3:20 pm, Saturday, 4 October 2025
BREAKING NEWS
AP’s Best Photos: From Myanmar’s Lake Festival to World Stages
Visual moments from across the globe AP’s daily photo curation spans Myanmar’s Phaung Daw Oo festival boat processions, conflict zones
Wall Street Futures Mixed Ahead of Key U.S. Spending Data
PCE in focus as dollar stays firm U.S. equity futures were little changed as traders awaited the PCE inflation gauge.
KKR Sees Aging Japan as Big AI and Automation Opportunity
Private equity eyes productivity plays KKR leaders said Japan’s demographics create clear cases for investment in automation, robotics and AI
China’s Robot Workforce Surges Past Rest of World Combined
IFR data highlight rapid build-out China installed nearly 300,000 industrial robots last year and now operates more than 2 million,
Japan Survey Shows Record Worries Over Prices and Food
Households cut back as real wages lag A Cabinet Office survey found anxiety over prices and dissatisfaction with household “food
Pentagon Starts Deploying Mesh Satellite Network for Faster Targeting
Hundreds of spacecraft to link sensors and shooters The U.S. Defense Department has begun deploying a proliferated low-Earth-orbit network designed
Taylor Swift Books ‘Tonight Show’ Stop After New Album Drop
Late-night push follows release week Taylor Swift will appear on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” days after releasing her
Nvidia Open-Sources Audio2Face for AI-Driven Lip Sync
Tool turns voice into facial animation Nvidia made its Audio2Face technology broadly available, letting creators generate 3D facial animation directly
Asia Stocks Slip as New U.S. Tariffs Jolt Sentiment
Pharma and autos lead region-wide declines Asian shares fell after Washington unveiled another round of tariffs, including 100% duties on
Meta Rolls Out Teen Accounts for Facebook and Messenger Worldwide
Safety controls and rollout Meta said it is expanding “teen accounts” for Facebook and Messenger globally, adding more parental controls
