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India’s antitrust regulator will withdraw a report that found Apple Inc. abused its dominance of the domestic market, backtracking for now from its high-profile investigation into the US company. An arm of the Competition Commission of India conducted an initial investigation this year and found Apple exerted significant influence
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UN member states on Thursday approved a treaty targeting cybercrime, the body’s first such text, despite fierce opposition from human rights activists who warned of potential surveillance dangers. After three years of negotiations and a final two-week session in New York, members approved the United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime
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NASA officials said on Wednesday the two astronauts delivered to the International Space Station in June by Boeing’s Starliner could return on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in February 2025 if Starliner is still deemed unsafe to return to Earth. The US space agency has been discussing potential plans with
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Now nearly vital to modern life, social media connects people across the globe, aids communication, and affects daily activities. The number of people using social media worldwide continues to grow, reflecting its importance and ubiquity in contemporary society. As of early 2024, Statista reports reveal there are approximately 5.4
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Blue Origin is set to fly adventurers to the final frontier on Sunday for the first time in nearly two years, reigniting competition in the space tourism market after a rocket mishap put its crewed operations on hold. Six people including Black sculptor and former Air Force pilot Ed Dwight,
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Britain on Tuesday summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in London after accusing Chinese state-backed hackers of stealing data from Britain’s elections watchdog and carrying out a surveillance operation against parliamentarians. Britain said the Chinese hackers stole the voter registration data — mostly names and addresses — of
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Tesla has been forced to recall some 2.2 million cars in the US, because of its warning lights' font sizes not being correct. In one of the biggest moves of this kind, Tesla has recalled almost all of its US units, amounting to about 2.2 million cars,
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Emirates Health Services has launched a virtual nurse powered by artificial intelligence, Emirates News Agency, also known as WAM, reported Tuesday. Using metaverse technology, its tasks will include generative AI system triage and appointment scheduling assistance. It uses advanced clinical algorithms to simulate the interactions of human nurses, WAM added.
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A Japanese robot has successfully touched down on the Moon but problems with its solar power system mean the mission may live for just a few hours. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim) put itself gently on the lunar surface near an equatorial crater. The feat made the Asian
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Apptronik and Nasa’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) are working to develop Valkyrie, an astonishing humanoid robot.