Toyota-backed startup begins 'flying car' test flights in N.Y.
WorldNEW YORK -- Joby Aviation Inc., a U.S. startup backed by Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., said Monday that it has begun demonstration flights of its so-called flying cars in New York.
Bangladesh's tigers stalk uncertain future in Sundarbans
WorldTigers are so feared in Bangladesh's vast Sundarban mangroves that locals invoke spirits to protect against them. But experts say it is the big cats themselves that need defending.
99 accused in Japan in international child pornography crackdown
WorldTOKYO -- Japanese police have taken action against 99 people aged 14 to 72 years in the country as part of an international crackdown on online child pornography, the National Police Agency said Monday.
Vancouver hosts FIFA congress with expanded World Cup under scrutiny
WorldVANCOUVER, Canada - FIFA's member associations meet in Vancouver on Thursday for their annual congress, a usually routine gathering that carries greater weight this year with the 2026 World Cup less than two months away and several questions still hanging over the first 48-team edition of the tournament.
Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news deals
WorldSYDNEY -- The Australian government said on Tuesday that Meta, Alphabet's Google and TikTok could face multimillion-dollar charges if they did not negotiate deals to pay local media outlets for news on their platforms.
J&J sees AI halving the time to generate drug development leads
WorldNEW YORK -- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) is using artificial intelligence to slash by half the time it takes to generate new leads for developing drugs, the company's chief information officer said on Monday.
UNICEF warns Afghanistan could lose up to 25,000 female health workers, teachers
WorldAfghanistan is at risk of losing more than 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 if the Taliban-led country's restrictions on girls' education and women's employment are not lifted, according to a new UNICEF report released on Monday.
Indonesia train crash toll rises to 14 as rescuers work to remove trapped passengers
WorldJAKARTA - The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers worked to extract survivors still trapped in the wreckage.
OpenAI falls short of revenue and user targets as it races toward IPO, WSJ reports
WorldOpenAI has fallen short of its goals for new users and revenue in recent months, sparking concern among some company leaders over whether it can support its extensive data-center spending, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Taylor Swift files to trademark her voice, likeness to ward off AI deepfakes
WorldPop superstar Taylor Swift filed trademark applications for two audio clips and one image of herself in what a trademark attorney said is an attempt to protect her voice and likeness from deepfake videos and audio created by artificial intelligence.
