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Japanese scientists graft living skin onto ‘smiling’ robot
Japanese scientists have developed a technique to attach self-healing, living skin to a robot face and make it “smile”. The…
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New Zealand to nearly triple tax on international tourists
New Zealand has announced plans to nearly triple a tax on international tourists, prompting backlash from the country’s tourism industry.…
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Telegram channels key to survival on Ukraine’s front line with Russia
Inna makes cakes, pies, pizzas and chebureki, deep-fried turnovers. These days, her business in the front-line town of Kurakhove in…
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WhatsApp novelists use messaging app to write and sell books in Zimbabwe
Sitting on a plastic chair, Kingston Dhewa stares intently at his smartphone, his thumbs jabbing furiously at the screen. He…
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UAE weighs in on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s detention by France
The United Arab Emirates has said it is following closely the case of Telegram messaging app founder and CEO Pavel Durov –…
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China’s robot makers chase Tesla to deliver humanoid workers
China dominates the market for electric vehicles. Now it’s chasing Tesla in the race to build battery-powered humanoids expected to…
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Solidarity with Palestine must be about decolonisation, not just ceasefire
It has been more than 10 months now of Israel waging its genocidal war on Gaza. Throughout this time, mobilisation…
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X to close operations in Brazil ‘effective immediately’
Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, will shutter its local operations in Brazil following a bitter legal tussle over the…
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Woman in Turkey arrested for criticizing Instagram ban: Report
A Turkish court on Monday ordered the arrest of a woman on charges of inciting hatred and insulting the president…
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US startup testing use of robots, AI to make IVF cheaper
The hundreds of thousands of people who undergo IVF each year put their faith in a high-stakes, hands-on process that…
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