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U.S. cancer death rate drops by largest annual margin ever, report says
The drop was largely credited to a decline in lung cancer deaths due to advances in treatments, among other factors, the American Cancer Society said.
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Astronomers race to study mysterious fast radio burst detected in a nearby galaxy
Just as astronomers thought they were making sense of fast radio bursts (FRBs) — the mysterious repeating signals originating deep in space — the universe threw us a curveball.
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10,000 camels in Australia to be shot because they drink too much water
Animals wreak havoc in drought-afflicted areas, causing damage to infrastructure
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How SpaceX Starlink works: price, launch date for Elon Musk's internet
Connecting to Starlink will be really easy, Elon Musk says
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How Long Will Australia Be Livable?
Facing a future of fire, drought, and rising oceans, Australians will have to weigh the choice between getting out early or staying to fight.
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Disinformation For Hire: How A New Breed Of PR Firms Is Selling Lies Online
One firm promised to “use every tool and take every advantage available in order to change reality according to our client's wishes.”
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The man who got rich on data - years before Google
Often called the "new oil", data is immensely valuable - but only if processed in the right way.
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From politics to the plate: how pad Thai was invented by government
Its history is as political as it is delicious. Dive into the history of this not-so-Thai noodle dish that was born of politics and nationalism almost 80 years ago.
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The 1997 merger that paved the way for the Boeing 737 Max crisis
Only now, with the plane indefinitely grounded, are we beginning to see the scale of its effects.
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New study finds psychedelic drugs result in lasting increases in nature relatedness
New research provides evidence that psychedelic drugs produce enduring increases in people's sense of being connected to nature.
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A month at sea with no technology taught me how to steal my life back from my phone
As the head of a media and communications program, my life's digital-analogue balance was off. Four weeks at sea with no devices refocussed my views – even on things that had been there all along.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg congratulated Donald Trump for being 'number one on...
Donald Trump claims Mark Zuckerberg told him he was "number one on Facebook" at a dinner between the pair. Trump made the claim on Monday on conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh's self-titled radio show, where the pair discussed a variety of topics, including Trump's social media reach.
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CES 2020: New Dell Linux developer XPS 13 laptop is on its way
The next-generation of Dell's high-end Linux laptops will come with up to 32GB of RAM.
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Buzz Aldrin at 90: an interview with the Apollo 11 astronaut
As Buzz Aldrin approaches his 90th birthday, Rod Pyle chats to the Apollo 11 astronaut about his life, legacy, and humanity's future in space.
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CES 2020: First look at tomorrow's freshest tech
The products set to cause the biggest stir at this year's giant tech expo in Las Vegas.
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Rethinking tech's Wild West: San Francisco requires new permits
Tired of San Francisco streets being used as a testing ground for the latest delivery technology and transportation apps, city leaders are now requiring businesses to get permits before trying out new high-tech ideas in public.
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The Dystopian technologies of the future
Technology from it's beginning has been good and bad. The bad from it has come from us weaponizing whether it be images, ideas or even people.
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Canada Wins Gold at 2020 World Junior Hockey Championships
Canada has beaten Russia to claim the gold medal at the 2020 World Junior Hockey Championships. This comes after Russia beat Canada earlier.
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A new battery could keep your phone charged for five days
An ultra-high capacity lithium-sulphur battery that could keep a smartphone charged for five days may pave the way for cheaper electric cars
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No foolin‘—the 2010s were a crazy decade for tech
Spaceflight lived, software ownership died, and net neutrality lived and died.
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Microsoft wants to use AI and machine learning to discover a cure for cancer
Is cancer just biological malware?
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Illinois says you should know if AI is grading your online job interviews
The first-of-its-kind law, effective today, might give candidates a bit more insight into the algorithms that analyze their interviews, but they shouldn’t expect much to change.
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AI 'outperforms' doctors diagnosing breast cancer
Hospitals trial intelligent machines to improve cancer detection and results so far are promising.
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The Decade We Learned There’s No Such Thing as Privacy Online
And a corrupt U.S. government seems incapable and unwilling to do anything about it.
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2010 - 2019: A Decade In Film
Supercut
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The Voices of the Afghanistan Papers
According to an investigative reporter from the Washington *Post*, the failures of the war in Afghanistan were consistently followed by dishonesty from policymakers and military leaders.
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CIA developed tech to restrict anti-aircraft missiles given to allies, researcher says
The CIA developed technology to restrict anti-aircraft missiles once they are given to allies, a Dutch researcher said according to a Reuters report. The researcher, Jos Wetzel, said at a cybersecurity conference in Germany over the weekend that the technology would be used for shoulder-fired missiles called Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS). This could convince U.S. officials to distribute these weapons more often, Reuters reported.
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Linux and open-source rules: 2019's five biggest stories show why
This was the year when, once and for all, it became clear that the future of technology belongs to Linux and open-source software.
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Hydrogen-powered drones point way to future travel
Hydrogen-powered drones have several advantages to lithium ion-powered ones, says Dr Enass Abo-Hamed.
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Bitcoin's Purported Creator Says His Fortune May Remain Locked
Many investors doubt that Craig Wright has an extensive trust to access.
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