Quit the habit for good — start 2025 smoke-free with the Kwit app
Make this year’s resolution stick with Kwit’s lifetime subscription plan, packed with tools and support to help you quit smoking for good.
Score Apple AirPods 3 for under $100 in Walmart's early Black Friday sale
Apple AirPods 3 normally retail for $169. As of Nov. 12, they're on sale for $94 at Walmart.
Apple will let you share location of lost items with airlines
Apple now lets you share location of lost items with third parties via Find My accessories and AirTags.
Apple defended its oddly placed M4 Mac mini power button — here's my take as a new owner
Is it a controversial design choice or a completely acceptable location for the new Mac mini power button?
Grab the Roku Ultra LT for over 50% off and consolidate your streaming apps
The Roku Ultra LT streaming device is $34 at Walmart, down from the list price of $79.99. That's a 57% discount.
Amazon deal of the day: Get four Apple AirTags for under $70, their lowest price ever
The best Amazon deals on Nov. 12 include four Apple AirTags, Google Pixel 9, 40-inch Amazon Fire TV, and Google Pixel Watch 3.
Move over, Ring! Apple is reportedly releasing a new smart home camera
One prominent Apple prognosticator says the company is working on a smart home camera for launch in 2026.
Apple Intelligence on Mac: 5 AI-powered features you can test right now
With the recent macOS Sequoia launch, Apple released some Apple Intelligence features. Here's what you can try out now.
T-Mobile, Mint Mobile outage maps: See which regions are affected
Study Australia Education Fairs in South Korea and Japan
In May 2023, Austrade’s International Education teams in South Korea and Japan delivered face-to-face Study Australia Education Fairs for the first time in four years.
Singapore Landing Pad empowers First Nations exporters
Austrade hosted a Landing Pad for 9 First Nations businesses in Singapore. The program included activities, workshops and masterclasses on the essential tools for export success.
Capricornia’s smart road to A$4.74 million Chinese joint venture
Australia’s Capricornia Contact Lens has signed a A$4.74 million joint venture with Guangzhou Ruitai Biotech to set up EPICON, an entity that will conduct R&D and manufacture scleral lens and other ophthalmic products.
Appointments to Tourism Australia Board (Ministerial)
Today I am pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to the Tourism Australia Board.
Market Summary — Papua New Guinea
Austrade’s ‘market in focus’ toolkit provides information and resources to help you better understand the Papua New Guinea education market.
Duke Energy aims to double renewable energy capacity by 2030
The utility's five-year capital plan totals $63 billion, 80% of which will support investments in grid modernization and zero or lower-carbon emitting generation.
NVIDIA and SoftBank Corp. Accelerate Japan’s Journey to Global AI Powerhouse
NVIDIA today announced a series of collaborations with SoftBank Corp. designed to accelerate Japan’s sovereign AI initiatives and further its global technology leadership while also unlocking billions of dollars in AI revenue opportunities for telecommunications providers worldwide.
Japan Cloud Leaders Build NVIDIA AI Infrastructure to Transform Industries for the Age of AI
NVIDIA today announced that Japan cloud leaders SoftBank Corp., GMO Internet Group, Highreso, KDDI, Rutilea and SAKURA internet are building AI infrastructure with NVIDIA accelerated computing, networking and software to accelerate transformation across the nation’s robotics, automotive, healthcare and telecom industries.
Austin Calling: As Texas Absorbs Influx of Residents, Rekor Taps NVIDIA Technology for Roadway Safety, Traffic Relief
Austin is drawing people to jobs, music venues, comedy clubs, barbecue and more. But with this boom has come a big city blues: traffic jams. Rekor, which offers traffic management and public safety analytics, has a front-row seat to the increasing traffic from an influx of new residents migrating to Austin. Rekor works with the Read Article
Jensen Huang to Discuss AI’s Future With Masayoshi Son at AI Summit Japan
NVIDIA and SoftBank Group CEOs to describe advancements in AI ecosystem, including generative AI, both in Japan and globally, at an exclusive event.
GPU’s Companion: NVIDIA App Supercharges RTX GPUs With AI-Powered Tools and Features
The NVIDIA app — officially releasing today — is a companion platform for content creators, GeForce gamers and AI enthusiasts using GeForce RTX GPUs.
Japan Tech Leaders Supercharge Sovereign AI With NVIDIA AI Enterprise and Omniverse
From call centers to factories to hospitals, AI is sweeping Japan. Undergirding it all: the exceptional resources of the island nation’s world-class universities and global technology leaders such as Fujitsu, The Institute of Science Tokyo, NEC and NTT. NVIDIA software — NVIDIA AI Enterprise for building and deploying AI agents and NVIDIA Omniverse for bringing Read Article
Japan’s Startups Drive AI Innovation With NVIDIA Accelerated Computing
Lifelike digital humans engage with audiences in real time. Autonomous systems streamline complex logistics. And AI-driven language tools break down communication barriers on the fly. This isn’t sci-fi. This is Tokyo’s startup scene. Supercharged by AI — and world-class academic and industrial might — the region has become a global innovation hub. And the NVIDIA Read Article
NVIDIA and Global Consulting Leaders Speed AI Adoption Across Japan’s Industries
Consulting giants including Accenture, Deloitte, EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd. (or EY Japan), FPT, Kyndryl and Tata Consultancy Services Japan (TCS Japan) are working with NVIDIA to establish innovation centers in Japan to accelerate the nation’s goal of embracing enterprise AI and physical AI across its industrial landscape. The centers will use NVIDIA AI Read Article
Lab Confidential: Japan Research Keeps Healthcare Data Secure
Established 77 years ago, Mitsui & Co stays vibrant by building businesses and ecosystems with new technologies like generative AI and confidential computing. Digital transformation takes many forms at the Tokyo-based conglomerate with 16 divisions. In one case, it’s an autonomous trucking service, in another it’s a geospatial analysis platform. Mitsui even collaborates with a Read Article
Japan Develops Next-Generation Drug Design, Healthcare Robotics and Digital Health Platforms
To provide high-quality medical care to its population — around 30% of whom are 65 or older — Japan is pursuing sovereign AI initiatives supporting nearly every aspect of healthcare. AI tools trained on country-specific data and local compute infrastructure are supercharging the abilities of Japan’s clinicians and researchers so they can care for patients, Read Article
Japan’s Market Innovators Bring Physical AI to Industries With NVIDIA AI and Omniverse
Robots transporting heavy metal at a Toyota plant. Yaskawa’s robots working alongside human coworkers in factories. To advance efforts like these virtually, Rikei Corporation develops digital twin tooling to assist planning. And if that weren’t enough, diversified retail holdings company Seven & i Holdings is running digital twin simulations to enhance customer experiences. Physical AI Read Article
‘Every Industry, Every Company, Every Country Must Produce a New Industrial Revolution,’ Says NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang at AI Summit Japan
The next technology revolution is here, and Japan is poised to be a major part of it. At NVIDIA’s AI Summit Japan on Wednesday, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang and SoftBank Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son shared a sweeping vision for Japan’s role in the AI revolution. Speaking in Tokyo, Huang underscored that AI Read Article
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East-West Center Convenes ‘Track 1.5’ Trilateral Dialogue of Experts and Officials from US, Japan, and Korea
The East-West Center Launches New Edition of APEC Matters for America/America Matters for APEC Publication and Website
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East-West Center and Japan Foundation Launch New ‘Indo-Pacific Leadership Lab’ Program
Ressa Reveals Rappler Shutdown Order at EWC International Media Conference
US State Dept. Selects East-West Center for 'All of America' Human Capital Development Project on Southeast Asia and the Pacific
First Regional Conference on Pacific Ecological Security Maps a Way Forward to Address Invasive Species
East-West Center Receives NOAA Funding to Support International Adaptation to Climate Change in the Pacific
Five New Members Appointed to EWC’s Board of Governors
US Secretary of State Blinken Appoints Five New Members to EWC Board of Governors
Japan aims for mission to the moon
Japan revised the schedule of its space exploration plans yesterday, aiming to put a Japanese person on the moon by the latter half of the 2020s.
Japan fears virus spread amid New Year holidays
Japan braced for a feared rebound in coronavirus cases as the highways and airports filled with travelers at the start of New Year’s holidays yesterday.
Japanese earthquake toll hits 48
JAPANESE rescuers battled the clock and powerful aftershocks yesterday to find survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed at least 48 people and caused widespread destruction. The 7.5-magnitude
Woman gets death rap for abduction of 11 kids
Yu Huaying, a woman accused of trafficking 11 children for illicit gains, was sentenced to death by a court in southwest China’s Guizhou Province yesterday. It was discovered during the trial that from
Academic papers: US lags China
CHINA contributed nearly one-third of the academic papers published in the most influential international journals in 2022, marking the first time it surpassed the United States to secure the top position,
Rapture and Resurrection (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18)
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The Geography of Christmas Prophecy (Selected Scriptures)
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Paul Defends His Apostleship, Part 1 (Galatians 1:10–15)
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