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This touchscreen tablet rolls up like an ancient scroll
MANILA, Philippines - Researchers from Queen’s University - Human Media Lab have developed a rollable touch-screen tablet that takes inspiration from ancient scrolls of early human history.Aptly called...
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Detecting ‘deepfake’ videos in the blink of an eye
A new form of misinformation is poised to spread through online communities as the 2018 midterm election campaigns heat up. Called “deepfakes” after the pseudonymous online account that popularized the...
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EU ministers 'battle' over French-backed digital tax
VIENNA, Austria – EU finance ministers battled on Saturday, September 8, over an increasingly controversial proposal to slap a European tax on US tech giants amid rising worries that it is ineffective...
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How Google’s innovation will continue beyond its 20th year
As millions of people came online in the late 1990s they needed help figuring out what each webpage was about, and how to find what they were looking for. Web indexes and search engines sprang up. When...
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Jack Ma to retire in September 2019 – Alibaba
BEIJING, China – Alibaba co-founder and chairman Jack Ma will step down as head of the e-commerce giant on September 10, 2019, the company said on Monday.Prior to the official confirmation, Ma hinted...
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Cyber insurance market to double by 2020, says reinsurance firm
PARIS, France – The market for insurance against cyber threats will double by 2020 to over 8 billion dollars, German reinsurance giant Munich Re told a conference in Monaco on Sunday, September...
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Tesla shares drop amid exec resignations, Musk smoking marijuana video
Tesla shares plummeted Friday, September 7, US time, after two executives announced their departures from the company and a video of Elon Musk smoking weed and drinking whiskey on a popular podcast...
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Apple faces Trump’s ire after company says tariffs would hurt products
President Donald Trump on Saturday took aim at Apple after the tech giant said the White House's proposed tariffs on China could result in price increases on popular consumer devices such as AirPods,...
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Apple takes down popular Mac utility app that stole users’ browser data
MANILA, Philippines - Apple took down a popular Mac application for reportedly stealing users’ browser data.Adware Doctor, the app in question, was the highest-grossing utility app in the app store...
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Journalism is in a tough place, but it's better than ever too – Oxford professor
MANILA, Philippines – Now’s not the time for journalism to hang its head. While journalism is facing challenges from a number of fronts – externally from entities waging war against the truth; and...
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Photo of Nokia phone with 5 rear cameras surfaces
MANILA, Philippines – Dual and triple camera smartphones may be all the rage these days, but HMD Global appears to be kicking it to another level with a leaked photo revealing a Nokia handset housing a...
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Use of 'cyber troops' found in 48 countries, up from 28 last year – report
Governments and political parties around the globe have taken advantage of social media to erode trust in institutions that work on facts, such as the media, scientific communities, and a range of...
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10 Jack Ma quotes to inspire the entrepreneur in you
MANILA, Philippines - A year from now, renowned philanthropist and business magnate, Jack Ma will step down as chairman of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce platform he co-founded.Ma, who started the...
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Google's 'no-show' in Congress adds to its political headache
WASHINGTON - Google is a powerhouse in Washington with deep pockets and close ties to the government regulators who oversee the company's ambitions from advertising to artificial intelligence.But the...
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Why NASA's next rockets might say Budweiser on the side
WASHINGTON, USA - The constant creep of corporate America into all aspects of everyday life – from the Allstate Sugar Bowl to Minute Maid Park – may soon conquer a new frontier.The final...
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Many conservatives fret over Trump's war on tech giants
WASHINGTON, USA – President Donald Trump's simmering war against Silicon Valley is raising concerns, notably among conservatives, about a politically motivated crackdown on tech firms that could...
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U.S. teens prefer remote chats to face-to-face meeting – study
NEW YORK, USA – American teenagers are starting to prefer communicating via text instead of meeting face-to-face, according to a study published Monday by the independent organization Common Sense...
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Most Americans get news from social media, despite doubts – study
WASHINGTON, USA – Two-thirds of American adults get at least some of their news from social media, even though many are skeptical about the accuracy of that information, a survey showed Monday,...
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EU copyright war 'a shame,' says big tech lobby
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Tech giants and open-internet activists, not always natural bedfellows, are fighting a proposed copyright law that returns for approval at the European Parliament on Wednesday,...
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Alibaba, Russian tech firm Mail.ru agree to joint e-commerce venture
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and Russian technology group Mail.ru on Tuesday, September 11, said they would launch a joint e-commerce venture in Russia and former Soviet...
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