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Africa has thousands of languages. Can AI be trained on all of them?

Africa has thousands of languages. Can AI be trained on all of them?

How do you teach somebody to read a language if there’s nothing for them to read? This is the problem…
Nearly a third of American teens interact with AI chatbots daily, study finds

Nearly a third of American teens interact with AI chatbots daily, study finds

New York  —  Nearly a third of US teenagers say they use AI chatbots daily, a new study finds, shedding…
Ancient Egyptian pleasure boat found off Alexandria proves ancient historian right

Ancient Egyptian pleasure boat found off Alexandria proves ancient historian right

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off the coast of Alexandria, matching a description given by the first-century…
Africa’s first hypercar designer is going back to the future for his next model

Africa’s first hypercar designer is going back to the future for his next model

Abdesslam Laraki made a name for himself as the man behind Africa’s first supercar, the Laraki Fulgura, and followed it…
Phones might get pricier next year. Thank the AI boom

Phones might get pricier next year. Thank the AI boom

Fancy cameras, giant screens and massive storage usually make smartphones more expensive. But next year, it’s a routine component that…
What the heck is going on at Apple?

What the heck is going on at Apple?

Apple for decades has been known for a consistent string of design-forward, tech-defining consumer products that have shaped how people…
Egypt declares Red Sea’s Great Fringing Reef as a marine nature reserve

Egypt declares Red Sea’s Great Fringing Reef as a marine nature reserve

Egypt’s Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment, Manal Awad, announced on Thursday the issuance of Prime Ministerial…
What happens when you kick millions of teens off social media? Australia’s about to find out

What happens when you kick millions of teens off social media? Australia’s about to find out

Brisbane, Australia  —  It’s August, and a show of hands in an auditorium filled with 300 students at All Saints…
Photos: Egypt recovers intricate gilded coffin and key Middle Kingdom relic

Photos: Egypt recovers intricate gilded coffin and key Middle Kingdom relic

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has officially received two ancient artifacts from the kingdom of Belgium, which had been…
AI-powered children’s toys are here, but are they safe?

AI-powered children’s toys are here, but are they safe?

Teddy bears and stuffed plushies have long been a mainstay in toy collections. But today they don’t talk back in…
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