US, Japan mark friendship with cherry tree planting Posted May 11, 2023 First Lady Jill Biden and Yuko Kishida, the Japanese prime minister's wife, planted a cherry tree on the White House grounds to honor decades of friendship betwee…
App that helps blind ‘see’ gets ChatGPT-powered AI upgrade Posted May 10, 2023 Jesper Holten was born three months prematurely, which caused damage to his retina leading to visual impairment. He’s now completely blind. Wh…
California storms hit beekeepers, but honey outlook’s sweet Posted May 9, 2023 During California's prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a sugary syrup to feed his honeybees and keep them alive. That's be…
U.S. noodle restaurant fills staffing gap with robot waiter Posted May 8, 2023 Robot waiters called BellaBots are being used to serve customers at Noodle Topia in Michigan. The robot is able to greet guests, lead them to their tables, deliver food and dri…
Fed up by LA pothole, Arnold Schwarzenegger fills it himself Posted May 7, 2023 Fed up by an enormous pothole in his Los Angeles neighborhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger picked up a shovel and filled it himself. The actor and f…
US to adopt new restrictions on using commercial spyware Posted May 6, 2023 The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents
Warren Buffett’s firm ups stakes in Japanese trading houses Posted May 5, 2023 Billionaire Warren Buffett's company has increased its investments in five major Japanese trading houses to give Berkshire Hathaway control of 7.4% of each of those conglo…
Italy planning 5-figure fines for monument and art vandalism Posted May 4, 2023 Italy will push for a law imposing stiff, five-figure fines on vandals who damage monuments or other cultural sites, to help pay for the repairs …
Comic Relief launches metaverse fundraiser to fight poverty Posted May 3, 2023 Can playing more Roblox make your kids more philanthropic? That’s what the nonprofit Comic Relief US hopes, announcing its new Kids Relief initiative to encour…
Parisians massively vote to banish for-hire e-scooters Posted May 2, 2023 Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish the French capital's ubiquitous for-hire electric scooters from their streets. The 15,000 opinio…