TOKYO: Japan saw inflation spike due to rising import costs and currency shocks, suggesting such price reactions needed to factor into monetary policy considerations, a central bank official was quoted as saying in conference notes released on Monday. The remark, made at a Bank of Japan-hosted conference on monetary policy […]
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BENGALURU: When an 11-year-old Lalremsiami Hmarzote told her parents she wanted to leave home to take up a place at one of India’s top hockey academies, she first had to explain to them what the sport was. Less than a decade later, Lalremsiami would become the first female Olympian and […]
JAKARTA: Mount Semeru in East Java erupted three times today morning, sending volcanic ash as high as 1,000 metres above its summit, Indonesian authorities said. According to the Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre (PVMBG), the highest ash column was recorded during an eruption at 6.28am local time, reaching about […]
SINGAPORE: Cambodia and Thailand will face off before international mediators in Singapore this week in a long-standing dispute over valuable maritime resources, the latest spat between the feuding neighbours. Phnom Penh initiated a UN-backed conciliation process at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) after Bangkok pulled out of an agreement […]
LONDON: The British government has rejected legal “kill switch” proposals to disable AI models during emergencies amid growing concerns over risks posed by rogue artificial intelligence, Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing media reports on Friday. The Cabinet Office, which leads the government’s work on AI safety, said the UK “cannot simply […]
SAN FRANCISCO: ChatGPT maker OpenAI confirmed on Friday (Sep 11) that autonomous software built on its models targeted another website during testing a couple of months before a separate attack on the coding site Hugging Face. The new report adds to concerns that advanced artificial intelligence models may be difficult […]
NEW YORK: Frances Tiafoe said learning to close out matches will be his next challenge after falling to compatriot Ben Shelton in the U.S. Open semi-finals on Friday, but the 11th seed left New York proud of a season that will lift him back into the world’s top 10. Tiafoe, […]
NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in New Delhi on Saturday for a Brics summit alongside leaders from India, Russia and Iran, as wars, trade and energy test the divided grouping. The conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, along with global trade turbulence and energy security, are expected […]
LOS ANGELES: California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Thursday new tech company restrictions barring children under 16 from exposure to behaviorally addictive features on social media platforms and banning toys containing AI companion chatbots. The two measures were among 13 bills Newsom enacted as a package designed to […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has promised US$5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in November’s midterm elections. The pledge has raised questions about its legality, its cost and where the money would come from. Is it legal? Federal law prohibits […]