Police stepped up security outside the Chinese Embassy in Japan on March 24, 2026. Photo: IC Photo An active-duty officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces has been arrested for allegedly breaking into the premises of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo at around 9 a.m. local time on March 24, according to local media reports. The suspect, identified as Kodai Murata, a 23-year-old second lieutenant statio...
Police stepped up security outside the Chinese Embassy in Japan on March 24, 2026. Photo: IC Photo An active-duty officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces has been arrested for allegedly breaking into the premises of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo at around 9 a.m. local time on March 24, according to local media reports. The suspect, identified as Kodai Murata, a 23-year-old second lieutenant stationed at the Ground Self-Defense Force’s Ebino Camp in Miyazaki Prefecture, is believed to have been carrying a knife with an 18-centimeter blade found near the scene, but none was injured, local police said.
An Iranian military spokesperson mocked US attempts at a ceasefire deal on Wednesday, raising questions about whether a 15-point plan proposed by Washington has a chance to succeed. The comments from Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military’s Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which jointly commands Iran’s regular military and paramilitary Revolutionary Gu...
An Iranian military spokesperson mocked US attempts at a ceasefire deal on Wednesday, raising questions about whether a 15-point plan proposed by Washington has a chance to succeed. The comments from Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military’s Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which jointly commands Iran’s regular military and paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, came after the plan was submitted to Iran by intermediaries. US President Donald Trump has said...
hapabapa Arm Holdings ( ARM ) shares jumped 8% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after CEO Rene Haas projected 2031 annual revenue at more than six times its 2025 level. Haas unveiled Arm’s first in-house chip on Tuesday at an event in San Francisco, with Meta ( META ) as the initial customer. Arm stock closed about 1.5% lower on Tuesday following the chip announcement. Haas said Arm expects the n...
hapabapa Arm Holdings ( ARM ) shares jumped 8% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after CEO Rene Haas projected 2031 annual revenue at more than six times its 2025 level. Haas unveiled Arm’s first in-house chip on Tuesday at an event in San Francisco, with Meta ( META ) as the initial customer. Arm stock closed about 1.5% lower on Tuesday following the chip announcement. Haas said Arm expects the new chip to generate roughly $15 billion in annual revenue by 2031, with total annual revenue of $25 billion and earnings per share of $9, CNBC reported. Central processing units are seeing a resurgence of demand as agentic AI changes compute needs. Haas predicted CPUs will see a fourfold increase in demand around agentic AI. “We may be under-calling that number,” Haas said Tuesday. “I think the demand is higher than we think it is.” The company, the U.K.-based arm of SoftBank ( SFTBY ) , reported strengthening commercial momentum with partners including Cerebras , Cloudflare , F5 , OpenAI , Positron , Rebellions , SAP , and SK Telecom . More on Arm Holdings Arm Holdings plc (ARM) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript Arm Holdings: Resilience In Smartphone Revenue Justifies Hold For Now (Rating Upgrade) Arm Holdings: Best Business Model In Its Sector, But There Are Concerns Synopsys partners with Arm to build CPUs for data centers Arm unveils data center CPU as it looks to take on Intel, AMD
Google ( GOOG ) DeepMind has landed a partnership with Agile Robots , marking its latest move to deepen its footprint in AI-driven robotics. The Munich-based firm has over 20,000 systems deployed globally and aims to embed DeepMind's multimodal AI models—capable of processing vision, language, and tactile data—into its industrial robots. "By bringing together Agile Robots’ hardware and other AI ro...
Google ( GOOG ) DeepMind has landed a partnership with Agile Robots , marking its latest move to deepen its footprint in AI-driven robotics. The Munich-based firm has over 20,000 systems deployed globally and aims to embed DeepMind's multimodal AI models—capable of processing vision, language, and tactile data—into its industrial robots. "By bringing together Agile Robots’ hardware and other AI robotic solutions developed in Germany, with Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics foundation models, the two teams will improve performance via robot deployment, data collection, model training and iteration." Agile Robots said in a statement. The companies will jointly test, refine, and deploy these AI-powered robots across sectors such as electronics manufacturing, automotive, logistics, and data centers. Founded in 2018, Agile Robots has secured over $270M in venture funding from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund , Xiaomi , and Midas Group , among others. The move is part of Google’s ( GOOG ) broader push into “physical AI,” where advanced models are applied to real-world machines. Earlier this year, Google ( GOOG ) collaborated with robotics firms like Boston Dynamics to help develop its upcoming humanoid robot Atlas. Boston Dynamics was previously owned by Google ( GOOG ) from 2013 to 2017. More on Alphabet Alphabet: Inside Google Cloud's New Growth Pillars Alphabet Q4: A Fairly Valued Tech Titan To Buy Now Alphabet: Apple AI Deal Is The Biggest Blind Spot U.S. bans new foreign-made routers over security risks Wells Fargo warms up to hyperscalers
The number of foreign visitors to tourism-reliant Thailand is at risk of falling to its lowest level in three years as the Middle East war threatens global travel. The Southeast Asian country could see three million fewer foreign tourist arrivals this year if the conflict drags on for six months, according to Natthriya Thaweevong, permanent-secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. The drop...
The number of foreign visitors to tourism-reliant Thailand is at risk of falling to its lowest level in three years as the Middle East war threatens global travel. The Southeast Asian country could see three million fewer foreign tourist arrivals this year if the conflict drags on for six months, according to Natthriya Thaweevong, permanent-secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. The drop could cost the economy 150 billion baht ($4.6 billion) — about 10% of the nation’s total foreign tourist receipts last year, she said. The government had set a 2026 target of 35 million foreign visitors. The disruption could reduce that number to around the level of 2023, when the country recorded 28 million foreign visitors. Airlines globally are grappling with a painful spike in oil prices, leading consumers to cancel travel plans or rush to lock in lower fares. Read More: Surging Air Fares Upend Global Travel as Peak Season Nears “The heart of tourism is the journey, and to make that journey you need fuel,” Natthriya said in a Tuesday interview with Bloomberg News. “Everyone is affected and faces the same high costs. We’ll lose tourists from all over.” The nation’s tourism industry will still be hurt by a loss of one to two million foreign visitors even if the war ceases at the end of March, said Natthriya, the country’s top tourism official. Read More: Middle East, Europe Visitors to Thailand Plunge Amid Iran War To cushion the blow, the tourism industry needs to court more wealthy Middle Eastern travelers seeking refuge from war through new marketing campaigns, she said. Thailand aims to attract at least 200,000 Middle East visitors this year — roughly a quarter of last year’s arrivals from the region, Natthriya said. Marketing budgets earmarked for Europe and the US will be redirected to country-specific campaigns in the Middle East, she added. Tourists from that region are among the highest spenders, with each doling out an average of 80,000 baht per trip, according...
By Kane Wu, Aditya Kalra and Vibhuti Sharma HONG KONG/NEW DELHI, March 25 (Reuters) - Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Platforms has held talks with 13 marquee foreign investors to sell
By Kane Wu, Aditya Kalra and Vibhuti Sharma HONG KONG/NEW DELHI, March 25 (Reuters) - Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Platforms has held talks with 13 marquee foreign investors to sell