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At least seven people, including five suspected attackers, have died in explosions and shooting attacks in Jakarta. Attackers detonated explosives and opened fire in central Jakarta on Thursday morning in a strike that left at least seven people dead, according to an Associated Press report. The first blasts occurred midmorning at a Starbucks store at Sarinah shopping mall, located on …

Google’s Cardboard division, which oversees development of the VR platform and its associated software, announced on Wednesday that it is updating the platform’s SDK to allow developers to integrate “spatial audio” into their apps. This update gives developers some tricks to make sound more positional. For example, sound from a virtual source to the user’s right will be played with …

A new dog flu that has sickened at least 2,000 pets in 25 states may have emerged in Washington after a suspected outbreak at a Kent kennel, US health officials said Tuesday. King County health officials say it’s a possibility after several dogs became sick at a local kennel. “There’s a big blast that went out to all the veterinarians …

Microsoft has just updated the Outlook application on iOS to offer enhanced Skype integration. Microsoft has rolled out an update to Outlook for iOS that lets you turn any meeting into a Skype call, and join that call by tapping a button.

A US MOTHER of three has become an internet sensation after giving an animated account of escaping a fire to a news channel. Michelle Dobyne from Tulsa was interviewed on American news show News on 6 and left viewers in hysterics as she spoke energetically about her home being engulfed in flames. “My friend came to the door while I …

Making its world premiere in Detroit, the 2017 GMC Acadia has been redesigned and along with the new look features a more efficient powertrain, upgraded comfort/convenience/safety features and a new off-road-oriented All Terrain model. The new Acadia is 318 kg (700 lbs) lighter than the current model, which pays dividends at the pump. With the new 2.5L 4-cylinder engine as …

Two Philadelphia newspapers donated by their owner to new non-profit media institute. The Philadelphia Inquirer and its sister publications, the Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com, have been donated to a newly formed nonprofit journalism institute, the news outlets’ owner announced Tuesday.

GOP candidate lineup announced for Fox Business Network debate. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and former Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina will not appear on the primetime stage for the Republican Party’s sixth presidential debate later this week.

China – Grindr, the dating and hookup app for gay and bisexual men, has just received millions of dollars in investment from a Chinese technology firm. The company, Beijing Kunlun Tech, which is run by billionaire Zhou Yahui, paid $93 million (£64 million) for a 60 per cent controlling stake in the company – a significant sum for what is …

Northern Health has confirmed they are monitoring an increase in Hepatitis A cases in Dawson Creek, along with the BC Centre for Disease Control. Health officials, along with the BC Centre for Disease Control. are monitoring an increase in cases and say they’re investigating the source for what they call a “seemingly unrelated clusters” recently discovered.

Technology giant Apple has acquired an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up that uses facial recognition technology to analyse people’s emotions. Apple can now use Emotient’s facial expression recognition technology to scan people’s faces and identify how they’re feeling in any given moment. Emotient says by picking up on subtle facial clues, its software can tell whether people are feeling joy, fear, …