1+ day, 19+ min ago   (140+ words) The CEO of US artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has warned of the need to slow the pace of AI development. In an online post on Saturday, Dario Amodei said, "We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (234+ words) Japan's environment ministry is set to provide support to businesses that establish large-scale production bases for recycling plastic. The move comes after the situation in and around Iran affected the distribution of chemical products derived from naphtha, a petrochemical used…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (167+ words) Japan's agriculture ministry says it will raise the price of imported wheat by 12 percent from the fall. The ministry on Wednesday announced the average price of five major wheat brands for the period between October and March next year. It…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (169+ words) A researcher at US artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has announced his resignation, citing fears that out-of-control AI could destroy the human race. Jacob Coxon has been involved in pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. He said in a social…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (161+ words) US tech giant Apple has unveiled its first foldable smartphone. The iPhone Duo features a large 7.6-inch display and a hefty price tag. Apple introduced a series of new phones on Wednesday at its head office in California. The iPhone…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (270+ words) A large-scale solar power plant has been completed at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine with financial support from the Japanese government. The new facility is meant to ensure a stable power supply at the Chornobyl plant, which…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (266+ words) A winery and pear farmers in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, are collaborating to produce alcoholic beverages using substandard pears. The initiative was launched five years ago by a group of pear farmers in Takasaki City and a winery in…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (112+ words) The operator of a South Korean app giving access to cosmetic clinics says a data breach has leaked personal information on about 220 thousand users. The leak from the popular Gangnam Unni app includes user names, email addresses, registered pictures and…...

5+ day ago   (116+ words) The United States says it will ban some imports from Canada, including motorcycles, alcoholic drinks and dairy products. President Donald Trump signed proclamations to that effect on Tuesday. He said the ban will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on September 29, US Eastern…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (181+ words) Japanese companies are taking bigger stakes in aircraft leasing operators as the surge in travel demand means airlines need more planes. Leased aircraft also help carriers to cut costs as they struggle with the rising cost of jet fuel. Trading…...