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What’s the secret behind artificial rain in Dubai
The United Arab Emirates is already living in the future, with technological solutions battling the harsh environment of the Arabian Peninsula. However, did the recent images of a drowning Dubai show that something went wrong?
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Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads after Beijing order
Apple has removed Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the Chinese government, which cited national security concerns.
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Google fires 28 employees for protesting Israeli cloud contract
Google said it had terminated the contracts of 28 employees after some staff participated in protests against the company's cloud contract with the Israeli government.
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Boston Dynamics announces new electric Atlas
Atlas, the humanoid robot and parkour legend, goes electric as Boston Dynamics retires its hydraulic predecessor in a move to commercialize the technology.
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EU iPhone users can now bypass the App Store
iPhone users located in the European Union (EU) can now download apps from developer websites instead of going through Apple's App Store.
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The world's first AI beauty pageant is here
Beauty pageants have a bad reputation for being fickle and a little slimy. Now, AI creators are competing to create the most beautiful, well-rounded, and realistic AI.
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What we can learn from the story of Humane’s AI Pin
AI Pin was described as a modern AI device that could replace your phone. But now the future of the device now seems gloomy.
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X may charge new users a “small annual fee”
X might introduce a policy that would force new users to pay up if they want to like, comment, or bookmark posts.
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Ernie Bot attracted 200M users, Baidu boasts
China's Baidu said that its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot has garnered more than 200 million users as it seeks to remain China’s most popular ChatGPT-like chatbot amid increasingly fierce competition.
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Elon Musk’s Tesla literally saves a man’s life
Director MaxPaul Franklin found himself in a life-threatening situation, which was later rectified by his Tesla’s Full Self-Driving mode, he explained in a recent post on X.
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Google DeepMind teaches mini robots soccer skills
Scientists at Google DeepMind have trained miniature humanoid robots to master their soccer skills while playing on the field – just the way humans would.
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Meta to blur Instagram messages containing nudity
Instagram will test features that blur messages containing nudity to safeguard teens and prevent potential scammers from reaching them.
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New jaw-dropping music-creating AI: former Google researchers introduce Udio
AI startup Uncharted Labs, launched at the beginning of this year by former Google DeepMind researchers, has introduced a new tool for music creation. It’s already sparked a lot of enthusiasm and raised the bar of what we thought possible.
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Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest given CT scan to see what’s inside
The Meta headset’s best-in-class value is as impressive a feat as Apple’s elegant vision statement, an industrial CT scanner company said after finding a non-destructive way to look into the devices’ insides.
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Microsoft is certain its Arm-based AI PCs will outperform the newest MacBook Air
Microsoft is expected to release new Surface laptops for consumers in May that will be equipped with Arm-based hardware.
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Elon Musk’s Grok turning joke X posts into news – media
Grok, Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, is supposedly spreading misinformation on X (formally known as Twitter), with the bot transforming joke posts into real news stories.
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Google looking for ways to improve content filtering with “Short Videos”
Google could soon be introducing a new “Short Videos” filter, with users spotting the feature in the wild.
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Firefox chooses French partner to prevent user tracking
Firefox has announced a partnership with a French search engine that boasts it doesn’t install any cookies on users’ browsers.
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Garmin Forerunner 265 vs NRC App: which tracks running distance better
The Nike Running Club (NRC) app keeps cutting down my distance when compared to the results from my Garmin Forerunner 265. Why?
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AI PCs are here: should they be on your radar?
For around a year, all the biggest processor makers have been teasing users about AI PCs. A handful of such devices have already reached the market, with many more expected to be launched later this year.
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