WorldPingAl Jazeera
Can the US slow China’s robotics and tech rise?
US curbs on foreign-made robots intensify its wider rivalry with China over AI, chips and industry.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
Times of India
Rivalry out in open: Japan labels China 'greatest strategic challenge'
WorldPingRivalry out in open: Japan labels China 'greatest strategic challenge' — full report at Times of India.
This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by Times of India.
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WorldPingFrance 24
Japan's 'leprosy island': The dark history of Nagashima
In the 1930s, Japan found itself battling against the spread of leprosy. Faced with the infectious disease, which attacks the nerves and deforms the body, the authorities confined leprosy patients to sanatoriums – some of them on the island of Nagashima.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingSTAT
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Moderna’s flu shot, a death in a gene-editing trial in China, and more
In today's Pharmalittle newsletter: Moderna's mRNA flu shot approved, a death reported in a gene-editing trial in China, and more.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingCoinDesk
JPYC raises $38 million Series B led by major Japanese logistics firm AZ-COM Maruwa
The investment brings the company’s total raised to $106 million across seven funding rounds since November 2021.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CoinDesk
WorldPingThe Block
Japanese stablecoin firm JPYC raises $38 million in extended Series B
The firm said Wednesday that the proceeds will be used to expand its financial and Web3 ecosystem and accelerate adoption of JPYC.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Block