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This artist's impression shows a group of archaic humans hunting in a forest roughly 1 million years ago in China's Hubei Province.
This artist's impression shows a group of archaic humans hunting in a forest roughly 1 million years ago in China's Hubei Province.
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Ancient skull from China may shake up timeline of human evolution

The findings are based on a reconstruction of a crushed skull discovered in China in 1990, and have the potential to resolve the longstanding "Muddle in the Middle" of human evolution, researchers said.

3 days ago
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Music industry group says AI firms guilty of 'wilful' copyright theft

"The world's largest tech companies as well as AI-specific companies, such as OpenAI, Suno, and Udio, Mistral, etc. are engaged in the largest copyright infringement exercise that has been seen," John Phelan, director general of the International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP), told AFP.

1 week ago
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Southeast Asia's smoke-dried bodies could be world's 'oldest mummies': study

While the bandage-bound bodies of ancient Egypt date back perhaps as far as 4,500 years ago, the oldest previously known examples of mummification are from ancient Chilean societies.

1 week ago

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Drone maker DJI halts Russia, Ukraine sales 'to ensure products not used in combat'

"DJI is internally reassessing compliance requirements in various jurisdictions," the privately held company said in a statement late on Tuesday. "Pending the current review, DJI will temporarily suspend all business activities in Russia and Ukraine."

3 years ago
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Can Twitter become more profitable under Elon Musk?

The company's announcement on Monday that it had reached a deal for Tesla boss Elon Musk to buy it outright raises the question of whether this will lead to a brighter financial future for Twitter?

3 years ago
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Russia fines Meta, TikTok over LGBT 'propaganda'

A Russian court hit Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta and video platform TikTok with fines for refusing to take down LBGT content. 

3 years ago
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Journalism groups brand Musk's Twitter deal 'bad news'

Groups representing journalists around the world expressed concern that Elon Musk's move to buy Twitter would damage media freedoms on the online platform.

3 years ago
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Twitter CEO tells employees company is in the dark over future under Musk

Musk will join Twitter staff for a question-and-answer session at a later date, the company told employees.

3 years ago
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Dutch sex workers get new online tool to flag violence

The Netherlands launched on April 20 a new online reporting tool to protect sex workers from dangerous clients, a move supported by the Justice Ministry to improve safety in the industry.

3 years ago
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‘Bleed us dry’: Why tech platforms are facing rebellions

Over 10,000 sellers worldwide go on strike following Etsy’s increase in fee charges, signaling user defiance over the creative e-commerce website's shifting focus.

3 years ago
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Large Hadron Collider restarts after three-year break

It will further study the Higgs boson, the existence of which it proved in 2012, and put the Standard Model of particle physics to the test after recent anomalies sparked theories about a mysterious fifth force of nature.

3 years ago
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EU agrees deal to rein in Big Tech

The Digital Services Act (DSA) -- the second part of a massive project to regulate tech companies -- aims to ensure tougher consequences for platforms and websites that host a long list of banned content, from hate speech to disinformation and child sexual abuse images.

3 years ago
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'Bleed us dry': Why tech platforms are facing rebellions

Five years later, Jak is one of thousands in open rebellion against the place they once saw as a safe haven -- part of a growing trend of users rising up against tech platforms.

3 years ago
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Surprised astronomers find new type of star explosion, a micronova

Astronomers have detected a previously unknown type of stellar explosion called a micronova, which involves thermonuclear blasts at the polar regions of a white dwarf, a type of burned-out star, after it has siphoned material from a companion star.

3 years ago
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Water on Jupiter's moon closer to surface than thought: study

Europa has long been a candidate for finding life in our solar system due to its vast ocean, which is widely thought to contain liquid water -- a key ingredient for life.

3 years ago
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Netflix shares plunge as subscribers drop

It was the first time in a decade that the leading streaming television service had lost subscribers. The company blamed the quarter-over-quarter erosion to suspension of its service in Russia due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

3 years ago
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China's 'space dream': A Long March to the Moon and beyond

The return to Earth of three astronauts on Saturday after six months at China's new space station marks a landmark step in the country's space ambitions.

3 years ago
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Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six months in space

The Shenzhou-13 spacecraft was the latest mission in Beijing's drive to rival the United States, after landing a rover on Mars and sending probes to the Moon.

3 years ago
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Elon Musk Twitter buyout bid rattles tech world

Tech watchers reacted to the Tesla chief's proposal for one of the world's most influential information exchanges with immediate worries about accountability, public discourse and even how it could impact democracy.

3 years ago
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Philippines' Duterte blocks bill to register social media users

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected a proposed law requiring social media users to register their real names and phone numbers, citing threats to free speech and privacy. 

3 years ago
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California start-up sends tiny robots on voyage into brains

Bionaut Labs plans its first clinical trials on humans in just two years for its tiny injectable robots, which can be carefully guided through the brain using magnets.

3 years ago
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Elon Musk no longer joining Twitter board: CEO

Elon Musk is no longer joining the board of Twitter, the CEO of the social media company said late Sunday, in a reversal less than a week after announcing the Tesla and SpaceX chief would be appointed.

3 years ago
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Global ambitions drive Algerian tech start-up Yassir

Despite the country's notoriously complex business climate, taxi and home-delivery firm Yassir has millions of users and is expanding across Africa.

3 years ago
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Crypto-curious corporations struggle to find right recipe

Ever since fried-chicken chain KFC's sold-out campaign four years ago, many companies have tried to harness crypto payments before abandoning their efforts, Tesla and Dell among them.

3 years ago
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Twitter stakeholder Elon Musk tweets ‘Is Twitter dying?’

Twitter's newest board member and largest stakeholder Elon Musk tweeted Saturday to ask if the social media network was "dying" and to call out users such as singer Justin Bieber, who are widely followed but rarely post.

3 years ago
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First private mission launches for International Space Station

The first fully private mission to the International Space Station blasted off from Florida with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space.

3 years ago
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AI is explaining itself to humans. And it's paying off

Explainable AI is on the rise for accurate results about consumers’ decisions, but some experts are concerned that it will do the opposite.

3 years ago
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South Africa's 'wild west' WhatsApp groups fuel racism, surveillance

But when Kisten, a Black South African adopted by white parents, arrived home puppy in tow, her mother showed her a message on the neighbourhood WhatsApp group that warned residents about a Black woman seen running after a dog.

3 years ago
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'TikTok is having a bad war,' say disinformation experts

The war in Ukraine has rapidly positioned TikTok as the number one source of misinformation thanks to its gigantic number of users and minimal filtering of content.

3 years ago
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Twitter announces Elon Musk to join board of directors

Elon Musk will join Twitter's board of directors a day after the Tesla boss bought a major stake in the company and became its largest shareholder.

3 years ago
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Earth scientists baffled by 'enigma' of quake-hit Azorean island

The island has been hit by nearly 27,000 small tremors as of Tuesday and there are fears the activity could herald a volcanic eruption for the first time since 1808, or a powerful earthquake.

3 years ago
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First audio recorded on Mars reveals two speeds of sound

After NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars in February last year, its two microphones started recording, allowing scientists to hear what it is like on the Red Planet for the first time.

3 years ago
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Hubble telescope spots most distant star ever seen

The newly discovered star, called "Earendel," is so far away its light has taken 12.9 billion years to reach Earth, when the universe was seven percent its current age.

3 years ago