year renewal.

Huawei Technologies Ltd., one of the world's biggest makers of telecommunications equipment, said on Tuesday that its profit for 2014 grew 32.7%.

The Chinese multinational also reported a net profit of $4.5 billion. Revenue of the company rose 20.6% to $ 46.5 billion last year.

The Shenzhen-based company its sales are expected to grow by 10% for the next three to five years, as it continues to expand internationally.

In total its China sales grew 31.5% to 108.9 billion yuan, or 37.8% of its revenues. On the other hand its sales in Europe Middle east and Africa increased 35% to 101 billion yuan.

Chief Executive Ren Zhengfei in January at the World Economic Forum in Davos said that the company is looking forward to Europe for future growth.