Reben has now created a system that allows a Google smart speaker to fire a pellet gun.

Alexander Reben has a knack for identifying malevolent potential in things that might otherwise appear mundane.

In the past, the artist and MIT-trained roboticist

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A Visa spokesperson said transactions in Europe were not being processed.

London:  Payment systems giant Visa said it was experiencing problems processing transactions in Europe on Friday and was trying to fix the issue.

"We are currently experiencing a service disruption which is preventing some Visa transactions in

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Kim Yong Chol had earlier met US secretary of state Mike Pompeo. (File)

Washington:  A senior North Korean official met US President Donald Trump on Friday at the White House to hand him a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as the two countries try to put a derailed summit back on track.

Kim Yong Chol, a close

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Facebook has been criticized for allowing disinformation to spread during the 2016 US election.

San Francisco:  Facebook on Friday said it is getting rid of a "trending" topics feature as it tests ways for publishers to deliver reliable breaking news.

The Trending feature introduced four years ago listed stories buzzing on

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In 2017, there were repeated calls for the autonomy of Catalonia. (File)

Barcelona:  Catalonia's new separatist government will be sworn in Saturday, the regional presidency announced, which will spark the automatic end of Madrid's direct rule over the region.

Before being toppled by a no-confidence vote in parliament on

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Italy's president Sergio Mattarella shakes hands with Giuseppe Conte at his swearing-in ceremony.Rome: Giuseppe Conte was sworn in on Friday as Italy's prime minister, heading western Europe's first anti-establishment federal government bent on upgrading European Union rules on budgets and immigration.Conte, a little-known

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