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Humans aren’t quite ready for a chatbot takeover, according to a new study

Published on 21/07/2021 – 16:53 GMT+2
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Humans aren’t quite ready for a chatbot takeover, according to a new study

The German university’s study found that users’ negative reactions to unknowingly interacting with chatbots rose according to how critical they deemed the service query.

Designed to mimic human-like interactions by way of text messages or online chat windows,…

NASA and ESA to test nudging asteroids off collision course with Earth

By&nbspLuke Hurst&nbsp&&nbspLucile Briere

Published on 30/06/2021 – 9:49 GMT+2
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NASA and ESA to test nudging asteroids off collision course with Earth

It’s World Asteroid Day! And to celebrate, Euronews looks at two missions launching into space that will see how potentially dangerous asteroids could be nudged off course by flying a spacecraft into them.

Of all the natural disasters that can strike at life on Earth,…

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June 30, 2021

Brussels launches antitrust probe into Google’s digital ad tech practices

Published on 22/06/2021 – 12:33 GMT+2
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June 22, 2021

Brussels launches antitrust probe into Google’s digital ad tech practices

It will focus on whether the company is stifling competition by restricting access to third parties to user data for advertising purposes on websites and apps, while using that data itself.

The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it has opened a new antitrust…

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June 22, 2021

ISS astronauts make second spacewalk to install powerful solar panels

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA’s Shane Kimbrough made their second spacewalk in less than a week to install new solar panels on the International Space Station.

The pair were continuing a project they…