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A long-running rally in Japan’s stock markets has broken into a full sprint, powered by new political fuel and a fresh burst of AI euphoria that is sending stocks to records.Over the weekend, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation, setting off a leadership race inside the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Investors immediately took it as a bullish sign, sending the already red-hot Nikkei 225 higher.On Friday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index notched a fresh record high for the third time this week. The benchmark index is about 12% higher this year to date.The surge was in part powered by SoftBank’s…
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Two-time Olympic finalist Erriyon Knighton was banned for four years on Friday in a doping case of an anabolic steroid that rules the 21-year-old United States sprinter out of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its judges upheld separate appeals by the World Anti-Doping Agency and track and field investigators filed after Knighton was cleared by a tribunal in the U.S. that accepted he was contaminated by eating meat.WADA and the Athletics Integrity Unit argued the evidence that had been presented was statistically impossible and asked for a maximum four-year ban,…
Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson didn’t play a snap in the preseason.They didn’t need it.Allen and Jackson were spectacular in their first game action of the season. Jackson led the Baltimore Ravens to a 15-point, fourth-quarter lead only to watch Allen rally the Buffalo Bills to a 41-40 victory.So much for rust.Allen was 33 of 46 for 394 yards with two touchdown passes and two more rushing. Jackson was 14 of 19 for 209 yards and two TDs plus 70 yards rushing and another score.“It’s trusting, trusting our process, trusting our other 10 guys on the football field, trusting what…
The WNBA playoffs are set to begin Sunday with New York looking to become the fourth team to repeat as champions and Minnesota trying to avenge last season’s heartbreaking loss in the Finals.Indiana is back in the playoffs, but missing star guard Caitlin Clark, who has been sidelined for the last two months with a groin injury and will miss the postseason.The Liberty will have a difficult road as they are the No. 5 seed and open up at Phoenix on Sunday. After starting out 9-0, injuries decimated New York and left the Liberty in the difficult position of having…
LONDON (AP) — Swys de Bruin preaches miracles.The coach has been comforting South Africa for its first ever quarterfinal in the Women’s Rugby World Cup against six-time champion New Zealand on Saturday in Exeter.De Bruin sacrificed a 57-10 loss to France last weekend to rest 10 front-line players for the Black Ferns, stack his bench with a 7-1 bomb squad, and urge his Springbok Women to enjoy the biggest game of their lives.“It’s a matter of belief,” de Bruin says. “We believe in miracles.”There needs to be three other miracles this weekend if the established order is to be upset.Canada…
A Spanish startup that has developed teams of AI agents that autonomously operate software has just raised $2.5 million.Barcelona-based Altan allows users to create software through text or voice prompts. “Companies used to hire a team of developers who would create some solution for you or for your clients,” Altan’s cofounder and CEO, Albert Salgueda, told Business Insider. “The process of that is now being automated. That’s the first step.”A team of AI agents, each with different roles, such as UX designers and full-stack engineers, then handles everything from creating internal databases to managing backend automations.The startup, founded in 2023,…
(Reuters) -Apple will roll out a hypertension detection feature on its smartwatch next week after receiving U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance on Thursday, Bloomberg News reported.Apple and the FDA did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.The company unveiled a blood pressure monitor in its latest Apple Watch at the September 9 event, where it also introduced a refreshed iPhone lineup, including a slimmer iPhone Air.The feature, pending regulatory approval, will not detect every case of high blood pressure, but could alert about a million people, Apple said.Available in 150 countries, the tool will use data from…
NEW YORK (AP) — In hardly any time at all, the footage of the horrifying moment when a bullet hit conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the neck cascaded across the internet.Whether seeing it inadvertently or seeking it out, onlookers far from the crowd at a Utah college could be exposed to disturbingly close and potentially bloody glimpses of his shooting and the resulting chaos. It’s the product of a digital-first world where the presence of smartphones and social media makes current events readily accessible and often, practically unavoidable.And, of course, among those seeing it were kids, teens and other young…
OREM, Utah (AP) — A palm print. A shoe impression. And a high-powered rifle found in a wooded area. Those are among the clues authorities laid out as they pleaded for the public’s help to find the person who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk before dropping from a Utah university campus roof and vanishing.The search continued early Friday, nearly two days later.Federal investigators and state officials on Thursday released a series of photos and a video of the person they believe is responsible. Kirk was hit as he spoke to a crowd gathered in a courtyard at Utah Valley University…
The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete.High school and college educators around the country say student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.“The cheating is off the charts. It’s the worst I’ve seen in my entire career,” says Casey Cuny, who has taught English for 23 years. Educators are no longer wondering if students will outsource schoolwork to AI chatbots. “Anything you send home, you have to assume is being AI’ed.” The question now is…