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Supercomputer Fugaku Wins the “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award” at CEATEC 2020 ONLINE
Supercomputer Fugaku Wins the “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award” at CEATEC 2020 ONLINE

TOKYO, Oct 19, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Riken and Fujitsu today announced that the Supercomputer Fugaku(1), jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu, was awarded the highest prize: the “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award” at CEATEC AWARD 2020. Supercomputer Fugaku (in development and preparation) Both RIKEN and Fujitsu will attend the CEATEC 2020... » read more

Toyota’s GR Yaris Makes Its Dynamic Debut at the Goodwood Speedweek
Toyota’s GR Yaris Makes Its Dynamic Debut at the Goodwood Speedweek

Toyota City, Japan, Oct 19, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) drove the GR Yaris and GR Supra(1) at the Goodwood SpeedWeek(2), held from October 16 through 18 at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in England, and posted images of the experience. GR Yaris at the Goodwood SpeedWeek The Goodwood Festival of Speed... » read more

WIMI’s Dr. Guo Songrui: Holographic technology and light fields
WIMI’s Dr. Guo Songrui: Holographic technology and light fields

BEIJING, Oct 19, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Holography comes from the Latin vocabulary, and its meaning is: all, compound. According to the current common knowledge in mainstream technology filed, holography specifically refers to “holographic technology”, which is a technology for reproducing diffracted light emitted by objects. Holographic technology uses the principle of interference to... » read more

Fujitsu Commences Full-Scale Operation of HOKUSAI – SailingShip, RIKEN’s New Data Science Infrastructure
Fujitsu Commences Full-Scale Operation of HOKUSAI – SailingShip, RIKEN’s New Data Science Infrastructure

TOKYO, Oct 19, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu today announced that, together with RIKEN, it has completed deployment of a new data science infrastructure, HOKUSAI – SailingShip. RIKEN procured and implemented this system with the goal of facilitating the processing and utilization of enormous and high-quality research data generated through research activities. After a... » read more

New ECLIPSE CROSS Reveals Radical New Styling and Expands Plug-In Hybrid Option
New ECLIPSE CROSS Reveals Radical New Styling and Expands Plug-In Hybrid Option

TOKYO, Oct 19, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) today revealed the restyled ECLIPSE CROSS with a sleek sporty SUV appearance, driving confidence and improved comfort. Also, the model will add a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain in select markets to fulfil the diversifying needs of customers who are looking for a more... » read more

1,900 jobs on offer in growing electronics manufacturing industry since April, nearly all in PMET roles
1,900 jobs on offer in growing electronics manufacturing industry since April, nearly all in PMET roles

SINGAPORE – The electronics industry continues to grow amid the coronavirus pandemic and there are some 1,900 jobs on offer since April, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Monday (Oct 19). The vast majority of these jobs are for professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs), with the majority in technical roles. Monthly salaries for... » read more

Over $5.5b to be paid out in Jobs Support Scheme from Oct 29
Over $5.5b to be paid out in Jobs Support Scheme from Oct 29

SINGAPORE – Over $5.5 billion under the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) will be paid out to more than 140,000 employers from Oct 29, to help them retain their workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This will help businesses pay the wages of some 1.9 million local employees, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Monday (Oct... » read more

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Oct 19
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Oct 19

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Oct 19. Only 3 community care facilities remain in S’pore – with 36 Covid-19 patients The only facilities operating are at D’Resort NTUC, Singapore Expo and Big Box. READ MORE HERE NUS sacks Tembusu College don accused of sexual misconduct Configure The university conducted... » read more

UNISOC and China Unicom Deploy World’s First E2E Network Slicing Solution
UNISOC and China Unicom Deploy World’s First E2E Network Slicing Solution

SHANGHAI, Oct 19, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – UNISOC and China Unicom have successfully deployed the world’s first 3GPP-compliant end-to-end network slicing selection solution, enabling 5G smartphone and data terminal network slicing to 3GPP standards. The solution allows devices to independently and flexibly select network slices through APP ID, FQDN, DNN and other identifiers in... » read more

Football: Villa maintain perfect start as Barkley sinks Leicester
Football: Villa maintain perfect start as Barkley sinks Leicester

LEICESTER (REUTERS) – A superb stoppage-time goal from Ross Barkley gave Aston Villa a 1-0 victory at Leicester City in a scrappy contest on Sunday (Oct 18) that stretched the visitors’ perfect Premier League start to four wins. The result left Villa second on 12 points with a game in hand over leaders Everton who... » read more

Seven new coronavirus cases; two locally transmitted
Seven new coronavirus cases; two locally transmitted

There were two new locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 infection reported in Singapore yesterday, including one unlinked community case and one in a workers’ dormitory, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There were also five imported cases, who had all been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in the country. These seven new cases take... » read more

Stressed at times but she knows where to get help
Stressed at times but she knows where to get help

Madam Hasnah Mohamed Maideen, 57, cannot escape the stress and burnout that come with being the main caregiver for her elder sister Fatimah Mohamed Jamaludin. Madam Fatimah, 73, was diagnosed with dementia in 2012 and her condition has gradually become more severe. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited... » read more

Blades-Cottagers draw one to forget for Mitrovic
Blades-Cottagers draw one to forget for Mitrovic

LONDON • Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic missed a penalty and gave away a spot-kick as Sheffield United rescued a 1-1 draw in a battle of the Premier League strugglers yesterday. Mitrovic fired over with his second-half penalty when the score was 0-0 at Bramall Lane. Ademola Lookman put Fulham ahead with 13 minutes left, but... » read more

Chue to live out American dream
Chue to live out American dream

Two months ago, national swimmer Christie Chue received a direct message on Instagram from Florida International University inviting her to further her studies and train there. Her immediate thought was: “Is this a scam?” The first thing she did was to show her mum the message and ask if it was real, before verifying that... » read more

Van Dijk’s bad knee injury will hurt Reds’ fight
Van Dijk’s bad knee injury will hurt Reds’ fight

LONDON • Liverpool were left fearing the worst on Saturday amid speculation that Virgil van Dijk could miss the rest of the season. The club-record signing underwent scans on his right knee and is suspected to have suffered a cruciate ligament injury following a horror challenge by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford during Saturday’s 2-2 Merseyside... » read more

Atonement for errant duo as United get going

LONDON • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer declared Manchester United’s season “starts today” after Bruno Fernandes and “inspirational” Harry Maguire enjoyed sweet moments of redemption in their side’s 4-1 win at Newcastle on Saturday. Solskjaer’s side suffered a humiliating 6-1 defeat against Tottenham at Old Trafford just before the international break. But they made partial amends for... » read more

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Oct 18
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Oct 18

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Oct 18. Firms in S’pore told to be responsible, sensitive if retrenching staff Employers must ensure objective criteria and lean towards retaining a Singaporean core, said a tripartite advisory. READ MORE HERE Billionaire inventor James Dyson pulls plug on electric car but setback puts him... » read more

S’poreans snap up SIA dining offers to support airline, enjoy experience
S’poreans snap up SIA dining offers to support airline, enjoy experience

SINGAPORE – They have been dating for about a year and on Oct 25, Mr Nicholas Lim and his girlfriend, Ms Eleanor Teo, will be boarding an aircraft together for the first time. The couple’s destination is no far-flung locale, but Singapore Airlines’ restaurant in an A-380 plane, which will be parked at Changi Airport... » read more