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Microsoft backtracks on 'proud support' for ICE as blog post goes viral

In January, Microsoft published a blog post touting how ICE used its facial recognition technology.

18/06/2018

World News

5 ways the world's fastest supercomputer could change the world

From ending the opioid epidemic to making fusion power possible, 'Summit' may help researchers meet all sorts of goals.

18/06/2018

World News

'Gaming disorder' is now a diagnosis, World Health Organization says

This isn't about kids spending a few hours in the basement playing "Fortnite" or "Call of Duty". As with any medical disorder, the person affected must be seriously impaired.

18/06/2018

World News

Amazon shareholders to Jeff Bezos: Stop marketing facial recognition tool

Privacy activists have sounded the alarm about the tool, called Rekognition.

18/06/2018

World News

China plans historic mission to the moon's 'dark' side

The Chang'e-4 space probe would be the first ever to make the trip.

15/06/2018

World News

Woman says Neil Armstrong gave her moon dust. She's suing NASA to keep it.

Laura Cicco says Neil Armstrong gave her the vial of moon dust when she was a young girl. Should she be allowed to keep it?

14/06/2018

United Kingdom

AI is coming to a workplace near you

AI-powered customer service agents, and robot colleagues. If it all sounds like science fiction, it isn't. Euronews' Jeremy Wilks was at the AI Summit, part of London Tech Week, to find out more.

14/06/2018

World News

As Mars dust storm rages, NASA rover falls silent

Scientists are calling the storm "one of the most intense ever observed."

13/06/2018

World News

Twitter introduces personalized news alerts ahead of the World Cup

Platforms that held news outlets at arm's length are starting to exercise more editorial control through a combination of human editors and algorithms.

13/06/2018

World News

AT&T wins: Judge approves $85.4 billion Time Warner acquisition

The acquisition will create one of the most powerful companies in global media.

12/06/2018

World News

Can flying drones save whales trapped in fishing gear?

It's not a small problem, experts say.

12/06/2018

World News

Why scientists are teaching this robot to hug

Human embraces bring big health benefits, but what about embraces from bots?

11/06/2018

World News

If space aliens are out there, why haven't we found them?

"Where is everybody?"

11/06/2018

World News

Mars rover Curiosity's new findings hailed as 'breakthroughs in astrobiology'

NASA's roving science lab has uncovered tantalizing new evidence of organic molecules on the red planet.

07/06/2018

United Kingdom

A teacher is our second #Europeanhero

Elaine Manton motivates girls at Loreto Grammar School for Girls and beyond to take up STEM subjects and win prizes for their innovations. She constantly refreshes the curriculum and takes inspiration from other STEM teachers around the globe.

07/06/2018

World News

Did climate change kill all the aliens?

Easter Island's demise suggests all of human civilization may face a similar fate.

07/06/2018

World News

NASA to reveal new findings from its Mars rover Curiosity

What's NASA got up its sleeve?

06/06/2018

Germany

Interest for microchip implants grows in Germany

Germany is the latest country to show a wave of interest in microchip implants. But why?

06/06/2018

Europe News

EU Agriculture proposals a 'greenwash'

EU agriculture ministers flocked to an informal meeting in Sofia earlier this week where they talked about modernising and simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy. But their proposals have left a sour taste in some people's mouths.

05/06/2018

World News

Apple wants to fight smartphone addiction and data collection

It's also declaring war on internet tracking technology, a move that could help put it ahead of the curve on data privacy

04/06/2018