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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.

4 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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Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space for first time

It was the company's second attempt at the feat after a failed test in May. 

4 years ago
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Australia calls out Google for "experiment" blocking some news sites

After the Alphabet owned search engine provider said it was conducting experiments to determine the value of its service to Australian news outlets, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg accused it of "blocking" users when it should be paying for the content.

4 years ago
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WhatsApp stresses privacy as users flock to rivals

There was "a lot of misinformation" about an update to terms of service regarding an option to use WhatsApp to message businesses, Facebook executive Adam Mosseri, who heads Instagram, said in a tweet.

4 years ago
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YouTube suspends Trump channel over violence fears

Trump's access to the social media platforms he has used as a megaphone during his presidency has been largely cut off since a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington DC last week.

4 years ago
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General Motors unveils flying car concept at CES

The US auto giant offered few details, releasing only a video of the Cadillac brand electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) on its digital exhibit page.

4 years ago
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Turkey probes WhatsApp-Facebook data sharing

The encrypted messaging app last week asked more than a billion of its users outside the European Union and Britain to accept the new terms or lose access to WhatsApp on February 8.

4 years ago
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WhatsApp updates terms as moves to monetize app

The update sparked criticism among users as they must accept the changes or see their access to the service -- which also allows encrypted voice and video calls -- cut off from February 8.

4 years ago
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Prototype app ‘Muter’ aims to help deaf train passengers in Indonesia

Muter has several features, including vibration, chat, news and animation-video BISINDO (Indonesian Sign Language) content, that help hearing-impaired train passengers. 

4 years ago
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E-commerce platforms tap into Indonesia’s thriving sharia economy

Tokopedia sought to accelerate the growth of sharia economy in Indonesia, covering all its aspects such as: halal product provision, Muslim fashion, sharia finance products and many more.

4 years ago
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'Great Conjunction': Earthlings treated to rare alignment of Jupiter and Saturn

The evening sky over the Northern Hemisphere treated stargazers to a once-in-a-lifetime illusion on Monday as the solar system's two biggest planets appeared to meet in a celestial alignment that astronomers call the "Great Conjunction".

4 years ago
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Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology: Sources

Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology.

4 years ago
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Before Cyberpunk: Video games that changed the world

As Sony pulls the much-hyped action role play game Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation after complaints of bugs and even a player getting a fit, we look back on gaming history, from "prehistoric" Pacman to worlds as limitless as a hacker's imagination.

4 years ago
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Ginza shoppers clean hands, phones with high-tech wash stations

Shoppers washed their hands and sterilized their smartphones in the streets of Tokyo's posh Ginza district on Saturday using handwashing stations that a Japanese start-up hopes will revolutionize access to clean water and better hygiene.

4 years ago
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WhatsApp to bring voice and video calls to desktop next year

Facebook Inc's WhatsApp will introduce voice and video calling feature to the messaging app's desktop version next year.

4 years ago
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Tech stars quit Silicon Valley as politics, pandemic weigh

Nightmarish traffic and high living costs were already causing disenchantment even before the pandemic spoiled the serendipity of the northern California destination for top talent. Droughts and rampant wildfires have also taken a toll.

4 years ago
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Google staff demand exec step aside after ethicist's firing: Document

Staff on Google's Ethical AI research team demanded the company sideline a vice president and commit to greater academic freedom, escalating a confrontation with management following this month's termination of scientist Timnit Gebru.

4 years ago
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Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation store after bug backlash

Sony is pulling the much-hyped Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation stores around the world, the firm said Friday, after a flood of complaints and ridicule over bugs, compatibility issues and even health risks.

4 years ago
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Twitter planning to create label for automated 'bot' accounts

Twitter Inc is planning to create a new type of account for bots next year that will identify them as automated, the company said in a blog post on Thursday finalizing plans for a reboot of its long-paused verification program.

4 years ago
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Wearing someone else's face: Hyper-realistic masks to go on sale in Japan

A year into the coronavirus epidemic, a Japanese retailer has come up with a new take on the theme of facial camouflage - a hyper-realistic mask that models a stranger's features in three dimensions.

4 years ago
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Latvia pioneers automated virus test center

Latvia is pioneering an automated coronavirus testing station that can operate around the clock and virtually eliminate the risk of infection during the screening process.

4 years ago
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Canada signs deal to send first astronaut on US mission around the moon

Canada will for the first time send an astronaut to circle the moon on a US mission planned for 2023, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said on Wednesday, announcing a formal deal with Washington.

4 years ago
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Chinese craft returns to Earth with Moon rocks

An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday, completing the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples.

4 years ago
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Virus hunters delve into Gabon forest in search for next threat

Six men in yellow biohazard suits clamber in suffocating heat towards a cave in the heart of the Gabonese jungle.

4 years ago
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Facebook goes to war with Apple over targeted ads

Social networking giant Facebook on Wednesday opened fire on Apple, saying the iPhone maker's new measures on data collection and targeted ads will hurt small businesses.

4 years ago
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Bolstered by pandemic, tech titans face growing scrutiny

Accelerating the transition to an ever more digital life, the coronavirus pandemic has tightened tech giants' grip on billions of customers' lives

4 years ago
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Samsung’s mobile chief hints at early launch of Galaxy 21, addition of S Pen

Roh Tae-moon, president of Samsung Electronics’ mobile business, suggested Wednesday through a blog post that the tech giant will unveil its flagship Galaxy S21 series in January, one month earlier than usual.

4 years ago
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Google Play reveals best apps, games of 2020

Google Play announced the best apps and games of 2020 as voted for by its editors and users.

4 years ago
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Zoom to set up R&D center in Singapore, hire 'hundreds' of engineering staff

United States tech giant Zoom Video Communications is opening a research and development center in Singapore, where it will hire hundreds of key engineering staff, the firm said in a press statement on Wednesday.

4 years ago
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EU unveils new rules to curb tech giants

The landmark proposals - which come as Silicon Valley faces increasing global scrutiny - could shake up the way Big Tech does business by menacing some of the world's biggest firms with mammoth fines or bans from the European market.

4 years ago
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Twitter to shut down streaming app Periscope by March

Twitter Inc on Tuesday said it would shut down live-streaming app Periscope, which it bought in 2015, due to declining usage over the past couple of years and high supporting costs.

4 years ago