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Social media
Men or bears? Women’s safety debate pops on social media
If you’re a woman alone in a forest, would you rather be approached by a random man or... a bear?
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Streaming
Trucker was watching Netflix in crash that killed grandparents, US cops say. He’s charged
A truck driver was streaming Netflix on his phone before causing a crash that killed grandparents who were visiting family, Minnesota authorities say.
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AI
Google unveils AI for predicting behaviour of human molecules
Artificial intelligence is giving machines the power to generate videos, write computer code and even carry on a conversation.
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Video games
Microsoft’s Xbox is planning more cuts after studio closings
The sudden closure of several video-game studios at Microsoft Corp’s Xbox division was the result of a widespread cost-cutting initiative that still isn’t finished.
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AI
Sperm whale speech – with ‘alphabet’ – is decoded. What other animals can AI translate?
With the help of artificial intelligence, the research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology analysed data from 8,719 sperm whale “codas” – clusters of clicks – collected by recording whales in the Caribbean.
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Mobile apps
US judge grills Apple exec about whether company is defying order to enable more iPhone payment options
A US federal judge on May 8 questioned whether Apple has set up a gauntlet of exasperating hurdles to discourage the use of alternative payment options in iPhone apps, despite a court order seeking to create more ways for consumers to pay for digital services.
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Gig economy
Delivery app Getir’s rise and fall fuelled by billions of dollars and strategy conflicts
For Nazim Salur, it’s the end of a nearly decade-long dream to build a global delivery powerhouse out of Turkey.
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Technology
Australian startup mimics trees to make cheaper green hydrogen
For emissions-free hydrogen to become a widespread climate solution, it has to get much cheaper. A startup in Australia claims it has a way to do that.
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AI
Apple’s iPad ‘Crush’ ad causes uproar amid AI anxiety
An ad for the new iPad Pro caused an uproar Wednesday for showing an industrial-sized hydraulic press crushing objects linked to human creativity – such as a record player and trumpet – into a sleek tablet.
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Smartphones
Sheriff requests nude photos from female inmate in exchange for favourable treatment, US feds say
A sheriff requested nude photos from a female inmate in Mississippi, and in exchange provided her with “favourable treatment”, federal officials said.
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World
Japan to start hunting fin whales after five years of commercial whaling
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday, five years after leaving an international body that regulates the commercial hunt of the marine mammals.
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World
Ukrainian drones strike Russian fuel depot, officials say
(Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire and damaged several storage tanks at a fuel depot in Russia's Krasnodar region, the region's crisis administration said on Thursday.
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AI
Google’s Sundar Pichai lays out his AI roadmap
Alphabet Inc chief executive officer Sundar Pichai says artificial intelligence has been a key focus of the Google parent since 2016, back when ChatGPT-maker OpenAI was in its infancy. After all, Google researchers invented the "T” in GPT (as in generative pre-trained transformer). It was a critical innovation that made conversational search using large language models possible.
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World
44-foot whale carcass on bow of cruise ship baffles NY authorities
(Reuters) - Marine conservationists and government scientists are seeking clues to the mystery of how a 44-foot whale carcass ended up on the bow of a cruise liner, where it was discovered as the ship approached New York City's Port of Brooklyn over the weekend.
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Tablets
Apple’s new iPad ad leaves its creative audience feeling … flat
The trumpet is the first thing to be squished. Then the industrial compressor flattens a row of paint cans, buckles a piano and levels what appears to be a marble bust. In a final act of destruction, it pops the eyes out of a ball-shaped yellow emoji.
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World
South Korea's Yoon takes responsibility for missteps after 2 years in office
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday his government's efforts to improve people's lives had fallen short, conceding a crushing election defeat for his ruling party last month reflected voters' assessment of his two years in office.
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World
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail
(Reuters) -Fiji's former long-serving prime minister Frank Bainimarama was on Thursday sentenced to a year in prison for perverting the course of justice, the country's director of public prosecutions said.
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Smartphones
Phone bans are gaining ground in schools worldwide
All over the world, parents and experts are concerned about the harmful effects of smartphone use on young people. To limit these effects, some are campaigning for cell phones to be banned from school premises. Some countries have taken the plunge, while others are reluctant to adopt a zero-tolerance policy.
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World
UK refuses to sign global vaccine treaty, The Telegraph reports
(Reuters) - Britain is refusing to sign the World Health Organization's (WHO) pandemic accord because the country says it would have to give away a fifth of its vaccines, the Telegraph reported on Wednesday.
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World
Britain and NATO allies must spend more, be tougher, UK's Cameron to say
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister, David Cameron, will urge its fellow NATO members to meet their pledge to spend 2% of GDP on defence, and to be tougher and more assertive with adversaries, in a speech to be delivered on Thursday.