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• How AI Will Help Keep Time at the Tokyo Olympics

  24-07-2021 15:00 via wired.com
  
  Omega, the official timekeeper of the Games, is now using computer vision and motion sensors for events like swimming, gymnastics, and beach volleyball.
  
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• How to Upgrade Your Home Audio for Music or Movies

  24-07-2021 14:00 via wired.com
  
  No one ever regrets investing in a better home sound system. Our advice and gear recommendations can help.
  
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• Failing to Cope With His Fiancee's Death, This Canadian Writer Brought Her Back as an AI Chatbot: Report

  24-07-2021 13:07
  
  In 2012, Joshua Barbeau's ex-fiancee Jessica Pereira died at the age of 23 from a rare liver disease. He never got over her death. Last year in September, Barbeau chanced upon a website called Project December, where one could speak to chatbots, powered by the most advanced AI systems.
  
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• Battlegrounds Mobile India Receives Patch to Fix Issues Such as Shutting Down, Loading Screen Problems

  24-07-2021 13:05
  
  Battlegrounds Mobile India received a client patch on Saturday to address some of the known issues. One of the major fixes is for a bug that was causing the Indian avatar of PUBG Mobile to be stuck at the loading screen. The patch also fixes a shutting down problem.
  
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• The 16 Best Weekend Deals on Headphones, Soundbars, and More

  24-07-2021 13:00 via wired.com
  
  We found discounts on a MacBook Pro, an Instant Pot, and the newest Amazon Fire tablet.
  
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• Axe Gives Away Limited-Edition 'Dogecans' to Tap Into Growing Crypto Craze

  24-07-2021 12:12
  
  Axe's latest campaign attempted to leverage popular trends to stir interest in the brand. Playing on the cryptocurrency's name, the Dogecoin-inspired packaging on the special Axe cans featured the Doge meme and the marketing campaign tagline said, “48-hour crypto scent.”
  
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• YouTube Removes Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh's Videos on Post-Poll Violence

  24-07-2021 11:17
  
  YouTube removed videos of purported post-poll violence posted by West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh, as they violated the video-sharing platform’s community guidelines.
  
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• iPad mini 6 Rumoured to Not Have Mini-LED Display; AirPods 3 Tipped to Launch Alongside iPhone 13 in September

  24-07-2021 11:03
  
  iPad mini 6 is tipped to not come with a mini-LED display, Display Supply Chain Consultants CEO Ross Young tweeted, refuting a recent DigiTimes report that suggested the new display technology on the next-generation iPad. Separately, AirPods 3 are reported to be in plans to launch alongside the iPhone 13 family in September.
  
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• Tencent Ordered to Give Up Exclusive Music Rights in China Antitrust Crackdown

  24-07-2021 10:48
  
  Tencent must relinquish its exclusive music label rights, China’s market regulator said, after finding that the firm had violated antitrust laws.
  
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• DeepMind AI Says Will Release Structure of Every Protein Known to Assist Researchers Better

  24-07-2021 09:59
  
  DeepMind, an artificial intelligence (AI) subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, said it has been successful in predicting the shape of nearly every protein in the human body as well as thousands of other proteins found in 20 additional organisms that scientists rely on for their research, including yeast, fruit flies, and mice.
  
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• NASA Mars Helicopter Inegnuity Gears Up for 10th Flight, To Investigate 'Raised Ridges' Next

  24-07-2021 09:11
  
  NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is all set to make its tenth flight on Mars and officials said that it could happen on July 24. Ingenuity, which arrived on the Red Planet aboard the Mars Perseverance rover on February 18, is the first to have flown on a terrestrial planet other than Earth.
  
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• Zomato's Stellar Stock Market Debut Sets Pace for Other Indian Tech Listings

  24-07-2021 08:51
  
  Zomato surged 65.8 precent in its stock market debut on Friday, giving the startup a valuation of Rs. 98,849 crores and setting the stage for other domestic startups that are waiting in the wings with listing plans of their own.
  
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• Blue Origin: Dutch Teen on Space Flight Told Jeff Bezos He Had Never Ordered From Amazon

  24-07-2021 08:29
  
  Oliver Daemen, the Dutch teenager who became the world's youngest space traveller this week surprised billionaire Jeff Bezos on the flight by telling him he'd never ordered anything on Amazon.
  
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• YouTube, Along With Facebook, Said to Be on White House Radar for Spreading COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation

  24-07-2021 08:10
  
  The White House has YouTube, not just Facebook, on its list of social media platforms officials say are responsible for an alarming spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and are not doing enough to stop it, sources familiar with the administration's thinking said.
  
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• Tokyo Olympics 2020: Google's Dinosaur Game Now Features Olympic Torches, Other Minigames

  24-07-2021 08:08
  
  Dinosaur Game on Google's Chrome browser has been around for several years. To mark the Tokyo Olympics 2020 that are already underway, the search giant has added several tweaks to the classic game.
  
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• Mercedes-Benz Hits Accelerator in E-Car Race With Tesla, Plans to Invest Over EUR 40 Billion by 2030

  24-07-2021 07:49
  
  Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler plans to invest more than EUR 40 billion (roughly 3,50,440 crores) by 2030 to be ready to take on Tesla in an all-electric car market.
  
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• SpaceX Lands NASA Launch Contract for Mission to Jupiter's Moon Europa

  24-07-2021 07:29
  
  SpaceX was awarded a $178-million (roughly Rs. 1,325 crores) launch services contract for NASA's first mission focusing on Jupiter's icy moon Europa and whether it may host conditions suitable for life, the space agency said.
  
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• After Richard Branson, Former Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides Will Fly to Space: Report

  24-07-2021 07:05
  
  Former Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides will fly to space on the aerospace company's next test spaceflight, as per a report.
  
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• Tesla Said to Lobby India for Sharply Lower Import Taxes on Electric Vehicles

  24-07-2021 06:49
  
  Tesla is likely to set up a factory in India if successful with imported vehicles, CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter, after the company wrote to Indian ministries seeking a big reduction in import duties on electric vehicles, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
  
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• Google Parent Alphabet to Launch Intrinsic Robotics Firm Under Its ‘Other Bets’ Unit

  24-07-2021 06:32
  
  Alphabet's secretive research unit said on Friday it will launch Intrinsic, its new robotics software and artificial intelligence project. Check out all the details.
  
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