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By Daniel LeussinkBEIJING (Reuters) -Japan’s Toyota Motor (NYSE:) will pair up with China’s Tencent while Nissan (OTC:) will team up with Baidu (NASDAQ:), the companies said on Thursday, cross-border partnerships that highlight the importance of artificial intelligence for carmakers. The separate announcements from two of Japan’s biggest automakers at the…

A Florida man arrested in February during an investigation into the disappearance and death of his girlfriend’s teenage daughter has officially been charged with murder.Osceola County Jail records show Stephan Sterns, 38, who was arrested on Feb. 28 on unrelated charges, was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday in connection with the death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto.Soto, who was found dead on March 1, was allegedly killed by Sterns sometime between Feb. 25 and Feb.…

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Up to $20,000 is being offered for information leading to a criminal conviction or civil penalty involving a dolphin that was found shot to death in southwest Louisiana.MORE THAN 100 DOLPHINS, THOUSANDS OF FISH FOUND DEAD AS BRAZILIAN GOVERNOR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCYFederal wildlife officials, in a news release Monday,…

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Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence firm Synthesia on Thursday unveiled a new wave of AI-generated digital avatars that can convey human emotions using a user’s text inputs.The company said its “Expressive Avatars” can blur the lines between the virtual world and real characters. It aims to eliminate cameras, microphones, actors, lengthy edits…

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