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AI robots and prejudice

Could AI robots develop prejudice by themselves?

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Could AI robots one day develop prejudice on their own? It is not necessary to have a high level of cognitive ability to show...

House prices rose at fastest rate in December since April

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House prices rose at their fastest rate in December since April 2015, says the Nationwide Building Society. An average house in the UK today...
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BAE systems acquires 20% stake in Reaction Engines

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BAE Systems acquired a 20% stake in Reaction Engines for £20.6 million. Reaction Engines is an aerospace manufacturer based in Oxfordshire developing a hybrid...
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Sony unveils camera drone prototype

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Aerosense has just unveiled footage of a camera drone shaped like an airplane capable of flying for over two hours at a maximum speed...

First warm-blooded fish, the Opah, discovered by NOAA scientists

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Until recently, everybody believed the only fully warm-blooded animals on Earth were birds and mammals. A new study has found that the Opah (Lampris...

Google working on letting users pay bills directly from Gmail

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Google may be implementing a payment system on Gmail that will allow users to pay bills and send money directly from their inbox. The company...
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Giant panda at zebra crossing caught on video camera in Chinese town

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A wild giant panda was caught on camera using a zebra crossing as it roamed about in a town in southwest China's Sichuan Province...
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Bird colours driven by predation and foraging success more than sex, study finds

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In the bird world, the males tend to have the brighter feathers. So it is understandable that experts have suggested that evolution has made...

Bill Gross leaves Pimco to join Janus Capital Group

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American bond investor and author Bill Gross leaves Pimco, the firm he co-founded in 1971, to join Janus Capital Group Inc., where he will...
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Monarch bought by Greybull Capital

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Luton-based airline and leisure travel firm Monarch has been bought by investment firm Greybull Capital, which says it will inject £125 million into the...