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Is it Internet or internet? Debate rages on downshift
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - Are you on the Internet or the internet?
High-tech scans look to unravel mysteries of Egypt pyramids
AFP, Published on 11/11/2015
» CAIRO - New findings at Egypt's Khufu pyramid are raising hopes of unravelling the mysteries of one of the ancient world's most iconic monuments, including whether it may contain secret chambers.
YouTube stars quiz Obama
AFP, Published on 23/01/2015
» WASHINGTON - A bubbly shopping guide, a charitable "internetainerpreneur" and a comedian who wears green lipstick and eats ladles of cinnamon quizzed US President Barack Obama Thursday in a series of unorthodox YouTube presidential interviews.
Brazilian president's alter ego chases votes online
AFP, Published on 24/10/2014
» SAO PAULO - Dishing out advice to Beyonce and chatting about reality TV, Dilma Rousseff's flippant online alter-ego is worlds apart from the actual Brazilian president's image as a stern task-master.
Facebook goes retro with 'Rooms' chat app
AFP, Published on 24/10/2014
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Thursday released an application that lets people create virtual "rooms" to chat about whatever they wish using any name they would like.
Facebook tightens reins on research at social network
AFP, Published on 03/10/2014
» Facebook tightened the reins Thursday on its research methods in the wake of an outcry by members who felt manipulated by a secret study into how posts affect moods.
Britain's Prince Harry voices hatred of Twitter
AFP, Published on 22/07/2014
» LONDON - Britain's Prince Harry has spoken of his hatred for the micro-blogging website Twitter due to its role in the invasion of his privacy, newspapers reported Tuesday.
Supercomputer emulates teenager to pass 'Turing Test'
AFP, Published on 09/06/2014
» A Russian supercomputer posing as a 13-year-old boy has convinced judges that it is human, becoming the first to pass the "Turing Test" in a historic moment in artificial intelligence, British scientists said.
Move over Kim, Beyonce is queen of Internet in US
AFP, Published on 03/12/2013
» It was a year for "twerking," "selfies," and "cronuts" in Internet searching, right up there with Hollywood, pop and reality stars.
British universities join online education revolution
AFP, Published on 18/09/2013
» Dozens of British universities began offering free online courses on Wednesday through a collective portal, joining a global trend started in the United States that opens higher education to the masses.