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Vietnam's 'Silicon Valley' sparks startup boom
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» HO CHI MINH CITY - Recent Vietnamese graduate looking for an English-language teacher? There's an app for that. Or hunting the best bowl of pho in your Hanoi neighbourhood? There's now an app for that, too.
Romanian hacker gets 4-year sentence in US
AFP, Published on 02/09/2016
» ALEXANDRIA (UNITED STATES) - A Romanian hacker who went by the online moniker "Guccifer" got four years and four months in prison Monday for releasing private emails, medical data and financial information from senior political figures, including Bush family members.
Spotify-Tinder hookup adds music to romance
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Spotify and Tinder said Tuesday they are hooking up to give people a little extra help in the dating game, by adding music preferences to the matchmaking application.
NASA's black female mathematicians hit the big screen
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» WASHINGTON - During the era of US racial segregation, a handful of black female mathematicians managed to break social barriers and propel the US space agency to new heights - and soon their story will be a major motion picture.
Russia? China? Who hacked Yahoo, and why?
AFP, Published on 23/09/2016
» PARIS - Yahoo's claim that it is the victim of a gigantic state-sponsored hack raises the question of whether it is the latest target for hackers with the backing of Russia, China or even North Korea, experts say.
US military website offers extensive detail on hurricane
AFP, Published on 07/10/2016
» MIAMI - From a special storm website created by a US military agency to a state's interactive map of evacuation routes, the authorities are mobilizing digital tools to help millions of people cope with the devastating passage of Hurricane Matthew.
Americans worry about 'super-human' technologies: poll
AFP, Published on 26/07/2016
» MIAMI - Futuristic technologies that promise to improve people's strength and smarts by editing genes, implanting brain chips or super-charging blood have raised more concern than enthusiasm among Americans, a poll showed on Tuesday.
End of an era: VCRs headed for outdated tech heaven
AFP, Published on 22/07/2016
» TOKYO - The clunky videocassette recorder is going the way of floppy disks, eight-track tapes and camera film as the world's last manufacturer ends production of the once booming home-video technology.
Digital is not rescuing troubled US newspapers
AFP, Published on 15/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - The grim news for newspapers: digital is doing little to rescue them from their deepening woes.
Huge FBI facial recognition database flawed: audit
AFP, Published on 16/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - A facial recognition database compiled by the FBI has more than 400 million images to help criminal investigations, but lacks adequate safeguards for accuracy and privacy protection, a congressional audit shows.