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This picture taken on Sept. 26, 2019 shows a view of the Divaska cave at the end of a six-days training organized by the European Space Agency's (ESA), southern Slovenia. In Slovenia's dramatically beautiful Karst region, six astronauts have been put through their paces for future missions in deep underground in the area's network of cold, dark and muddy caves. — AFP
Going underground in Slovenia ... to prepare for outer space
DIVACA, Slovenia, — In Slovenia's dramatically beautiful Karst region, six astronauts have been put through their paces for future missions — not in a flashy futuristic space center but deep underground in the area's network of cold, dark and muddy caves.This Wednesday they emerged blinking into the light after swapping their space suits for caving gear and spending six full days underground in the UNESCO-listed Skocjan cave system.All in all they completed six weeks of training organized by the European Space Agency's (ESA) CAVES program.But why were they heading underground?"Living in a cave is very similar to living in space, mentally. Actually, I thought it was much harder than living in space," 43-year-old Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi told...
September 29, 2019

Going underground in Slovenia ... to prepare for outer space

Mauna Kea
Giant telescope project in Hawaii delayed by protests
LOS ANGELES — Anger is brewing on the Big Island of Hawaii over plans to build a giant telescope on a dormant volcano that is highly sacred to the region's native population.For months, hundreds of protesters have delayed the start of construction on Mauna Kea volcano of the so-called Thirty Meter Telescope, or TMT, which astronomers say will have a dozen times the resolution of the Hubble Space Telescope.The demonstrators, who have converged on the site peacefully, argue that the $1.4 billion project would sit on a volcano that is sacred to Native Hawaiians and would harm the environment.Celebrities like Dwayne Johnson, Jason Momoa and Bruno Mars have lent their support to the protesters."What I realized today, and obviously I've been following this for years now, is that...
September 29, 2019

Giant telescope project in Hawaii delayed by protests

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

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