| TGIF, QuickTake readers! Start your weekend in high spirits with these 10 uplifting stories from the past week.  1. A real estate company gave employees $10 million bonuses. The reward shocked the 198 employees, who got roughly $50,000 per person. 2. 988 is the new 911 for suicide prevention. The FCC swapped the 10-digit hotline number with a three-digit one to make it easier to seek help. 3. The first mission to clean up space junk was set for 2050. It'll target 3,000 defunct satellites in orbit among 21,000 pieces of debris.  4. The first all-electric plane took flight in Vancouver. It flew for five minutes in a small but mighty step toward ousting fossil fuel-powered jets.  5. Oculus Quest is going controller-free. Facebook's VR headset added a hand tracking feature allowing users to control it with gestures.   6. NOAA launched a $100-million plan to restore coral reefs. It'll focus on fixing years of heat-induced damage at seven sites in the Florida Keys.
7. A mission to retrieve Martian rocks is underway. Engineers built vision-based tech to let a rover to autonomously lift rocks off the ground.
 8. Ethiopia's PM received a Nobel Peace Prize. Abiy Ahmed was awarded for his role in easing tensions with neighboring Eritrea. 9. Michelle Obama, Julia Roberts urged girls to stay in school. They toured a rural Vietnam high school to plug the importance of education. 10. Magic mushrooms may effectively treat depression. Their active ingredient, psilocybin, was found to be safe when given to volunteers. Have a great weekend! Watch your inbox for our next newsletter on Monday. Follow QuickTake on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Thanks for reading!
-Masiel Torres | 
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