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Chinese 'Virtual Human' Salespeople Are Outperforming Their Real Human Counterparts(2025-08-20 15:00:05)

AI-powered salespeople are outperforming their human counterparts on Chinese e-commerce platforms, working around the clock without fatigue to sell products ranging from printers to wet wipes. Shanghai marketing firm PLTFRM has deployed 30 virtual avatars across Taobao and Pinduoduo using Baidu vide...
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Dramatic Slowdown in Melting of Arctic Sea Ice Surprises Scientists(2025-08-20 10:00:08)

The melting of sea ice in the Arctic has slowed dramatically in the past 20 years, scientists have reported, with no statistically significant decline in its extent since 2005. From a report: The finding is surprising, the researchers say, given that carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning have co...
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US Tech Stocks Hit By Concerns Over Future of AI Boom(2025-08-20 05:00:03)

US tech stocks sold off as warnings that the hype surrounding AI could be overdone hit some of the year's best-performing shares. From a report: Nvidia, the chips group that has surged to become the world's first $4tn company on the back of AI, fell 3.5 per cent on Tuesday, while software group Pala...
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Apple is Reportedly Making More of Its New iPhones in India Instead of China(2025-08-20 00:00:09)

An anonymous reader shares a report: Apple is manufacturing more of its iPhone 17 phones for the US in India instead of in China, and for the first time, the full lineup of new models will ship from India at launch, according to Bloomberg. The company is also working on a successor to the iPhone 16E...
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Pakistan's Internet Connectivity Abruptly Plummets To 20%(2025-08-19 20:00:16)

Pakistan's internet connectivity dropped to 20% of normal levels Tuesday, affecting the country's 116 million internet users, according to NetBlocks. The outage primarily impacted backbone operator PTCL. It's unclear what caused the outage. The Wireless and Internet Service Providers Association of ...
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