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A drone incorporating crocodile spotting technology hovers over a two-meter (6.6 ft.) crocodile lying on the banks of the Mowbray River, north of Cairns, Australia, on Thursday. — AFP
Croc-spotting drone patrol takes off Down Under
CAIRNS, Australia — Australia's rugged crocodile country could become safer thanks to world-first drones which were given a test flight on Thursday.The high-tech drones known as "croc spotters" were tested near Cairns, Queensland, patrolling along riverbeds and detecting animals as they went.Armed with what designers say is a world-first artificial intelligence algorithm, they can identify the reptiles in creeks, rivers and beaches.Despite the animals' formidable reputation, attacks from freshwater and saltwater crocodiles on humans are relatively rare in Australia.But five attacks in Queensland's touristic north in 2017-2018, including two fatal attacks, and unusual sightings more than 40 km inland had authorities concerned.The technological solution came from...
September 26, 2019

Croc-spotting drone patrol takes off Down Under

A Google logo is seen on a wall at the entrance of the Google offices in Brussels, Belgium, in this file photo. — AFP
Google deals blow to EU copyright law in France
PARIS — Google said on Wednesday it will not pay European media outlets for displaying their articles, pictures and videos in search results in France, a move that undercuts EU copyright law and could set up a legal fight between the US tech giant and Brussels.Google routinely shows extracts of news articles or small "thumbnail" images in its results and on Google News, without paying the publishers.The new EU rule, which France will be the first to implement starting next month, would require internet companies to pay for such content.But Google has balked, saying it will not use the content in search results unless publishers make it available for free.If they refuse, only a headline and a bare link to the content will appear in search results, Google said, almost certainly...
September 25, 2019

Google deals blow to EU copyright law in France

This file photo taken on Nov. 18, 2010, shows the Google logo on bags during a press conference in Hamburg, on the launch of Google's street info service
Google wins EU fight against worldwide 'right to be forgotten'
LUXEMBOURG — Google is not required to apply an EU "right to be forgotten" to its search engine domains outside Europe, the EU's top court ruled on Tuesday in a landmark decision.The European Court of Justice handed victory to Google in the case, seen as crucial in determining whether EU online regulation should apply beyond Europe's borders or not.The US internet giant had argued that the removal of search results required under EU law should not extend to its google.com domain or its other non-EU sites.The court ruled that, while a search engine operator such as Google must carry out "de-referencing" of links as demanded by a regulator or court in an EU state to all European versions of its sites, that "right to be forgotten" did not need to go...
September 24, 2019

Google wins EU fight against worldwide 'right to be forgotten'

This photo taken on June 16, 2019 shows robotician Hiroshi Ishiguro (R) and his assistant (C) posing next to one of his robots at his research center in Osaka. Set in 2019, cult 80s movie
Japan roboticists predict rise of the machines
SEIKA, Japan — Set in 2019, cult 80s movie "Blade Runner" envisaged a neon-stained landscape of bionic "replicants" genetically engineered to look just like humans.So far that has failed to materialize, but at a secretive research institute in western Japan, wild-haired roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro is fine-tuning technology that could blur the line between man and machine.Highly intelligent, self-aware and helpful around the house — the robots of the future could look and act just like humans and even become their friends, Ishiguro and his team predict."I don't know when a 'Blade Runner' future will happen, but I believe it will," the Osaka University professor told AFP."Every year we're developing new technology — like deep learning,...
September 23, 2019

Japan roboticists predict rise of the machines

A screengrab taken from the Instagram page of Nikita Gill shows examples of her poetry.  Whether exploring the traditional Japanese form of haiku or expressing their deepest emotions, the one thing that the
Poetry in motion: Social media revives ancient art
LONDON — Eighteen-year-old Londoner Danique Bailey is one of a new generation of poets using social media to revive the art.The teenager was among the 100 winners of last year's Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award, an international competition of 6,000 11- to 17-year-olds from 83 countries.She was rewarded for a mischievous ode to the plantain fruit."Social media made a lot more people interested in poetry, including myself," she told AFP, calling it a "really fun and satisfying way to express yourself in a short amount of space".She is not the only millennial getting into the art — sales of poetry books jumped 66 percent between 2012 and 2017, according to Nielsen BookScan, which gathers data for the book publishing sector.Around 1.3 million poetry books were...
September 22, 2019

Poetry in motion: Social media revives ancient art

Sharjah Ruler Inaugurates International Photography AnchorFestival XPOSURE 2019
Sharjah — Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the fourth edition of the International Photography Festival XPOSURE 2019, on Thursday. Opening addresses by Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council (SMC); and three of this edition’s international guests, Aidan Sullivan, Ami Vitale and Ray Wells, have begged several questions about the crucial role of photography in ‘xposing’ stories that must be told, and the need for events like XPOSURE to continue to bring the global photography community together on one platform to discuss their challenges and opportunities. The UAE’s cultural capital has dedicated itself to the exciting world of photography this entire weekend. Organised by Sharjah Government Media Bureau...
September 19, 2019

Sharjah Ruler Inaugurates International Photography AnchorFestival XPOSURE 2019

A suite of Facebook Portal products is seen on display during a media event held in San Francisco, California. Facebook on Wednesday unveiled second-generation Portal smart screens, touting them as a way to stay connected to loved ones at the leading social network. Facebook also pushed down costs to make new Portal, Portal Mini, and Portal TV devices more enticing to consumers at a starting price of $129. — AFP
Facebook plays to social ties with Portal smart-screen
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Wednesday unveiled second-generation Portal smart screens, touting them as a way to stay connected to loved ones at the leading social network.Facebook also pushed down costs to make new Portal, Portal Mini, and Portal TV devices more enticing to consumers at a starting price of $129.Portal and Portal Mini will begin shipping on Oct. 15, while a notepad-sized Portal TV device that turns a television into a smart screen for video calls and more will begin shipping on Nov. 5 at a price of $149.Facebook would not disclose how many Portal devices have been sold since they were introduced late last year, but said adoption has been strong enough to inspire second-generation models.Shipments of smart speakers in the US last year nearly doubled to 57.5 million, with...
September 18, 2019

Facebook plays to social ties with Portal smart-screen

The US multinational technology and internet-related services company Google logo is displayed on a tablet screen, in Lille, northern France, in this Sept. 3, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Google will promote original reporting with algorithm change
SAN FRANCISCO — Original reporting will be highlighted in Google's search results, the company said as it announced changes to its algorithm.The world's largest search engine has come under increasing criticism from media outlets, mainly because of its algorithms — a set of instructions followed by computers — that newspapers have often blamed for plummeting online traffic and the industry's decline.Explaining some of the changes in a blog post, Google's vice president of news Richard Gingras said stories that were critically important and labor intensive — requiring experienced investigative skills, for example — would be promoted.Articles that demonstrated "original, in-depth and investigative reporting," would be given the highest possible rating by...
September 13, 2019

Google will promote original reporting with algorithm change

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on-stage during a product launch event at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday. — AFP
Apple may steal Netflix streaming crown, but only for a year
NEW YORK — Apple Inc's move to offer a free TV+ subscription for a year with every new device may briefly crown the iPhone maker as the biggest streaming service by user numbers, leapfrogging Netflix Inc.But it doesn't mean Apple will keep the lead.Under the company's plans announced on Tuesday, any purchaser of an iPhone, Macbook, iPad, or iPod Touch will now get the Apple TV+ streaming service free and will be charged $5 a month only if they decide to continue after the year is over.Given Wall Street expects Apple to sell at least 130 million iPhones outside of China in the next 12 months, and that last year it sold more than 60 million Macbooks and iPads, that should allow TV+ to easily top Netflix's almost 160 million users.Thereafter, however, all bets will be off,...
September 11, 2019

Apple may steal Netflix streaming crown, but only for a year

A robot stands on stage during the
AI as good as Mahler? Austrian orchestra performs symphony with twist
LINZ, Austria — Can artificial intelligence turn out symphonies to match one of the greats of classical music?That was the question posed by one unusual orchestra performance in the Austrian city of Linz on Friday, in which Gustav Mahler's unfinished Symphony No.10 was played — immediately followed by six minutes of "Mahleresque" music written by software.The project's creator says that the two are clearly distinguishable but not everyone in the audience agreed."I couldn't really feel the difference... I believe it was really well done," Maria Jose Sanchez Varela, 34, a science and philosophy researcher from Mexico, told AFP.The performance was part of Linz's Ars Electronica Festival, which aims to highlight connections between science, art and...
September 09, 2019

AI as good as Mahler? Austrian orchestra performs symphony with twist

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