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Wineries in Aomori, northeastern Japan, form group to seek recognition
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (360+ words) AOMORI, Japan - Wineries in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori have formed an association to gain recognition for their wines, in a move to add to the prefecture's reputation as a producer of rice, sake, apples and seafood. Sun Mamoru…...
Sceye's Stratospheric Platform Re-enters United States After Record-Breaking Roundtrip Stratospheric Flight Between U.S. and Japan
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (169+ words) The journey, which lasted 30 days and traversed nearly 30,000 km, included operating for a week in the stratosphere over Japan. While over Japan, Sceye and its partner SoftBank Corp. successfully verified Direct-to-Device connectivity to unmodified devices, HAPS-based communications with drones, and…...
Russian-speaking cybercriminals used SpaceX’s Cursor AI tool to hack 7 companies
2+ week, 1+ day ago (717+ words) WASHINGTON - Russian-speaking hackers used SpaceX’s AI coding assistant, Cursor, to help break in to a Belgian chemical company and at least six other firms earlier this year, according to data reviewed by Reuters and reports issued on Thursday by cybersecurity…...