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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.

2 weeks ago

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Rover leaves 'China's imprint' on Mars

Zhurong's touchdown in May was the first ever successful probe landing by any country on its first Mars mission -- a milestone in China's ascent to space superpower status.

4 years ago
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Partial eclipse to sweep over northern hemisphere

The eclipse will be partial, which means the people in its shadow won't be plunged into daytime darkness.

4 years ago
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Two Viking relatives reunited in Denmark after 1,000 years

One of the Vikings died in England in his 20s in the 11th century, from injuries to the head. He was buried in a mass grave in Oxford. 

4 years ago
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Facebook working on smartwatch

Facebook Reality Labs is investing in ways to make AR glasses more useful, unit head Andrew "Boz" Bosworth said in a tweet responding to a Verge report that the social network is aiming to unveil a smartwatch next year.

4 years ago
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Ohio sues to have Google declared a public utility

Google should be designated a public utility subject to government regulation regarding its search engine and other services, Ohio attorney general Dave Yost contended in the legal filing.

4 years ago
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'Mole's World' game fuels nostalgia among China's young adults

The mobile version of "Mole's World" has shot to the top of the free downloads on Apple's app store.

4 years ago
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French lecturer reaches for stars with astronaut application

In a break from his job teaching engineering to students in France's Normandy region, Matthieu Pluvinage put the finishing touches on an application for a new job: astronaut.

4 years ago
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Apple doubles down on privacy in new iPhone software

Apple on Monday said it is ramping up privacy and expanding features in new iPhone operating software to be released later this year.

4 years ago
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos to go to space on Blue Origin rocket

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced plans on Monday to fly into space next month on a rocket built by his company Blue Origin, fulfilling what he said was a lifelong dream.

4 years ago
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MorphAsia to handle African creative industry hub project

MorphAsia, an Indonesian Architecture Design firm, will design the MediaCity Mauritius project. The project intends to be the hub for media and creative industries in Africa. The prospective project will be strategic support for the growing online creative industry in the continent.

4 years ago
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Arctic micro-animal survives 24,000 years in Siberian permafrost

A bdelloid rotifer came back to life after being frozen for 24,000 years in Siberia.

4 years ago
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Social media account of China's Xiaohongshu goes dark after Tiananmen anniversary post

Xiaohongshu social media account was unavailable on Sunday, after it issued a post on Friday about the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square.

4 years ago
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South Korean designer creates 'Third Eye' for 'smartphone zombies'

The Third Eye was meant as a warning, not a real solution for smartphone addicts who won't pay attention to where they are going.

4 years ago
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United Airlines unveils plan to revive supersonic jet travel

Under the deal, United would purchase Boom's "Overture" aircraft once the planes meet "United's demanding safety, operating and sustainability requirements" with an aim to start passenger travel in 2029, the companies said in a joint press release.

4 years ago
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Grab Ventures Velocity helps start-ups scale up, contribute to Indonesian economy

In line with the government’s vision and potential of developing the national start-up industry, leading Southeast Asian superapp Grab is committed to accelerating the industry through Grab Ventures Velocity (GVV).

4 years ago
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China child advocates sue Tencent over hit 'Honor of Kings' game

Tech giant Tencent is facing a lawsuit over its hit Honor of Kings game, which a Chinese advocacy group alleged is vulgar and addictive for children.

4 years ago
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Misinformation thrives in Iraq's virtual battlegrounds

Conspiracy theories, fake reports and mudslinging -- in Iraq, false news thrives and risks real-life consequences as authorities struggle to counteract its spread.

4 years ago
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Germany and Norway inaugurate clean energy undersea link

Germany and Norway on Thursday inaugurated an undersea power cable.

4 years ago
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Gerindra slammed for being tone-deaf on issue of rape and sexual assault

The Gerindra party Twitter account has received a barrage of criticism after commenting on a rape case involving the son of a party member.

4 years ago
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Facebook reverses course, won't ban lab virus theory

The latest move by Facebook, announced late Wednesday on its website, highlights the challenge of policing misinformation and disinformation on the world's largest social network.

4 years ago
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Bezos to hand over Amazon CEO reins on July 5

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is ceding his chief executive role to Andy Jassy, who heads Amazon Web Services, the lucrative cloud computing unit at the Seattle-based company. Bezos will take the role of executive chair.

4 years ago
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Understanding the cyberattacks against anticorruption activists

Coordinated cyberattacks against activists point to a worrying infiltration of their personal lives and safety

4 years ago
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Pacific sees a 'Blood Moon' rising

The first total lunar eclipse in two years will happen at the same time as the Moon is closest to Earth, in what astronomers say will be a once-in-a-decade show.

4 years ago
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Brazil's favela gamers dream big

Coming of age in the Brazilian favela of Vigario Geral, Luiz Augusto Jr used to spend his money playing video games.

4 years ago
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Russia gives Google 24 hours to delete banned content

Russia's communications watchdog on Monday gave Google 24 hours to delete what it called prohibited content or be fined and said Moscow could eventually slow down the company's traffic in the country.

4 years ago
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China's Mars rover starts roaming the Red Planet

The launch last July of the Tianwen-1 Mars probe, which carried the Zhurong rover, marked a major milestone in China's space programme.

4 years ago
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Microsoft announces retirement of Internet Explorer

Microsoft said it is retiring Internet Explorer, the browser it created more than 25 years and which is now largely abandoned as people instead use competitors like Google's Chrome or Apple's Safari.

4 years ago
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Canine coronavirus detected in Malaysian patients: study

The idea was to deploy the tool, once its accuracy was validated, to look back at test samples from human patients in order to search for signs of coronaviruses that might have begun to cross over from animals.

4 years ago
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Chinese Mars rover beams back first photos

The Zhurong rover was carried into the Martian atmosphere in a lander on Saturday, in the first ever successful probe landing by any country on its first Mars mission.

4 years ago