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OpenAI, whose ChatGPT is credited with accelerating the frenzy over artificial intelligence since its broad release in late 2022, has said AI should be regulated by the federal government but that the California bill creates an uncertain legal environment, and could cause entrepreneurs and engineers to leave the state.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 28, 2024
Big Tech wants AI to be regulated. Why do they oppose a California AI bill?
Many tech giants say the bill threatens to make the state unfavorable to AI development and deployment and puts open-source models at risk.
Cars are flooded in a local street during the pass of a winter storm in Lodi, New Jersey, on Jan. 10.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 28, 2024
Extreme rain is a growing climate threat to the northeastern U.S.
A warming world will bring more rain-induced flooding to the United States' Northeast, a region of millions who aren't prepared for it.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping before the APEC Leaders' Retreat in Bangkok in November 2022.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2024
How a Harris-Walz administration might handle Asia policy
While a Harris-Walz administration would likely avoid unilateral economic measures against China, it would prioritize human rights more in the relationship.
Political polarization in the U.S. is fueling domestic social divisions, eroding democratic norms and leading to a more self-centered U.S. foreign policy that threatens the global liberal order.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 28, 2024
The transformation of American liberalism
Liberalism in the U.S. is the product of overextending the idea of individual autonomy, resulting in selfishness, and, at the same time, a return to traditional morality.
Daniel Evans battles Karen Khachanov in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Aug 28, 2024
Proud Evans out-lasts Khachanov in longest ever U.S. Open match
In front of a lively crowd, Britain's Evans beat the 23rd seed from Russia 6-7 (6), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4, in a five-hour epic.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda "predictably unpredictable" actions and policy shifts highlight the need for improved communication, reflecting modern central banking practices.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 28, 2024
How long can the BOJ get away with rate shocks?
The BOJ’s shifting policies and Kazuo Ueda’s unpredictable approach reflect the need for better alignment with modern central banking practices.
Naomi Osaka serves during her match against Jelena Ostapenko in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday in New York.
TENNIS
Aug 28, 2024
Tearful Osaka triumphs in U.S. Open return
Osaka cruised in her first round match while wearing a Harajuku-inspired outfit that quickly attracted attention on social media.
U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2024
Special counsel investigating Trump proceeds with 2020 election case
Special Counsel Jack Smith filed an updated indictment that removes several pages of allegations following a Supreme Court ruling.
The Chinese government has dismissed U.S. accusations, saying the hacking attacks attributed to Volt Typhoon are the work of cyber criminals.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 28, 2024
Chinese hackers breach U.S. internet firms via startup
The revelation will add to concerns over the susceptibility of U.S. critical infrastructure to cyberattacks.
Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2024
Trump adds former Democrats RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard to transition team
Trump's move risks reinforcing criticism that he is embracing figures espousing fringe or extreme views in his bid to return to power.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the United Nations' COP28 climate change conference in Dubai on Dec. 2. Harris and Donald Trump are poles apart when it comes to climate change.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2024
America’s coming climate election
Clearly, the positions of the two U.S. presidential candidates on the climate crisis could not be more different.
A U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey transport aircraft
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2024
Iwakuni allows deployment of U.S. Navy's Osprey
The mayor said the city judged that the aircraft will not have a large impact on the lives of people living near the base.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius inspects Leopard II tanks that were due to be supplied to Ukraine at a military facility in Augustdorf, Germany, in February 2023.
COMMENTARY
Aug 27, 2024
Ukraine has a Germany problem again. Here’s how to fix it.
Kyiv’s Kursk operation was aimed less at the battlefield than at Berlin and other allies.
A China Coast Guard ship is seen from the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Cabra during a supply mission to Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2024
China-Philippine tensions center on new flash point: Sabina Shoal
Clashes between the countries’ vessels have become more frequent and intense as the two sides vie for control over the disputed South China Sea atoll.
Coco Gauff of the United States hits to Varvara Gracheva of France on Day 1 of the 2024 U.S. Open in New York on Monday.
TENNIS
Aug 27, 2024
Defending champions Djokovic and Gauff off to blazing starts at U.S. Open
Gauff cruised past France's Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-0.
U.S. Air Force General C.Q. Brown (left), the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is greeted upon arrival in Cairo on Sunday. Brown made a three-day trip to the Middle East last weekend that saw him fly into Israel just hours after Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel, and Israel's military struck Lebanon to thwart a larger attack.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2024
Risk of broader war eased 'somewhat' after Israel-Hezbollah exchange
Gen. C.Q. Brown, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, cautions that Iran's militant allies in other locations continue to pose a risk.
Despite changing attitudes toward office attire, with younger generations pushing for more casual dress codes, traditional views on professional attire persist.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2024
Shorts at the office? Go for it.
Despite changing attitudes toward office attire, with younger generations pushing for more casual dress codes, traditional views on professional attire persist.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose at the entrance of the Mariinskyi Palace ahead of their meeting in Kyiv on Aug 23.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2024
In talks with Biden, India's Modi urges peace in Ukraine after trip
Last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ukraine in the first visit by an Indian prime minister in modern Ukrainian history.
Suntory's canned cocktail Minus 196 Double Lemon on sale at a store in Sydney
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2024
Japan's Suntory bets on spirits expertise to boost U.S. canned cocktail market share
Suntory believes its annual RTD revenue could double from current levels to about $3 billion (¥434 billion) by 2030.
Instead of secretly arming against the combined nuclear forces of China, Russia and North Korea, the U.S. must launch a global campaign to restart arms control.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2024
Why is the U.S. fighting nuclear threats behind closed doors?
Secret armaments or doctrinal shifts without public messaging will only make adversaries more paranoid and a full-on arms race all but inevitable.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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