A BRITISH tourist who disappeared on a walk in South Africa is now feared to have been killed in a ritual attack linked to witchcraft. Lorna McSorley, 71, vanished five days into a package holiday after setting off alone from the Ghost Mountain Inn – a…
Japanese city cancels famous cherry blossom festival for FIRST time in crackdown on tourists
A JAPANESE city’s famous cherry blossom festival has been cancelled for the first time in the latest crackdown on tourists. Holidaymakers flock to the Arakurayama Sengen Park Sakura festival in Fujiyoshida, west of Tokyo, each year. Its stunn…
Waymo says it is using DeepMind’s Genie 3 to create realistic digital worlds for its autonomous driving technology to train on edge-case scenarios (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
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Waymo says it is using DeepMind’s Genie 3 to create realistic digital worlds for its autonomous driving technology to train on edge-case scenarios — Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo said it is using DeepMind’s Genie 3…
Waymo says it is using DeepMind’s Genie 3 to create realistic digital worlds for its autonomous driving technology to train on edge-case scenarios (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
Waymo says it is using DeepMind’s Genie 3 to create realistic digital worlds for its autonomous driving technology to train on edge-case scenarios — Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo said it is using DeepMind’s Genie 3…
Pokémon theme park opens in Japan as tourism boom drives demand
Japan welcomed a new attraction in Tokyo on Thursday with the opening of PokéPark Kanto, Pokémon’s first permanent theme park.
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Suicide Bombing at Shiite Mosque in Pakistan’s Capital Kills Dozens
A suicide bombing outside a Shiite mosque during Friday Prayers in Islamabad killed and injured dozens of people, according to local police and hospital officials.
Dozens killed in Syrian bombings
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Nobel prize for physics goes to three Americans
Three Americans received the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on the accelerating expansion of the universe. Jeff Glor reports.
Nobel Prize in Physics goes to three Americans
Three Americans received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on the accelerating expansion of the universe. Jeff Glor reports.