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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.

2 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.

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NASA's Mars helicopter 'phones home' after no contact for 63 days

The mini rotorcraft, which hitched a ride to the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, has already survived well beyond its initial 30-day mission to prove the feasibility of its technology in five test flights.

2 years ago
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Musk says Twitter will limit how many tweets users can read

Verified accounts were initially limited to reading 6,000 posts a day, Musk said, adding that unverified accounts will be limited to 600 posts a day with new unverified accounts limited to 300.

2 years ago
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Europe's space telescope to target universe's dark mysteries

The launch is planned from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 11:12 am local time (1512 GMT) on a Falcon 9 rocket of the US company SpaceX.

2 years ago
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Google to block local news in Canada in response to media law

The Online News Act became law last week, aiming to support a struggling Canadian news sector that has seen hundreds of publications close in the last decade.

2 years ago
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Astronomers reveal evidence of universe's 'background hum'

The breakthrough -- made by hundreds of scientists using radio telescopes in North America, Europe, China, India and Australia after years of work -- was hailed as a major milestone that opens a new window into the universe.

2 years ago
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Will AI really destroy humanity?

But what are these disaster scenarios and how are machines supposed to wipe out humanity?

2 years ago
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Titan sub: What is a 'catastrophic implosion'?

The remains of the Titanic rest on the seabed in the North Atlantic at a depth of some 3,800 meters.

2 years ago
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NASA finds key building block for life in a moon of Saturn

The finding was based on a review of data collected by NASA's Cassini probe, and was published Wednesday in the prestigious journal Nature.

2 years ago
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'Final Beatles record' out this year aided by AI

"It was a demo that John (Lennon) had, and that we worked on, and we just finished it up," said McCartney, who turns 81 next week.

2 years ago
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Apple unveils Vision Pro, its $3,500 headset

The release was the most significant product launch by the iPhone maker since it unveiled the Apple Watch in 2015.

2 years ago
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AI poses 'extinction' risk, say experts

A one-line statement signed by dozens of specialists, including Sam Altman whose firm OpenAI created the ChatGPT bot, said tackling the risks from AI should be "a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war".

2 years ago
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Elon Musk's Neuralink says cleared for human test of brain implants

Neuralink said clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first in-human clinical study is "an important first step" for its technology, which is intended to let brains interface directly with computers.

2 years ago
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TikTok sues to stop ban in US state of Montana

The unprecedented ban, set to start in 2024, violates the constitutionally protected right to free speech, TikTok argued in the suit.

2 years ago
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Humans have been kissing for at least 4,500 years: study

The new study, published this week in the magazine Science, found that it was probably widespread even in the ancient world.

2 years ago
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US 'space symphony' puts stunning NASA images to music

It could be the ultimate blend of art and science -- a new seven-suite "space symphony" inspired and illustrated by NASA's latest mind-boggling images.

2 years ago
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Audio book narrators say AI is already taking away business

As people brace for the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence on jobs, those in the world of audio books say their field is already being transformed.

2 years ago
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New Twitter CEO says she is excited to help to transform Twitter

It was the first time Yaccarino has spoken publicly since the news broke Thursday that she was in talks to become the next CEO of Twitter. Musk, who has served as CEO since his $44 billion buyout of Twitter last October, announced her appointment on Friday.

2 years ago
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Apple to launch first online store in Vietnam

Apple will launch its first online store in Vietnam next week, hoping to cash in on the country's young and tech-savvy population.

2 years ago
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Astronomers puzzled by 'largest' ever cosmic explosion

While the astronomers offered what they think is the most likely explanation for the explosion, they emphasised that more research was needed to understand the puzzling phenomenon.

2 years ago
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New study finds prehistoric migration from China to Americas

A new genetics study published Tuesday in Cell Reports finds that some of the first arrivals came from China during two distinct migrations: the first during the last ice age, and the second shortly after. 

2 years ago
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Musk says video and audio calls coming to Twitter

"Coming soon will be voice and video chat from your handle to anyone on this platform," Musk said in a tweet.

2 years ago
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Musk says Twitter to soon allow calls, encrypted messaging

Last year, Musk flagged plans for "Twitter 2.0 The Everything App", which he said would have features such as encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments.

2 years ago
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LinkedIn cuts over 700 jobs

LinkedIn, which has 20,000 employees, has grown revenue each quarter during the last year, but it joins other major technology companies including its parent in laying off workers amid a weakening global economic outlook.

2 years ago
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Rising iPhone sales help Apple beat forecasts

Apple said iPhone sales powered quarterly earnings that beat forecasts, despite inflation pressure and the slowing global economy.

2 years ago
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BuzzFeed, Vice woes signal crisis in digital-only media

With the closure of BuzzFeed News and bankruptcy looming at Vice, the once promising world of free digital media finds itself at a crossroads.

2 years ago
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Star swallows planet in first glimpse of Earth's likely end

But when the Sun finally does engulf Earth, it will cause only a "tiny perturbation" compared to this cosmic explosion, the US astronomers said.

2 years ago
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Conservation groups sue US regulator over SpaceX launches

US conservation groups announced they are suing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for not doing enough to protect the environment from SpaceX's Starship program.

2 years ago
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Samsung bans use of ChatGPT for mobile, appliances staff

Samsung Electronics is banning employees in its mobile and appliances division from using generative AI services such as ChatGPT.

2 years ago
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'Zombie' misinformation: 'Rape Day' hoax resurfaces on TikTok

In a sea of videos, many with millions of views, terrified women declared plans to lock themselves in their rooms all day and men vowed to protect them against imaginary assailants.

2 years ago
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Buddha statue found in Egypt points to ancient India links

A Polish-US mission discovered the statue "dating back to the Roman era while digging at the ancient temple in Berenice", an antiquities ministry statement said on Wednesday.

2 years ago