As chairman of the world’s largest maritime shipping company, Jim Hagemann Snabe thinks a lot about how goods get where they need to go and the impact their journey has on the planet. Leading the effort to decarbonize shipping by 2050, he shares a plan to convert green electricity into green liquid fuel to power…Continue Reading
From Siri to Alexa to Google, virtual assistants already permeate our lives. What will the next generation of these digital helpers look and sound like? Customer experience professional Karen Lellouche Tordjman gives us a glimpse of where they’re headed — and breaks down the two key challenges engineers need to crack in order to usher…Continue Reading
TOKYO — Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said Friday, and police were investigating arson as a possible cause.The fire started on the fourth floor of an eight-story building in the shopping and entertainment area of Kitashinchi, Osaka city fire…Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines — At least three people were reported dead in the Philippines on Friday after a strong typhoon engulfed villages in floods, tore off roofs, toppled trees and knocked out power in southern and central island provinces, where more than 300,000 villagers had fled to safety before the onslaught, officials said.Typhoon Rai slightly weakened…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI — A smartphone belonging to jailed Indian activist Rona Wilson was infiltrated using NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware before his arrest, according to a new forensic analysis by Amnesty International’s Security Lab that reignites questions about the use of malware attacks against dissidents and government critics in India.The analysis by Amnesty showed that two…Continue Reading
HONG KONG — Sitting in their jail cells last week, dozens of Hong Kong opposition leaders received bureaucratic fliers reminding them of their right to vote in a citywide legislative poll on Sunday — and a detailed list of candidates.“We just laughed about it,” said one person who recently visited a detained opposition activist and…Continue Reading
You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest, including news from around the globe, interesting ideas and opinions to know sent to your inbox every weekday.The autocratic Erdogan — who ascended to power during George W. Bush’s first term as U.S. president — has effectively declared war on…Continue Reading
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol on Thursday subpoenaed the retired Army colonel behind a plan to overturn the 2020 election that circulated the White House during the final days of the Trump administration. James P. “Phil” Waldron drew the attention of the committee after former Trump White House Chief…Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES — Actor Chris Noth has been accused of sexually assaulting two women in separate encounters that took place in 2004 and 2015, according to a report Thursday. The women’s identities were withheld by The Hollywood Reporter in order to protect their privacy, said the trade publication, which used pseudonyms for them instead. Noth,…Continue Reading
NEW YORK — A judge has rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement of thousands of lawsuits over the opioid epidemic because of a provision that would protect members of the Sackler family from facing litigation of their own. The ruling Thursday from U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in New York is likely to be…Continue Reading