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144 noticiasTyphoon No. 27 moves away from Japan; JMA warns of high waves off Tohoku
Typhoon No. 27 moved northeast away from Japan on October 7 and is expected to become an extratropical cyclone. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned the Pacific off Tohoku would stay rough with swells up to 4 metres through the morning of…
More Than 250,000 Rally Across France as Student School Protests Escalate
More than 256,000 people rallied across France on Tuesday and hundreds of schools were shut or blockaded as students, parents and teachers demanded more education funding. Police fired tear gas in Paris and other cities, and Fox News, citin…
Apple and LG Electronics jointly develop smart home devices under LG brand
Apple and LG Electronics are jointly developing smart home devices — a camera-equipped video doorbell, a smart door lock, a security camera and a smart temperature sensor and thermostat — to be sold under the LG brand, according to Bloomber…
Nine crested ibis released in Ishikawa in second Honshu release
Nine crested ibis were released on Oct. 7 in Nakanoto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, the second release of the birds on Japan's main island of Honshu. A temporary cage was opened at about 11:30 a.m. under the “soft release” method; Nippon TV Ne…
Turkey's Aselsan announces Astralink network of 198 low-orbit satellites
Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol said at the International Astronautical Congress in Antalya that Turkey is building Astralink, a low-orbit satellite constellation of 198 spacecraft, with the first launch planned within two years. Akyol said work be…
Kumamoto University, AIST sign comprehensive semiconductor cooperation agreement
Kumamoto University and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in the semiconductor field on Oct. 7. The deal covers joint research, technical support for reg…
Cornell trustees tap Sally Yates to review handling of sex assault claims
Cornell University trustees announced Tuesday that Sally Yates, a former deputy U.S. attorney general, will lead an independent review of how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints, including the alleged 2024 assault of a forme…
Panasonic plans to start making humanoid robots for factories and warehouses by 2029
Panasonic Holdings plans to begin producing humanoid robots by 2029, for use on production lines and in warehouses, the company’s AI director Akira Sakakibara said in an interview with Nikkei. Work is already under way at the company’s AI &…
Un adolescente francés pierde una mano en un choque durante una protesta escolar; más de 5.000 detenidos
Un estudiante de 15 años perdió una mano en una lesión grave durante un enfrentamiento con las fuerzas de seguridad en la ciudad norteña francesa de Reims el 5 de octubre, mientras estudiantes de secundaria continúan bloqueando escuelas en …
Sferum launches “Olympiads” service listing school competitions
The educational platform Sferum launched a new service called “Olympiads”, which collects information about competitions for schoolchildren by subject and field. It is available in the “Services” tab of the Sferum space in the Max messenger…
Dubai KHDA forms parents and educators councils, approves new students council
Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has set up the first Dubai Parents Council, with 15 parents of private-school students, and the first Dubai Educators Council, with 15 teachers and education professionals. It also ap…
Musk says his companies will build and run Terafab chip plant, rules out TSMC role
Elon Musk said on Oct. 7 that his companies will independently build and operate the Terafab chip manufacturing project in Texas, ruling out an operational role for TSMC. He said TSMC could lease part of the planned site or capacity if inte…
Corea prevé tiempo despejado y frío con oscilación térmica diurna de 15 grados
El pronóstico oficial de Corea del Sur y medios locales predijeron cielos mayormente despejados para el martes 6 de octubre y el miércoles 7 de octubre, con mañanas frías y una diferencia de temperatura entre el día y la noche de unos 15 gr…
Mishustin visits “Digital Solutions” forum, backs domestic AI and IT for industry
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin viewed the “Digital Solutions” exhibition and was introduced to the future of “Gosuslugi”, “Max” and AI, TASS reported. He called on companies to more actively switch to domestic AI solutions and sai…
Celebrado en Jeju el 54º concurso nacional de aptitudes profesionales para estudiantes con discapacidad
El Ministerio de Educación de Corea del Sur y la oficina provincial de educación de Jeju celebran el 7 y 8 de octubre el Concurso Nacional de Aptitudes Profesionales para Estudiantes con Discapacidad de 2026 en el Centro Internacional de Co…
Education minister: ‘10 Seoul National Universities’ project to add 2+ regions next year
Education Minister Choi Kyo-jin said at a National Assembly audit on Oct 7 that the “10 Seoul National Universities” project will support two or more additional regional universities next year, after Busan National, Chonnam National and Chu…
South Korea's Lee chairs public report on K-GX green transition strategy
President Lee Jae-myung chaired a public report in Seoul on October 7 presenting the Korean-style Green Grand Transition (K-GX) strategy and the K-GX Signature Project private investment plan. About 80 people attended, including Deputy Prim…
Profesores de Cornell presentan una resolución de censura; los estudiantes apuntan al presidente
Miembros del profesorado de la Universidad de Cornell han presentado una resolución para un voto de censura contra la administración universitaria por su gestión de una presunta violación en grupo en 2024 en la casa de la fraternidad Chi Ph…
Hoban Construction develops AI design tech to auto-apply per-unit buyer options
Hoban Construction said it developed AI-based design technology that automatically reflects apartment buyers’ option contract choices in each unit’s building information model (BIM). The technology was developed jointly with building and in…
China forecast: clear, dry weather in east; heavy rain in Hainan
China's National Meteorological Center forecasts mainly clear and dry weather across most of central and eastern China from October 7 to 9, with afternoon relative humidity below 30% in many places. Hainan is expected to see widespread rain…