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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. ...

6 days ago

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See life through Snapchat filters with these mind-boggling glasses

A team of designers have developed a set of glasses or goggles equipped with augmented reality so you can see  all your loved ones in their daily life in a totally new way. 

5 years ago
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Back on track: GrabWheels returns with improved safety measures

Ride-hailing company Grab relaunched GrabWheels in mid-August, with the support of the Transportation Ministry and Jakarta Police.

5 years ago
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Apple out to reignite growth with line updates

Apple is expected to spotlight its smartwatch, iPad, and subscription services on Tuesday as it strives to reignite growth with a must-have holiday line-up.

5 years ago
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TikTok rejects Microsoft buyout offer, Oracle sole remaining bidder

Microsoft said its offer to buy TikTok was rejected, leaving Oracle as the sole remaining bidder ahead of a looming deadline for the Chinese-owned video app to sell or shut down its US operations.

5 years ago
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Yoga devotee bends online search to feed the hungry

Launched this month, Seva bills itself as the world's first independent, socially conscious search engine that lets people feed hungry children by browsing the internet.

5 years ago
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Apple revises App Store guidelines, loosening some in-app payment rules

Apple Inc on Friday published a revision of some of its App Store review guidelines, loosening some restrictions on streaming game services, online classes and when developers must use its in-app purchase system, which charges a 30 percent commission.

5 years ago
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Design meets utility to boost productivity in Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2

The world’s leading mobile phone maker, Samsung Electronics, has launched the next generation of its category-defining foldable device: the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2.

5 years ago
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Facebook goes back to campus, or how the social network can help today's students

Facebook has introduced Campus, a brand new platform for students. Inaugurated in about 30 American universities, it allows them to meet online for work or entertainment. A social network within the network.

5 years ago
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Instagram apologizes for removing images of Black British model

Instagram has apologized to a Black British plus-size model after she said its repeated removal of images showing her covering her breasts with her arms betrayed "racial biases" in its algorithm.

5 years ago
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New research shows COVID-19 may have been in LA before China announces its outbreak

A new study by American researchers, released on Thursday, suggests the deadly coronavirus may have already reached Los Angeles by late December, actively circulating in the area months before the first definitive cases in the United States were identified.

5 years ago
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Apple's nearly 40-year journey in Singapore celebrates architecture and design

Officially unveiled on Thursday, Apple MBS is a giant geodesic dome with an oculus in its ceiling, inspired by the more than 1,800-year-old Pantheon in Rome - a celebration of light through innovative design.

5 years ago
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China would rather see TikTok US close than a forced sale: Sources

Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikTok's US operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance, and would prefer to see the short video app shut down in the United States, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.

5 years ago
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Your future smartphone may be able to change color

To stand out from the crowd, Chinese manufacturer Vivo is counting on the wow factor of two innovations: a system to change a phone’s color at any time. 

5 years ago
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China's Huawei to launch HarmonyOS, its rival to Google Android, on smartphones next year

Huawei Technologies plans to introduce its Harmony operating system (OS), viewed as its replacement to Google’s Android mobile operating system, on smartphones next year, as it seeks to overcome curbs placed on it by the US.

5 years ago
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Tesla launches fast electric car charging in Berlin, says more cities to come

Managers at electric carmaker Tesla Inc on Thursday demonstrated new supercharger equipment on a Berlin research campus, saying they were looking at more target cities to attract potential buyers worried about access to charging.

5 years ago
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A scan of 10.3 million stars turns up no sign of aliens, yet

Scientists have completed the broadest search to date for extraterrestrial civilizations by scanning roughly 10.3 million stars using a radio telescope in Australia, but have found nothing - not yet, at least.

5 years ago
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ByteDance in talks with US to avoid selling TikTok: Report

Chinese internet giant ByteDance is in talks with the US about ways it might avoid having to sell its TikTok operations here, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

5 years ago
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Microsoft's new Xbox Series X set for November launch, from $499

Microsoft said Wednesday its next-generation Xbox game console will launch on November 10, with an estimated starting price of $499.

5 years ago
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Fortnite says gamers can no longer use Apple sign-in system

"Fortnite" users will no longer be able to use Apple Inc's sign-in system to log in to the game as early as Friday.

5 years ago
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Microsoft says small Xbox S game console on the way

Microsoft confirmed that it will launch a small Xbox S game console priced at $299 in November.

5 years ago
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German court opens late daughter's Facebook to parents

Germany's highest court on Tuesday allowed the parents of a teenage girl who was crushed to death by a Berlin metro train in 2012 to directly access her Facebook account.

5 years ago
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COVID robocop: The droid that reminds you to wear your mask

Engineers have developed a robot that can detect whether people are wearing a mask to guard against COVID-19 and, if not, politely remind them to put one on.

5 years ago
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Apple seeks damages from Fortnite maker in App Store dispute

Apple asked a US federal court to order Fortnite maker Epic Games to pay damages in a legal dispute over the rules for the iPhone maker's online marketplace.

5 years ago
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TikTok warns parents over suicide video

TikTok is warning parents and users over a suicide video that has been embedded in a clip.

5 years ago
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First 5G iPhone expected at Apple online event Sept 15

Apple on Tuesday fired off invitations to a September 15 online event expected to star the first iPhone tailored for superfast 5G telecom networks.

5 years ago
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Need ultra-fast internet connection? Move to Liechtenstein

At a time when a massive shift to working from home has highlighted the critical importance of fast internet connections, the services broker Cable has published a global study of broadband speeds around the world.

5 years ago
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PUBG Corp says Tencent not to publish mobile game in India

PUBG Corporation, the unit of a South Korean company behind PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), will no longer give Tencent Games the rights to publish its popular mobile game in India, it said in a blog.

5 years ago
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TikTok removing graphic clip circulating on its platform

Popular short-video app TikTok said on Monday it was removing a clip of a suicide circulating on its platform and was banning accounts that were repeatedly trying to upload the clip.

5 years ago
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ByteDance to hand out cash bonuses to staff amid US pressure on TikTok

TikTok owner ByteDance said on Tuesday it would hand out cash bonuses to employees working to help it "overcome challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and changing macro environment".

5 years ago
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Parking, bike share, taxis: Will we soon be able to pay for everything in Google Maps?

Google Maps went from a straightforward mapping and geolocation service to a sprawling platform.

5 years ago
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