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Finding Trump-Beijing balance may prove Takaichis big challenge
This article originally published by Pacific Forum is republished with permission. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi notched a historic election win last weekend. The first woman to head a party ticket in national elections in Japan led her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to a landslide victory, claiming the most seats for a single party in…
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Aurora says it will triple its driverless truck network
Aurora, the driverless truck firm founded by former members of Google’s pioneering self-driving car team, is branching out. In advance of its quarterly earnings report today, the company announced that a new software update would enable it to triple its driverless network to a total of 10 routes across the Southern US. Currently, Aurora has…
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Apple keeps hitting bumps with its overhauled Siri
Apple had been reportedly pushing to introduce some big changes to Siri with iOS 26.4, but now the company is planning to introduce them in later versions of iOS, including iOS 26.5 and iOS 27, Bloomberg reports. Nearly a year ago, Apple delayed planned features for Siri that would let it understand your personal context…
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So, whats going on with Musicboard? | TechCrunch
Musicboard, an app for music discovery and recommendations, has been struggling, according to its users. Over the past several months, users said the app experienced outages, the website went offline, and the Android app disappeared from the Play Store. This has concerned its devoted, if small, user base. (The app has been downloaded around 462,000…
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What will headline the Xi-Trump summit? Nicholas Burns weighs in
Economic issues are expected to take centre stage at the US-China summit in April but regional security will also feature, according to former US ambassador to Beijing Nicholas Burns. Speaking via a video link to the Yale Centre Beijing on Tuesday, Burns said US President Donald Trump would be “right to focus on economic issues”…
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US job market defies Trump policy fears with January growth
US job growth beat expectations in January while unemployment crept down, official data showed on Wednesday, defying immediate concerns about labour market fragility on the back of US President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The United States added 130,000 jobs last month, the Department of Labour said, significantly higher than the 55,000 predicted in surveys by…
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Stop using ChatGPT on factory settings: 7 tweaks I use to make it a pro tool
Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Appearance and response style tweaks improve daily usability. New ad controls let free and Go users limit personalization. Memory and history toggles shape privacy and better context. ChatGPT has come a long way since its introduction in 2022. Usually,…
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Timing Is Everything: Berlins Market Opens With Full Pockets, Big Packages and New Buyers
If real estate is all about location, location, location, international film markets are all about timing, timing, timing. Berlin mid-February is not an ideal spot for red carpet fashion — pity the stars facing icy winds and sub-zero temperatures at this year’s Berlinale —but if you want to do business, the timing of the European…
