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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.

2 days 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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Huawei sells off budget phone brand as US pressure bites

Chinese telecom giant Huawei announced it has sold its Honor budget phone line to a domestic consortium in a move it said was necessary to keep the brand alive amid "tremendous" supply chain pressures caused by US sanctions.

4 years ago
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German school finds DIY answer to anti-virus ventilation

One German school believes it has found a cheap and simple solution to combat COVID-19 in winter with a DIY ventilation system designed by a teacher's scientist husband.

4 years ago
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US extends deadline for TikTok sale to Nov 27

US authorities have given the Chinese owner of TikTok two additional weeks to divest the social media sensation in order to resolve national security concerns voiced by President Donald Trump's administration.

4 years ago
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'One heck of a ride': SpaceX launches astronauts into space

Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station on Sunday, NASA's first full-fledged mission sending a crew into orbit aboard a privately owned spacecraft.

4 years ago
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SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS

Three Americans -- Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker -- and Japan's Soichi Noguchi will blast off at 7:27 pm Sunday (0027 GMT Monday) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

4 years ago
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New Indian version of hit PUBG mobile game to be launched after China-focused ban

PUBG Corp said it will launch a new PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) mobile game in India after the previous incarnation from a Chinese publisher fell foul of national-security rules.

4 years ago
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Tea for ten? New online tool lets you calculate COVID-19 risk

A dashboard is being developed by a team of US scientists that allows people to assess the risk of attending gatherings where they live using real-time infection data.

4 years ago
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UGM expert shares tips on conserving internet data during pandemic

To help conserve internet data, Gadjah Mada University (UGM) information technology expert Ridi Ferdiana has shared some tips on how to operate gadgets efficiently to avoid spending extra money.

4 years ago
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TikTok gets reprieve as US holds off on enforcing ban

The US government announced it would delay enforcement of a ban on TikTok, saying it would comply with a court order in favor of the Chinese-owned social media sensation.

4 years ago
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Tech experts voice concerns of gig worker surveillance in pandemic

Growing armies of gig workers have little to no say in how they are being monitored during the coronavirus pandemic, calling for better oversight in how tracking tools are deployed.

4 years ago
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Japanese town deploys 'Monster Wolf' robots to deter wild bears

A Japanese town has deployed robot wolves in an effort to scare away bears that have become an increasingly dangerous nuisance in the countryside.

4 years ago
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Air taxi startup Lilium's first US hub to be in Florida

Flying taxi startup Lilium will set up its first US hub near Orlando, putting more than 20 million Floridians within range of the winged electric aircraft that can take off vertically and cover 300 km in a single one-hour hop.

4 years ago
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Google curtails free photo storage, pushes users to buy more space

Google will start limiting how many high-quality photos users can store on the company's cloud back-up service starting next June, in a move that could help protect profit margins.

4 years ago
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New PlayStation hits market ready for battle with latest Xbox

Sony's PlayStation 5 went on sale Thursday, just two days after rival Microsoft released its newest Xbox, with the next-generation consoles vying for holiday season dominance as the pandemic boosts gaming demand.

4 years ago
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'Algorithms of oppression': Big tech urged to combat discrimination

Research this year found Google's advertising platform linked the search phrases "Black girls," "Latina girls," and "Asian Girls" to adult content ads.

4 years ago
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A video games timeline: From Pong to the console wars

With the release of Microsoft's Xbox X and Sony's PlayStation 5 on Tuesday and Thursday, here follows a look at the journey of video games.

4 years ago
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SpaceX ready to take four astronauts to ISS Saturday

Three NASA crew and one Japanese astronaut are set for launch aboard a SpaceX rocket Saturday, bound for the International Space Station in the program's first six-month routine mission.

4 years ago
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ByteDance challenges Trump's TikTok divestiture order

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok, filed a petition late on Tuesday with a US Appeals Court challenging a Trump administration order set to take effect on Thursday requiring it to divest TikTok.

4 years ago
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Apple launches MacBook laptops powered by its own computing chips

Apple Inc on Tuesday introduced a MacBook Air notebook and other machines with its first central processor designed in-house for Macs, a move that will tie its computers and iPhones closer together technologically.

4 years ago
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Virgin's Hyperloop carries passengers for the first time

The Virgin Hyperloop made its first journey carrying passengers, in a test the company claimed represented a major step forward for the "groundbreaking" technology capable of transporting people at 1,000 kilometers an hour.

4 years ago
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Big Tech welcomes Biden presidency, but battles loom

Silicon Valley is welcoming the election of Joe Biden as US president even as it girds for a series of battles over tech policy in Washington.

4 years ago
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New Xbox hits stores, launching holiday season console war

Microsoft's new Xbox console hit stores worldwide Tuesday, kicking off a holiday season battle with Sony's latest PlayStation model, as the coronavirus pandemic creates unprecedented gaming demand around the world.

4 years ago
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Digitalizing traditional markets, one step at a time

While the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated people’s adoption of e-commerce and online shopping platforms, poor digital literacy and lack of access to proper internet infrastructure still hamper efforts to help traditional market merchants across Indonesia go digital with their businesses.

4 years ago
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Scientists on guard over 'mutant' mink coronavirus

Coronavirus transmission from minks to humans does not necessarily mean the disease will become more dangerous, but scientists are on their guard in the wake of an astounding announcement from Denmark.

4 years ago
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YOLK launches Solar Cow to provide energy access to rural children

Korea and US-based solar technology start-up YOLK has kickstarted a crowdfunding campaign to help hundreds of children from low income families in Tanzania get access to clean energy and education.

4 years ago
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Fortnite could soon return to Apple iPhones: Report

The popular Fortnite videogame could be restored to Apple mobile devices through a gaming program that runs on a browser, allowing it to evade a ban by Apple amid a dispute over fees.

4 years ago
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Tweets have spoken: Twitter search links Trump to 'loser'

Twitter users searching for the word "loser" on Saturday were greeted with an unusual first result: US President Donald Trump's account.

4 years ago
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Samsung may launch flagship phone early to grab Huawei share: Sources

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd may launch its flagship Galaxy S smartphones more than a month earlier than expected in a bid to grab market share from Huawei and fend off competition from Apple Inc.

4 years ago
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Diversity, streaming reshape video games for a new generation

Video games have exploded into the biggest form of entertainment in the world and analysts say the growing diversity of billions of players is reshaping the industry.

5 years ago
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DNA might replace barcodes to tag art, voter ballots: Study

Easy-to-remove barcodes and QR codes used to tag everything from T-shirts to car engines may soon be replaced by a tagging system based on DNA and invisible to the naked eye. 

5 years ago
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