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“I’m pretty happy that the day ended up this way, especially how the morning started,” Niemann said. The winner got a break in the first playoff hole when his drive struck a right-side tree and and ended up in the rough. “I got lucky on the first playoff hole,” Niemann said. Tied for the lead with two holes left, Rahm closed with two bogeys for a 70. Niemann earned $4 million, Garcia $2.25 million and Rahm and Burmester $1.25 million each.

Persons: — Joaquin Niemann, Sergio Garcia, LIV, ” Niemann, “, Garcia, El Camaleon, Garcia parred, Niemann, putts, ”, Hoshino, Jon Rahm, Rahm, XIII, Bryson DeChambeau, ” Rahm, Dean Burmester, ” Burmester, Charles Howell III, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surratt, Kieran Vincent, ___ Organizations: DEL CARMEN, LIV, ”, LIV Golf, Crushers GC, Legion XIII Locations: Mexico, El, Saudi, Spanish, Las Vegas

☆ ‘Video games are in for quite a trip’: How generative AI could radically reshape gaming
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“You can tell there is something off about what you’re seeing or hearing.”Enter generative AI. That offers another opportunity for generative AI to reshape the gaming experience. While the developers retain control over procedurally generated content, generative AI has the potential to develop unplayable levels, or deviate in unintended ways from the game’s narrative. An additional toolWhile gamers are excited about the potential for gameplay, generative AI is likely to impact development before it alters the user experience. “I think with generative AI, it’s essentially the same thing – or at least, we’re approaching it with the exact same mindset here at Ubisoft.” However, there are still a lot of unanswered “legal and ethical aspects” to using generative AI, including artists’ copyright, he adds.

Persons: Jitao Zhou, Alexis Rolland, ”, Rolland, Ubisoft's, Zhou, Julian Togelius, “, Togelius, Takehiko Hoshino, It’s, Hoshino, “ Fortnite, Creatives, We’ve, it’s Organizations: Rikkyo University CNN —, La, La Forge, Ubisoft, Rikkyo University, New York University, Rokkyo University, Maxis, EA, UGC, CNN, Forge Locations: La Forge China, Tokyo, La

☆ Insider Today: The hottest job markets
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Speaking of change and mobility, if you're looking for a new job, we have an inside look at how competitive job hunting currently is. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesBad news for job hunters: You're competing with more people for a job now, compared with the same time period one or two years ago. AdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, data from LinkedIn shared with Insider comparing job vacancies with active applicants paints a more complex image. Rankings were based on job market and work conditions, affordability, crime and safety, workplace diversity, and health and leisure. The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, senior editor and anchor, in New York City.

Persons: Justin Sullivan, there's, Rand, Mike Steinitz, Robert Half, Steinitz, you've, Hoshino, Craig F, Walker, Pano Christou, Arantza Pena Popo, Gen Alpha, Brittany Chang, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Companies, LinkedIn, Ministry of Justice, Hoshino Resorts, Brussels Airlines, Cambridge, Harvard University, Boston Globe, Getty Images, Getty Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York City, San Diego, United States, Japan, Pomfret , Vermont, Brussels, England, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, situationships, Salem, Kansas, London, New York

☆ In Japan, a third of today's 18-year-olds may not have children - study
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS) estimated in a report that 33.4% of women born in 2005 would be childless. The number of children in Japan has been falling for more than four decades as the appetite for marriage and parenting has waned and financial worries have grown, surveys show. That trend could itself be causing a vicious cycle of fewer children begetting fewer children, said Takuya Hoshino, senior economist at Dai-ichi Life Research Institute. As people have fewer children, they are able to spend more on each child than families have in the past. That drives up the average cost of raising a child for the broader population, putting some people off from having children, he said.

Persons: Eita Sato, Aoi Hoshi, Issei Kato, Fumio Kishida, Anna Tanaka, Miho Iwasawa, Iwasawa, Takuya Hoshino, IPSS, Satoshi Sugiyama, Chang, Ran Kim, Robert Birsel Organizations: Junior High School, REUTERS, Rights, National Institute of Population, Social Security Research, Kyodo, Reuters, Dai, Research, Thomson Locations: Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, one's

☆ Japan budget requests likely to top 110 trln yen as rates rise - Nikkei
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

FILE PHOTO-An office employee walks in front of the bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Japanese ministries' budget demands for the next fiscal year will likely top 110 trillion yen ($753 billion), the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday, with rising interest rates expected to boost debt servicing costs. This fiscal year's budget stood at 114 trillion yen. It would be the third straight year that budget requests exceed 110 trillion yen and may top a record 111.6 trillion yen requested for fiscal 2022. It's only natural for debt-servicing costs to rise under such circumstances," said Takuya Hoshino, senior economist at Dai-ichi Life Research Institute.

Persons: Androniki, Takuya Hoshino, Fumio, Tetsushi Kajimoto, Diane Craft, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Nikkei, Bank of, Dai, Research, Thomson Locations: Japan, Tokyo, China, North Korea

☆ AI startup Tractable raises $65 million in Series E round led by Japanese investment giant SoftBank
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Artificial intelligence startup Tractable has raised a $65 million Series E led by SoftBank. The startup deploys AI to visually assess damaged cars and properties for insurers. Artificial intelligence startup Tractable has raised $65 million in a round led by Japanese investment giant SoftBank. Tractable last raised funds in a $60 million Series D round when it was valued at over $1 billion. The company declined to comment on the valuation attached to its Series E round, which also included existing investors Insight Partners and Georgian.

Persons: SoftBank, Masayoshi Son, Son, Alex Dalyac, Venkat Sathyamurthy, Mohan Mahadevan, Nahoko Hoshino, Dalyac Organizations: Insight Partners, Vision Fund, Adobe, SoftBank Investment Locations: London, New York, Japan

[1/6] A chef cooks tofu as he prepares a dish before the opening for dinner hour at Ukai, a traditional Japanese restaurant, in Tokyo, Japan, July 6, 2023. "There's no doubt rising wages and bonuses are among factors prodding customers to come dine with us despite the price hikes," said Ukai manager Yuka Hoshino. It is also drawing the attention of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), which is shifting away from its view the recent cost-driven inflation will prove temporary. "Japan is seeing early signs of progress in achieving inflation accompanied by higher wages," another source said, a view echoed by two more sources. The BOJ is changing its tone on the drivers of inflation and how they see progress made in sustainably hitting 2% inflation.

Persons: Kim Kyung, Hiroki Wakita, Yuka Hoshino, Kazuo Ueda, Teikoku Databank, Akihito Sato, Shohei Kanai, Ryozo Himino, Seisaku Kameda, Tetsushi Kajimoto, Sam Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Bank of Japan, Research, Workers, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, TOKYO, French, Ginza

☆ Rain and fireworks as PGA Championship third round gets underway
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ROCHESTER, New York, May 20 (Reuters) - Golfers were preparing for a long, wet slog as third-round play got underway at the PGA Championships on Saturday and torrential rains rolled across Oak Hill Country Club. But there could also be a few fireworks among the dark clouds with LIV Golf standard bearers Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau, once famously embroiled in one of golf's most lively spats, paired together. Right behind Hovland and Suh are Koepka and DeChambeau. Once bitter foes the pair are now LIV Golf team mates united in the Saudi-bankrolled venture's feud with the PGA Tour, which they left to sign on with the big money rebel circuit. Reporting by Steve Keating, Editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Japonezii au ieşit în gară, ca să blocheze desfăşurarea Jocurilor Olimpice de la Tokyo
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-18 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Aproximativ 30 de protestatari s-au adunat cu pancarte şi au scandat împotriva susţinerii jocurilor olimpice într-o gară din Tokyo. Aceştia au reacţionat după ce preşedintele Comitetului Olimpic Internaţional, Thomas Bach, şi-a anulat vizita în Japonia după ce cazurile de infectări cu COVID s-au înmulţit. Hiroshi Hoshino, un protestatar în vârstă de 71 de ani spune că acest fapt demonstrează gravitatea situației, scrie Mediafax. ”Dacă Bach nu vine, asta înseamnă că este o situaţie în care nu pote să apară, asta atestă că suntem într-o situaţie de urgenţă”. Într-un interviu pentru CNN, CEO-ul companiei Rakuten a protestat împotriva decizie guvernului nipon de a permite disputatea Jocurilor Olimpice de Vară.

Persons: Aceştia, Thomas Bach, Hiroshi Hoshino, Bach, Nemulţumirea, CNN, Rakuten Organizations: Olimpic Internaţional, Mediafax Locations: Tokyo, Japonia, nipon

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