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'Chaos map' charts global deaths from water, food and fuel disruption 26 Oct 2019 - 12:06 am
 Women throw earthen pitchers onto the ground in protest against a shortage of drinking water outside the municipal corporation office in Ahmedabad, India, May 16, 2019. Reuters/Amit Dave
Spreading human rights around the world, one AI at a time? 25 Oct 2019 - 10:41 pm
New artificial intelligence avatars of Sir Richard Branson and two activists, Laura Ulloa and Geum Hyok Kim, interact at the One Young World Conference in London on 25 October, 2019.
Google digs into deeper meanings of searches 25 Oct 2019 - 07:21 pm
The company is rolling out the change to English language searches in the U.S. starting this week. Google said it expects the shift will give better results for every one in 10 searches.
Former Google chip guru takes novel approach to AI at Groq 25 Oct 2019 - 07:21 pm
AI is a powerful way to understand and cash in on the flood of information created by everything from smartphones to vehicles. Traditional chips aren’t up to the task, so powerhouses such as Intel Corp. are acquiring startups that design new types of proc
Roaming Russian eagles leave scientists broke 25 Oct 2019 - 04:55 pm
 Representative image: Crystal Palace mascot Kayla the Eagle before a match. Reuters/Ian Walton
The climate activist preaching on New York's subway 24 Oct 2019 - 10:36 am
Richard McLachlan, a member of the Extinction Rebellion, the environmental action pressure group founded in Britain, delivers his message about climate change to commuters in the subway October 17, 2019 in New York. AFP / Don Emmert
Google unveils quantum computer breakthrough; critics say wait a qubit 24 Oct 2019 - 10:18 am
A handout picture from October 2019 shows Sundar Pichai and Daniel Sank (R) with one of Google's Quantum Computers in the Santa Barbara lab, California, U.S. Picture taken in October 2019. Google/Handout via REUTERS
From code to cleanliness: social entrepreneurs support San Francisco's homeless 23 Oct 2019 - 07:40 pm
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Online platforms' relationship with news media: it's complicated 23 Oct 2019 - 06:30 pm
A 2008 file photo of McClatchy Company's DC office. (Reuters)
Is the stethoscope dying? High-tech rivals pose a threat 23 Oct 2019 - 08:42 am
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Russia discovers five Arctic islands uncovered by melting ice 22 Oct 2019 - 05:35 pm
An undated handout picture obtained from the Russian Arctic National Park on March 4, 2019, shows a polar bear off the coast of the remote Russian northern Novaya Zemlya archipelago. AFP
Huawei reports 24.4% year-on-year increase in third quarter revenue 22 Oct 2019 - 07:58 am
Illuminated Huawei and 5G signs are on display during the 10th Global mobile broadband forum hosted by Chinese tech giant Huawei in Zurich in this file picture.
Mars shows man the final frontier of circular economy 21 Oct 2019 - 08:28 pm
Mars Habit at by HASSELL with 3D-printed furniture by Nagami, Moving to Mars exhibition. With thanks to Oxygen Model Management.Image credit: Felix Speller for the Design Museum
Calls, texts... and forecasts? Mobile phone towers can predict rain too 20 Oct 2019 - 08:07 pm
Transmitting antennas are seen on a mobile-phone network relay mast in Brumath near Strasbourg, January 14, 2016. Reuters/Vincent Kessler
Mars once had salt lakes similar to Earth: Study 20 Oct 2019 - 10:57 am
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WhatsApp to bring splash screen, dark mode for iPhone users 20 Oct 2019 - 10:48 am
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Google completes first drone delivery in the US 19 Oct 2019 - 06:16 pm
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Facebook says it will deliver News Corp stories 19 Oct 2019 - 09:54 am
A smartphone user shows the Facebook application on his phone in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, in this photo illustration, May 2, 2013. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic