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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.

5 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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Facebook removed 7 million posts in Q2 for false coronavirus information

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it removed 7 million posts in the second quarter for sharing false information about the novel coronavirus, including content that promoted fake preventative measures and exaggerated cures.

5 years ago
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Google turning smartphones into earthquake detectors

Google added an earthquake alert system in California on Tuesday, saying it is working on letting Android-powered smartphones double as tremor detectors.

5 years ago
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Dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world: Study

The dwarf planet Ceres -- long believed to be a barren space rock -- is an ocean world with reservoirs of sea water beneath its surface, the results of a major exploration mission showed Monday.

5 years ago
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Microsoft faces complex technical challenges in TikTok carveout

Microsoft Corp's bid to carve out parts of TikTok from its Chinese owner ByteDance will be a technically complex endeavor that could test the patience of President Donald Trump's administration, according to sources familiar with the setup.

5 years ago
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Road test: Chinese 'robotaxis' take riders for a spin

Chinese entrants in the race to put autonomous vehicles on the road are bringing "robotaxis" online in hopes that a hired-car format can be the key to unlocking wide acceptance of the futuristic technology.

5 years ago
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Twitter expressed interest in buying TikTok's US operations: Sources

Twitter Inc has approached TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to express interest in acquiring the US operations of the video-sharing app.

5 years ago
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Windows, Gates and a firewall: Microsoft's delicate castle in China

Microsoft, which is in talks to buy part of Chinese video app TikTok, is one of the few US tech titans that have managed to succeed in China.

5 years ago
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Russia wants to return to Venus, build reusable rocket

The head of Russia's space agency said that Roscosmos wants to return to Venus and bring back soil samples and build spacecraft that will surpass Elon Musk's rockets.

5 years ago
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Scientists look beyond antibodies in virus immunity hunt

Could the ghosts of your previous colds help protect you from COVID-19, even if you have never been infected by the new coronavirus spreading across the planet? 

5 years ago
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Tired of Zoom calls? Company offers at-home hologram machines

Looking for a new way to communicate during the pandemic? A Los Angeles company has created phone booth-sized machines to beam live holograms into your living room.

5 years ago
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Don't stand so close: Singapore trials automated drones to check

Singapore's police have been trialing two pilotless drones developed by Israel's Airobotics to help enforce social distancing measures aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19.

5 years ago
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Indonesian start-ups to join Google Startups Accelerator

The program will also connect them with teams from Google and other tech industry players, as well as make workshops focusing on product design, customer service and leadership development for founders. 

5 years ago
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SpaceX completes test flight of Mars rocket prototype

SpaceX successfully completed a flight of less than a minute of the largest prototype ever tested of the future rocket Starship, which the company hopes to use one day to colonize Mars.

5 years ago
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Instagram adds video clips in challenge to TikTok

Instagram added a new short-form video feature to the image-focused platform in a direct challenge to TikTok, which is in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump.

5 years ago
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Erobotics, a solution for the sexual health and well-being of astronauts

Although they are trained to live in isolated spaces for long periods, astronauts are still human beings, and some human needs become difficult to ignore over time.

5 years ago
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Galaxy Note 20, Z Fold 2 unveiled at first-ever online Galaxy Unpacked show

Samsung Electronics unveiled its second flagship model for the year Galaxy Note 20 and four new upgraded mobile gadgets during its first-ever online showcase event. 

5 years ago
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Scientists find way to track space junk in daylight

Scientists said they had discovered a way to detect space debris even in daylight hours, potentially helping satellites to avoid the ever-growing cloud of junk orbiting the planet.

5 years ago
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What is Triller, the app that is overtaking TikTok in the App Store?

Los Angeles-based competitor Triller has reportedly jumped to the top of the App Store's Top Free Apps.

5 years ago
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Japanese engineers have created a smart mask that can speak 8 languages

In order to better communicate while wearing a mask, Japanese researchers have developed a connected mask that can translate speech into eight different languages.

5 years ago
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'It came alive': Astronauts recount wild ride home on SpaceX's Crew Dragon

US astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley recounted the loud, jarring ride they experienced through Earth's atmosphere before a safe landing at sea.

5 years ago
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AI helps doctors fight COVID-19 in Brazil

Doctors in Brazil, the country with the second-highest number of cases and deaths in the coronavirus pandemic, have a new tool in their fight against COVID-19: artificial intelligence to detect infections.

5 years ago
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Meet the Indonesian student on Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine team

Indra Rudiansyah– who has a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology and a master’s degree in microbiology from the Bandung Institute of Technology in West Java – is among more than 200 scientists at the University of Oxford involved in the research and development of a possible COVID-19 vaccine.

5 years ago
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Suspected US teen mastermind pleads not guilty to Twitter hack

The suspected teenage mastermind of a huge Twitter hack pled not guilty to allegations he hijacked celebrity accounts to swindle people out of more than $100,000 in a cryptocurrency scheme.

5 years ago
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'Gnarly' tumor shows dinosaurs got cancer, too

Centrosaurus, which lived 76 million years ago, is the first known example of a dinosaur afflicted by malignant cancer.

5 years ago
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Glaciers could have sculpted Mars valleys: Study

The question of whether ancient life could have existed on Mars centers on the water that once flowed there, but new research published Monday suggests that many of the Red Planet's valleys were gouged by icy glaciers not rivers. 

5 years ago
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Pizza restaurant launches Spain's first virtual waiter app

A restaurant on Spain's northeastern Mediterranean coast is pioneering a dining experience that allows customers to avoid most face-to-face contact with staff and minimize the risk of coronavirus contagion.

5 years ago
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Scientists inspired by 'Star Wars' create artificial skin able to feel

Singapore researchers have developed "electronic skin" capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain.

5 years ago
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Samsung to hold first-ever online 'Unpacked' on Wednesday

Expectations are running high ahead of Samsung Electronics’ first-ever online unpacking event Wednesday, as the South Korean tech giant is expected to introduce the Galaxy Z Fold 2 with a fuller display.

5 years ago
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China's ByteDance to consider international HQ for TikTok, outside US

Chinese tech company ByteDance said it was considering moving the headquarters of its TikTok video sharing platform overseas, following a British media report that the unit could relocate to London.

5 years ago
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Google unveils cheaper Pixel smartphone, teases 5G

Google on Monday unveiled a new. more affordable Pixel smartphone and said it would launch models tailored for super-fast 5G networks later this year.

5 years ago