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In one of Scott Technology's "lamb boning rooms," a production line of about a dozen robots strips meat from 600 carcasses an hour. Automated arms clamp onto pieces of raw lamb, while others wield guillotine-style blades or small knives to cut through them. You only need one human to oversee the process.

The New Zealand-based robotics company is developing fully-automated meat processing bots, which can extract different cuts from lamb, pig, and beef carcasses. Many... Читать дальше...

China’s top-level Communist Party plenum is expected to propose new anticorruption rules, but critics say the measures likely won’t deliver sustainable remedies for systemic corruption.

As the United Nations considers a resolution condemning the decades long US trade embargo on Cuba, we ask if there's any light at the end of the tunnel for those who want to see the blockade lifted; and, Gambia announce intentions to withdraw from ICC, just days after a similar announcement from South Africa.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly 328,000 voters have cast absentee ballots in Wisconsin so far.

CALAIS, France (AP) — The Latest on the influx of asylum-seekers and migrants to Europe (all times local):

CALAIS, France (AP) — The Latest on the influx of asylum-seekers and migrants to Europe (all times local):

CALAIS, France (AP) — The Latest on the influx of asylum-seekers and migrants to Europe (all times local):

How does a pop artist electrify a sold-out arena while remaining motionless and obscuring her face? Sia’s been answering that question all year...

Apple’s cash reserves hit a record $237.6 billion at the end of its 2016 fiscal year, but that simple metric ignores the tech giant’s fast-growing debt load.

NEW YORK — Microsoft wants to bring life to common computing experiences by adding a third dimension to widely used software such as Windows and Office. The new tools, part of a free “Creators Update” to Windows 10 early next year, promise to make it easy for people to create and share photos, drawing and

The battle to push Islamic State militants out of Mosul, their last remaining stronghold in Iraq, could be described as a tale of two wars when viewed from the differing perspectives of U.S. and Iraqi forces.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was badly vandalized, possibly with a sledgehammer overnight.

The main reason an Islamic State attack on the Iraqi city of Kirkuk failed is that Sunni Arabs, many of whom once viewed Islamic State as a liberator, have grown increasingly disgusted by the militant group.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Allies of Hillary Clinton felt threatened by the power of Sen. Bernie Sanders' candidacy and wondered about getting some signal of support from President Barack Obama in the heat of the Democratic primaries, according to the latest emails in a hacked trove from Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. The notes were stolen from the email account of Podesta as part of a series of high-profile computer hacks of Democratic targets that U.S. intelligence officials say were orchestrated by Russia... Читать дальше...

“Get off the bandwagon NL. It’s not classy,” tweeted one customer.

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New Look has launched an anti-Donald Trump campaign, calling on its customers to "#DumpTrump" and "respect women".

The UK fashion retailer told BuzzFeed News it was not making a political statement, but "simply expressing our views that we fundamentally disagree with the comments made by Donald Trump in relation to women".

Trump... Читать дальше...

The new tools, part of a free "Creators Update" to Windows 10 early next year, promise to make it easy for people to create and share photos, drawing and other images in 3-D. "By making 3-D for everyone, our digital world starts a new, more human journey," said Megan Saunders, a Microsoft executive in charge of transitioning computing to three dimensions. Microsoft's Surface sales aren't high enough to rank on either Gartner's or IDC's list of top five personal-computer manufacturers, but they... Читать дальше...

The new tools, part of a free "Creators Update" to Windows 10 early next year, promise to make it easy for people to create and share photos, drawing and other images in 3-D. "By making 3-D for everyone, our digital world starts a new, more human journey," said Megan Saunders, a Microsoft executive in charge of transitioning computing to three dimensions. Microsoft's Surface sales aren't high enough to rank on either Gartner's or IDC's list of top five personal-computer manufacturers, but they... Читать дальше...

An Afghan girl with haunting green eyes whose portrait on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985 became one of the world's most recognisable photographs has been arrested in Pakistan.

So-called "Patient Zero" was not, in fact, the first person in North America to contract the virus.

Earlier in the day, the Donetsk People's Republic has made the same step.

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Westworld."

The INSIDER Summary:

•  "Westworld" is centered around a theme park built by Dr. Ford and Arnold.
•  But little is known about both their history and intentions.
•  We analyzed scenes and dialogue to gather everything we know about the enigmatic duo.

"Westworld" continues to raise more mind-bending questions with each episode, but we are finally beginning to get some answers when it comes to the two park co-founders: Dr. Читать дальше...

In this video, Preet Banerjee goes over several steps that can keep your travel costs down

The eight murder charges against Elizabeth Wettlaufer, potentially one of the worst serial-killing case in Canada, came after police in her hometown of Woodstock, Ont., said they had received a detailed tip on Sept. 29