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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) 5/25/2016 – Google announced plans Wednesday to open a Detroit-area technology center for its self-driving car program. The new center in Novi, Michigan, will house engineers and others testing vehicles provided by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, a statement by Google parent Alphabet said. “For the past few years, members of our team have been working from the Greater Detroit area,” the statement posted on Google+ said. “Now it’s time to lay […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN Smart home technology that has long been knocking at doors will settle into the mainstream after rival gadgets and services become hassle-free guests that get along with one another, industry insiders say. While smart home offerings have been around for years, attention has been heightened by Google, Amazon and Apple maneuvering to be at the heart of managing devices capable of wirelessly taking commands or feeding information. “We need to look at […]
James Bond star Daniel Craig appeared at the World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey on Monday, May 23 to speak out against landmines. Craig spoke before business leaders, aid groups and donors in Istanbul for the world’s first Humanitarian Summit and called on government to do more to clear landmines. The summit is an attempt to develop a more coherent response to what the U.N. Chief Ban Ki-Moon has called the worst global humanitarian situation since […]
GENEVA, Switzerland — The head of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, came out swinging at the opening ceremony of the 69th World Health Assembly in Geneva. The meeting of health officials from nearly 200 countries is usually a low-key, bureaucratic affair. Chan, however, opened the assembly by basically saying that the world is facing unprecedented global health challenges right now and is ill-equipped to deal with future threats. She warned against profit-oriented policies that […]
Mammut Sports group says it has achieved a milestone in digital cartography. For the first time, Mount Everest’s southern climbing route, beginning at the Nepalese base camp up to the “roof of the world”, has been documented by 360° videography and photography. (Eagle News)
JAKARTA, Indonesia(AFP) — Thirteen species of Indonesian birds, including the country’s symbolic Javan Hawk-eagle, are at serious risk of extinction mainly due to the pet trade, a wildlife watchdog warned Wednesday. The vast Indonesian archipelago is home to a dizzying array of birds and keeping them as pets has long been part of the national culture, with birdcages a common sight outside homes and shops across the country. However increasing demand for some species as […]
DALLAS, United States (Reuters) — The Dallas Zoo has added a baby elephant to its family and have released new video on Tuesday (May 24) of the little guy collapsing in a heap of hay. A male African elephant calf was born on May 14 to Mlilo ( ma-LEE-lo), who was one of several elephants rescued from drought plagued Swaziland earlier this year. The baby elephant, who hasn’t been names, measures three feet tall (91 […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Facebook has been forced to backtrack after it banned an Australian ad featuring a bikini-clad plus-sized model promoting positive body image, initially saying the photo’s depiction was “undesirable”. The social networking giant blocked the ad for Melbourne’s “Cherchez La Femme: Feminism and Fat” gathering, saying the image violated its advertising guidelines. When organizers questioned the decision, the Facebook Ads Team wrote back saying the ad did not comply with their health […]
Two legendary U.S. coins, one of them more than 200 years old, are expected to bring a total as high as $27 million (USD) when they hit the auction block on Tuesday (May 24) in New York City, according to Sotheby’s. An 1804 Draped Bust Silver Dollar is estimated to sell for $10 million to $15 million and an 1822 Capped Head Left Half Eagle is estimated to sell for $8 million to $12 million. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Twitter announced Tuesday it was easing its 140-character limit for tweets, allowing users to add links, attachments and some other features within the short messages. The move comes as Twitter’s efforts to increase its user base and engagement have been sputtering, raising questions about its growth trend. “Over the past decade, the tweet has evolved from a simple 140-character text message to a rich canvas for creative expression featuring photos, […]
THE Senate has approved on third and final reading a measure seeking to declare Batanes as a cultural heritage and ecotourism zone. House Bill 6152 seeks to promote and protect Batanes’ ecology and environment as well as its natural and cultural heritage. It was sponsored by Senators Francis “Chiz” Escudero, chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and Loren Legarda, member of the Senate Committee on Tourism. Under the bill, the province […]
EGX Rezzed 2016 is the UK’s biggest games event Rachel Quilantang reports from EBC’s UK bureau
