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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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Germany steams ahead with new hydrogen-powered train

Germany will trial a new hydrogen-powered train, signaling a transition away from gas-guzzling diesel engines as it aims for a carbon-neutral future.

4 years ago
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China launches Moon probe to bring back lunar rocks

China on Tuesday launched an unmanned spacecraft to bring back lunar rocks -- the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the Moon in four decades.

4 years ago
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European researchers conduct 'biggest ever' COVID supercomputer test

A European research consortium said it had carried out the most complex supercomputing experiment ever conducted on the new coronavirus, during a 60-hour simulation aimed at modelling the effect of potential new COVID drugs.

4 years ago
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Small US launch firm Rocket Lab recovers rocket, in test of reusability

Small launch firm Rocket Lab was able to safely recover from the ocean a rocket it sent to space, a key test of the company's strategy to slash rocket launch costs via reusability.

4 years ago
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Snapchat challenges TikTok with curated video feed

Snapchat unveiled a new curated short-form video feed in a stepped up challenge to social media rivals like TikTok.

4 years ago
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Building a symbiosis with traditional retailers

Mitra Tokopedia ecosystem, launched in 2018, sought to further Tokopedia’s mission to help Indonesian micro, small medium enterprises (MSMEs) accelerate their digital transformation.

4 years ago
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Nvidia, Epic to bring 'Fortnite' back to iPhones in 'near future'

Nvidia Corp and Epic Games said they are working together to put video game "Fortnite" back on Apple Inc's iPhones in the "near future" as part of Nvidia's streaming game service.

4 years ago
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Arecibo telescope, star of the astronomy world, to be decommissioned

The renowned Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico will be dismantled after 57 years of service due to the rupture of cables that have led to the threat of collapse.

4 years ago
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Google signs copyright agreements with six French newspapers

Alphabet's Google has signed copyright agreements with six French newspapers and magazines, including national dailies "Le Monde" and "Le Figaro".

4 years ago
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Google launches strong encryption for Android messages

Google said it will be rolling out end-to-end encryption for Android users, making it harder for anyone -- including law enforcement -- to read the content of messages.

4 years ago
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Robots serve customers at Tokyo cafe

At a Tokyo cafe, with only a few employees and the capacity to accommodate 162 customers, robots, not people, are the ones taking orders and serving meals.

4 years ago
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Former Yahoo CEO Mayer makes comeback with new contacts app

Former Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer began her comeback to the tech scene with the launch of a new mobile app aimed at helping people organize their contacts.

4 years ago
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Apple to pay $113 million to US states over iPhone battery complaints

Apple has agreed to pay $113 million to settle litigation with more than 30 US states over its slowdown in performance of older iPhones to manage battery power.

4 years ago
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Google pledges $11 million to support Indonesian SMEs, young job seekers

Nearly a year to the date of the launch of Google's Bangkit tech academy, the tech giant has announced it is contributing US$11 million to support small businesses and first-time job seekers at Google for Indonesia 2020.

4 years ago
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Apple to lower App Store fees for smaller developers

Apple takes a 30 percent cut of most purchases made on the App Store, although the commission drops to 15 percent for subscriptions that remain active for more than a year.

4 years ago
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After books and streaming, Amazon launches online pharmacy

After books, clothes, appliances, fresh food and even streaming content, Amazon is branching into one of the last realms it has yet to conquer: prescription drugs.

4 years ago
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Twitter's new 'fleets' will disappear after 24 hours

Twitter said Tuesday it was rolling out tweets which disappear after 24 hours, joining rival social platforms in offering ephemeral messages.

4 years ago
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Electric car batteries: The facts

Hailed as a route to a green, carbon-free future, electric car batteries have the world's superpowers vying for a share of what promises to be a lucrative market. 

4 years ago
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Volkswagen accelerates shift to electric, autonomous era

Volkswagen is paring back the variety of combustion-engined cars and retooling more factories to build electric vehicles in an effort to keep up with rival Tesla.

4 years ago
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Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security

Social media giant Twitter Inc is appointing one of the world's best-regarded hackers to tackle everything from engineering missteps to misinformation.

4 years ago
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Agate, Telkom team up for Bali-themed puzzle adventure game

Tirta will feature characters and architectures inspired by Bali. 

4 years ago
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Huawei sells off budget phone brand as US pressure bites

Chinese telecom giant Huawei announced it has sold its Honor budget phone line to a domestic consortium in a move it said was necessary to keep the brand alive amid "tremendous" supply chain pressures caused by US sanctions.

4 years ago
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German school finds DIY answer to anti-virus ventilation

One German school believes it has found a cheap and simple solution to combat COVID-19 in winter with a DIY ventilation system designed by a teacher's scientist husband.

4 years ago
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US extends deadline for TikTok sale to Nov 27

US authorities have given the Chinese owner of TikTok two additional weeks to divest the social media sensation in order to resolve national security concerns voiced by President Donald Trump's administration.

4 years ago
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'One heck of a ride': SpaceX launches astronauts into space

Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station on Sunday, NASA's first full-fledged mission sending a crew into orbit aboard a privately owned spacecraft.

4 years ago
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SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS

Three Americans -- Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker -- and Japan's Soichi Noguchi will blast off at 7:27 pm Sunday (0027 GMT Monday) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

4 years ago
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New Indian version of hit PUBG mobile game to be launched after China-focused ban

PUBG Corp said it will launch a new PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) mobile game in India after the previous incarnation from a Chinese publisher fell foul of national-security rules.

4 years ago
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Tea for ten? New online tool lets you calculate COVID-19 risk

A dashboard is being developed by a team of US scientists that allows people to assess the risk of attending gatherings where they live using real-time infection data.

4 years ago
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UGM expert shares tips on conserving internet data during pandemic

To help conserve internet data, Gadjah Mada University (UGM) information technology expert Ridi Ferdiana has shared some tips on how to operate gadgets efficiently to avoid spending extra money.

4 years ago
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TikTok gets reprieve as US holds off on enforcing ban

The US government announced it would delay enforcement of a ban on TikTok, saying it would comply with a court order in favor of the Chinese-owned social media sensation.

4 years ago