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Google upgrades virtual reality headset, debuts AR features 04 Oct 2017 - 09:12 pm
Google product manager Juston Payne speaks about Daydream View virtual reality headsets during a launch event in San Francisco, California, U.S. October 4, 2017. Reuters/Stephen Lam
Google launches Mini Home, Pixelbook and PixelPhones 04 Oct 2017 - 08:37 pm
Google product manager Matt Vokoun speaks about the Pixelbook laptop during a launch event in San Francisco, California, U.S. October 4, 2017. Reuters/Stephen Lam
Activists condemn craze for wild animal selfies 04 Oct 2017 - 06:00 pm
The charity World Animal Protection said in a report that Instagram has seen a 292 percent increase in wildlife selfies since 2014 around the world. Of these, more than 40 percent involved humans
INSIGHT-White tiger, dark horse: North Korean art market heats up 04 Oct 2017 - 12:35 pm
A visitor looks at works by North Korean artists at the Mansudae Art Museum in the 798 art district in Beijing, China, September 20, 2017. Thomas Peter / REUTERS
Robots under Swedish forest breathe life into ancient mines 04 Oct 2017 - 12:15 pm
From the control room of Boliden's Garpenberg Mine, ABB's System 800xA distributed control system helps operators coordinate what once were stand-alone activities into an efficient integrated system.. Picture: ABB.com
Hidden gems: One of the best egg sandwich in town and it’s cheap too 03 Oct 2017 - 06:15 pm
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One hour of exercise per week could prevent depression, says study 03 Oct 2017 - 05:34 pm
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Chanel models parade past Paris waterfalls 03 Oct 2017 - 03:09 pm
Models present creations for Chanel during the women's 2018 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show in Paris, on October 3, 2017. / AFP / Patrick KOVARIK
Irish court refers landmark EU-US data transfer case to EU 03 Oct 2017 - 01:33 pm
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Electricity from tears could power biomedical devices 03 Oct 2017 - 12:49 pm
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$37.7 million bowl sets Chinese ceramic auction record 03 Oct 2017 - 09:06 am
A visitor walks past a backlit photo of a Ru Guanyao brush washer bowl from China's Song Dynasty before its record breaking sale at the Sotheby's Chinese Works of Art Autumn Sales in Hong Kong on October 3, 2017. AFP / Anthony WALLACE
'Ernesticos' keep the cult of Che alive in Cuba 03 Oct 2017 - 08:31 am
Cuban Lazaro Ernesto, one of the so-called 'Ernesticos' -named in honor of Argentine-Cuban guerrilla fighter Ernesto
Post-Dylan dilemma for Nobel Literature Prize 03 Oct 2017 - 08:18 am
A medal of Alfred Nobel is pictured prior to the beginning of a press conference to announce the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine on October 2, 2017 in Stockholm. The 2017 Nobel prize season kicks off with the announcement of the medicine prize,
Global experts share research on colorectal cancer 03 Oct 2017 - 01:02 am
H E Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari (second right), Minister of Public Health, along with Dr Abdulla Al Ansari, HMC’s Acting Chief Medical Officer and other members of HMC’s leadership team, attending the opening ceremony of the 5th Qatar Colorectal Conference
Founder of Apple's top chipmaker to hand over reins in june 02 Oct 2017 - 11:47 pm
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) Chairman Morris Chang gestures while answering a question during an investor conference in Taipei, July 16, 2014. Reuters/Pichi Chuang
Smash hit: Ping pong robot takes on Olympian at Tokyo tech fair 02 Oct 2017 - 11:47 pm
FORPHEUS, a fourth-generation table-tennis robot developed by automation parts maker Omron, returns a shot to a human player during a press preview at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) Japan in Chiba, suburban Tokyo on October 2, 2
Unused text messages are a gold mine to blockchain-based startup 02 Oct 2017 - 10:53 pm
SMSChain’s blockchain technology would connect the SMS aggregators with app users, so the aggregators would be able to enjoy, on average, 40 percent lower costs. Reuters/ Andrew Burton
Tea and Tiananmen: Inside China’s new censorship machine 02 Oct 2017 - 09:25 pm
A general view shows a complex of buildings that house offices of Toutiao's Tianjin subsidiary, responsible for content monitoring, in Tianjin, China September 20, 2017. Reuters/ Cate Cadell