Facebook, Google Activate SOS Features After Barcelona Attack

Soon after the Barcelona attack that left 13 people dead, Facebook and Google activated their safety check features to let users in the vicinity inform their friends that they were safe and get nearby…

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Facebook Shuts Down AI System After Bots Create Language Humans Can’t Understand

Days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg's understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) was limited, the social media company has reportedly shut down one of its AI systems…

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UPDATE 2-WhatsApp back online after global outage of ‘a few hours’

Adds details on Brazil) May 3 WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday that lasted for several hours before being resolved,…

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Over 20 mobile phones recovered after mass theft at Leeds gig

Nathan Dalton was at the Parkway Drive concert at the O2 Academy on Monday night when he realised his phone was missing. He and his friends used the Find My…

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Update: AWS cloud storage back online after outage cripples popular sites

(Shutterstock Image). An outage of Amazon Web Services’ Simple Storage Service (S3) impacted sites across the internet Tuesday. Continue reading for our story and updates as events unfolded. RELATED: Amazon explains big…

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Box on track for positive free cash flow target after solid Q317 results

Cloud storage provider Box has announced its Q317 financial results, with revenue hitting a record $102.8 million (£81.3m), an increase of 31% on the same time last year. Billings in…

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Samsung registers 30% profit decline for Q3 2016 after Galaxy Note 7 recall

Samsung’s profits have declined by over 30% for Q3 2016 as per numbers released by the South Korean tech company. The decline is attributed to theGalaxy Note 7 fiasco that not…

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Fable Legends May Finish Development After All

Despite being cancelled earlier this year, development on co-op RPG Fable Legends may continue following Microsoft’s discussions with ex-Lionhead Studios employees. Earlier this year, fans of the longstanding Fable series…

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Spongy polymer grows to fill gaps in the spine after surgery

Use of the polymer graft could provide a non-invasive and inexpensive method for filling gaps in the spine left after the removal of tumors (Credit: American Chemical Society). Removing spinal…

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EA Abandons Ghost Trademark After Ubisoft Fights Them

EA chooses not to fight Ubisoft over their attempted trademark for the name of development studio Ghost Games, withdrawing their trademark application. A month ago, Ubisoft served a lawsuit against EA…

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