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Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes

Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes

The revised principles were posted just weeks after Google chief executive Sunda...

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Toyota raises annual profit guidance despite quarterly income drop

Toyota raises annual profit guidance despite quarterly ...

The automaker now expects a profit of ¥4.7 trillion ($31 billion) for the fiscal...

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Tesla supplier Panasonic to cut costs to support shift into AI

Tesla supplier Panasonic to cut costs to support shift ...

One target may be the company’s long-standing TV operations.

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Smuggled grand pianos show Trump’s challenge in pressuring Putin

Smuggled grand pianos show Trump’s challenge in pressur...

High-end Japanese pianos still make their way to Russia despite export ban, high...

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Two ex-Japan Airlines pilots grounded after lying about drinking

Two ex-Japan Airlines pilots grounded after lying about...

JAL said last month its two most senior executives would take a 30% pay cut for ...

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Where things stand in China-U.S. trade tensions

Where things stand in China-U.S. trade tensions

China has made good on its threats to retaliate in the escalating trade war with...

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Trump tariffs will only add to the pain for hard-hit Nissan

Trump tariffs will only add to the pain for hard-hit Ni...

The blowback from potential tariffs on Mexico and Canada would be profound for J...

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Trump's tariff reversal shows how he's wielding bombast on trade

Trump's tariff reversal shows how he's wielding bombast...

The U.S. leader has pledged to remake the global economy with tariffs. So far, i...

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Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel blast Biden's 'sham' merger block

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel blast Biden's 'sham' merger...

While Biden is no longer in office, President Donald Trump has expressed his own...

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Modi’s Trump strategy sees quick concessions to avoid trade war

Modi’s Trump strategy sees quick concessions to avoid t...

Trump has repeatedly singled out India and its high trade barriers, and has pled...

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Japan's food exports hit record high for 12th straight year

Japan's food exports hit record high for 12th straight ...

The United States was the biggest food export destination for Japan.

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Job-hopping Japanese workers push salaries higher

Job-hopping Japanese workers push salaries higher

Job mobility in Japan has traditionally been low due to lifetime employment arra...

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SoftBank forms joint venture with OpenAI in enterprise play

SoftBank forms joint venture with OpenAI in enterprise ...

SoftBank and OpenAI said that the joint venture will help large Japanese enterpr...

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KKR and Gaw look to sell Tokyo Hyatt Regency for over ¥100 billion

KKR and Gaw look to sell Tokyo Hyatt Regency for over ¥...

The two investment firms bought the hotel in the Shinjuku area for an estimated ...

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BOJ discussed worries about price upward deviation in January

BOJ discussed worries about price upward deviation in J...

One member referred to "a growing possibility that underlying CPI (consumer pric...

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Car prices face $3,000 increase in U.S. as tariffs hit auto sector

Car prices face $3,000 increase in U.S. as tariffs hit ...

The tariffs are set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, giving manufacturer...