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Body camera maker weighs adding facial recognition technology

Body camera maker weighs adding facial recognition technology

Axon, formerly Taser, has created a new ethics board to consider using artificial intelligence and facial recognition in local policing.
by Ian Wren

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Time travelers invited to Stephen Hawking memorial service

Time travelers invited to Stephen Hawking memorial service

Applications to attend a memorial service for the famous scientist are open to the public. Anyone born between 1918 and 2038 can apply.
by Alexis Diao

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SpaceX's upgraded rocket soars with satellite for Bangladesh

SpaceX's upgraded rocket soars with satellite for Bangladesh

SpaceX launched the latest version of the Falcon 9 from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, carrying Bangladesh's first satellite, which would bring the internet to all corners of the country.
by Associated Press

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Google showcases AI advances at its big conference

Google showcases AI advances at its big conference

Google is again putting artificial intelligence in the spotlight at its annual developers conference Tuesday.
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NASA launches InSight spacecraft to Mars to dig down deep

NASA launches InSight spacecraft to Mars to dig down deep

In a twist, NASA launched the Mars InSight lander from California rather than Florida's Cape Canaveral. It was the first interplanetary mission ever to depart from the West Coast, drawing pre-dawn crowds to fog-socked Vandenberg Air Force Base and rocket watchers down the California coast.
by Associated Press

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Witness my traffic stop: New app seeks crowd safety for people of color

Witness my traffic stop: New app seeks crowd safety for people of color

SafeSpace is designed to summon allies to the scene of a police stop to record it. Its St. Paul creator calls it a tool that could spark communication and help repair community-police ties.
by Emma Sapong

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Russia launches floating nuclear power plant; It's headed to the Arctic

Russia launches floating nuclear power plant; It's headed to the Arctic

It's the first nuclear power plant of its kind, Russian officials say. Called the Akademik Lomonoso, it was towed out of St. Petersburg.

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Probiotics for babies and kids? New research explores good bacteria

Probiotics for babies and kids? New research explores good bacteria

Sales of probiotics are soaring. While some studies on this beneficial bacteria show it can treat specific health issues in children, scientists are exploring how it may help gut health more broadly.
by Allison Aubrey

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