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Back to SearchUS, Japan mark friendship with cherry tree planting
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 between their countries. Kishida is on a r…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
App that helps blind ‘see’ gets ChatGPT-powered AI upgrade
Jesper Holten was born three months prematurely, which caused damage to his retina leading to visual impairment. He’s now completely blind. When he’s alone and needs help in a hurry, he pulls out hi…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
California storms hit beekeepers, but honey outlook’s sweet
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 because the bees sent to…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
U.S. noodle restaurant fills staffing gap with robot waiter
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 drinks and ferry dirty di…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Fed up by LA pothole, Arnold Schwarzenegger fills it himself
Fed up by an enormous pothole in his Los Angeles neighborhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger picked up a shovel and filled it himself. The actor and former California governor tweeted a video of him and a h…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
US to adopt new restrictions on using commercial spyware
The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world, under an executive order issu…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Warren Buffett’s firm ups stakes in Japanese trading houses
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 conglomerates. Buffett disclosed …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Italy planning 5-figure fines for monument and art vandalism
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 and clean-up. At a Cabinet meeting, the government ap…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Comic Relief launches metaverse fundraiser to fight poverty
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 encourage giving and community building with …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Parisians massively vote to banish for-hire e-scooters
Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish the French capital's ubiquitous for-hire electric scooters from their streets. The 15,000 opinion-dividing mini-machines are now expected to vanish from…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago