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At CES, gadgets to make everyday life easier
At CES, gadgets to make everyday life easier

Technology is often designed to lighten the load from the everyday - and brushing your teeth or using the toilet are no exception. The company's founder came up with the idea one day while brushing his teeth.

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Australia responds to 'cyber incident' affecting ports
Australia responds to 'cyber incident' affecting ports
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The Australian government said Saturday it was responding to a "significant cyber security incident" affecting several ports operated by DP World Australia that could last a number of days. "DP World Australia has advised it has restricted access to its Australian port operations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle while it investigates the incident," he said.

Microsoft chief says Russia is spreading Middle East disinformation
Microsoft chief says Russia is spreading Middle East disinformation
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Russia has been spreading "disinformation" about the situation in the Middle East, the president of Microsoft said Saturday, as tensions soar in the region due to the Israel-Hamas war. "Or today, when we see Russian disinformation in the Middle East," he added.

China's 'Singles Day' shopping bonanza loses its lustre
China's 'Singles Day' shopping bonanza loses its lustre
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China's annual "Singles Day" sales bonanza wraps up at midnight on Saturday, but consumers this year appear largely unswayed by its flashy deals and discounts as the world's second-largest economy slows. Alibaba, like its main rival JD.com, withheld full sales figures for the shopping bonanza for the first time ever last year, saying instead that sales were flat from the year before.

US arm of China mega-lender ICBC hit by ransomware attack
US arm of China mega-lender ICBC hit by ransomware attack
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The US arm of China's largest bank said it was hit by a ransomware attack, forcing clients to reroute trades and disrupting the US Treasury market. "That's because subsequent reports have indicated that the US financial services division of China's Industrial and Commercial Bank was hit by a ransomware cyberattack yesterday that disrupted trades in the Treasury market."

Bestseller Musk biography to be adapted into film
Bestseller Musk biography to be adapted into film
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A top-selling biography of billionaire Elon Musk is being adapted into a film with prolific US director Darren Aronofsky already attached, production company A24 said Friday. Darren Aronofsky, director of The Whale and other hit dramas such as Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream, is set to direct and produce the Musk biopic, the A24 representative said.

Samsung to add real-time translation to smartphone model
Samsung to add real-time translation to smartphone model
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Samsung Electronics will roll out a real-time call translation service using AI technology next year, the firm told AFP Friday, claiming it would make conversing across languages as easy as "turning on closed captions".

Nobel laureate Yunus decries Bangladesh smear campaign from 'powerful quarters'
Nobel laureate Yunus decries Bangladesh smear campaign from 'powerful quarters'
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Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus has condemned what he says is a smear campaign driven by "powerful quarters", telling AFP that news outlets in Bangladesh have falsely accused him of corruption as he fights a slew of court cases. Yunus appeared in court on Thursday for a case in which he is accused of violating labour laws.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak had 'minor' stroke: report
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak had 'minor' stroke: report
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak suffered a "minor" stroke in Mexico but has left hospital and is returning to the United States, he told ABC News on Thursday. Wozniak told ABC News that he had experienced dizziness and vertigo and found himself unable to walk.

Influential feminist news site Jezebel shutters
Influential feminist news site Jezebel shutters
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Jezebel, the influential US feminist news site beloved for its pithy cultural commentary and astute reporting, is shutting down after 16 years online, its parent company announced Thursday. Also on Thursday, Vice Media Group announced a new round of layoffs, after announcing earlier this year it was filing for bankruptcy protection to facilitate its sale.