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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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23 million dollars for new space station toilets: But how do they work?

Scheduled for delivery on Tuesday, September 29, the new International Space Station (ISS) toilets have cost the American taxpayer an astronomical 23 million dollars. 

5 years ago
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With more than 26 million kilometers logged across RI, GrabProtect now reaches Papua

As a precautionary measure to maintain the health of its partners and its users, Southeast Asia’s leading super app Grab recently launched GrabProtect in Papua’s Jayapura, in partnership with the city’s mayor and transportation agency.

5 years ago
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Research and Technology Ministry and INOTEK to incubate 1,000 technopreneurs

Research and Technology Minister and National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) head Bambang Brodjonegoro has signed a cooperation agreement with business incubator INOTEK Foundation to run the One Thousand Technopreneurs One Million Jobs (STSP) program.

5 years ago
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TikTok launches US election guide to battle misinformation

TikTok on Tuesday launched a US election guide as part of an effort to battle misinformation on the wildly popular video-sharing app that the White House has targeted for a ban.

5 years ago
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Amazon unveils payment by hand-waving

Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a new biometric payment system using palm recognition, to be made available to rival retailers and also promoted as a replacement for badge entry at stadiums or workplaces.

5 years ago
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LINE allows users to create their own avatars

Tokyo-based messaging app LINE has introduced a new feature that allows its users to to express their creativity by creating a cartoon version of themselves.

5 years ago
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Google clamps down on apps dodging Play Store 30% cut

Google said Monday it plans to start enforcing a rule requiring Android apps in its Play store to use its payment system, which takes a 30 percent cut of transactions.

5 years ago
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Fortnite still unwelcome in Apple's mobile App Store

Epic Games on Monday failed to convince a US judge to make Apple put its hit title Fortnite back in the tech giant's App Store, while their legal battle heads for a possible trial next year.

5 years ago
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Kenya harnesses fly larvae's appetite to process food waste

Every day, the farm processes around 20 to 30 tons per day of fruit waste and produces 2 and 2.5 tons of larvae, which are then dried and turned into animal feed. 

5 years ago
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Far from home, refugees build digital heritage with virtual reality

The Partition in 1947, following India's independence from British rule, triggered one of the biggest forced migrations in history, uprooting more than 12 million people and killing more than one million.

5 years ago
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TikTok gets reprieve as judge halts Trump download ban

TikTok won a last-minute reprieve as a US federal judge halted enforcement of a politically charged ban ordered by the Trump administration on downloads of the popular video app, hours before it was set to take effect.

5 years ago
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Can artificial intelligence encourage good behavior among internet users?

Hostile and hateful remarks are thick on the ground on social networks in spite of persistent efforts by Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and YouTube to tone them down. Now researchers at the OpenWeb platform have turned to artificial intelligence to moderate internet users’ comments before they are even posted.

5 years ago
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Epic Games battles to get Fortnite back in App Store

Epic Games will strive anew Monday to convince a judge that its hit title Fortnite should be restored to Apple's App Store, despite sidestepping the tech titan's standard commission on transactions.

5 years ago
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Wildly successful, TikTok becomes focus of US-China war

Known for its short-form videos popular with teens, TikTok has become a global social media sensation, and at the same time has found itself at the heart of a geopolitical war between the United States and China.

5 years ago
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Facebook gets reprieve from Apple on live events cut

Facebook said Friday it struck a deal in which Apple agreed to temporarily forgo its cut of revenue from paid events at the leading social network to help pandemic-hit performers earn money during the pandemic.

5 years ago
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ShopBack and RedDoorz report data breaches

Both assure customers of safety of credit card information, and are investigating incidents further.

5 years ago
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Back to Venus: Upstart company wants to beat NASA in search for life

Can a small American aerospace company get to Venus before NASA returns to our superheated planetary neighbor? That's what Peter Beck, the CEO of Rocket Lab, is hoping as he sets his sights on launching a low-cost probe in 2023.

5 years ago
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Google parent Alphabet settles sexual misconduct lawsuit

Alphabet on Friday announced moves to address sexual misconduct at Google and its other operating divisions, putting in place changes worked out to settle a lawsuit filed by shareholders.

5 years ago
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US maintains plan for TikTok download ban; court to rule

The Trump administration said Friday it would not back down from a plan to ban new US downloads of the popular video-sharing app TikTok, setting up a court showdown ahead of a Sunday deadline.

5 years ago
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Facebook critics launch rival oversight board

Critics of Facebook Inc , including the organizers of an advertising boycott against the company, on Friday launched their own oversight board to review the company's content moderation practices.

5 years ago
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Netmarble launches storytelling game BTS Universe Story, second collaboration with BTS

Netmarble said it has launched BTS Universe Story in 173 countries, a storytelling game featuring 3D-scanned avatars of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook.

5 years ago
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Google removes street view virtual tour of Australia's Uluru

Google has removed images from its Street View that allowed users to virtually walk on Australia's Uluru, a sacred Aboriginal site closed to tourists since last year. 

5 years ago
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Google Maps shows COVID-19 hot spots

Google is updating its free mapping service this week with color-coding that maps out areas infected with COVID-19 cases.

5 years ago
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Apple critics form coalition to challenge App Store fees

A group of Apple Inc's critics have joined a nonprofit group that plans to advocate for legal and regulatory action to challenge the iPhone maker's App Store practices.

5 years ago
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Amazon launches Luna cloud-based video game service

Amazon on Thursday unveiled Luna streaming video game service, challenging Microsoft and Google in the fast-growing segment.

5 years ago
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Pandemic offers Tokyo Game Show a chance for reinvention

Once a premier industry event, Tokyo Game Show has been increasingly overshadowed by global competitors in recent years. But as the pandemic forces it online, some see a chance for reinvention.

5 years ago
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Britain finally launches virus app in England and Wales

The British government on Thursday finally launches its troubled smartphone app to help track the coronavirus in England and Wales -- four months behind schedule and with cases once again surging.

5 years ago
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GSMA postpones Mobile World Congress to late June 2021

The organizers of the Mobile World Congress said they were postponing next year's event to late June to make it possible to convene safely despite the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago
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Dutch 'living coffin' aims to provide source for life after death

A Dutch start-up has created a biodegradable "living coffin" made of a fungus, instead of wood, which it says can convert a decomposing human body into key nutrients for plants.

5 years ago
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Zynga out to cast spell with Harry Potter mobile game

Social gaming giant Zynga kicked off its global launch of a free puzzle game based on the beloved wizarding world of Harry Potter.

5 years ago