Is facial recognition the stuff of sci-fi? Not in China
by Peter STEBBINGS Agence France-Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) - From toilet-paper dispensers to fast-food restaurants, travel and crime-fighting, China is taking the…
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Intel working with Facebook on chips for Artificial Intelligence
LAGUNA BEACH, United States (AFP) -- Intel chief Brian Krzanich said Tuesday his company is working on a super-fast chip…
7 years ago
US author George Saunders wins 2017 Man Booker Prize
by Joe Jackson Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- US author George Saunders on Tuesday became only the second…
7 years ago
Scientists may have found a cause of dyslexia
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- A duo of French scientists said Wednesday they may have…
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Electric jet startup could become ‘Uber in the sky’
by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse LAGUNA BEACH, United States (AFP) -- Eviation Aircraft chief executive Omer Bar-Yohay pictures a day…
7 years ago
Louis XIV, Napoleon diamond to be auctioned off in Geneva
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) --A large, pink diamond once set in the crowns of numerous French kings and emperors will go…
7 years ago
Japan’s blind piano maestro plays it by ear
by Ursula Hyzy Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Blind since birth, virtuoso Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii puts his…
7 years ago
Huawei bets on AI phone in challenge to Apple, Samsung
MUNICH, Germany (AFP) -- Chinese technology group Huawei unveiled its latest smartphone Monday, talking up the advanced artificial intelligence capabilities…
7 years ago
Neutron star smashup ‘transforms’ our understanding of Universe
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- For the first time, scientists have witnessed the cataclysmic…
7 years ago
More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Planting more trees, farming more sustainably and conserving wetlands could significantly slash the amount of…
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