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French far right exerts outsize power over Barnier and Macron, rivals say
PARIS (Reuters) -France's far-right National Rally (RN) is exerting outsize power over President Emmanuel Macron and his new Prime Minister Michel Barnier, rivals said on Friday, a day after the veteran politician got the job with tacit support from the RN.
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World
Japan PM Kishida seeks to solidify South Korea ties on farewell visit
SEOUL (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived for a whirlwind visit to South Korea on Friday, seeking to seal a newfound partnership between the neighbours which will be tested by imminent changes of leaders in Tokyo and Washington.
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Video games
Roblox appeals Turkey’s ban over sexual content in games
Roblox Corp is appealing a ruling in Turkey that led to its ban over child safety concerns last month, according to a statement from the company.
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Mobile apps
App helps Mexican tortilla makers join digital economy
Long marginalised by the banking industry, Mexico's neighbourhood tortilla producers are cautiously embracing financial technology, in a country where cash is still king for many.
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AI
How AI can listen to the human body to detect disease
Google has developed a new form of artificial intelligence based on bioacoustics. The idea is to be able to detect disease by capturing the sounds made by the human body, using a smartphone microphone.
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Streaming
The bands and the fans were fake. The US$10mil was real.
A North Carolina man used artificial intelligence to create hundreds of thousands of fake songs by fake bands, then put them on streaming services where they were enjoyed by an audience of fake listeners, prosecutors said.
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Tablets
How much screen time should toddlers have? None, Sweden says.
Swedish public health authorities recommended this week that children younger than two should not use any digital media, as parents, paediatricians and governments struggle to respond to the challenges of today’s tech-soaked world.
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Social media
Brazilians flock to Bluesky and Threads after X suspension
Millions of Brazilians, including the president, have flocked to social media platforms such as Threads or Bluesky, where Portuguese has become the most spoken language in the few days since Elon Musk's X was shut down in the country.
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Mobile apps
Telegram’s Pavel Durov says ‘growing pains’ aided criminal ‘abuse’
Telegram chief executive officer Pavel Durov defended the encrypted messaging app in his first public comments since being arrested in Paris last month, while acknowledging that the company’s rapid growth to 950 million users has resulted in “growing pains that made it easier for criminals to abuse our platform”.
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Driverless vehicle
Can Waymo’s expanding driverless car service be a sustainable business?
Once a novelty service that opened last year for limited downtown trips, Waymo rides are now open to the general public, ubiquitous on the city’s hilly roads.
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Video games
Do violent video games make young people more aggressive? Not necessarily, research suggests
Violent video games are often blamed for making young people more aggressive. However, a recent study conducted in the Czech Republic challenges this preconception.
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AI
Putting AI-generated pizza on the menu
Russian chain Dodo Pizza has decided to add a serving of artificial intelligence to its mobile application in Dubai. This allows users to create new pizza flavours based on individual requests and using original ingredients.
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World
Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax evasion charges
LOS ANGELES: Joe Biden's son Hunter pleaded guilty in a tax evasion trial on Thursday, without reaching the deal he had sought with prosecutors, in a case that has been an embarrassment for the US president.
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World
Britain to send 650 air defence missiles to Ukraine in latest support
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said on Friday it would provide Ukraine with 650 lightweight multi-role missiles worth 162 million pounds ($213.13 million) to help protect the country from Russian drones and bombing.
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World
Tunisian judge frees presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel
TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian judge ordered the release of presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel from jail on Thursday, lawyers said, a month before an election that opposition critics say is rigged in favour of President Kais Saied.
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World
US calls to renew Haiti security mission mandate
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday called for renewing a United Nations mandate for an international security mission to help Haiti fight armed gangs that have taken over much of the country's capital and expanded to nearby regions.
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World
Georgia teachers pressed new panic buttons during shooting, alerting police
(Reuters) - Teachers at the Georgia high school, where a shooter killed four people on Wednesday, pressed wearable panic buttons -- in use just one week -- to alert law enforcement officers that they were in danger.
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World
Factbox-What new proposals did Trump make during his economic speech?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump laid out his economic vision for the country on Thursday during a speech at the New York Economic Club.
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World
Bangladesh slashes duties on vegetable imports
DHAKA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's tax collection body, the National Board of Revenue, has reduced taxes on imports of onion and potato to rein in soaring prices of essential kitchen items.
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World
U.S. stocks close mixed ahead of labor report
NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Thursday, as investors dumped risk assets and concerns mounted over the outlook for the U.S. economy ahead of Friday's keynote labor report.