07 Apr 2020
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09 Sep 2019
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NEW YORK — Bianca Andreescu cannot stop making history. On the incredible stage of the U.S. Open women’s singles final, the 19-year-old from the Toronto suburbs took down the most daunting opponent in the sport, pulling off a remarkable straight-sets win (6-3, 7-5) that makes her the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles …
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09 Sep 2019
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“I think you’re very lucky if you have a loving family and if you do not, you deserve one. I feel this way for robots and humans alike,” Sophia said. © Denis Balibouse © Reuters Sophia, the first robot to be awarded citizenship in the world, has said she not only wants to start a family …
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02 Apr 2019
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Chris Rock slammed actor Jussie Smollett at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Awards on Saturday, declaring that the embattled Empire star had lost his respect. Before presenting the award for Outstanding Comedy Series Rock mocked Smollett, who recently had all charges dropped against him over his alleged involvement in orchestrating a hoax hate …
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10 Mar 2019
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Is technological progress bad for human autonomy? That’s the question posed by Shoshana Zuboff in “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism,” a book that recounts the ways in which corporations and governments are using technology to influence our behavior. Zuboff is just the latest to chime in on “totalitarian technology” (or “total tech”), a term that …
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03 Mar 2019
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Japan: Robot modelled after Buddhist deity gives its first speech The humanoid robot is modeled after Kannon Bodhisattva, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy. The robot’s name is Mindar and it gave its first speech on the Heart Sutra, a key scripture in Buddhist teaching. The Japan Times reported that the teachings spoken by the robot …
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28 Feb 2019
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Roger Ver is a polarizing character in the cryptocurrency industry. Love him or hate him, though, there’s no denying the early Bitcoin investor has helped bring cryptocurrency into the mainstream and has pushed the envelope for widespread adoption. In his latest comments, the Bitcoin.com CEO gives a positive outlook on cryptocurrencies. While speaking to Bloomberg, …
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27 Feb 2019
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Lara Logan, former correspondent for “60 Minutes,” caused a stir last week when, on a podcast called “Mike Drop,” she said that too many in the media have become “political activists.” Here, she explains to The Post how one-sided reporting has undermined the credibility of the press. I was a working journalist before I could …
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