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Survey finds generational gap in attitudes to AI romance
by Katie Forster - June 2, 2026 - 2:12pm
Leaps in AI development have seen people turn to chatbots as confidants and lovers, while advancements in robotics are helping produce more sophisticated sex dolls.
AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm
by Katie Forster - April 5, 2026 - 12:07pm
The exploits of the bizarre animated characters, including "Strawberina" and a buff open-shirt "Bananito," parody reality TV tropes, from love triangles to emotional re-couplings.
'God's view': The rise of AI war dashboards
by Katie Forster - March 16, 2026 - 2:50pm
Interest has surged in these tools since conflict erupted in the Middle East, along with memes gently mocking the kind of people who seek a movie-like control center experience.
What are 2-nanometer chips? Political impact, power of tiny tech
by Katie Forster - January 4, 2026 - 1:51pm
2 nanometer designs can fit up to 50 billion transistors, tiny components smaller than a virus, on a chip the size of a fingernail.
'Italian Brainrot': Tung Tung Tung Sahur, AI memes only Gen Z, Gen Alpha know
by Katie Forster - August 10, 2025 - 1:43pm
A walking shark in oversized sneakers, an orange with muscular arms and a twirling "Ballerina Cappuccina" with a mug for a head are among the strange stars of the online phenomenon called Italian...
Indie game studios battle for piece of Switch 2 success
by Katie Forster - July 19, 2025 - 4:30pm
With Nintendo game sales long dominated by in-house franchises — from "Super Mario" to "Donkey Kong" to "Animal Crossing" — it can be hard for outsiders to break...
Sega works on 'Super Game,' eyes return to 1990s gaming glory
by Katie Forster - July 17, 2025 - 3:12pm
The big-screen success of 1990s video game speedster "Sonic the Hedgehog" has brought new fans to Japan's Sega, which says it is poised for a comeback after two tough decades.
Nintendo fans stoked for Switch 2 'mega launch'
by Katie Forster - June 5, 2025 - 11:24am
Featuring a bigger screen and more processing power, the Switch 2 is an upgrade to its predecessor, which has sold 152 million units since it came out in 2017 — making it the third best-selling console...
Nintendo rumor mill in overdrive over new Switch
by Katie Forster - January 16, 2025 - 11:31am
Speculation over Nintendo's new console, a successor to the wildly popular Switch, reached a fever pitch with specialist media predicting an imminent announcement from the Japanese gaming giant.
Calls for extension as plastic treaty negotiations falter
by Katie Forster - December 1, 2024 - 5:29pm
Delegates seeking the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution began openly advocating for an extension of talks on Sunday, accusing a handful of nations of obstructing an ambitious agreement.
7-Eleven owner confirms new takeover offer from Couche-Tard
by Katie Forster - October 10, 2024 - 9:23am
The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven said on Wednesday it had received a "revised" takeover offer from Canadian rival Alimentation Couche-Tard after rejecting an initial bid worth around $40 billion.
Kabosu, Japanese dog of 'Doge' meme fame, passes away
by Katie Forster - May 25, 2024 - 10:08am
As a rescue dog, Kabosu's real birthday was unknown but owner Atsuko Sato estimated her age at 18, past the average lifespan for a shiba inu.
Japan Moon probe survives second lunar night
by Katie Forster - March 28, 2024 - 12:20pm
Japan's Moon lander woke up after unexpectedly surviving a second frigid, two-week lunar night and transmitted new images back to Earth, the country's space agency said Thursday.
From soup stock to supercrop: Japan shows off its seaweed savvy
by Katie Forster - July 6, 2023 - 4:38pm
Research into new applications for the marine plant -- from carbon absorption to reducing methane emissions from cattle -- is flourishing, and countries are looking to Asia's seaweed savvy to develop their own ...
Beyond sushi: Japan expands veggie options to tempt tourists
by Katie Forster - June 10, 2023 - 10:53am
Tokyo and other cities are on a mission to show Japan's renowned gastronomy is not off-limits to those who don't eat meat.
G7 finance ministers discuss crises from Ukraine to banking
by Katie Forster - May 11, 2023 - 2:38pm
Support for war-torn Ukraine will top the agenda as G7 finance talks start Thursday, but ministers and central bankers will also weigh concerns ranging from banking uncertainty to US debt default fears.
G7 pledges to quit fossil fuels faster, no new deadline
by Katie Forster - April 16, 2023 - 1:13pm
The G7 pledged on Sunday to speed up the phase-out of fossil fuels and urged other countries to do the same, but did not set any new deadlines on the exit from polluting energy sources such as coal.
Plastic pirouettes: Japan's recycled bottle ballet
by Katie Forster - January 21, 2023 - 10:10am
"Plastic", a new production by renowned Japanese company K-BALLET, aims to draw attention to a global pollution crisis through some unusual set and wardrobe design.
Japan's new PM Fumio Kishida: Calm centrist promising spending
by Katie Forster - October 6, 2021 - 8:55am
Kishida has pledged to unleash economic relief measures worth tens of trillions of yen (billions of dollars), which will be key to shoring up support before a general election to be held in a matter of weeks.
Fumio Kishida: Calm centrist picked as Japan's next PM
by Katie Forster - September 29, 2021 - 2:22pm
Japan's next leader Fumio Kishida is a soft-spoken former foreign minister from a Hiroshima family of politicians, with a reputation of seeking the middle ground and a fondness for baseball.
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