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• I Chiba Jets hanno sconfitto i Gunma Credit CT per 72-68 in una combattuta partita della lega giapponese di basket. • I Jets hanno mostrato un'eccezionale precisione nei tiri liberi, convertendo 19 dei 22 tentativi con una percentuale di successo dell'86,4%. • La prestazione dell'ala americano è stata fondamentale per assicurare la stretta vittoria ai Chiba.

Il tesoriere ombra Tim Wilson afferma che il suo obiettivo è 'sconfiggere' le modifiche alle plusvalenze e al negative gearing. Segui le notizie di oggi in diretta See all our Australia budget 2026 coverage Ricevi le nostre email con le ultime notizie, l'app gratuita o il podcast giornaliero La Coalizione ha dichiarato ieri sera che revocherà le modifiche alla capital gains tax e al negative gearing in caso di vittoria elettorale, nel tentativo di contrastare le misure del budget del Labor. Il tesoriere ombra, Tim Wilson, ha dichiarato a Sky News che il primo ministro aveva promesso di non toccare tali incentivi durante la campagna elettorale dello scorso anno e che, pertanto, il Labor non ha un mandato per queste riforme. Revocheremo queste misure se necessario, ma il nostro obiettivo è sconfiggerle e assicurarci che non vengano mai approvate come legge. Perché questo governo non ha il consenso della comunità australiana per sostenere questi cambiamenti. Continua a leggere...

• On May 7, 2026, NEC Corporation unveiled its first quantum‑inspired AI accelerator chip, the “Q‑Neuron B1,” designed for edge‑computing devices such as industrial robots, drones, and smart‑city sensors. • The chip reportedly delivers a 3.2x improvement in inference latency over prior NEC ASICs while consuming 38% less power, enabling real‑time video analytics at up to 7680×4320 resolution on low‑bandwidth edge nodes. • NEC aims to ship the first commercial batches to Japanese manufacturers and municipal networks by Q3 2026, with plans to license the architecture to South Korean and Taiwanese partners.

• Péter Magyar's Respect and Freedom Party (Tisza) won a two-thirds supermajority with 141 of 199 seats last month, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year Fidesz rule. • Reforms focus on restoring judicial independence, media freedom, eliminating political influence in state institutions and companies. • The government plans to join the European Public Prosecutor's Office to tackle EU budget fraud, corruption, and fund misuse, amid increased scrutiny of Orbán-era exposures.

Promises to cut emissions and use more fuel-efficient planes fail to stop rise, with Ryanair’s carbon footprint 50% up on 2019Emissions from flying in Europe have now passed pre-pandemic levels, with Ryanair’s carbon footprint 50% higher than in 2019, research has shown.Total aviation emissions continue to increase despite industry pledges to decarbonise and the introduction of more fuel-efficient planes, driven by the massive expansion of low-cost carriers. Continue reading...

• Pinecone launched a new cloud region in Singapore to serve the Asia-Pacific market, expanding its AI knowledge infrastructure capabilities across the region. • The Singapore region deployment positions Pinecone as a key provider for enterprise AI applications requiring low-latency data access and localized infrastructure in Southeast Asia. • This expansion reflects growing demand from regional organizations for specialized AI infrastructure and vector database services supporting advanced analytics and machine learning workloads.

Letter from House Democrats to secretary of state calls for end to ambiguity over Israel’s nuclear weapons programsHouse Democrats have asked secretary of state Marco Rubio to publicly announce that Israel possesses nuclear weapons, arguing that Washington must end decades of ambiguity over the issue amid the conflict with Iran.In a letter sent on Monday, 30 Democrats wrote that it was unsustainable for Donald Trump to collaborate with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a military campaign against Iran – with the stated goal of preventing the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon – without publicly acknowledging the US ally’s possession of the bomb. Continue reading...