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CES pet tech: Throw a dog a bone -- or an AI collar
CES pet tech: Throw a dog a bone -- or an AI collar
Technology
by  AFP

They don't own smartphones and can't go online, but that doesn't prevent them from being connected: Pets are benefitting from a slew of animal-oriented technology at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Here's a roundup of some of the technology for pets and their owners on display at this year's CES: - Smart collars - What is Rover up to now?

Taiwan voters face flood of pro-China disinformation
Taiwan voters face flood of pro-China disinformation
Technology
by  AFP

From deepfakes to breathless TikTok videos, a wave of disinformation has hit Taiwan's voters ahead of Saturday's presidential election, aimed overwhelmingly at candidates China opposes. Lai has accused China of using "all means to interfere with this election", including disinformation.

Game on: UK campus looks to turbocharge esports
Game on: UK campus looks to turbocharge esports
Technology
by  AFP

Rows of super-powerful computers fill a classroom in northeast England, their LED-lit keyboards, mice and headsets washing the space in a futuristic blue glow. - 'Quite surreal' - Nicholas Wilkinson, a student on the college's esports programme, called the development of an esports campus in northeast England "quite surreal".

Cubans fear worsening inflation as fuel price to soar 500%
Cubans fear worsening inflation as fuel price to soar 500%
Economy
by  AFP

Already under the yoke of inflation and product scarcity, many Cubans don't know how they will cope with a new 500-percent surge in the fuel price. According to official estimates, the Cuban economy shrank by two percent in 2023, while inflation reached 30 percent in 2023.