Lamborghini to withdraw current EV launch plan
WorldTOKYO -- Lamborghini will withdraw its current plan to launch electric vehicles globally around 2030, CEO Stephan Winkelmann has said in a recent interview.
Japan struggles to boost share of female airline pilots
WorldTOKYO -- Japan is working to increase the number of female pilots in an effort to address the aging of commercial airline pilots and growing air travel demand, but progress has been slow.
EU says social fund can be used to allow access to safe abortions across bloc
WorldThe European Commission said on Thursday that member states may use an existing EU social fund to terminate pregnancies free of charge for women visiting from EU nations that restrict access to safe abortions, a significant policy clarification amid divisive debates on abortion rights.
Japan's Space One to launch Kairos No. 3 rocket on Sunday
WorldTOKYO -- Japan's Space One Co. said Friday that it will launch the No. 3 unit of its Kairos small rocket carrying artificial satellites on Sunday morning.
Japan govt oks bill to make high school tuition free
WorldTOKYO -- The Japanese government on Friday adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday a bill to revise legislation to make high school tuition effectively free starting in the year from April.
CEO of World Economic Forum quits after Epstein ties come to light
WorldZURICH -- The president and CEO of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, said he was stepping down on Thursday, a few weeks after the forum launched an independent investigation into his relationship with late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
AI boom will be no free pass for debt-laden major economies
WorldAn AI productivity boom, if it materialises, may help buy major economies more time to clean up their strained public finances, economists say, although it won't do the heavy lifting.
English giants dominate line-up for Champions League last-16 draw
WorldPARIS (FRANCE) -- The draw for the latter stages of this season's Champions League takes place on Friday with Newcastle United's midweek victory against Qarabag meaning an unprecedented six English sides will feature in the last 16.
Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 after viral success of AI image generation tool
WorldGoogle on Thursday unveiled a successor to its viral Nano Banana image generation model, touting faster performance as the search-engine behemoth pushes to attract more users to its AI tools.
Instagram to warn parents when teens search for suicide terms
WorldInstagram will begin notifying parents when their teenage children repeatedly search for content related to suicide or self-harm, platform owner Meta announced on Thursday, as the company faces mounting legal pressure over its handling of young users.
