Chinese state media debuts 'AI' news anchors

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Brexit challenge for Guinness supply chain Any post-Brexit border controls on the island of Ireland could end the free-flowing supply chain that makes the stout a staple at home and around the world. Indonesia's Toraja live among the dead Torajans — an ethnic group that numbers about a million people on Sulawesi island — have few qualms when it comes to talking with an embalmed corpse, dressing them up, brushing their hair or even taking pictures with a mummified relative. And now for something completely different: Chinese robot news readers Chinese news readers may have some new competition - artificially intelligent robot anchors that can mimic human facial expressions and mannerisms while reading out reports. Stephen Hawking's thesis and wheelchair sell for $1 million A motorised wheelchair used by the late British physicist Stephen Hawking sold at auction on Thursday for almost 300,000 pounds ($391,740.00) while a dissertation raised nearly twice that at a sale to raise money for charity. Google outlines steps to tackle workplace harassment Google on Thursday outlined changes to its handling of sexual misconduct complaints, hoping to calm outrage that triggered a worldwide walkout of workers last week. Air pollution: How to tell smog from fog The air we are breathing is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day! But it can be hard to differentiate if it is the usual fog that engulfs the city with the winter winds or smog, which is forcing people to stay indoors! US-Iran oil sanction waivers: The knowns and unknowns The United States re-imposed sanctions against Iran's oil exports to punish Tehran for its involvement in several Middle Eastern conflicts. Delhi bans trucks as megacity chokes Delhi authorities have imposed a three-day ban on trucks entering the world's most polluted major city as its 20 million inhabitants wheezed in the toxic annual winter smog. Living on edge: Vietnam's 'black canal' dwellers The makeshift homes are set to be demolished under long-promised government plans to redevelop the city's "black canals" -- nicknamed for the darkened hue of their waste-strewn waters. Delhi launches e-bus trial run for pollution-free transport In its effort to promote pollution-free public transport, the Delhi government conducted a trial run of its low-floor electric bus and said it is in the process of procuring e-buses to ply on roads by 2019.

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