Nvidia and Kawasaki Heavy Industries will co-develop AI-powered robots for use in shipbuilding, the Japanese firm said Thursday during a visit to Tokyo by the US chip giant’s CEO Jensen Huang.The aim is to use the robots in welding, painting, inspection and material handling as part of a “next-generation digital shipyard using physical AI and …
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Japan coach Eddie Jones said Thursday that he was expecting a fierce forward battle against France in a hot and humid Tokyo as he named flanker Esei Haangana to make his debut.Japan take on the French in the Nations Championship on Saturday following a respectable 36-20 defeat to Ireland, after opening their campaign with a …
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Ireland coach Andy Farrell said on Thursday his side were “fortunate” to have “another shot” at what he called one of the great rugby challenges — beating the All Blacks at Eden Park.New Zealand head into Saturday’s Nations Championship Test seeking to extend their unbeaten run at the Auckland venue to 53 matches, having never …
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Huddled together shoulder-to-shoulder, Gen-Z hires at a Tokyo firm roared “Hell yeah!” to cap their morning rally, displaying the kind of corporate machismo that fuelled Japan’s post-war economic miracle.Once a bastion for “corporate warriors” fiercely devoted to their jobs, Japan has spent the past decades shifting towards a better work-life balance with greater emphasis on …
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US envoy Massad Boulos has spent the past year shuttling between Libya’s rival leaders to bridge their political divide. But some fear Washington’s bids would bolster power among entrenched elites at the expense of a long-awaited democratic process.Boulos, who oversees Arab and African affairs in the Trump administration, has met repeatedly with Libya’s leaders, both …
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Australia will make big companies criminally liable for modern slavery in supply chains, the nation’s top lawyer said Thursday, weeks after the United States threatened trade tariffs over the issue.Attorney General Michelle Rowland said laws would be toughened with a new criminal offence if companies with revenue over Aus$100 million ($70 million) fail to prevent …
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The United States is hosting an international ministerial meeting Thursday aimed at globalizing the fight against left-wing terrorism, which the Trump administration claims is on the rise.More than 60 delegations from Europe to Asia are expected to attend the event, titled “Resurgence of Political Terrorism” and chaired by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.”Far-left political terrorism …
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A leading US science body will launch a major report Thursday on how precisely specific extreme weather events can be tied to climate change, a growing research field underpinning billion-dollar lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry.The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), independent nonprofit institutions operating under an 1863 charter signed by president …
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La nouvelle mouture du “leasing social”, lancée jeudi, permettra à 50.000 ménages modestes supplémentaires de disposer d’une voiture électrique neuve pour un loyer de moins de 200 euros par mois, tout en favorisant désormais la production européenne. Dans ce dispositif de soutien à la location de longue durée (au moins trois ans), avec ou sans obligation …
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La nouvelle mouture du “leasing social”, lancée jeudi, permettra à 50.000 ménages modestes supplémentaires de disposer d’une voiture électrique neuve pour un loyer de moins de 200 euros par mois, tout en favorisant désormais la production européenne. Dans ce dispositif de soutien à la location de longue durée (au moins trois ans), avec ou sans obligation …
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