Facebook-backed research sees progress linking minds, machines
SAN FRANCISCO, BALIPOST.com - Facebook-backed researchers have managed to translate brain signals into spoken words, bringing the social network's vision of linking brains and machines...
In a first, Miss Venezuela ditches contestants’ measurements
CARACAS, BALIPOST.com - For the first time in its history, the Miss Venezuela contest will not publish the 24 contestants' waist, bust and hip measurements,...
Sultans of spin: the Japanese breakdancers busting Olympic moves
TOKYO, BALIPOST.com - For Japanese breakdancer Shigeyuki Nakarai, the prospect of winning a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics has become something of an...
Singapore soldiers charged over actor’s death in training
SINGAPORE, BALIPOST.com - Two Singapore soldiers were charged in military court Wednesday over the death of a popular actor during reservist training in a case...
Cardi B cancels US show because of ‘security threat’
WASHINGTON, BALIPOST.com - US rapper Cardi B canceled a concert in Indianapolis Tuesday evening due to concerns over a "security threat," she said on social...
Darn it! The US artist stitching together Trump quotes
NEW YORK, BALIPOST.com - "Drain the swamp." "Such a nasty woman." "Crooked Hillary." An American artist has found a novel way to record President Donald...
Sophie the robot whips up oodles of Singapore noodles
SINGAPORE, BALIPOST.com - A Singaporean engineering company has built a robot that can serve up a piping hot bowl of laksa, one of the city-state's...
Iran cartoonists depict queen as ‘pirate’ after British ship seizure
TEHRAN, BALIPOST.com - An exhibition of cartoons has opened in Tehran portraying Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as a pirate, seen wielding a cutlass and sporting...
Jury finds Katy Perry copied Christian rap song
LOS ANGELES, BALIPOST.com - US singer Katy Perry copied the beat of her 2013 hit "Dark Horse" from a Christian rap song, a Los Angeles...
Bulgarian singer hits high with record-breaking vocals
STAROSEL, BALIPOST.com - Smilyana Zaharieva knew she had a gift when she saw her audience tremble or cry during her performances.
Now an official Guinness world...
