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Here's a trick: Recycle that pumpkin and cut Halloween waste 02 Nov 2019 - 01:13 am
 A man poses with a pumpkin while people in costume ride bicycles during the annual Bike Kill event on October 26, 2019 in New York City.  Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP
Facial recognition technology struggles to see past gender binary 02 Nov 2019 - 01:13 am
A facial recognition software is demonstrated at the Intel booth at CES 2019 consumer electronics show at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 10, 2019. AFP / Robyn Beck
It’s boom times for these daring firefighter: Scientists 01 Nov 2019 - 10:56 pm
Firefighters monitor the Kincade Fire on October 29, 2019 in Healdsburg, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP
Twitter CEO dorsey's political ads ban a swipe at Facebook 31 Oct 2019 - 11:26 pm
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on September 5, 2018. AFP / Jim watson
Twitter’s political ads ban await pitfalls 31 Oct 2019 - 11:26 pm
The Twitter app loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, July 22, 2019. Reuters/Mike Blake
Vulture population in Pakistan shows tentative signs of recovery 31 Oct 2019 - 10:36 pm
Vultures feed on the carcass of a dead cow which lies on the mud of the drought-affected Lake Ngami on August 29, 100km away from Maun, Botswana. AFP / Monirul Bhuiyan
Real or Fake? Female influencers harassed on Instagram 31 Oct 2019 - 11:22 am
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Apple lost ground to Huawei, Samsung before iPhone 11 Debut 31 Oct 2019 - 09:50 am
FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed apple logo is seen in front of a displayed stock graph in this illustration taken February 26, 2016. REUTERS
Twitter to ban political ads worldwide on its platform 31 Oct 2019 - 09:09 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 10, 2019, the Twitter logo is seen on a phone in this photo illustration in Washington, DC. AFP / Alastair Pike
iPhone SE 2 launch likely by March 30 Oct 2019 - 11:21 am
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Gender neutral emojis hit screens in new Apple update 30 Oct 2019 - 10:57 am
A person holds an iphone showing emojis in Hong Kong, on October 30, 2019.
Protected status not enough to guard threatened nature reserves, scientists find 29 Oct 2019 - 09:04 pm
The Amurum Forest Reserve where undulating rock formations surround a savannah dominated by lush and tall grass in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria, pictured on June 5, 2014. AFP
New species found in whale shark mouth 28 Oct 2019 - 07:20 pm
Podocerus jinbe -- named after the sharks they were first found in -- are a variety of gammaridea, a species known for their hardy nature. AFP
Chill your Netflix habit, climate experts say 28 Oct 2019 - 06:46 pm
Employees work at Parovoz animation studio in Moscow on February 1 2019 which, with its Netflix contracts, is at the forefront of a resurgence of animation industry. AFP / Mladen Antonov
'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