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France's lower house of parliament approves raising digital services tax on tech giants from 3% to 6%, but the government remains cautious amid fears of US retaliation

The French National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, has passed a bill to raise taxes on major American companies such as Google, Apple, and Amazon from the current 3% to 6%. However, the ...
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Meta explains in detail how AI selects content recommended on Facebook and Instagram

Meta uses AI to recommend content that matches users' tastes on Facebook and Instagram, which are SNSs operated by the company. Meta has released detailed information on how AI recommends content on ...
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The mystery of Antarctica's ``blood waterfall'' has been revealed over a century, and the discovery that throws a stone at the limit of life exploration technology on Mars

Antarctica's Taylor Glacier has a ' blood waterfall ' where blood-red water drips from ice cracks. The identity of the waterfall of blood, which had been shrouded in mystery since it was discovered by ...
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Russian military spy ship 'Yantar' is said to be mapping and intercepting undersea communications cables across Europe

Reports that the Russian special intelligence and research vessel Yantar has been sailing off the coast of Northern Europe have reportedly raised alarm among Western authorities. The Yantar has been ...
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PlayStation Official Releases Experience Report of 'PlayStation Portal Remote Player' That Can Play PS5 Remotely

The PlayStation Portal remote player is 'a new option presented by PlayStation for fans who want to enjoy the PS5 game library in even more ways.' If you imagine a high-definition LCD display inserted ...
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I tried the natto curry set at the original natto curry restaurant, Curry Shop Yamagoya.

The curry restaurant ' Curry Shop Yamagoya ' in Nagano City is known as the original natto curry restaurant. It is only a 5-minute walk from the station, so I stopped by during my trip and had some ...
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The function to display YouTube movies in ``old order'' is restored

You can now display a list of movies and live streams in chronological order on the YouTube channel screen. The function to display the movie list screen in chronological order was deleted in 2022, ...
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A shocking case is reported in which a mother monkey eats the corpse of a baby she gave birth to after carrying it around for several days

Some animals are known to mourn the death of their fellow humans in the same way as humans, and it has also been reported that wild elephants take actions such as `` continuing to carry dead children ...
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I tried using Photoshop's 'Delete Tool' to easily erase unnecessary objects in a photo and correct them naturally by simply painting them over

Generative Fill,' a new feature introduced in Adobe Photoshop 24.5, released in May 2023, is the ' Delete Tool.' With this tool, you can simply brush over an object, and intelligent technology will ...
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New edible battery

With the advancement of technology, robots that check and treat health from inside the human body are appearing. However, it is difficult to supply power to such a small medical device. A new battery ...
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A new product has appeared in 'Marugame Shake Udon', which is eaten by shaking ingredients and udon, and I tried three types: 'Spicy Minced Meat', 'Grated Frozen Lemon', and ...

Arrived at Marugame noodles. I bought all 3 types as takeout. From the left, ``Spicy minced meat bukkake udon'', ``Frozen lemon grated bukkake udon'', and ``Grated wild vegetable bukkake udon''. First ...
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Testimony that a whistleblower revealed Mormon's 'hidden huge assets' and that the money collected from believers was used for 'relieving affiliated companies' instead of ...

that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) and its investment management arm, Ensign Peak Advisors, failed to properly disclose their equity investments, for $5 million.