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  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.

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  Facebook donates servers to speed up research into AI

  AFP, Published on 26/02/2016

  » BERLIN - Facebook announced Thursday it was donating computer servers to a number of research institutions across Europe, starting with Germany, to accelerate research efforts in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

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  Microsoft to port to Linux

  Life, James Hein, Published on 16/03/2016

  » As covered in an earlier article Microsoft is not porting Android but they are porting to Linux. According to a recent announcement Microsoft's SQL Server 2016 will be available for Linux users to use by the middle of 2017. The Microsoft marketing perspective is that the Linux version will "enable SQL Server to deliver a consistent data platform across Windows Server and Linux, as well as on-premises and cloud" in addition to providing customers "even more flexibility in their data solution".

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  Nintendo says strong demand for Wii U games

  AFP, Published on 02/02/2016

  » TOKYO - Nintendo said Tuesday its operating profit soared, as it pointed to strong demand for Wii U console games including shoot-em-up hit "Splatoon", but holiday sales fell and the positive impact of a weak yen hit its bottom line.

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  Riding against the mobile wave

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 25/11/2015

  » Mobile phones and health seem, on the surface, unrelated. But as the use of phones continues to increase, especially with the coming of 4G and 5G technology, not only does this boost the number of mobile devices, but also the cell sites, or base stations used to connect them to telephone networks. The rising number of cell sites have caused people to worry about the dangers of the radio frequency they emit.

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  Nintendo swings to profit in April-June, sales up 21%

  AFP, Published on 29/07/2015

  » TOKYO - Japanese video game giant Nintendo said Wednesday it swung to a $67 million net profit in the three months to June, owing to a jump in console sales and a weaker yen.

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  Ashley Madison sued over membership data leak

  AFP, Published on 22/08/2015

  » OTTAWA - A Can$760 million (US$578 million) class action lawsuit has been launched against the owner of affair-seeking website Ashley Madison on behalf of Canadian users whose personal information was hacked and leaked online.

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  Russia briefly blocks atheist webpage over 'insulting' believers

  AFP, Published on 14/07/2015

  » MOSCOW - A Russian atheist social networking page was briefly blocked Monday on the back of a court ruling that it insulted the feelings of religious believers.

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  Google joins effort to boost genomics research

  AFP, Published on 24/06/2015

  » WASHINGTON - Google announced Wednesday it was teaming up with university scientists to use its computing platform to accelerate efforts in genomics research.

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  Kenya wildlife rangers launch secure radios to outwit poachers

  AFP, Published on 10/06/2015

  » NAIROBI - Kenyan wildlife officers launched a secure radio system Wednesday in their battle to protect elephants and rhinos, aiming to outwit poachers who listen in on wardens' communications.

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