Self-driving robotaxis are taking off in China | TheStarsHub Business

Self-driving robotaxis are taking off in China | CNN Business

Hong Kong TheStarsHub Business  —  The world has been inching toward fully autonomous cars for years. In China, one company just got even closer to making it a reality. On Thursday, AutoX, an Alibaba (BABA)-backed startup, announced it had rolled out fully driverless robotaxis on public roads in Shenzhen. The company said it had become … Read more

China debuts train prototype that can hit speeds of 620 kilometers per hour | TheStarsHub

China debuts train prototype that can hit speeds of 620 kilometers per hour | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  China has revealed a prototype for a new high-speed Maglev train that is capable of reaching speeds of 620 kilometers (385 miles) per hour. The train runs on high-temperature superconducting (HTS) power that makes it look as if the train is floating along the magnetized tracks. The sleek 21-meter-long (69 feet) prototype was … Read more

Singapore Airlines hopes to be world’s first fully-vaccinated airline | TheStarsHub

Singapore Airlines hopes to be world's first fully-vaccinated airline | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  Singapore’s national carrier is hoping to become the world’s first airline to get all of its crew members vaccinated against Covid-19. Singapore Airlines (SIA) confirmed to TheStarsHub Travel that all of their crew members – including pilots, gate agents, flight attendants and anyone whose job requires contact with the public – have been … Read more

North Korean leader’s sister attacks US-South Korea agreement | TheStarsHub

North Korean leader's sister attacks US-South Korea agreement | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has hit back at a key agreement made between the US and South Korea, claiming it will only serve to worsen security. Washington and Seoul made a pact at the White House on Wednesday that aims to deter North Korean aggression, including a … Read more

Australian surfer faces possible flogging, jail after alleged naked, drunken rampage in Indonesia | TheStarsHub

Australian surfer faces possible flogging, jail after alleged naked, drunken rampage in Indonesia | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  An Australian man arrested in a conservative area of Indonesia over an alleged violent rampage faces the possibility of prison time and a public flogging, authorities have said. Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, from Noosa in southern Queensland, was arrested after allegedly attacking and injuring a local fisherman while drunk. Wearing an orange prison … Read more

He smelled something strange in his Tibetan hotel room. It was a dead body under his bed | TheStarsHub

He smelled something strange in his Tibetan hotel room. It was a dead body under his bed | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  When a tourist at a Tibetan hotel noticed a foul smell in his room and asked to move, little could he have guessed he would get caught up in a murder investigation. The traveler spent half a day in the room wondering where the smell was coming from and initially suspected either the … Read more

Oil tanker catches fire off Malaysian coast, three crew missing | TheStarsHub

Oil tanker catches fire off Malaysian coast, three crew missing | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  Search efforts are underway for three missing crew members after a Gabon-registered oil tanker caught fire off the coast of southern Malaysia, Malaysian maritime authorities said in a statement. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said it had received an alert at 4pm local time Monday of a tanker on fire, about 37.5 … Read more

As Japan’s population drops, one city is turning to ChatGPT to help run the government | TheStarsHub

As Japan's population drops, one city is turning to ChatGPT to help run the government | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  In the five months since its launch, ChatGPT has been used to generate student essays, write wedding vows, and compose rousing sermons for pastors and rabbis. Now, a Japanese city is turning to the AI chatbot for something else: helping to run the government. Yokosuka City, in Japan’s central Kanagawa prefecture, announced this … Read more