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After years of unsuccessful attempts to finance and build a public alarm network that would warn residents of Kerr County, Texas, about dangerous flooding, officials in the region, nicknamed “flash flood alley,” were going to start developing a centralized flood monitoring system this summer to help leaders and emergency managers plan ahead. On July 4,…
Hong Kong customs has seized 80kg (176lbs) of ketamine worth an estimated HK$36 million (US$4.6 million) concealed inside a truck engine shipped from the Netherlands. The Customs and Excise Department said on Thursday that officers flagged a sea freight consignment arriving from the Netherlands on May 6, declared as containing 15 assorted items. The cargo…
China will eventually agree to a deal on trade with the U.S. but can’t just “cave.” America’s national security apparatus is not ready for AI. When it comes to foreign-owned land in the United States, notably purchases from China, “the devil is in the details.” These were some of the insights I got … Source…
(Reuters) -Recruit Holdings, the Japanese parent of Indeed and Glassdoor, will reduce headcount by around 1,300 across the two job sites amid a shift in focus toward artificial intelligence, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday. The cuts — representing about 6% of the HR technology segment workforce — are mostly in the…
Walmart is recalling roughly 850,000 water bottles after a problem with the lid caused two people to suffer permanent vision loss and another to sustain injuries. The lid on the Ozark Trail stainless steel bottles can forcefully eject when users try to open it, posing “serious impact and laceration hazards,” according to a July 10…
Jane Towler was up late in a small cabin along the Guadalupe River as thunder boomed through a thrashing rain. It was 4 a.m. and water was pooling on the floor. Suddenly, her phone rang. It was her friend from a nearby cabin. “Jane, we’re f—ed!” Brian Keeper said frantically. “The water’s in my house!…
Indeed and Glassdoor, the job search and employee review firms, are slashing a total of roughly 1,300 jobs as their parent company, Japan’s Recruit Holdings, embraces artificial intelligence. In an email to employees Thursday, Recruit Holdings CEO Hisayuki “Deko” Idekoba said that “AI is changing the world” and that the company must adapt accordingly. The…
Staff Writer Julien Yuen reports from Hong Kong as the city marks 28 years since the handover and five years since the National Security Law, with muted protests, a heavy police presence and a surge in state-backed patriotic displays. Hong Kong was a British colony until 1 July 1997, which allowed the city to develop…
For the first time, China has unveiled the production facilities of its fifth-generation fighters, hinting at the aircrafts’ readiness for carrier-based catapult launchers. At least two J-35 fighter jets were spotted in a hangar of its developer, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, during an interview with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV on Tuesday. The stealth aircraft – covered…
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