AI sharpens cat-and-mouse hacking battle as companies strengthen defences
WorldFrom hacked supermarket fridges and a record cryptocurrency theft at Binance to an emergency over flaws in widely used web software, companies worldwide are facing a wave of cyber threats executives say AI is accelerating and making more sophisticated.
Toyota posts profit surge and lifts annual outlook as hybrid sales shine
WorldToyota on Thursday booked its first profit gain in six quarters and lifted its annual outlook by 15%, as a weaker yen and robust demand for higher-margin hybrid vehicles offset a slide in sales in China and the Middle East.
Japan to discuss expanding child safety seat requirements
WorldJapan's National Police Agency said Thursday that it will establish an expert panel to consider expanding child safety seat requirements.
"Shodo" Japanese calligraphy recommended for UNESCO heritage list
WorldAn evaluation body of UNESCO has recommended "shodo," the traditional Japanese art of calligraphy, for inscription on the U.N. cultural agency's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs said Thursday.
Tokyo police to introduce AI-based accident reconstruction system
WorldTokyo's Metropolitan Department plans to introduce a new system that can reconstruct traffic accidents using artificial intelligence, Jiji Press learned Wednesday.
Japan calls for fair economic order at APEC meeting
WorldJapanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi called for strengthening a free, fair and rules-based international economic order at a virtual ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum on Tuesday.
Cruise ship leaves Cambodia after forcing hundreds of passengers off
WorldSIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - After disembarking more than 200 passengers who had paid tens of thousands of dollars to live on board for years, the Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship departed Cambodia early on Wednesday.
Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeats Texas Governor Abbott in a stunning upset
WorldThree-term Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott lost to Democratic state Representative Gina Hinojosa in a stunning upset that ends the Republican Party's three-decade hold on the governor's office, US media projected on Tuesday.
At least 11 European countries snared in freezer cyberattacks
WorldGermany, Romania and the UK on Tuesday joined the growing list of European nations hit by cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration systems in recent days.
Democrats win US House in growing midterms wave against Trump
WorldDemocrats won the House and were within reach of taking over the Senate in a rapidly building midterms wave Tuesday projected to sweep Republicans aside and deliver a stinging repudiation of Donald Trump's bruising presidency.
