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October 20, 2024

Microsoft to Officially Shutdown Skype
Microsoft to Officially Shutdown Skype Microsoft has officially announced that Skype will be shutting down. The company is asking users to switch to Microsoft Teams, which will take over as the main platform for communication. To help with the change, Skype users can sign in to Teams using their current Skype accounts. Their contacts and…
Sumitomo’s Madagascar nickel mine transforms into $3bn money pit
TOKYO — A Madagascar nickel mining operation has generated over 430 billion yen ($3 billion) in net losses for Sumitomo Corp. since the Japanese trading house joined the project two decades ago. Sumitomo acquired a stake in the Ambatovy mine in 2005 that has grown to just over 54% with Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral…
Hakeem Jeffries pushes Democrats to flood the zone in opposition to Trump
WASHINGTON — In the chaotic opening weeks of President Donald Trump’s second administration, Democrats debated whether to push back on every norm-shattering executive action, or pick and choose their spots and hope Trump would prove to be his own worst enemy. That debate has been settled, with Democrats aggressively taking on Trump in the courts,…
Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea election as rival concedes
SEOUL — Conservative candidate Kim Moon-soo conceded defeat in South Korea’s snap presidential election early on Wednesday, congratulating winner Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party and setting the stage for a change of power to the liberal party following a monthslong political crisis. “I humbly accept the decision of the public,” Kim said in televised…
Hitachi looks to pass on veteran workers’ expertise to AI agent
TOKYO — Hitachi is using generative artificial intelligence to replicate the tacit knowledge of experienced maintenance technicians, highlighting a potential avenue for Japanese companies to compete in the field by tapping their years of manufacturing expertise. “We have veterans who’ve been doing this for 30 years,” said Norihiko Moriwaki, an executive officer at Hitachi Power…
Instant noodle maker Nissin wants to feed China’s EV, chip hubs
HONG KONG — Nissin Food Holdings will push deeper into China, as the Japanese purveyor of instant noodles looks for fresh growth in factory towns. “We will shift our sales staff to inland areas such as Sichuan province where electric vehicle-related industries and semiconductor production are thriving,” Kiyotaka Ando, chairman and CEO of Nissin’s Hong…
Video shows Oregon teen track star trip, somersault over finish line to win 1st place
She’s a runner, she’s a track star…she’s somersaulting over the finish line? High school athlete Brooklyn Anderson was running hurdles in a track and field championship in Eugene, Oregon, and seconds away from the finish line when she tripped. Video from the event shows Anderson hopping a hurdle and knocking it down before tripping. The…
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sues Alina Habba over his arrest at an immigration detention center
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday against interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba and a Department of Homeland Security investigator, alleging that Habba defamed him and they violated his constitutional rights when he was arrested at a federal immigration detention center earlier this month. Baraka brought the lawsuit against Habba, who previously served as…