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JAXA Successfully Puts Lunar Probe into Orbit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Monday that it has successfu...
December 26, 2023
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Geoffrey Hinton, ‘Godfather of AI,’ Warns of Combat Robots and Tailored Fake News
NEW YORK — Geoffrey Hinton, a leading researcher on artificial intelligence, has warned of the risks...
December 7, 2023
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Joby Shows Off Electric Air Taxis in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Electric air taxis could be transporting passengers from JFK Airport to downtow...
November 23, 2023
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Man Posts Fake Videos of Former PMs Abe, Suga, Using AI Techniques Learned from Creator of Bogus Kishida Video
Fake videos of former prime ministers Shinzo Abe and Yoshihide Suga using generative artificial int...
November 11, 2023
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Autonomous Driving Could Get ¥2.7 Billion Boost from Japanese Govt
The government is considering earmarking ¥2.7 billion in its fiscal 2023 supplementary budget to sup...
November 10, 2023
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Wastewater Beer Aims to Help Quench U.S. Drought
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP-Jiji) — With its golden hue and light fruity flavor, the beer being sipped by Aar...
October 26, 2023
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JAXA Begins New Rain Forecasting Satellite Development; Hopes for Enhanced Prediction of Typhoon Paths, Intensity
Courtesy of JAXAA graphical representation of the kind of data that the Precipitation Radar satellit...
October 24, 2023
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Oldest Human-made Wood Structure Found in Zambia
Along the banks of the Kalambo River in Zambia near Africa’s second-highest waterfall, archaeologist...
October 18, 2023
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‘Mona Lisa’ Shows Secret about How Masterpiece Was Painted
PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical st...
October 18, 2023
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Sweden Puts Women in Driver’s Seat with Female Crash Test Dummy
LINKOPING, Sweden (AFP-Jiji) — Her name is SET 50F and she’s the world’s first female crash test dum...
October 14, 2023
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U.S. Slaps TV Provider with 1st-ever Space Debris Fine
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — U.S. authorities said they have issued a “breakthrough” first-ever fine over...
October 13, 2023
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Japanese Technology Advances Toward Moon Base Goal; Airless, Low-Gravity Environment a Construction Challenge
Serious efforts are underway in Japan to build a moon base. Japan aims to bolster its international ...
October 12, 2023
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What Is USB-C, the Charging Socket That Replaced Apple’s Lightning Cable?
LONDON (AP) — Bye, Lightning cable. Hello, USB-C. Apple is ditching its in-house iPhone charging pl...
September 20, 2023
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Sony to Start ‘Foster Parent Program’ for Aibo Dog Robots
Sony Group Corp. has started a “foster parent program” for unwanted Aibo dog robots to transfer them...
September 18, 2023
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Study: Modern Cars Are a Data ‘Privacy Nightmare’
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — The world’s most popular car brands are a data “privacy nightmare,” collecti...
September 14, 2023
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