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☆ Japan startup develops 'Gundam'-like robot with $3 mln price tag
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( 杉山聡 Chris Gallagher | Chris Gallagher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] CEO Ryo Yoshida poses for a photograph with ARCHAX, a giant human-piloted robot developed by his start-up Tsubame Industries Co., in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato Acquire Licensing RightsYOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million. The 3.5-ton robot, which will be unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show later this month, has two modes: the upright 'robot mode' and a 'vehicle mode' in which it can travel up to 10 km (6 miles) per hour. "Japan is very good at animation, games, robots and automobiles so I thought it would be great if I could create a product that compressed all these elements into one," said Ryo Yoshida, the 25-year-old chief executive of Tsubame Industries. Yoshida plans to build and sell five of the machines for the well-heeled robot fan, but hopes the robot could one day be used for disaster relief or in the space industry.

Persons: Ryo Yoshida, Issei Kato, Yoshida, Satoshi Sugiyama, Chris Gallagher, Miyu Ito, Chang, Ran Kim Organizations: Tsubame Industries, REUTERS, Rights, Japan Mobility, Thomson Locations: Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan, Rights YOKOHAMA

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — European captain Luke Donald was delivering his Ryder Cup victory speech in front of a giddy crowd at Marco Simone when his celebrating players standing beside him started a chant that quickly swept through the grandstands. Ineligible for this year’s Ryder Cup, it might be too early for them to be considered for 2025 whatever transpires regarding this “framework agreement” between the Saudi backers of LIV and PGA and European tours. He is already a multiple winner on the European tour. And how about the team having another set of brothers in Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick? “Seve, Ollie, the legends of the Ryder Cup that have come before us,” McIlroy said.

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☆ Flash floods foreshadow a threatening reality in New York City
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Denise Chow | Evan Bush | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Cars drive along a flooded street on Church Avenue amid a coastal storm on September 29, 2023 in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn borough New York City. And more than a decade after Hurricane Sandy forced officials to rethink the meaning of climate resilience in New York City, it appears there's still much to be done. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley, calling the storm a "life-threatening rainfall event." The storm caused about $19 billion in damage to New York City. In densely populated cities like New York, flooding risks are heightened because of the built environment and lack of green spaces.

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☆ Facebook Needs to Continue Covering Meta’s Expensive Quest
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Dan Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Amazon’s Own Track Record Undercuts the FTC’s Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Dan Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — He emerged in front of piercing, sunset-colored LED screens that flashed like strobe lights, percussion pulsing from the stage to the audience floor. For an artist well known for over a decade, Jai Paul made this tour opener feel like the first time. Before Jai Paul hit the stage at Los Angeles' Mayan Theater on Tuesday night, he'd only performed a handful of times, and never before this year. A decade later, he made his live debut at Coachella 2023, then performed two nights in London and New York. On Tuesday night in Los Angeles, he kicked off a new tour leg.

Persons: Jai Paul, he'd, He's, Gallagher, Paul, —, they'd, “ BTSTU, — Paul, Drake, Beyoncé, Prince, “ Jasmine, Ed Sheeran, ” Jai Paul Organizations: ANGELES, Mayan, XL Records, New York Times Locations: Los Angeles, British, London, New York, Mumbai

☆ Broadcom’s AI Business Won’t Be Easy to Chip Away
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Dan Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Opinion | The U.S. Is Pulling Back From China. How Far Is Too Far?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Many Americans, even once-ardent proponents of globalization, have soured on trade with China. But there is a growing danger that as the United States tries to address its difficulties with China, it will pull back too far, severing economic ties that benefit American families and contribute to global peace and prosperity. Soybean farmers in the Upper Midwest sold a record $16.4 billion of their beans to China, mostly for pig feed. Hundreds of millions of Chinese have come out of poverty thanks to global trade, and have become consumers of U.S. goods and services. Amid the harsh talk, the dollar value of American trade with China — Americans buying Chinese products and the Chinese buying American products — rose to a record in 2022.

Persons: flagrantly, Ukraine —, Mike Gallagher, ”, Jon Mills, Alexandra Stevenson Organizations: United States, Wisconsin Republican, Strategic, Chinese Communist Party, The Washington Post, Intel, Cummins, China — Locations: China, United, United States, Ukraine, Washington, The, Upper Midwest, America, U.S, Indiana

☆ Football Is New Life for Electronic Arts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Dan Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ California lets insurers factor wildfire risks in rates to widen coverage
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A house is fully engulfed by flames at the Dixie Fire, a wildfire near the town of Greenville, California, U.S. August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Liberty Mutual Group Inc FollowSept 21 (Reuters) - California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara took steps on Thursday to allow property insurers to factor in climate risks including wildfires in rate prices, if they increase underwriting in at-risk areas to wean consumers off state-funded coverage. The measures by the state's insurance regulator follow an executive order by Governor Gavin Newsom urging regulatory action to expand coverage in underserved areas, account for catastrophe risks in rates, and keep the FAIR Plan solvent. The continued retreat of larger insurance carriers from the California residential property insurance market signals ongoing regulatory constraints, rising cost inflation, and higher catastrophe losses, credit rating agency Fitch said in a note earlier this year. Reporting by Deep Vakil in Bengaluru; Editing by Jamie FreedOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Fred Greaves, Ricardo Lara, Lara, Gavin Newsom, Gallagher, Fitch, Jamie Freed Organizations: REUTERS, Companies Liberty Mutual Group, California Insurance, State Farm, Liberty Mutual, FAIR, Gallagher Re, Thomson Locations: Greenville , California, U.S, California, Florida, Bengaluru

☆ Amazon Tries to Give Hardware an AI Shine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Dan Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Deion Sanders Isn’t Just a Winning Coach. He’s a Merch Machine.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Jacob Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Magic Kingdom Needs to Cast a Wider Spell
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Dan Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Republican lawmaker seeks details of Tesla relationship with Chinese battery company CATL
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A senior Republican in Congress asked Tesla (TSLA.O) Tuesday to detail its relationship with Chinese battery manufacturer CATL (300750.SZ) amid concerns electric vehicle subsidies are flowing to foreign entities raising security concerns. Smith said the committee is concerned CATL "may be trying to negotiate other agreements like the agreement with Ford." The question is how what precisely constitutes a "foreign entity of concern", and so far no foreign battery supplier has been labeled as such. In July, Smith and Mike Gallagher, Republican chair of the Select Committee on China, demanded Ford answer questions about the CATL deal. Ford told Reuters Tuesday it agrees that "U.S. taxpayer dollars should support American manufacturers, not foreign entities of concern."

Persons: Florence, Tesla, Jason Smith, Elon Musk, Smith, Ford, Musk, Mike Gallagher, Janet Yellen, David Shepardson, Stephen Coates Organizations: Fair for Trade, Services, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Ford, Republicans, Nissan, Reuters, American, U.S . Treasury, Treasury, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Michigan, CATL, United States

☆ Republican lawmaker seeks details of Tesla relationship with Chinese battery maker CATL
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Smith said the committee is concerned CATL "may be trying to negotiate other agreements like the agreement with Ford." Republicans in Congress have been probing Ford Motor's (F.N) planned $3.5 billion investment to build a battery plant in Michigan using technology from CATL, the world's largest battery maker. The question is what precisely constitutes a "foreign entity of concern", and so far no foreign battery supplier has been labeled as such. Tesla, CATL and Nissan did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In July, Smith and Mike Gallagher, Republican chair of the Select Committee on China, demanded Ford answer questions about the CATL deal.

Persons: Florence, Tesla, Jason Smith, Elon Musk, Smith, Ford, Musk, Mike Gallagher, Janet Yellen, David Shepardson, Stephen Coates, Himani Organizations: Fair for Trade, Services, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Ford, Reuters, Republicans, Nissan, American, U.S . Treasury, Treasury, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Michigan, CATL, United States, America

☆ Lauren Boebert says she ditched the 'Democrat' filmed fondling her at 'Beetlejuice': 'I learned to check party affiliations before going on a date'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lauren Boebert says she parted ways with the man filmed fondling her during a date at "Beetlejuice." Boebert told TMZ on Monday that "all future date nights have been canceled." "Ultimately, all future date nights have been canceled, and I learned to check party affiliations before you go on a date," Boebert told TMZ on Monday. Boebert and her theater date were escorted out of a Denver theater performance of "Beetlejuice" on September 10, and accused of disrupting the show. "Well, TMZ, I'm pretty sure you told the world I went on a date with a Democrat," Boebert told the outlet on Monday.

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☆ US lawmaker to urge chip industry group to reduce China investments -source
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Stephen Nellis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 19 (Reuters) - The chair of the U.S. House of Representatives' committee on China is planning to meet with a semiconductor industry group to express concerns over U.S. investments in China's chip industry, according to a source familiar with the matter. The group represents major chip firms such as Nvidia (NVDA.O) and Intel (INTC.O), whose sales to China have been affected by recent changes in U.S. export rules. The source added that Gallagher also aims to talk with the group about reducing the number of semiconductor manufacturing machines that could be sent to China. Also among the planned discussion topics is U.S. investment in Chinese chip firms, according to the source. A representative for the Semiconductor Industry Association declined to comment.

Persons: Mike Gallagher, Nathan Howard, Biden, Gallagher, Stephen Nellis, Nick Zieminski, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Republican U.S . Rep, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, U.S . House, Representatives, Republican, Semiconductor Industry Association, Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm, San, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, China, San Francisco

☆ Meet the Oracle of Sneakers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Jacob Gallagher | Photographs Francesca Forquet For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

He worked at Kanye West’s Yeezy on shapely futuristic military boots (top row, middle). At Versace, he brought to life the gold-necklace-inspired Chain Reaction sneaker (top row, third from left), helping to usher in the trend of chunky dad sneakers. He worked at Kanye West’s Yeezy on shapely futuristic military boots (top row, middle). At Versace, he brought to life the gold-necklace-inspired Chain Reaction sneaker (top row, left), helping to usher in the trend of chunky dad sneakers.

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☆ Apple Blinks on iPhone Pricing
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Dan Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ China agrees to rare visit by Vatican envoy for Ukraine talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Vatican envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will visit China for talks on resolving the conflict in Ukraine, despite the lack of formal bilateral relations between Beijing and the Holy See. Li Hui, China's Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs, will meet with Zuppi, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular news conference. "On the issue of Ukraine, China has always been committed to promoting peace talks," said Mao. Zuppi will be in China from Wednesday to Friday as part of a diplomatic push to facilitate peace in Ukraine, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The Chinese foreign ministry did not give details on Zuppi's schedule or say whether he would meet China's top officials.

Persons: Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Pope Francis, Maxim, Li Hui, Mao Ning, Mao, Li Qiang, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Wang Yi, Ryan Woo, Ethan Wang, Christian Schmollinger, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Italian Episcopal Conference, REUTERS, Rights, Eurasian Affairs, Kyiv, Vatican, Repubblica, Foreign, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, Rights BEIJING, China, Ukraine, Beijing, Russian, Italian, Washington, Taiwan, Europe, Taipei, Munich

☆ The 'time gap' in unpaid caregiving costs women an extra $321.56 billion a year, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Women spend an average 51.6 minutes a day caring for household children, other household members and nonhousehold members, according to a new analysis from the National Partnership for Women and Families. Men spend an average 26.4 minutes daily on such tasks. On a broader level, unpaid caregiving is worth $305.01 billion a year for men and $626.57 billion for women, the National Partnership for Women and Families estimates. In other words, the caregiving time gap costs women an extra $321.56 billion a year. About 38 million people provided unpaid care to an adult family member or friend in 2021, according to the latest data from AARP.

Persons: Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Caregiving, Carolyn McClanahan, McClanahan Organizations: National Partnership for Women, Partnership for Women, AARP, Planning Partners, CNBC, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: Jacksonville , Florida

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Legislative workers at the California Capitol are close to forming their first labor union after state lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday that allows them to organize. But despite California lawmakers' pro-union stance, the people who work for them have never been allowed to form a union. An attempt to do so last year failed to get a vote in the state Assembly. INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDEThe state Assembly approved a proposal to change the state constitution to remove exemptions to involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime. The proposal would have to get a two-thirds vote in the state Senate, which doesn’t plan to vote on it until next year.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A second Republican with little name recognition is entering the U.S. Senate race to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, whose 2024 push for reelection is expected to be one of the most closely watched Senate contests in the nation. Trempealeau County Board Supervisor Stacey Klein filed to run on Tuesday and said she would make a formal announcement on Saturday. "Definitely not being naive about that.”Klein, 41, grew up on a dairy farm in western Wisconsin and works as a financial adviser. Klein joins Rejani Raveendran, a 40-year-old college student and chair of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College Republicans, as the only announced Republican candidates. Political Cartoons View All 1154 ImagesSeveral other higher-profile Republicans have decided against taking on Baldwin next year.

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☆ China war games: Select committee members discuss risks from war over Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailChina war games: Select committee members discuss risks from war over TaiwanRep. Mike Gallagher, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the potential that China's not the risk Congress thinks it is, Rep. Krishnamoorthi's thoughts on how to engage with China going forward, and how top U.S. businessmen can operate in China.

Persons: Mike Gallagher, Raja Krishnamoorthi Organizations: China, Taiwan Rep Locations: China

☆ House committee targets crackdown on U.S. investment in Chinese tech, military development
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — Members of a bipartisan House committee examining economic competition between the U.S. and China said Tuesday that Congress needs to legislate barriers for American investment in Chinese companies, including artificial intelligence. Gallagher, R-Wisc., said during the hearing that American companies continuing to invest in blacklisted Chinese firms are helping to fund the Chinese government's push to invade Taiwan. Government employee pension funds are also at play. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., ranking member of the committee, cited a May Newsweek report stating that at least 115 mutual funds offered under the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan contain one or more of 30 sanctioned or watch-listed Chinese companies that threaten national security. "By investing in these companies we risk supporting the CCP's military aggression and their human rights abuses," Krishnamoorthi said.

Persons: Mike Gallagher, Gallagher, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Krishnamoorthi Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Chinese Communist Party, Newsweek Locations: China, Taiwan

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