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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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DNA from skeleton found in Sulawesi reveals unknown group of humans

The relatively intact fossil, which belonged to a teenager aged 17 or 18, was buried in the foetal position inside Leang Panninge, a limestone cave in South Sulawesi.

4 years ago
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Digital detox: Can taking a break from tech improve your well-being?

"It felt really appealing to not have access at all for a few days," said Redman, 29, who works in public relations and started to crave a "digital detox" as almost all her social contact shifted online during COVID-19 lockdowns.

4 years ago
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'Always there': the AI chatbot comforting China's lonely millions

On the WeChat super-app, it lets users build a virtual girlfriend or boyfriend and interact with them via texts, voice and photo messages.

4 years ago
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Sachet-free shopping: Start-up introduces new environmentally friendly way to refill products

Siklus introduces sachet-free shopping to tackle waste problems, one refill at a time.

4 years ago
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Elon Musk says Tesla's robot will make physical work a 'choice'

The irascible entrepreneur said Thursday he would have an initial prototype of an androgynous "Tesla Bot" by next year. 

4 years ago
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OnlyFans will ban 'sexually explicit' content, but keep nudity

An OnlyFans statement said the changes were being made in response to concerns from its bankers and investors, as it seeks to broaden its audience beyond adult content to features such as cooking and yoga.

4 years ago
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Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year

The robot with a human-like appearance would carry out the work people like to do least, with "profound implications for the economy," Musk said at the company's AI Day event on Thursday.

4 years ago
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British study shows COVID-19 vaccine efficacy wanes under Delta

It also found that those who get infected after receiving two shots of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the AstraZeneca vaccine may be of greater risk to others than under previous variants of the coronavirus.

4 years ago
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Facebook says it is helping reduce Covid vaccine 'hesitancy'

Facebook said Wednesday vaccine "hesitancy" is declining in the United States and other countries, and credits its efforts to filter out misinformation and promote authoritative information for helping the trend.

4 years ago
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Nuclear scientists hail US fusion breakthrough

Experts focused their giant array of almost 200 laser beams onto a tiny spot to create a mega blast of energy -- eight times more than they had ever done in the past.

4 years ago
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Twitter allows some users to flag 'misleading' content

Twitter, like Facebook and YouTube, regularly comes under fire from critics who say it does not do enough to fight the spread of misinformation.

4 years ago
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New Asia undersea data cable plan unveiled by Google, Facebook

Google and Facebook on Monday unveiled plans for a new undersea internet cable connecting Singapore, Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia.

4 years ago
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Google, Facebook unveil new Asia undersea data cable plan

The cable project dubbed Apricot would be some 12,000 kilometers (nearly 7,500 miles) and be operational in 2024 subject to regulatory approvals, the companies said in separate statements.

4 years ago
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Samsung unveils new foldable smartphones as competition heats up

The Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 offer sleeker designs, improved water resistance and more durable screens are available for pre-ordering for delivery later this month in the United States, Europe and South Korea.

4 years ago
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Apple defends child protection features over privacy concerns

Apple on Friday defended new child protection features that would check images uploaded to its cloud storage and on its messaging platform, rejecting concerns the updates pose threats to privacy.

4 years ago
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Only slight chance of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth: NASA

OSIRIS-REx, a NASA spacecraft, spent two years near Bennu, an asteroid that is about 1,650 feet (500 meters) wide, observing its size, shape, mass and composition and monitoring its orbital trajectory around the sun.

4 years ago
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Japan to explore food production on Moon

The public-private joint study could start by March, spearheaded by Space Foodsphere, a Tokyo-based space food research group comprised of dozens of entities including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, seasoning maker Ajinomoto and system integrator NTT Data, according to the sources.

4 years ago
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Japanese transport firm makes diesel fuel using ramen broth

The firm, Nishida Shoun, based in Fukuoka Prefecture, mixes lard extracted from the broth, which is made from pork bones, with a fuel made from waste cooking oil.

4 years ago
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Japan, Israel startups to team up to make oxygen on Moon

Under the project, Israel's Helios Project will undertake demonstration tests to extract oxygen by melting lunar soil at a high temperature and electrolyzing it. Japan's Ispace will deliver equipment for the experiments twice between 2023 and 2025.

4 years ago
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Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money

It is an experiment taking place across Silicon Valley, which often sets trends for other large employers. Facebook and Twitter also cut pay for remote employees who move to less expensive areas, while smaller companies including Reddit and Zillow have shifted to location-agnostic pay models, citing advantages when it comes to hiring, retention and diversity.

4 years ago
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NASA Mars rover fails to collect rock in search of alien life

The US space agency published images Friday of a small mound with a hole in its center next to the rover -- the first ever dug into the Red Planet by a robot.

4 years ago
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Apple update will check iPhones for images of child sexual abuse

"We want to help protect children from predators who use communication tools to recruit and exploit them, and limit the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM)," Apple said in an online post.

4 years ago
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Facebook sparks row by cutting off researchers

The California tech giant acted late Tuesday to block the research from New York University's Ad Observatory Project, citing privacy concerns.

4 years ago
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Govt, private sector team up to train 9 million digital professionals by 2030

As part of a wider plan to digitize Indonesia, the government has continuously supported digital talent development programs as one of the keys to digital transformation.

4 years ago
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U.S. watchdog rejects Blue Origin protest over NASA lunar contract

NASA had sought proposals for a spacecraft that would carry astronauts to the lunar surface under its Artemis program to return humans to the moon for the first time since 1972.

4 years ago
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Study confirms ancient Spanish cave art was made by Neanderthals

The issue had roiled the paleoarchaeology community ever since the publication of a 2018 paper attributing red ocher pigment found on the stalagmitic dome of Cueva de Ardales to our extinct "cousin" species.

4 years ago
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Kitchen robot in Riga cooks up new future for fast food

The Riga cafe, located under a crumbling concrete bridge, is designed in such a way that customers can observe the robotic arm at work.

4 years ago
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Feline okay? The app that tells you if your cat's happy

The app looks at ear and head position, eye-narrowing, muzzle tension, and how whiskers change, to detect distress. A 2019 study published in peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports found that the so-called 'feline grimace scale,' or FGS, is a valid and reliable tool for acute pain assessment in cats.

4 years ago
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Flawed scientific papers blamed for fueling COVID-19 misinformation

The intense public interest in the pandemic and divisive debate in the United States over how to address it facilitates the spread of faulty research papers online, including by vaccine opponents. And even if a study is retracted, it is too late.

4 years ago
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International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module: NASA

The seven crew members aboard - two Russian cosmonauts, three NASA astronauts, a Japanese astronaut and a European space agency astronaut from France - were never in any immediate danger, according to NASA and Russian state-owned news agency RIA.

4 years ago
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