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Video the next AI frontier
Published on 07/04/2023
» Ian Sansavera, a software architect at a New York startup called Runway AI, typed a short description of what he wanted to see in a video. “A tranquil river in the forest,” he wrote.
The apocalyptic delivery guy
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 06/12/2019
» Hideo Kojima's long-awaited game, which has been shrouded in much secrecy, has been out for a good number of weeks now. Back when content was just being teased and trailers were being released, no one had any idea what was going on. Now that the game is out, we finally understand... sort of. A bit. Kinda.
Teens use VR to capture Hiroshima horror
Asia focus, Published on 20/08/2018
» FUKUYAMA, Japan: It's a sunny summer morning in Hiroshima. Cicadas chirp in the trees. A lone plane flies high overhead. Then a flash of light, followed by a loud blast. Buildings are flattened and smoke rises from crackling fires under a darkened sky.
Web Summit is windfall for Portugal's economy
AFP, Published on 07/11/2016
» LISBON - The bars on the banks of Lisbon's Tagus river are gearing up for a bonanza as tens of thousands of people descend on the city for Europe's largest tech event.
Global warming takes a short break
Published on 26/01/2016
» Snow, sleet and icy winds across Asia caused deaths, flight cancellations and chaos over the weekend as areas used to warmer weather struggled with record-low temperatures.
Residents of posh Paris island rake in cash on Airbnb
AFP, Published on 11/12/2015
» PARIS - Homeowners on the Ile Saint-Louis in central Paris, which has some of the city's most expensive real estate, are being kept in style by Airbnb rentals, a survey showed Thursday.
Dissolving into space
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/04/2015
» In designing objects — either Boffi bathtubs, armchairs for B&B Italia, or even famous wall-mounted CD players for Muji which have become a permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City — the famous, award-winning Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa uses his Zen-like approach to create works with a "refined aesthetic of elegance and minimalism".
'Dashcams' catching everything from scammers to disasters
AFP, Published on 06/02/2015
» The terrifying footage of a plane clipping a bridge in Taiwan and crashing into a river this week highlighted the popularity of "dashcams" that are capturing everything from crime to natural disasters through the windscreen.
Taiwan's ASE ordered to shut factory for polluting river
AFP, Published on 20/12/2013
» Taiwanese authorities on Friday ordered leading chip company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (ASE) to shut down a factory in southern Taiwan for "intentionally" discharging toxic wastewater into a river.
'Couch potato' rowing chair energises tech fair
AFP, Published on 05/03/2013
» It looks like an ordinary black, comfy chair, perfect for a relaxing hour or two in front of the television.