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New species of ghost shark may have been found in Costa Rica

Three species of ghost shark, a type of fish that is related to sharks, have been discovered elsewhere, in waters off South Africa, Taiwan, Australia, Japan and in the Atlantic between Greenland and Brazil.

1 week ago
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Meta lashes Australia's bid to make tech giants pay for news

Traditional media companies around the world are in a battle for survival as readers increasingly consume their news on social media. ...

1 month ago
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New York Times publisher slams AI companies' 'brazen theft' from news outlets

AI companies' "hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their A.I. products -- a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale," said A.G. Sulzberger, according to his published remarks. ...

1 month ago

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US regulators probe potentially driverless Tesla crash

The vehicle was speeding when it hit a tree late Saturday night in Spring, Texas, near Houston. It caught fire, destroying the car entirely and killing two men, police said.

5 years ago
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Pandemic-battered wet markets survive by going digital

In an increasingly digital world, traveling to a traditional market to shop may soon be a thing of the past. Just a few clicks away on your phone, and your weekly list of proteins and vegetables can be delivered to your doorstep.

5 years ago
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Ingenuity helicopter successfully flew on Mars: NASA

"Altimeter data confirms that Ingenuity has performed its first flight -- the first flight of a powered aircraft on another planet," announced an engineer in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the control room cheered. 

5 years ago
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Mars helicopter flight could happen as soon as Monday

The mini-helicopter's trip will mark the first-ever powered, controlled flight on another planet, and will help NASA reap invaluable data about the conditions on Mars. 

5 years ago
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NASA picks SpaceX to take humans back to Moon

The contract, worth $2.9 billion, involves the prototype Starship spacecraft that is being tested at SpaceX's south Texas facility.

5 years ago
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Online platforms offer ways to spread Ramadan spirit from home

In a time where technology is infused into every aspect of our lives, it comes as no surprise when most of our daily needs can be completed with just a few taps or clicks.

5 years ago
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Zuckerberg urged to nix kids' version of Instagram

Instagram is exploring the launch of a version of the image-centric social network for children under 13, with parental controls.

5 years ago
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Australian court hits Google over collection of user location data

The federal court found that Google violated Australian consumer law by collecting the "Location History" of some users even when they had opted out of sharing that information.

5 years ago
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Zuckerberg urged to ditch kids' version of Instagram

Campaign for a Commercial-free Childhood and the Electronic Privacy Information Center were among nearly 100 groups and individuals from North America, Europe, Africa and Australia to make the plea in a letter to Zuckerberg.

5 years ago
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UAE to send rover to the Moon in 2022

The UAE -- made up of seven emirates including the capital Abu Dhabi and freewheeling Dubai -- announced in September 2020 that it planned to launch the "Rashid" rover by 2024.

5 years ago
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Instagram dabbles with letting people hide 'likes'

Instagram may start letting users hide "like" counts in an effort to ease the pressure of seeking approval from others.

5 years ago
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Grassroot strategy to realize financial inclusion in Indonesia

Many Indonesians, especially those living in rural areas, remain unbanked or have yet to become part of financial inclusion.

5 years ago
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Russia space chief angry over US scrubbing of Gagarin

On Monday, Russia led by President Vladimir Putin marked the 60th anniversary of the legendary flight that made Gagarin the first human in orbit.

5 years ago
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Facebook 'supreme court' will now review takedown requests

The move has the potential to vastly expand the work of the so-called "supreme court" of Facebook, which up to now had been tasked with reviewing instances of whether content was improperly taken down from Facebook or Instagram.

5 years ago
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NASA delays Mars helicopter flight for tech check

Ingenuity's trip, which is to be the first-ever powered, controlled flight on another planet, was set for Sunday but is now on hold until at least April 14. 

5 years ago
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Fortnite maker and Apple duel in filings as App Store trial nears

Epic Games and Apple dueled on Thursday in legal filings ahead of a trial over whether to break the iPhone maker's tight grip on the App Store.

5 years ago
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Mind blown: Modern brains evolved much more recently than thought

Our first ancestors from the genus Homo emerged on the continent about 2.5 million years ago with primitive ape-like brains about half the size of those seen in today's humans. 

5 years ago
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No barriers, just willpower: An entrepreneur’s story of success in the pandemic

In an era of widespread adoption of new technology, starting your own business doesn’t need all that much.

5 years ago
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Twitter spotlights Asia democracy movements with #MilkTeaAlliance emoji

The alliance -- named for the shared love of sugary tea drinks across Hong Kong, Thailand and Taiwan -- emerged last year in an expression of cross-border solidarity and shared fear of authoritarian China.

5 years ago
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Genome analysis reveals unknown ancient human migration in Europe

The research is based on the analysis of several ancient human remains -- including a whole tooth and bone fragments -- found in a cave in Bulgaria last year.

5 years ago
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Radio telescope reveals thousands of star-forming galaxies in early Universe

Europe's giant LOFAR radio telescope has detected stars being born in tens of thousands of distant galaxies with unprecedented precision, in a series of studies published Wednesday. 

5 years ago
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The ulti-mutt pet? Chinese tech company develops robo-dogs

It's whip fast, obeys commands and doesn't leave unpleasant surprises on the floor -- meet the AlphaDog, a robotic response to two of China's burgeoning loves: pets and technology.

5 years ago
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YouTube says rule-breaking videos get scant views

YouTube on Tuesday said rule-breaking videos get looked at very little before being removed by the Google-owned platform.

5 years ago
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Facebook says hackers 'scraped' data of 533 mn users in 2019 leak

A trove of information about more than 530 million Facebook users was shared over the weekend at a hacker forum, prompting the leading social network to explain what happened and call on people to be vigilant about privacy settings.

5 years ago
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60 years after Gagarin, Russia lags in the space race

Sixty years after the Soviet Union made history by launching Yuri Gagarin into space on April 12, 1961, Russia continues to have lofty extraterrestrial ambitions, but its ability to realise them is more down to earth.

5 years ago
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Facebook says hackers 'scraped' data of 533 million users in 2019 leak

A trove of information about more than 530 million Facebook users was shared over the weekend at a hacker forum, prompting the leading social network to explain what happened and call on people to be vigilant about privacy settings.

5 years ago
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Self-driving cars ideal match for Apple: Tim Cook

Talk of an autonomous vehicle bearing the Apple brand has long been among rumors swirling around the iPhone maker, which has remained tight-lipped about its plans for the market.

5 years ago
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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter ready to begin Mars flight

The ultra-light aircraft had been fixed to the belly of the Perseverance rover, which touched down on the Red Planet on February 18.

5 years ago
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How the pandemic has shifted the consumer behavior progressed digitally

It has been more than a year since the government declared COVID-19 a public health emergency, nearly a year since the first large-scale social restrictions were imposed in Jakarta and for most of us, almost just as long since nonessential workers started working from home (WFH).

5 years ago
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