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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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Tech experts voice concerns of gig worker surveillance in pandemic

Growing armies of gig workers have little to no say in how they are being monitored during the coronavirus pandemic, calling for better oversight in how tracking tools are deployed.

4 years ago
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Japanese town deploys 'Monster Wolf' robots to deter wild bears

A Japanese town has deployed robot wolves in an effort to scare away bears that have become an increasingly dangerous nuisance in the countryside.

4 years ago
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Air taxi startup Lilium's first US hub to be in Florida

Flying taxi startup Lilium will set up its first US hub near Orlando, putting more than 20 million Floridians within range of the winged electric aircraft that can take off vertically and cover 300 km in a single one-hour hop.

4 years ago
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Google curtails free photo storage, pushes users to buy more space

Google will start limiting how many high-quality photos users can store on the company's cloud back-up service starting next June, in a move that could help protect profit margins.

4 years ago
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New PlayStation hits market ready for battle with latest Xbox

Sony's PlayStation 5 went on sale Thursday, just two days after rival Microsoft released its newest Xbox, with the next-generation consoles vying for holiday season dominance as the pandemic boosts gaming demand.

4 years ago
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'Algorithms of oppression': Big tech urged to combat discrimination

Research this year found Google's advertising platform linked the search phrases "Black girls," "Latina girls," and "Asian Girls" to adult content ads.

4 years ago
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A video games timeline: From Pong to the console wars

With the release of Microsoft's Xbox X and Sony's PlayStation 5 on Tuesday and Thursday, here follows a look at the journey of video games.

4 years ago
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SpaceX ready to take four astronauts to ISS Saturday

Three NASA crew and one Japanese astronaut are set for launch aboard a SpaceX rocket Saturday, bound for the International Space Station in the program's first six-month routine mission.

4 years ago
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ByteDance challenges Trump's TikTok divestiture order

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok, filed a petition late on Tuesday with a US Appeals Court challenging a Trump administration order set to take effect on Thursday requiring it to divest TikTok.

4 years ago
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Apple launches MacBook laptops powered by its own computing chips

Apple Inc on Tuesday introduced a MacBook Air notebook and other machines with its first central processor designed in-house for Macs, a move that will tie its computers and iPhones closer together technologically.

4 years ago
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Virgin's Hyperloop carries passengers for the first time

The Virgin Hyperloop made its first journey carrying passengers, in a test the company claimed represented a major step forward for the "groundbreaking" technology capable of transporting people at 1,000 kilometers an hour.

4 years ago
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Big Tech welcomes Biden presidency, but battles loom

Silicon Valley is welcoming the election of Joe Biden as US president even as it girds for a series of battles over tech policy in Washington.

4 years ago
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New Xbox hits stores, launching holiday season console war

Microsoft's new Xbox console hit stores worldwide Tuesday, kicking off a holiday season battle with Sony's latest PlayStation model, as the coronavirus pandemic creates unprecedented gaming demand around the world.

4 years ago
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Digitalizing traditional markets, one step at a time

While the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated people’s adoption of e-commerce and online shopping platforms, poor digital literacy and lack of access to proper internet infrastructure still hamper efforts to help traditional market merchants across Indonesia go digital with their businesses.

4 years ago
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Scientists on guard over 'mutant' mink coronavirus

Coronavirus transmission from minks to humans does not necessarily mean the disease will become more dangerous, but scientists are on their guard in the wake of an astounding announcement from Denmark.

4 years ago
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YOLK launches Solar Cow to provide energy access to rural children

Korea and US-based solar technology start-up YOLK has kickstarted a crowdfunding campaign to help hundreds of children from low income families in Tanzania get access to clean energy and education.

4 years ago
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Fortnite could soon return to Apple iPhones: Report

The popular Fortnite videogame could be restored to Apple mobile devices through a gaming program that runs on a browser, allowing it to evade a ban by Apple amid a dispute over fees.

4 years ago
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Tweets have spoken: Twitter search links Trump to 'loser'

Twitter users searching for the word "loser" on Saturday were greeted with an unusual first result: US President Donald Trump's account.

4 years ago
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Samsung may launch flagship phone early to grab Huawei share: Sources

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd may launch its flagship Galaxy S smartphones more than a month earlier than expected in a bid to grab market share from Huawei and fend off competition from Apple Inc.

4 years ago
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Diversity, streaming reshape video games for a new generation

Video games have exploded into the biggest form of entertainment in the world and analysts say the growing diversity of billions of players is reshaping the industry.

4 years ago
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DNA might replace barcodes to tag art, voter ballots: Study

Easy-to-remove barcodes and QR codes used to tag everything from T-shirts to car engines may soon be replaced by a tagging system based on DNA and invisible to the naked eye. 

4 years ago
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Bionic gloves help keep the music playing for Brazilian pianist

Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins had not played with 10 fingers since he lost the use of his right hand in 1995. But today he has returned to play his favorite Bach sonatas thanks to "bionic gloves" invented by industrial designer Ubiratan Bizarro.

4 years ago
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Disappearing messages come to Facebook-owned WhatsApp

Facebook-owned WhatsApp said it would introduce disappearing messages on WhatsApp, a move ramping up its challenge to rival Snapchat.

4 years ago
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With PlayStation 5 launch, Sony needs a high score

Sony launches its PlayStation 5 console next week angling for a mega-hit, and with the Japanese firm increasingly dependent on the lucrative gaming sector there is little room for error.

4 years ago
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Radio burst from within Milky Way may help solve cosmic mystery

Astrophysicists have detected a burst of cosmic radio waves within our solar system for the first time and identified its source, according to research published Wednesday that sheds new light on one of the mysteries of the Universe. 

4 years ago
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Comprehensive e-commerce ecosystem key to boosting Indonesia’s digital economic growth

Various statistics have shown that the e-commerce sector has been contributing significantly to the Indonesian economy over the years, most significantly in giving micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) a much-needed boost.

4 years ago
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Could AI soon let us diagnose COVID-19 simply by a cough?

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a technique based on machine learning to detect whether someone who is asymptomatic could be a carrier of COVID-19 simply by the sound of their cough. 

4 years ago
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Self-disinfecting door handles are becoming reality

A Swiss start-up has created a solution to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in communal buildings or businesses – self-cleaning door handles.

4 years ago
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Tunisian startup 3D prints solar-powered bionic hands

A Tunisian startup is developing a 3D-printed bionic hand, hoping the affordable and solar-powered prosthetic will help amputees and other disabled people across Africa.

4 years ago
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#SavePornhub: Thailand's online porn ban prompts backlash

Thailand's government said on Tuesday it had banned Pornhub and 190 other websites showing pornography, prompting social media anger over censorship and a call for a protest against the decision.

4 years ago