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As of January 1, 2023, Japan’s population, including foreign residents, fell around 511,000 from a year earlier to 125,416,877, according to a demographics survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.The population of Japanese nationals declined for a 14th straight year in 2022, with a record low of 772,000 births in Japan significantly exceeded by a record high of 1.57 million deaths, Xinhua news agency quoted the survey as saying.Meanwhile, the number of foreign residents rose for the first time in three years by 289,498 to 2,993,839 in the reporting year, as the substantial easing of entry restrictions related…

According to sources in the know of things, this issue was discussed at the weekly meeting of the top brass of the CPI(M) last week.The first to hit the road in a new avatar is none other than Chief Minister Vijayan who will meet the people in his hometown Kannur and hear their grievances. In all likelihood, Vijayan and his close aides might be seen wearing a smile and exuding compassion — USP of Chandy that made him a legend.Incidentally, Chandy launched his novel Mass Contact Programme in 2004 when he stood for over 18 hours at all the 14…

New photos reveal that Kanye dressed North up in unreleased Yeezy clothes from his Season 9 drop including a white zip-up hoodie with a pointed hood that covers her face and small eye holes, reports ‘The Mirror’.Fans immediately pointed out that the clothing actually looks like a white Ku Klux Klan hood. The pointed shape of the hood and the focus on covering the wearer’s face to offer anonymity are close parallels to white supremacist group.The Season 9 drop happened in October 2022 and included hooded jumpers as well as a full body covering morphsuit.This “KKK aesthetic” piece, as one…

The hosts went ahead in the eighth minute as Messi ran onto Sergio Busquets’ lofted pass and hit the post with his first attempt before firing in the rebound on Tuesday night.Messi then combined with Robert Taylor, whose cross allowed the 36-year-old forward to sweep home his second goal, a Xinhua report said.The Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit were in inspired form. Taylor, who showed a near-telepathic understanding with Messi, made it 3-0 with a first-time effort from a tight angle, finishing off a move that started with the Argentine World Cup winner.Finland international winger Taylor completed the rout by…

Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter 3 built by Maxar Technologies is an ultra high-density satellite that will be launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket at 11.04 p.m. on Wednesday (8.34 a.m. IST on Thursday) from Cape Canaveral in Florida.The powerful geostationary satellite will be positioned 22,300 miles above the Earth’s equator. Jupiter 3 is engineered to deliver gigabytes of connectivity to customers across North and South America.“When fully deployed, Jupiter 3, the largest commercial communications satellite ever built, approaches the wingspan of a commercial airliner,” the company said in a statement.“We’re launching a new era of connectivity with Jupiter 3!” the company…

All the injured persons have been admitted to a hospital for treatment.The incident took place in Drumandganj police circle, near Reteh crossing.–IANSamita/ksk

New York, July 26 (IANS) Inspired by the effortless way humans handle objects without seeing them, a team of US engineers has developed a new robotic hand that can rotate objects solely through touch, without relying on vision. The robotic hand built by a team from the University of California San Diego can smoothly rotate a wide array of objects, from small toys, cans, and even fruits and vegetables, without bruising or squishing them.The work could aid in the development of robots that can manipulate objects in the dark, said the team who recently presented their work at the 2023…

“While we always proactively notify customers about product recalls and safety alerts, customers now have a dedicated location to view these communications in one place,” the e-commerce company said.With the new ‘Your Recalls and Product Safety Alerts’ page, the company aims to make it easier for customers to be aware of recalls on products they have purchased in the store, navigate to get more information about recalls, and view available refund or return options.If a recall is announced or a product safety alert is issued, users will receive a personalised email with details about the recall, and will see an…

“We are working to incorporate feedback and are currently researching more effective provenance techniques,” OpenAI said in a blogpost. The company is working on an enhanced text version and has “made a commitment” to do the same for audio and visual content generated by its Dall-E image generator. The text-detection tool was first released by OpenAI in January 2023, citing the need for AI systems that can detect false claims. “We’ve trained a classifier to distinguish between text written by a human and text written by AIs from a variety of providers. While it is impossible to reliably detect all…

The rally aims to recruit candidates in various categories, including Agniveer General Duty (all Arms), Agniveer Technical, Agniveer Clerk/Storekeeper Technical/Inventory Management (all Arms), Agniveer Tradesman (10th Pass), and Agniveer Tradesman (8th Pass) (for House Keeper & Mess Keeper).Eligible candidates must be domiciled in any of the 20 districts, namely Anand, Valsad, Tapi, Dangs, Navasari, Sabarkantha, Vadodara, Mehsana, Surat, Banaskantha, Narmada, Mahisagar, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Arav Ali, Chhota Udepur, Bharuch, Kehda, Dahod, and Panchmahal.Additionally, candidates from the Union Territories of Daman and Dadra & Nagar Haveli are also eligible to participate.–IANSjanvi/shb