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South Korean Girl Band Offers Glimpse into Metaverse
South Korean girl quartet MAVE: exists exclusively in the metaverse.
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Japan to Launch Pilot Program for Issuing Digital Yen
The Bank of Japan said that following two years of experimentation, Japan in April will initiate a program to test a digital currency.
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German Court Rules Police Use of Crimefighting Software Unlawful
A top German court has ruled that police use of automated data analysis to prevent crime in some German states violates their constitutions.
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North American Companies Notch Another Record Year for Robot Orders
The Association for Advanced Automation reports slightly more than 44,100 robots were ordered by North American companies, mainly in the U.S., last year, up 11%...
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3D Printing Reaches New Heights with Two-Story Home
A massive three-dimensional printer is being used to build what is thought to be the first 3D-printed two-story home in the U.S.
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Apple Sued by Women who say AirTag Lets Stalkers Track Victims
The Cupertino, California-based company has acknowledged that "bad actors" have tried misusing Airtags.
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Tuvalu Turns to Metaverse as Rising Seas Threaten Existence
The Pacific island-nation of Tuvalu intends to replicate itself in the metaverse, to preserve its history and culture amid threatened submersion by rising sea levels...
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A 1990s Relic, Floppy Disks Get Second Life at California Warehouse
Floppydisk.com sells around 500 floppy disks per day.
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Self-Driving Cars Face Uncertain Path to U.S. Deployment
The difficult path to deploying autonomous vehicles was highlighted by an announcement that Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG would close their self-driving startup...
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Software Tools Aim to Aid 3D Content Creation for Metaverse
A set of software tools rolled out by Adobe Inc. aims to facilitate the development three-dimensional digital objects for marketing campaigns, video games, and...
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Siemens Automates Design Process for Testing Chips with Advanced Packaging
Siemens Digital Industries Software's new software system automates the design process for testing chips with several layers of silicon tiles.
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Hacker Claims to have Stolen 1 Billion Records of Chinese Citizens from Police
Anonymous Internet user "ChinaDan" posted on hacker forum Breach Forums last week offering to sell the data for 10 bitcoin, worth about $200,000.
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China Bank Protest Stopped by Health Codes Turning Red
Bank depositors in China said a protest in Henan province was halted by authorities using COVID surveillance infrastructure to turn health code applications red...
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Uber Launches Robot Food Delivery in California
Uber has rolled out pilot food delivery services that use autonomous vehicles in Santa Monica and West Hollywood, CA.
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Beijing Grants Baidu, Pony.ai Driverless Robotaxi Permits
The municipal government in Beijing, China, has granted permits to Baidu and Pony.ai to operate robotaxis without human drivers on open roads in the city.
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Baidu in Partnership with Sanofi to Use Its Algorithm in mRNA Vaccine, Therapy Development
Baidu has licensed its algorithm for messenger RNA sequencing to Sanofi SA, the Chinese tech giant's first commercial deal with a global drugmaker.
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Pandemic Pushes Chinese Tech Giants to Roll Out More Courier Robots
Chinese technology giants Alibaba, Meituan, and JD.com plan to increase their courier robot fleets fourfold to more than 2,000 by next year.
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Italy Data Authority Asks Facebook for Clarifications on Smart Glasses
Italian data protection authority Garante has asked Facebook to provide it with clarifications related to its newly launched smart glasses, to determine their compliance...
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El Salvador President Steps in to Fix Bitcoin Rollout Snags
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has interceded in the troubled launch of a bitcoin payments application.
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