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Put down that phone! Indonesians invent device to aid internet-addicted 06 Nov 2019 - 01:06 pm
Nettox, a wristband device invented by Indonesian students to alert people about the time they spent being sedentary, is pictured on a table during a test at a university in Depok near Jakarta, Indonesia, October 16, 2019. Picture taken October 16, 2019.
Scientists predict El Nino in 2020 based on earlier warning method 05 Nov 2019 - 09:03 pm
Workers remove mud from the N-11 road after floods caused by torrential rain north of Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 23, 2019. Reuters/Albert Gea
Microsoft launches new Office app for Android, iOS 05 Nov 2019 - 11:26 am
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Boeing tests space crew capsule, reports problem with parachute 05 Nov 2019 - 07:56 am
This NASA handout photo released November 4, 2019 shows Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner’s four launch abort engines and several orbital maneuvering and attitude control thrusters as they ignite in the company’s Pad Abort Test, pushing the spacecraft away from
Microsoft wants to teach drones, robots and drills how to think 04 Nov 2019 - 07:31 pm
A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City, July 28, 2015. Reuters / Mike Segar
Oil spill in Brazil hits breeding grounds for humpback whales 04 Nov 2019 - 06:30 pm
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae straining krill in Alaskan sea. (Southeast National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Microsoft Japan says four-day work week boosted productivity 40% 04 Nov 2019 - 04:38 pm
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NASA probe provides insight on solar system's border with interstellar space 04 Nov 2019 - 12:31 pm
This NASA file handout image obtained on August 9, 2002 shows one of the twin Voyager spacecraft.  AFP/ NASA
Tesla under scrutiny over software, battery problems 04 Nov 2019 - 09:45 am
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Celebrities back call for climate action in Extinction Rebellion video 03 Nov 2019 - 02:32 pm
An activist waves an Extinction Rebellion flag during a demonstration in front of the Moabit administrative court in Berlin on October 31, 2019. AFP / John MACDOUGALL
China launches high-res satellite able to provide stereo imagery: CCTV 03 Nov 2019 - 10:48 am
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Facebook was also interested in acquiring Fitbit: Report 02 Nov 2019 - 12:04 pm
Fitbit smartwatches are displayed at a Best Buy store on November 01, 2019 in San Rafael, California
Czech lab grows mustard plants for Mars 02 Nov 2019 - 11:52 am
Scientist Jan Lukacevic checks plants in a hydroponic pot as an experiment called Marsonaut at Prague University of Life Sciences in Prague, Czech Republic, October 30, 2019. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Here's a trick: Recycle that pumpkin and cut Halloween waste 02 Nov 2019 - 01:13 am
 A man poses with a pumpkin while people in costume ride bicycles during the annual Bike Kill event on October 26, 2019 in New York City.  Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP
Facial recognition technology struggles to see past gender binary 02 Nov 2019 - 01:13 am
A facial recognition software is demonstrated at the Intel booth at CES 2019 consumer electronics show at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 10, 2019. AFP / Robyn Beck
It’s boom times for these daring firefighter: Scientists 01 Nov 2019 - 10:56 pm
Firefighters monitor the Kincade Fire on October 29, 2019 in Healdsburg, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP
Twitter CEO dorsey's political ads ban a swipe at Facebook 31 Oct 2019 - 11:26 pm
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on September 5, 2018. AFP / Jim watson
Twitter’s political ads ban await pitfalls 31 Oct 2019 - 11:26 pm
The Twitter app loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, July 22, 2019. Reuters/Mike Blake