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Florida investigating ChatGPT role in mass shooting

The decision to launch an investigation came after prosecutors reviewed exchanges between OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT and the suspected gunman, who opened fire at Florida State University last year, according to state Attorney General James Uthmeier.

1 day ago
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Humans far behind as robot breaks record at Beijing half marathon

Spectators lined the roads in Yizhuang in the capital's south to watch the machines and their human rivals race, each group in a separate lane to avoid accidents or collisions. ...

4 days ago
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China humanoid robot half-marathon to showcase technical leaps

Almost 40 percent of the robot participants will navigate the course autonomously in a high-profile demonstration of the industry's growing capabilities, according to the race organizers. ...

5 days ago

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Telegram messenger blocks Russia opposition bot during vote

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's "Smart Voting" bot has disappeared from the Telegram messenger app at the start of a three-day parliamentary vote in Russia.

4 years ago
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What life is like aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule

SpaceX has released few details about their adventure since they reached an orbit which is more distant than that of the International Space Station.

4 years ago
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Mozart sonata can calm epiletic brain: Study

The research on 16 patients hospitalised with epilepsy that did not respond to medication has bolstered hopes that music could be used for new non-invasive treatments. 

4 years ago
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Privatization of space intensifies as billionaire launches aboard SpaceX rocket

A huge fireball illuminated the sky as the rocket's nine engines began to pull away from Earth at 8:02 pm (0002 GMT Thursday).

4 years ago
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Embattled Apple unveils new iPhone

Apple CEO Tim Cook strode through a slickly produced video Tuesday to launch a new iPhone, with few hints of the troubles facing his company including policy reversals, a spyware attack and legal fights.

4 years ago
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Facebook shields VIPs from some of its rules: report

The program, referred to as "cross check" or "XCheck," shields millions of elite users from rules that Facebook claims to apply equally at the social network, according to a report citing internal documents.

4 years ago
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Bioscience firm claims will bring back extinct woolly mammoth

New company Colossal, capitalizing on a partnership with a Harvard geneticist, said its species "de-extinction" effort has the potential to anchor a working model for restoring damaged or lost ecosystems and thereby help slow or even halt the effects of climate change.

4 years ago
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Google, Apple in legal tangle in South Korea

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) investigated Google for allegedly blocking local smartphone makers from using other operating systems.

4 years ago
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Prehistoric winged lizard unearthed in Chile

Fossils of the dinosaur which lived some 160 million years ago in what is today the Atacama desert, were unearthed in 2009.

4 years ago
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Mars rocks collected by Perseverance boost case for ancient life

"It looks like our first rocks reveal a potentially habitable sustained environment," said Ken Farley, project scientist for the mission, in a statement Friday. "It's a big deal that the water was there for a long time."

4 years ago
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Brief history of time: World's most accurate clock can tell us about the cosmos

For this invention, the Chinese-American scientist, along with Hidetoshi Katori of Japan, will split $3 million as co-winners of the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

4 years ago
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Google see the future of work as 'hybrid'

The internet titan competes with Microsoft, Zoom, Facebook and others with online services that employees can use to collaborate remotely.

4 years ago
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Tourists, residents hail El Salvador's adoption of cryptocurrency

Nowadays, everyone from Canadian tourists to local construction workers conduct transactions or receive salaries in bitcoin, a dynamic that President Nayib Bukele has hailed in his push to adopt the cryptocurrency nationwide.

4 years ago
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NASA confirms Perseverance Mars rover got its first piece of rock

NASA confirmed Monday that its Perseverance Mars rover succeeded in collecting its first rock sample for scientists to pore over when a future mission eventually brings it back to Earth.

4 years ago
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Indonesians' data 'just sitting there', hackers say

Another day, another personal data leak scandal. Indonesia’s recent e-HAC data leak has drawn condemnation from activists and politicians alike. But for the country’s hackers, this furore is simply too little, too late.

4 years ago
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After six months on Mars, NASA's tiny copter is still flying high

Given its stunning and unexpected success, the US space agency has extended Ingenuity's mission indefinitely. 

4 years ago
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Turkey fines WhatsApp over data breach

Turkey joined a host of other countries in fining Facebook's ubiquitous WhatsApp messaging service for failing to sufficiently protect user data.

4 years ago
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Facebook mistakenly labels black men 'primates'

Facebook said it disabled its topic recommendation feature after it mistook Black men for "primates" in video at the social network.

4 years ago
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NASA Mars rover succeeded in taking rock sample, probably

Its first effort last month (August 5) failed after the rock was too crumbly to withstand the robot's drill, but data received late on September 1 indicates the process worked this time around.

4 years ago
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YouTube Music tops 50 million subscribers

YouTube Music trails rivals Spotify, Amazon and Apple but has been gaining ground, according to market tracker Midia Research. YouTube is a subsidiary of Google.

4 years ago
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Virgin Galactic space mission flew outside designated trajectory

Richard Branson's July 11 voyage to space experienced cockpit warnings about its rocket-powered ascent that could have jeopardized the mission

4 years ago
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US aiming new lawsuit at Google over ads: report

Bloomberg cited an unnamed person familiar with the matter as saying the Justice Department could file the litigation by the end of the year.

4 years ago
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Launching into space? Not so fast. Insurers balk at new coverage

There are 8,055 satellites roaming Earth's orbits, 42% of them inactive, according to Seradata, most operate in the LEO, which extends 2,000 kilometers, or 1,243 miles, beyond Earth.

4 years ago
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Apple plans to loosen App Store payment policy

The change, to be implemented early next year, is being introduced to end an investigation by the Japan Fair Trade Commission. 

4 years ago
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Crypto money gains traction in adult industry amid OnlyFans drama

The sex industry has paved the way for other innovations online, such an online credit card payments and instant verification, and that it may do the same for cryptocurrency if payment processors make it more difficult.

4 years ago
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Apple plans classical music app with buy of Primephonic

Apple on Monday announced it is buying classical music streaming service Primephonic and will launch an app dedicated to the genre.

4 years ago
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South Korea set to ban Google, Apple payment monopolies in world first

A bill set for a vote in the national assembly would make the South the first major economy to pass legislation on the issue, in a move that could set a precedent for other jurisdictions around the world.

4 years ago
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Egypt dig uncovers 2,300-year-old settlement in Alexandria

An Egyptian archaeological team made the find in the city's central Al-Shatby district during nine months of excavations, a statement from the tourism and antiquities ministry said.

4 years ago
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Blobs in space: Slime mould to blast off for ISS experiment

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are set to welcome a most unusual guest, as "the Blob" blasts off into orbit on Tuesday.

4 years ago
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OnlyFans reverses sexually explicit content ban

The UK-based company said it would "continue to provide a home for all creators", backtracking on an announcement last week that would have seen many adult performers booted from the site.

4 years ago
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