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Imagine starting your day with a sunrise bathed in sunlight painting the skyline outside your window and ending with starry city lights twinkling above you, or a natural night sky filled with real stars. Asia's Michelin-starred hotels offer more than just a place to rest your head; they offer immersive experiences from dawn to dusk, without ever leaving your bed. Let's get started. Suiran in Kyoto was once the summer home of businessman Shozo Kawasaki. Its location overlooking the Hozu River is also appealing. (Photo: Suiran Luxury Collection Hotel Kyoto) Japan: Suiran Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto1 Michelin keyLocated in Kyoto's…

According to Reuters, the California State Assembly has passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Cutting-Edge Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047), one of the first major regulations on artificial intelligence in the United States.The bill, which has become a flashpoint in Silicon Valley and beyond, would require AI companies operating in California to take several precautions before training advanced underlying models, including being able to shut down the models quickly and completely, ensuring that models are protected from “unsafe post-training modifications,” and maintaining testing procedures to assess whether the model or its derivatives pose a particularly high risk of…

The Baltimore Orioles will be looking to win the series on Wednesday after winning a potential World Series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Because the game is on the West Coast, first pitch won't be thrown until 10:10pm ET again, which means a late night for Orioles fans, but it might be worth it.Tuesday's game was tight as Baltimore had to hold on to a one-run lead through the final four innings, but they managed to do just that.The Dodgers currently sit at 78-54 and have won six of their last eight games. Orioles ace Corbin Burnes is scheduled to…

Apple has released new developer betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1 Sequoia. The updates bring new Apple Intelligence features, including the ability to remove objects from photos. Called “Clean Up,” the feature allows users to identify and remove objects from photos without affecting the photo. Once an object is removed from an image, the system uses AI to generate a background. Apple says the system even understands the object's shadow and reflection and processes them when filling in the background. Users can use smart detection to select objects and remove them with a single tap, or simply…

Salesforce (CRM) reported second-quarter results that beat analysts' expectations on both profit and revenue. The enterprise software giant also issued better-than-expected full-year guidance, sending the Dow (^DJI) component higher in after-hours trading.”We've achieved numbers that other software companies haven't reported,” Salesforce (CRM) Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff told Yahoo Finance editor-in-chief Brian Sozzi.Third Bridge analyst Charlie Miner said the upside to expected operating margins was key: “I think what a lot of people are hoping for right now is an upside to adjusted operating margins. Profitability has been a total focus for Salesforce over the last six quarters, and it…

Three of the four young suspects facing murder charges following last week's shooting at a Birmingham apartment building have been denied bail by a judge who deemed them too dangerous to be released, a shooting that was broadcast live on Facebook.But the three lawyers argued that their clients fired in self-defense, that family members of the slain mother, Asia Pool, had fired first and that the ensuing gunfight – which involved at least 168 rounds from multiple guns – was retaliation, not an attack.Akoleya Denae Woods, 20, Justin Jammond “June Bug” Hendrix, 20, Taylor “Paper Route Tay” McLeod, 22, and…

Workers produce chips at a semiconductor manufacturing company in Binzhou, China, on June 4, 2024.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets fell on Thursday, tracking Wall Street's declines as investors took stock of technology giant Nvidia's performance.Nvidia reported second-quarter profits that beat Wall Street expectations and provided guidance above expectations for the current quarter. The company also authorized an additional $50 billion in share buybacks.Second-quarter revenue was $30 billion, up 15% from the previous quarter and 122% from the same period last year, but the company's shares fell 8% in after-hours trading.Investors in Asia will be watching the ripple effects…

Investors in Asia will be watching the ripple effects on tech stocks in the region, where companies along Nvidia's value chain are based, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and SK Hynix. Asia-Pacific markets are expected to open lower on Thursday, tracking Wall Street's declines as investors assess the performance of technology giant Nvidia. Nvidia reported second-quarter profits that beat Wall Street expectations and provided guidance above expectations for the current quarter. The company also authorized an additional $50 billion in share buybacks. Second-quarter revenue was $30 billion, up 15% from the previous quarter and 122% from the same…

(Bloomberg) — U.S. stock futures fell after Nvidia Inc. posted a revenue outlook that missed analysts’ best estimates, potentially adding to concerns about the sustainability of the artificial intelligence boom.Most read articles on BloombergAs of 12:34 pm Hong Kong time on Thursday, Nasdaq 100 Index futures were down 0.6% and S&P 500 Index futures were down 0.3%, both paring losses from the previous day. Semiconductor-related stocks led Asia's major stock indexes lower.Despite a recent recovery, the Nasdaq 100 Index is still down from its all-time high as investors try to determine whether this year's big rally in AI stocks far…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An effort to establish safeguards for the nation's first and largest artificial intelligence system passed in California in a key vote Wednesday, potentially paving the way for U.S. regulation of the rapidly evolving technology. The proposal aims to mitigate potential risks posed by AI by requiring companies to test their models and publish safety protocols to prevent them from being manipulated to, say, take down a state's power grid or help create chemical weapons — a scenario that experts say could play out in the future given the industry's rapid advances. The bill is one of…