When Alexandra Kutas headlined a recent fashion show in Kiev it was not just a personal dream come true but also a victory for disabled people in her homeland Ukraine.
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Monthly Archives: March 2017
Lego announces lift off for ‘Women of NASA’ set
Danish toymaker Lego plans to honour five women scientists, engineers and astronauts who worked for U.S. space agency NASA by releasing figurines of the pioneering women that its creator hopes will inspire more girls to pursue careers in science.
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Latest-generation Chinese combat drone makes maiden flight
China’s latest-generation combat drone has made its maiden flight, in what its developer says is a sign that the country is catching up with industry leader the United States.
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Dumbphones survive rise of the smartphone
Dumbphones — handsets that just make calls and send texts — were set to disappear as technology moved on, but they have survived in emerging markets and among nostalgics of simpler devices in the West.
The billionaire philanthropists intent on using satellites to save the world
Some of the world’s most influential billionaire philanthropists plan to launch a powerful digital platform to harness the avalanche of data sent from satellites each day – and make it freely available for humanitarian and environmental causes.
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Cars racing to become ‘mobile phones on wheels’
The car of the future will let you pay for petrol or parking directly from your vehicle and receive traffic alerts and restaurant recommendations from your onboard digital assistant.
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Offline AI revolution awaits smartphones
The smartphone revolution is poised to go onto the next level — with “superphones” equipped with artificial intelligence now on the horizon.
Amazon cloud storage failure causes widespread disruption
Usually people don’t notice the “cloud” — unless, that is, it turns into a massive storm. Which was the case Tuesday when Amazon’s huge cloud-computing service suffered a major outage.
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