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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/01/27/national/media-national/artificial-intelligence-killing-japans-banks/#.Wm4SEKinGUk
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As part of an ongoing series about artificial intelligence, the Asahi Shimbun on Jan. 11 published a story that asserts the financial industry has adopted
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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjye8a/reddit-fake-porn-app-daisy-ridley
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A user-friendly application has resulted in an explosion of convincing face-swap porn.
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https://www.barna.com/research/atheism-doubles-among-generation-z/
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In this release from the new report, we take a look at Gen Z’s views on faith, truth and the church. Barna conducted a major study to examine the culture, beliefs and motivations shaping young people in the U.S. and found that the percentage of Gen Z who identify as atheist is double that of the general population.
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https://www.popsci.com/chinas-new-drone-company-has-big-plans/
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Among Tengoen's many projects: an eight-engine cargo drone with a payload akin to a medium-sized manned cargo plane.
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Canada is signing on to a new trade deal — a revamped Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, which doesn’t include the U.S. after the country pulled out of tal...
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https://digiday.com/media/cheatsheet-facebooks-attempt-rank-publishers-news-feed
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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42797846
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The head of tech giant Microsoft says faster machines are needed to solve difficult computing problems.
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https://phys.org/news/2018-01-big-energy-world-smallest-electro-optic.html
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-automation-jobs-1.4496444
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Alberta is tied for second place with British Columbia, and behind Ontario in a detailed study by the C.D. Howe institute examining if provincial economies area prepared to adapt to a changing labour economy driven by increasing automation .
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In this 3D Animation project, we’ve worked with HyperSciences in an effort to showcase one of their flagship products, HyperDrill™ - Oil, Gas and Geothermal ...
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jan/16/eu-declares-war-on-plastic-waste-2030?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_reddit_is_fun
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Brussels targets single-use plastics in an urgent clean-up plan that aims to make all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2030
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/environment/2018/01/16/iceland-pledges-go-plastic-free/
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Iceland has become the first major retailer to commit to eliminate plastic packaging for all own brand products within five years to help end the "scourge" of plastic pollution.
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https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2018/01/15/eu-unveils-supercomputer-plan-to-rival-china/
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The EU unveiled plans to raise €1bil (RM4.81bil) to build superfast computers that catch up with China and others to boost Europe's economy, make medical advances and fight hacking.
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https://www.newsweek.com/russia-drones-nuclear-weapons-pentagon-leak-781075
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The Russian military has been diversifying its nuclear capabilities for decades.
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https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/01/laser-are-getting-ten-times-more-powerful-every-3-years-soon-exawatt-lasers-will-unlock-fusion-and-more.html
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Global ultrahigh power laser projects at 10-100 Petawatts now and soon at Exawatts
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https://www.businessinsider.com.au/australia-natural-gas-exports-growth-2019-2018-1
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Australia is expected to become the world’s biggest natural gas exporter by next year as huge projects near completion.
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https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/ntu-scientists-invention-can-restore-phones-battery-life
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Poor batteries are the bane of smartphone users but a Singapore invention that could extend their life promises to be a game changer.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/china-is-using-ai-to-tackle-traffic-jams/
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Artificial intelligence could unclog China's traffic jams- but legislation and human error still pose barriers to development.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/magazine/subway-new-york-city-public-transportation-wealth-inequality.html
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It built the city. Now, no matter the cost — at least $100 billion — the city must rebuild it to survive.
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https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australian-cancer-rates-to-soar-by-2040
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One in 18 Australians are expected to have been diagnosed with cancer by 2040, new research released by the Cancer Council Australia predicts.
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https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/01/driving-around-without-a-driver-lidar-technology-explained/
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Lidar used to cost $75,000. Experts expect this to fall to less than $100.