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Tue Apr 12 2016
 
     
 

Chatbots the next best tech thing

A digital assistant called "M" is being tested by Facebook which is similar to Microsoft's Cortana and Apple's Siri.

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US government to secretly spy on citizens

Human Rigths Watch says the US government is developing a policy that will allow it to use information obtained secretly.

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US, UAE sign space co-operation deal

Two nations will share data with one another about their orbiting satellites

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How LSD mimics the mind of a baby

Scientists have for the first time scanned the brains of people using LSD and found the drug frees the brain to become more like the mind of a baby.

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Nuclear employee sentenced for cyber attack

The US Department of Energy's computers came under attack by employee looking for weapons information.

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Chatbots the next best tech thing

A digital assistant called "M" is being tested by Facebook which is similar to Microsoft's Cortana and Apple's Siri.

Full story
 
 
 
     
SCIENCE NEWS  

US, UAE sign space co-operation deal

Two nations will share data with one another about their orbiting satellites

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TELECOMS  

Huawei bets on Leica for success

Huawei seeks to unseat Samsung and Apple with its new dual-camera smartphone, the P9.

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SECURITY  

Weapon adverts removed from Facebook

According to a study, secret groups have been using social networking sites to sell and smuggle anti-aircraft weapons.

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SOFTWARE  

Windows 10 used in 270 million devices

Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella hails the "amazing" start of the company's multi-platform operating system.

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BUSINESS  

Twitter CEO ventures Down Under

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey visited Twitter's Australian offices ahead of a discussion with federal government members.

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HARDWARE  

Taking on the laptop heavyweights

The Acer Aspire R11 compact convertible notebook is flexible and easily able to compete in the big league.

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GAMING  

Batting out of the park with Souls, Break, MLB

Dark Souls III has lived up to its predecessors while MLB The Show 16 made baseball an interesting sport to play.

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INTERNET  

US government to secretly spy on citizens

Human Rigths Watch says the US government is developing a policy that will allow it to use information obtained secretly.

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GADGETS  

Chatbots the next best tech thing

A digital assistant called "M" is being tested by Facebook which is similar to Microsoft's Cortana and Apple's Siri.

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SPACE  

The Space Dragon has arrived

NASA announced the successful arrival of SpaceX's unmanned cargo craft, Dragon at the International Space Station.

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DISCOVERY  

Rhino killed ahead of royal visit

Conservations groups in India hope the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will place a global emphasise on conservation laws.

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ENVIRONMENT  

To dump or not to dump

Scientists have argued against the release of tritium from Fukushima plant due to its potential health hazards.

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