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Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centers

Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race.

11 hours ago
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OpenAI says a million ChatGPT users talk about suicide

In a blog post published on Monday, the AI company estimated that approximately 0.15 percent of users have "conversations that include explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent." ...

1 week ago
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AI can help double oil-well productivity: Saudi Aramco

President and CEO Amin Nasser said Aramco, the world's biggest oil exporter, was now realising gains after investing tens of billions of dollars in computing and hiring thousands of data scientists.  ...

1 week ago

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Twitter allows Arabic users to be addressed in the feminine

Twitter on Wednesday unveiled a new version that allows Arabic language users to be addressed as female rather than male, in efforts to use "inclusive language" on the platform, popular in the Arab world.

4 years ago
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Spotify launches Greenroom, a Clubhouse competitor

Spotify on Wednesday launched a live audio app called Greenroom, the Swedish online music streaming giant's answer to the popular platform Clubhouse.

4 years ago
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'Out there forever': Canadian sex assault victim haunted by online video

For years, Rachel had no idea she had been sexually assaulted by her own husband as she lay unconscious. She only made the grim discovery last August when she stumbled across a video of the attack that had been shared all over the internet.

4 years ago
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Grab technology boosts economic opportunities, financial access in Kalimantan

As one of the youngest cities in Indonesia, Tarakan, North Kalimantan, has grown and developed rapidly in recent years.

4 years ago
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Nintendo spotlights Switch games with no console update

Nintendo tried to tamp down hardware expectations, stressing ahead of time that the presentation would be devoted exclusively to game software.

4 years ago
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Trip to space with Jeff Bezos sells for $28 million

The Amazon founder revealed this week that both he and his brother Mark would take seats on board the company's New Shepard launch vehicle on July 20, to fly to the edge of space and back.

4 years ago
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First-ever NFT sells for $1.47 mn at auction

NFT exchanges take place in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin on specialist sites. Traditional auction houses are seeking to capitalize on the phenomenon.

4 years ago
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Yogyakarta dengue fever study offers hope in disease battle

Results of the three-year study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week, found that infecting dengue-carrying mosquitoes with a harmless bacteria called Wolbachia led to a 77 percent drop in human cases.

4 years ago
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Rover leaves 'China's imprint' on Mars

Zhurong's touchdown in May was the first ever successful probe landing by any country on its first Mars mission -- a milestone in China's ascent to space superpower status.

4 years ago
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Partial eclipse to sweep over northern hemisphere

The eclipse will be partial, which means the people in its shadow won't be plunged into daytime darkness.

4 years ago
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Two Viking relatives reunited in Denmark after 1,000 years

One of the Vikings died in England in his 20s in the 11th century, from injuries to the head. He was buried in a mass grave in Oxford. 

4 years ago
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Facebook working on smartwatch

Facebook Reality Labs is investing in ways to make AR glasses more useful, unit head Andrew "Boz" Bosworth said in a tweet responding to a Verge report that the social network is aiming to unveil a smartwatch next year.

4 years ago
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Ohio sues to have Google declared a public utility

Google should be designated a public utility subject to government regulation regarding its search engine and other services, Ohio attorney general Dave Yost contended in the legal filing.

4 years ago
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'Mole's World' game fuels nostalgia among China's young adults

The mobile version of "Mole's World" has shot to the top of the free downloads on Apple's app store.

4 years ago
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French lecturer reaches for stars with astronaut application

In a break from his job teaching engineering to students in France's Normandy region, Matthieu Pluvinage put the finishing touches on an application for a new job: astronaut.

4 years ago
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Apple doubles down on privacy in new iPhone software

Apple on Monday said it is ramping up privacy and expanding features in new iPhone operating software to be released later this year.

4 years ago
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos to go to space on Blue Origin rocket

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced plans on Monday to fly into space next month on a rocket built by his company Blue Origin, fulfilling what he said was a lifelong dream.

4 years ago
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MorphAsia to handle African creative industry hub project

MorphAsia, an Indonesian Architecture Design firm, will design the MediaCity Mauritius project. The project intends to be the hub for media and creative industries in Africa. The prospective project will be strategic support for the growing online creative industry in the continent.

4 years ago
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Arctic micro-animal survives 24,000 years in Siberian permafrost

A bdelloid rotifer came back to life after being frozen for 24,000 years in Siberia.

4 years ago
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Social media account of China's Xiaohongshu goes dark after Tiananmen anniversary post

Xiaohongshu social media account was unavailable on Sunday, after it issued a post on Friday about the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square.

4 years ago
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South Korean designer creates 'Third Eye' for 'smartphone zombies'

The Third Eye was meant as a warning, not a real solution for smartphone addicts who won't pay attention to where they are going.

4 years ago
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United Airlines unveils plan to revive supersonic jet travel

Under the deal, United would purchase Boom's "Overture" aircraft once the planes meet "United's demanding safety, operating and sustainability requirements" with an aim to start passenger travel in 2029, the companies said in a joint press release.

4 years ago
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Grab Ventures Velocity helps start-ups scale up, contribute to Indonesian economy

In line with the government’s vision and potential of developing the national start-up industry, leading Southeast Asian superapp Grab is committed to accelerating the industry through Grab Ventures Velocity (GVV).

4 years ago
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China child advocates sue Tencent over hit 'Honor of Kings' game

Tech giant Tencent is facing a lawsuit over its hit Honor of Kings game, which a Chinese advocacy group alleged is vulgar and addictive for children.

4 years ago
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Misinformation thrives in Iraq's virtual battlegrounds

Conspiracy theories, fake reports and mudslinging -- in Iraq, false news thrives and risks real-life consequences as authorities struggle to counteract its spread.

4 years ago
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Germany and Norway inaugurate clean energy undersea link

Germany and Norway on Thursday inaugurated an undersea power cable.

4 years ago
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Gerindra slammed for being tone-deaf on issue of rape and sexual assault

The Gerindra party Twitter account has received a barrage of criticism after commenting on a rape case involving the son of a party member.

4 years ago
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Facebook reverses course, won't ban lab virus theory

The latest move by Facebook, announced late Wednesday on its website, highlights the challenge of policing misinformation and disinformation on the world's largest social network.

4 years ago
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Bezos to hand over Amazon CEO reins on July 5

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is ceding his chief executive role to Andy Jassy, who heads Amazon Web Services, the lucrative cloud computing unit at the Seattle-based company. Bezos will take the role of executive chair.

4 years ago
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