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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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US aiming new lawsuit at Google over ads: report

Bloomberg cited an unnamed person familiar with the matter as saying the Justice Department could file the litigation by the end of the year.

4 years ago
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Launching into space? Not so fast. Insurers balk at new coverage

There are 8,055 satellites roaming Earth's orbits, 42% of them inactive, according to Seradata, most operate in the LEO, which extends 2,000 kilometers, or 1,243 miles, beyond Earth.

4 years ago
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Apple plans to loosen App Store payment policy

The change, to be implemented early next year, is being introduced to end an investigation by the Japan Fair Trade Commission. 

4 years ago
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Crypto money gains traction in adult industry amid OnlyFans drama

The sex industry has paved the way for other innovations online, such an online credit card payments and instant verification, and that it may do the same for cryptocurrency if payment processors make it more difficult.

4 years ago
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Apple plans classical music app with buy of Primephonic

Apple on Monday announced it is buying classical music streaming service Primephonic and will launch an app dedicated to the genre.

4 years ago
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South Korea set to ban Google, Apple payment monopolies in world first

A bill set for a vote in the national assembly would make the South the first major economy to pass legislation on the issue, in a move that could set a precedent for other jurisdictions around the world.

4 years ago
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Egypt dig uncovers 2,300-year-old settlement in Alexandria

An Egyptian archaeological team made the find in the city's central Al-Shatby district during nine months of excavations, a statement from the tourism and antiquities ministry said.

4 years ago
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Blobs in space: Slime mould to blast off for ISS experiment

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are set to welcome a most unusual guest, as "the Blob" blasts off into orbit on Tuesday.

4 years ago
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OnlyFans reverses sexually explicit content ban

The UK-based company said it would "continue to provide a home for all creators", backtracking on an announcement last week that would have seen many adult performers booted from the site.

4 years ago
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DNA from skeleton found in Sulawesi reveals unknown group of humans

The relatively intact fossil, which belonged to a teenager aged 17 or 18, was buried in the foetal position inside Leang Panninge, a limestone cave in South Sulawesi.

4 years ago
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Digital detox: Can taking a break from tech improve your well-being?

"It felt really appealing to not have access at all for a few days," said Redman, 29, who works in public relations and started to crave a "digital detox" as almost all her social contact shifted online during COVID-19 lockdowns.

4 years ago
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'Always there': the AI chatbot comforting China's lonely millions

On the WeChat super-app, it lets users build a virtual girlfriend or boyfriend and interact with them via texts, voice and photo messages.

4 years ago
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Sachet-free shopping: Start-up introduces new environmentally friendly way to refill products

Siklus introduces sachet-free shopping to tackle waste problems, one refill at a time.

4 years ago
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Elon Musk says Tesla's robot will make physical work a 'choice'

The irascible entrepreneur said Thursday he would have an initial prototype of an androgynous "Tesla Bot" by next year. 

4 years ago
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OnlyFans will ban 'sexually explicit' content, but keep nudity

An OnlyFans statement said the changes were being made in response to concerns from its bankers and investors, as it seeks to broaden its audience beyond adult content to features such as cooking and yoga.

4 years ago
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Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year

The robot with a human-like appearance would carry out the work people like to do least, with "profound implications for the economy," Musk said at the company's AI Day event on Thursday.

4 years ago
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British study shows COVID-19 vaccine efficacy wanes under Delta

It also found that those who get infected after receiving two shots of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the AstraZeneca vaccine may be of greater risk to others than under previous variants of the coronavirus.

4 years ago
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Facebook says it is helping reduce Covid vaccine 'hesitancy'

Facebook said Wednesday vaccine "hesitancy" is declining in the United States and other countries, and credits its efforts to filter out misinformation and promote authoritative information for helping the trend.

4 years ago
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Nuclear scientists hail US fusion breakthrough

Experts focused their giant array of almost 200 laser beams onto a tiny spot to create a mega blast of energy -- eight times more than they had ever done in the past.

4 years ago
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Twitter allows some users to flag 'misleading' content

Twitter, like Facebook and YouTube, regularly comes under fire from critics who say it does not do enough to fight the spread of misinformation.

4 years ago
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New Asia undersea data cable plan unveiled by Google, Facebook

Google and Facebook on Monday unveiled plans for a new undersea internet cable connecting Singapore, Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia.

4 years ago
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Google, Facebook unveil new Asia undersea data cable plan

The cable project dubbed Apricot would be some 12,000 kilometers (nearly 7,500 miles) and be operational in 2024 subject to regulatory approvals, the companies said in separate statements.

4 years ago
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Samsung unveils new foldable smartphones as competition heats up

The Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 offer sleeker designs, improved water resistance and more durable screens are available for pre-ordering for delivery later this month in the United States, Europe and South Korea.

4 years ago
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Apple defends child protection features over privacy concerns

Apple on Friday defended new child protection features that would check images uploaded to its cloud storage and on its messaging platform, rejecting concerns the updates pose threats to privacy.

4 years ago
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Only slight chance of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth: NASA

OSIRIS-REx, a NASA spacecraft, spent two years near Bennu, an asteroid that is about 1,650 feet (500 meters) wide, observing its size, shape, mass and composition and monitoring its orbital trajectory around the sun.

4 years ago
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Japan to explore food production on Moon

The public-private joint study could start by March, spearheaded by Space Foodsphere, a Tokyo-based space food research group comprised of dozens of entities including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, seasoning maker Ajinomoto and system integrator NTT Data, according to the sources.

4 years ago
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Japanese transport firm makes diesel fuel using ramen broth

The firm, Nishida Shoun, based in Fukuoka Prefecture, mixes lard extracted from the broth, which is made from pork bones, with a fuel made from waste cooking oil.

4 years ago
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Japan, Israel startups to team up to make oxygen on Moon

Under the project, Israel's Helios Project will undertake demonstration tests to extract oxygen by melting lunar soil at a high temperature and electrolyzing it. Japan's Ispace will deliver equipment for the experiments twice between 2023 and 2025.

4 years ago
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Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money

It is an experiment taking place across Silicon Valley, which often sets trends for other large employers. Facebook and Twitter also cut pay for remote employees who move to less expensive areas, while smaller companies including Reddit and Zillow have shifted to location-agnostic pay models, citing advantages when it comes to hiring, retention and diversity.

4 years ago
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NASA Mars rover fails to collect rock in search of alien life

The US space agency published images Friday of a small mound with a hole in its center next to the rover -- the first ever dug into the Red Planet by a robot.

4 years ago