Plastic ‘has entered’ Antarctic terrestrial food chain

[caption id="attachment_3158" align="alignnone" width="871"] Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms in the Antarctic. [/caption] PARIS: Scientists have found...

Google extends fact-checking to image search

June 22, 2020June 23, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_3107" align="alignnone" width="818"] Google will be matching Facebook's effort in adding fact-check labels to photos and videos to combat online misinformation.[/caption] SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet...

‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse thrills skywatchers in Africa, Asia

June 21, 2020June 22, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_3059" align="alignnone" width="902"] Annular eclipses occur when the moon is not close enough to Earth to completely obscure sunlight, leaving a thin ring of...

Japan’s Fujitsu brings hand washing AI to COVID-19 fight

June 19, 2020June 20, 2020

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Japan's Fujitsu develops new AI-video recognition technology to check proper handwashing TOKYO: Three months after the World Health Organization recommended singing "Happy Birthday" twice...

WhatsApp launches first digital payments option

June 15, 2020June 16, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2688" align="alignnone" width="841"] The WhatsApp app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration. [/caption] SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Monday (Jun 15)...

Chinese conservationists battle to save pangolins from poachers

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2479" align="alignnone" width="827"] Beijing granted one of the most trafficked mammals similar protections to that of giant pandas [/caption] BEIJING: Rescued from a farmer's...

IBM exits facial recognition business, calls for police reform

June 8, 2020June 9, 2020

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IBM disclosed Monday it will no longer offer facial recognition or analysis software in a letter to Congress calling for new efforts to pursue justice...

UAE Mars mission: Hope project a ‘real step forward for exploration’

June 8, 2020June 9, 2020

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The first Arab space mission to Mars is preparing to lift off within weeks. Fuelling is due to begin next week. The UAE believes its...

Britain goes coal free as renewables edge out fossil fuels

June 8, 2020June 9, 2020

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Britain is about to pass a significant landmark - at midnight on Wednesday it will have gone two full months without burning coal to generate...

Coronavirus lockdown wildlife recordings appeal

June 5, 2020June 6, 2020

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Scientists want people to send them their wildlife experiences under the coronavirus lockdown. [caption id="attachment_2240" align="alignnone" width="818"] During lockdown, people have had more time to...