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New species of ghost shark may have been found in Costa Rica

Three species of ghost shark, a type of fish that is related to sharks, have been discovered elsewhere, in waters off South Africa, Taiwan, Australia, Japan and in the Atlantic between Greenland and Brazil.

1 week ago
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Meta lashes Australia's bid to make tech giants pay for news

Traditional media companies around the world are in a battle for survival as readers increasingly consume their news on social media. ...

1 month ago
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New York Times publisher slams AI companies' 'brazen theft' from news outlets

AI companies' "hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their A.I. products -- a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale," said A.G. Sulzberger, according to his published remarks. ...

1 month ago

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Smartphone with under-display front camera to launch in China

On Sept 1, 2020, Chinese manufacturer ZTE will present the first-ever production smartphone with a front camera under the display.

5 years ago
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Small asteroid becomes closest ever seen passing Earth: NASA

An asteroid the size of an SUV passed 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) above Earth, the closest asteroid ever observed passing by our planet.

5 years ago
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Amazon to expand tech hubs, corporate offices, adding 3,500 jobs

Amazon unveiled plans Tuesday to hire 3,500 new employees as part of an expansion of its technology hubs and corporate offices across the United States.

5 years ago
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China's Tencent buys into French game developer Voodoo

French video game developer Voodoo said it had sold a minority stake to Chinese tech giant Tencent which is caught in a standoff with US President Donald Trump over its hugely popular WeChat social media app.

5 years ago
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After months of speculation, Facebook is starting to merge Instagram and Messenger chats

Rumors about the company’s plans to unify the chat systems for Instagram and Messenger first arose in January 2019, and it appears that the merge is getting underway.

5 years ago
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Epic Games asks judge to block Apple's removal of 'Fortnite' from app store

Epic Games said it was seeking to block Apple Inc's removal of "Fortnite" from its app store and has asked a judge to prevent any retaliatory action against its other games in the store.

5 years ago
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Swedish public broadcasters ban staff from using TikTok

Sweden's public broadcasters Swedish Television (SVT) and Swedish Radio (SR) said they have banned staff from using the video-sharing app TikTok on their work phones for security reasons.

5 years ago
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High-tech farmers sow seeds of revolution in Dubai desert

An ultra-modern vertical farm in the middle of the desert stands as a testament to Dubai's determination to spark a "green revolution" to overcome its dependence on food imports.

5 years ago
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Google highlights Indonesia’s diversity with doodle for 75th anniversary

Google Indonesia celebrated the country's 75th Independence Day with a doodle created by Jakarta-based artist Martcellia Liunic.

5 years ago
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Google slams Australia law forcing tech giants to pay for news

US technology giant Google went on the offensive Monday against an Australian plan forcing digital giants to pay for news content, telling users their personal data would be "at risk".

5 years ago
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'Fortnite' app removal threatens social lifeline for young gamers

Fortnite, which has attracted more than 350 million players globally, is especially popular among younger gamers and has become one of the few lifelines to the outside world for kids trapped at home during the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago
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Man who did nothing for 2 hours gets 3 million views on YouTube

A man from Indonesia has racked up millions of views on YouTube for literally doing nothing.

5 years ago
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Trump gets verified account on TikTok competitor Triller

US President Donald Trump now has a verified account on TikTok competitor Triller, another sign of the White House's disfavor toward the ByteDance-owned video-sharing app.

5 years ago
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French firm thrusts Microsoft Flight Simulator to new take-off

Many aircraft are still grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic. But would-be and real pilots will soon be able to travel anywhere in the world -- virtually -- thanks to the first update in years of Microsoft's Flight Simulator game.

5 years ago
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Pentagon to set up new unit to investigate UFOs

The Pentagon said Friday it was setting up a new task force under the US Navy to investigate UFO sightings.

5 years ago
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Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in US TikTok operations within 90 days

President Donald Trump ordered ByteDance on Friday to divest the US operations of its video-sharing app TikTok within 90 days, the latest effort to ramp up pressure on the Chinese company over concerns about the safety of the personal data it handles.

5 years ago
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Dimming of one of galaxy's brightest stars 'caused by dust cloud'

The sudden dimming of one of the Milky Way's brightest stars, Betelgeuse, could be due to a dust cloud spewing up from its surface.

5 years ago
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London bus garage turns 'virtual power station' in world's largest trial

A London bus garage is set to become a "virtual power station" in the world's largest trial of a new technology to help Britain meet its 2050 net-zero climate change target.

5 years ago
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Fortnite maker sues Apple, Google after removal of game from app stores

Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday removed "Fortnite" from their app stores for violating the companies' in-app payment guidelines.

5 years ago
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Release of next Halo video game pushed back to 2021

Halo Infinite, the next installment of celebrated video game franchise, is being delayed until next year, its developer said, meaning the blockbuster title will not be available when Microsoft launches its new console later this year.

5 years ago
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Male Brazilian frog stays loyal to two females in 'harem'

A species of frog from the Brazilian rainforest has become the first amphibian shown to live in a harem, where one male mates with two females who remain loyal to him.

5 years ago
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Back from the dead? Stem cells give hope for revival of Malaysia's extinct rhinos

Some skin, eggs and tissue samples are all that remain of Malaysia's last rhino, Iman, who died last November after years of failed breeding attempts.

5 years ago
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Microsoft back in phone business with folding Android device

Microsoft is back in the smartphone business -- sort of -- with a new Android-powered folding device it claims fills a needed gap in mobile computing.

5 years ago
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Twitter users can now control who replies to their tweet

Twitter Inc on Tuesday rolled out a moderation feature that would allow its users to limit how many people can reply to their tweets, giving account-holders more control over conversations on their page.

5 years ago
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Indonesia still lacks female researchers: Ministry

The Research and Technology Ministry's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) said it continued to promote gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) as its policy perspective to encourage women, especially lecturers and students, to conduct research.

5 years 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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