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Computer-generated sounds for silent movies

Researchers are experimenting with comuter sounds that automatically create sounds effects for movies

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Apple ordered to halt iPhone 6 sales in Beijing

Chinese regulator rules that two of the company's iPhone 6 phones look too much like a competitor's phone.

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Zuckerberg quizzed on 'reptilian conspiracy'

Mark Zuckerberg would like you to know he is not a shape-shifting lizard person bent on world domination.

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Crooks are selling access to your firm's hacked servers

Kaspersky Lab has uncovered an online marketplace where criminals sell access to more than 70 000 hacked corporate and government servers.

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Most share news without reading articles – study

A new study finds that 6 out of 10 people share news on social media without ever having read the article.

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Computer-generated sounds for silent movies

Researchers are experimenting with comuter sounds that automatically create sounds effects for movies

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SCIENCE NEWS  

Microsoft gets into marijuana business

Software giant become first big tech company to get into booming legal weed business.

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TELECOMS  

MTN to extend 3G coverage in Nigeria

Mobile-phone operator MTN plans to substantially increase capital spending in Nigeria in 2017.

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SECURITY  

Crooks are selling access to your firm's hacked servers

Kaspersky Lab has uncovered an online marketplace where criminals sell access to more than 70 000 hacked corporate and government servers.

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SOFTWARE  

Apple enhances Siri but still trails in AI

Apple last week announced major changes to its voice assistant but the company still lags on the AI front.

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BUSINESS  

Zuckerberg's philanthropy venture aids startup

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropy venture has made its first major investment.

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HARDWARE  

The sports watch that nags you to get moving

The Garmin Vivomove has a number of neat features, including one that reminds you to get moving.

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GAMING  

Sony sets date for virtual reality release

Company says it has delayed release of the PlayStation VR headset to ensure games are available at launch.

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INTERNET  

Most share news without reading articles – study

A new study finds that 6 out of 10 people share news on social media without ever having read the article.

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GADGETS  

This TV can repel mosquitoes

Indian arm of LG Electronics unveils new television that uses ultrasonic waves to keep mosquitoes away.

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SPACE  

Black holes may not be 'eternal prisons'

Professor Stephen Hawking says things my fall through black holes into alternative universes.

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DISCOVERY  

The perplexing history of the penis bone

HUman penises contain no bones, and yet that is not always the case in mammalian history.

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ENVIRONMENT  

The challenge of protecting elephants

With a growing incidence of poaching some feel that replacing the Kruger fence makes the most sense.

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