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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.

2 days 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. ...

5 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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NASA picks SpaceX to take humans back to Moon

The contract, worth $2.9 billion, involves the prototype Starship spacecraft that is being tested at SpaceX's south Texas facility.

5 years ago
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Online platforms offer ways to spread Ramadan spirit from home

In a time where technology is infused into every aspect of our lives, it comes as no surprise when most of our daily needs can be completed with just a few taps or clicks.

5 years ago
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Zuckerberg urged to nix kids' version of Instagram

Instagram is exploring the launch of a version of the image-centric social network for children under 13, with parental controls.

5 years ago
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Australian court hits Google over collection of user location data

The federal court found that Google violated Australian consumer law by collecting the "Location History" of some users even when they had opted out of sharing that information.

5 years ago
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Zuckerberg urged to ditch kids' version of Instagram

Campaign for a Commercial-free Childhood and the Electronic Privacy Information Center were among nearly 100 groups and individuals from North America, Europe, Africa and Australia to make the plea in a letter to Zuckerberg.

5 years ago
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UAE to send rover to the Moon in 2022

The UAE -- made up of seven emirates including the capital Abu Dhabi and freewheeling Dubai -- announced in September 2020 that it planned to launch the "Rashid" rover by 2024.

5 years ago
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Instagram dabbles with letting people hide 'likes'

Instagram may start letting users hide "like" counts in an effort to ease the pressure of seeking approval from others.

5 years ago
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Grassroot strategy to realize financial inclusion in Indonesia

Many Indonesians, especially those living in rural areas, remain unbanked or have yet to become part of financial inclusion.

5 years ago
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Russia space chief angry over US scrubbing of Gagarin

On Monday, Russia led by President Vladimir Putin marked the 60th anniversary of the legendary flight that made Gagarin the first human in orbit.

5 years ago
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Facebook 'supreme court' will now review takedown requests

The move has the potential to vastly expand the work of the so-called "supreme court" of Facebook, which up to now had been tasked with reviewing instances of whether content was improperly taken down from Facebook or Instagram.

5 years ago
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NASA delays Mars helicopter flight for tech check

Ingenuity's trip, which is to be the first-ever powered, controlled flight on another planet, was set for Sunday but is now on hold until at least April 14. 

5 years ago
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Fortnite maker and Apple duel in filings as App Store trial nears

Epic Games and Apple dueled on Thursday in legal filings ahead of a trial over whether to break the iPhone maker's tight grip on the App Store.

5 years ago
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Mind blown: Modern brains evolved much more recently than thought

Our first ancestors from the genus Homo emerged on the continent about 2.5 million years ago with primitive ape-like brains about half the size of those seen in today's humans. 

5 years ago
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No barriers, just willpower: An entrepreneur’s story of success in the pandemic

In an era of widespread adoption of new technology, starting your own business doesn’t need all that much.

5 years ago
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Twitter spotlights Asia democracy movements with #MilkTeaAlliance emoji

The alliance -- named for the shared love of sugary tea drinks across Hong Kong, Thailand and Taiwan -- emerged last year in an expression of cross-border solidarity and shared fear of authoritarian China.

5 years ago
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Genome analysis reveals unknown ancient human migration in Europe

The research is based on the analysis of several ancient human remains -- including a whole tooth and bone fragments -- found in a cave in Bulgaria last year.

5 years ago
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Radio telescope reveals thousands of star-forming galaxies in early Universe

Europe's giant LOFAR radio telescope has detected stars being born in tens of thousands of distant galaxies with unprecedented precision, in a series of studies published Wednesday. 

5 years ago
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The ulti-mutt pet? Chinese tech company develops robo-dogs

It's whip fast, obeys commands and doesn't leave unpleasant surprises on the floor -- meet the AlphaDog, a robotic response to two of China's burgeoning loves: pets and technology.

5 years ago
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YouTube says rule-breaking videos get scant views

YouTube on Tuesday said rule-breaking videos get looked at very little before being removed by the Google-owned platform.

5 years ago
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Facebook says hackers 'scraped' data of 533 mn users in 2019 leak

A trove of information about more than 530 million Facebook users was shared over the weekend at a hacker forum, prompting the leading social network to explain what happened and call on people to be vigilant about privacy settings.

5 years ago
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60 years after Gagarin, Russia lags in the space race

Sixty years after the Soviet Union made history by launching Yuri Gagarin into space on April 12, 1961, Russia continues to have lofty extraterrestrial ambitions, but its ability to realise them is more down to earth.

5 years ago
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Facebook says hackers 'scraped' data of 533 million users in 2019 leak

A trove of information about more than 530 million Facebook users was shared over the weekend at a hacker forum, prompting the leading social network to explain what happened and call on people to be vigilant about privacy settings.

5 years ago
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Self-driving cars ideal match for Apple: Tim Cook

Talk of an autonomous vehicle bearing the Apple brand has long been among rumors swirling around the iPhone maker, which has remained tight-lipped about its plans for the market.

5 years ago
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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter ready to begin Mars flight

The ultra-light aircraft had been fixed to the belly of the Perseverance rover, which touched down on the Red Planet on February 18.

5 years ago
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How the pandemic has shifted the consumer behavior progressed digitally

It has been more than a year since the government declared COVID-19 a public health emergency, nearly a year since the first large-scale social restrictions were imposed in Jakarta and for most of us, almost just as long since nonessential workers started working from home (WFH).

5 years ago
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Facebook revamps feed, aims for more user control

The change enables users to control and prioritize on what Facebook calls its "News Feed," or the main element seen when people log onto Facebook.

5 years ago
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Borisov comet 'most pristine' object from outer space seen in Solar System

Pristine, in astronomical terms, describes a comet that has never passed close enough to a star to be transformed by its searing heat.

5 years ago
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SpaceX Starship rocket test ends in another failure: Musk

"At least the crater is in the right place!" he joked, in acknowledging the fourth failed test of the prototype.

5 years ago
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A 'starter kit' for supermassive black holes?

There are two well-known sizes of black hole -- at one end, so-called stellar-class ones which are typically three to ten times the mass of our Sun -- and at the other, supermassive ones, found at the centre of most galaxies, including the Milky Way, which are millions to billions times heavier.

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