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Tech breathes new life into endangered Native American languages
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» BLOOMINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Linguistics experts are turning to cutting-edge technologies to revitalize threatened Native American languages -- and rejuvenate generations of Indigenous tradition -- through new approaches such as children's books and smartphone apps.
Artificial intelligence creeps into daily life
AFP, Published on 15/12/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Mark Zuckerberg envisions a software system inspired by the "Iron Man" character Jarvis as a virtual butler managing his household.
Baidu earnings fall as user growth ebbs
AFP, Published on 29/07/2016
» NEW YORK - Baidu reported lower second-quarter earnings Thursday as the Chinese Internet giant experienced slower user growth following a scandal over its policies for displaying paid ads.
Hundreds of US companies sell unapproved 'stem cell treatments'
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» MIAMI - Hundreds of companies across the United States are selling unapproved stem cell treatments directly to patients, raising concern about safety and scams in a fast-growing industry, researchers said Thursday.
Apple sued over obscure film by China's media regulator: court
AFP, Published on 30/06/2016
» BEIJING - Apple is being sued by China's media regulator over rights to an obscure patriotic film, a Beijing court said Thursday, in the latest legal battle for the US tech giant in one of its crucial overseas markets.
Virtual Reality puts viewer in the movie at Cannes
AFP, Published on 17/05/2016
» CANNES - What if you could both watch a film and be a character in it: perhaps an animated bunny fighting off inept aliens or a humanoid robot struggling with its identity?
Chinese search giant's model 'misleading': regulator
AFP, Published on 09/05/2016
» BEIJING - Internet giant Baidu, China's equivalent of Google, must change how it displays search results, regulators said Monday, following an outcry over the death of a student whose family used it to seek a cancer cure.
British cancer op streamed in virtual reality 'world first'
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» LONDON - A British surgeon livestreamed a cancer operation using virtual reality technology on Thursday, in what he said was a world first that would help in training and allow doctors to advise on operations remotely.
Brazil to launch anti-Zika app for Olympics
AFP, Published on 25/03/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's health ministry said Thursday it will launch a smartphone application to track the Zika virus during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and help visitors detect the disease.
New technology puts health care in palm of your hand
AFP, Published on 08/01/2016
» LAS VEGAS - Managing your health care is moving increasingly to the palm of your hand -- with new smartphone-enabled technology and wearable sensors that examine, diagnose and even treat many conditions and ailments.