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Robots Beat Human Records At Beijing Half-Marathon

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The winning runner at a Beijing half-marathon for humanoid robots finished the race today in 50 minutes and 26 seconds — significantly faster than the human world record of 57 minutes recently set by Jacob Kiplimo. […] [T]he winning time is a massive improvement over last year’s race, when the fastest robot finished in two hours and 40...

Gut microbiome can reveal risk of Parkinson’s, scientists say

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Study shows signature changes more pronounced in people with genetic risk, raising hopes for new therapies

Changes to microbes that live in the gut can identify people at greater risk of Parkinson’s disease long before symptoms develop, according to work that also raises hopes for new therapies.

Researchers discovered signature changes in the gut microbiome that are more pronounced in people...

Videos Catch Amazon Delivery Drones Dropping Packages From 10 Feet in the Air

Yesterday at 13:34 PM, via Slashdot

There’s been a few complaints about Amazon’s drone delivery service. “The automated mailmen are dropping off packages from 10 feet in the air,” reports the New York Post, “rendering the contents of each box susceptible to crashing and smashing.” One example? Tamara Hancock filmed a drone delivering a bottle of Torani flavoring syrup to her home in Arizona (as a test of how Amazon handled...

admyt Launches SA’s First Card-Linked Parking Reward Benefit With Discovery Bank

Yesterday at 11:43 AM, via Tech Financials

admyt today announced that Discovery Bank cardholders will receive an automatic parking refund in Ðiscovery Miles every time they park with admyt and shop in-store. The benefit is now available across admyt’s network of more than 80 malls nationwide. Building on a successful festive-season activation, this first-for-South-Africa collaboration is now an ongoing benefit. It is […]

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