Digital clones and Vocaloids may be popular in Japan. Elsewhere, they could get lost in translation

Kazutaka Yonekura dreams of a world where everyone will have their very own digital “clone,” an online avatar that's updated in real time with information about a person's tastes and habits

2023-08-23 09:18

PacWest merges with Banc of California in all-stock deal

Banc of California and PacWest Bancorp on Tuesday announced an all-stock merger with a $400 million equity raise

2023-07-26 04:26

Meta sues US regulator to stop privacy settlement change

Meta filed a lawsuit late Wednesday arguing that US regulators planning to change the terms of a 2020 privacy settlement are overstepping their...

2023-12-01 10:57

Bank of Israel's war cost estimates are optimistic -Fin Min official

By Steven Scheer and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM Israel will likely have to spend more to finance the war

2023-10-26 17:47

Food-loving French tighten belts as supermarket prices soar

By Leigh Thomas PARIS France prides itself on taking its food seriously, but many consumers are now tightening

2023-05-31 21:18

Zambia's president defends 'economic diplomacy' to escape debt

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema said his copper-rich country needs to forge diverse economic partnerships worldwide to extract itself from a debt burden he described as a...

2023-05-11 17:50

Hollywood strikes enter a new phase as daytime shows like Drew Barrymore's return despite pickets

“The Drew Barrymore Show” will begin airing fresh episodes on Monday but a lot of off-air controversy will be clinging to its typically bubbly host

2023-09-16 23:29

ECB should discuss early end to bond buying scheme: Kazaks

By Balazs Koranyi MARRAKECH The European Central Bank should discuss tweaks to a key bond buying scheme and

2023-10-12 00:19

Euro zone ministers agree on gradual wind-down of spending

BRUSSELS Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Thursday that the single currency area needed a "determined, gradual and

2023-07-14 01:16

A New Lynk & Co Center Opens in the Heart of Oman

MUSCAT, Oman--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 24, 2023--

2023-08-25 00:16

Canadian union Unifor, Magna resume bargaining after strike at seating plant

Canadian labour union Unifor said on Thursday it has returned to the bargaining table with Magna International after

2023-11-10 02:55

Insider Q&A: Head of securities regulators' group on how to look out for investment scams

Scammers targeting investors are using fears of a recession and high inflation to put new wrappers on their ruses, but the underlying scams are still pretty much the same, says Andrew Hartnett

2023-07-17 20:16