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Speech recognition works for kids, and it’s about time

Speech recognition technology is finally working for kids.That wasn’t the case back in 1999, when my colleagues at Scholastic Education and I launched a reading intervention program called READ 180. W

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Intel’s Mobileye, rental giant Sixt to launch a robotaxi service in Germany next year

Intel subsidiary Mobileye and rental car giant Sixt SE plan to launch a robotaxi service in Munich next year, the CEOs of the two companies announced Tuesday during the IAA Mobility show in Germany.Th

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DigitalOcean enhances serverless capabilities with Nimbella acquisition

As developers look for ways to simplify how they create software, serverless solutions, which enable them to write code without worrying about the underlying infrastructure required to run their appli

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U.S. secretary of state arrives in Doha for Afghan crisis talks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) arrives at Old Doha Airport in Qatar's capital Doha, September 6, 2021. /CFP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) is welcomed upon his a

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Hyundai Motor Group unveils its hydrogen strategy, plans to offer fuel cell versions of commercial cars by 2028

Hyundai Motor Group is backing hydrogen as a top energy solution for sustainability. With its new fuel cell system that it plans to launch in the next few years, the South Korean automaker said it wil

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FIFA chief says Brazil game abandonment 'crazy'

Players of Brazil and Argentina wait as their 2022 FIFA World Cup South American qualifier is suspended in Sao Paulo, Brazil, September 5, 2021. /CFP FIFA is investigating the abandonment of

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Seqera Labs grabs $5.5M to help sequence Covid-19 variants and other complex data problems

Bringing order and understanding to unstructured information located across disparate silos has been one of more significant breakthroughs of the big data era, and today a European startup that has bu

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Glovo to double down African investment in the next 12 months but will it stay put?

Spanish on-demand delivery platform Glovo today announced plans to double its investment in Africa and expand its operations on the continent.The Barcelona-based company has invested up to €25M ($30M)

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Mobius Labs nabs $6M to help more sectors tap into computer vision

Berlin-based Mobius Labs has closed a €5.2 million (~$6.1M) funding round off the back of increased demand for its computer vision training platform. The Series A investment is led by Ventech VC, alon

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Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifier halted over COVID-19 protocols

Brazil's World Cup South American qualifying clash against Argentina was dramatically suspended shortly after kick-off on Sunday as controversy over COVID-19 protocols

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Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifier halted over COVID-19 protocols

Brazil's World Cup South American qualifying clash against Argentina was dramatically suspended shortly after kick-off on Sunday as controversy over COVID-19 protocols

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Climate and racial justice cannot be separated

In the past year, the United States has seen a huge amount of turmoil over the issue of race, though certainly the issue has persisted for its entire history. The extra

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Climate and racial justice cannot be separated

In the past year, the United States has seen a huge amount of turmoil over the issue of race, though certainly the issue has persisted for its entire history. The extra

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Biden to visit New York and New Jersey in aftermath of Hurricane Ida

President Biden on Saturday announced that he will travel to New Jersey and New York on Tuesday to survey damage from Hurricane Ida.As the remains of Hurricane Ida move

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CGTN Exclusive: Taliban to announce new govt members in 2-3 days

00:39 The Taliban have concluded the meeting to form a new government in Afghanistan and will announce its members in two to three days, Ahmadullah Wasiq, deputyhead of the Taliban'scul

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Trudeau's early Canada election call backfires, polls suggest

Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement inside the Sunwing Airlines hangar during his election campaign tour in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, September 3, 2021. /Reut

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Trudeau's early Canada election call backfires, polls suggest

Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds himself behind in polls ahead of a snap election he called hoping his management of the COVID-19 crisis would prope