Facebook edits feeds to bring less news, more sharing
LONDON Jan 13 (TNS): Facebook is changing what its users will see to highlight posts they are most likely to engage with and make...
UK to have driverless cars by 2021: govt
LONDON Nov 19 (TNS): British finance minister Philip Hammond is to announce £75 million ($99 million, 84 million euros) funding for Artificial Intelligence and...
China to launch first student satellite for scientific education
NANJING Jan 18 (TNS): China's first nano-satellite with primary and middle school students involved in the development and building process will be launched into...
NAVTTC to establish five more Centers of Excellence
Islamabad, Dec. 24 (TNS): National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) is establishing five more specific Centers of Excellence to promote technical...
Afghanistan moves to block WhatsApp, Telegram messaging services
KABUL Nov 04 (TNS): Afghanistan’s telecoms regulator wrote to internet service providers this week ordering them to block the messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram...
New ’emotional’ robots aim to read human feelings
LAS VEGAS Jan 11 (TNS): The robot called Forpheus does more than play a mean game of table tennis. It can read body language...
Study shows gut bacteria impact brain health
Tens of billions of microorganisms that ordinarily reside in our intestines, or the so-called gut microbiome, have a significant impact on how our bodies...
First supermoon of 2018 to light up skies tonight
KARACHI Jan 01 (TNS): The first supermoon of the New Year, Wolf Moon, will be visible to people tonight (Monday night), confirmed Institute of...
Research sheds light on impact grass-fed animals have on climate change
CANBERRA Nov 11 (TNS): A newly published report dissects claims made by different stakeholders in the debate about so-called ‘grass-fed’ beef, the greenhouse gases...
China launches new Earth observation satellite
Taiyuan, May 6 (TNS): China launched a Gaofen 5 on Wednesday, a hyperspectral imaging satellite, as part of the country's high-resolution Earth observation project.
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