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  1. 49分前

    Parasite threatens to halve Canberra’s bee population

    Over a thousand beehives in Australia's capital, Canberra, have been wiped out by the Varroa mite, according to local biosecurity officers. The parasite has now spread across the territory and is predicted to cut the local bee population by half, but the experts are hopeful the bees will recover. It’s an alarming trend for local beekeepers. The Varroa mite was first detected in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) last April, and it’s believed to have affected about half of the area’s 6,000 beehives. “It reduces the health of the hive, so they can’t fight off wax moth or hive beetles,” says biosecurity officer Micah Wood. Around 1,000 hives have been completely destroyed. “We have Varroa across the whole territory. We have had it reported in every major suburb around ACT, in all the corners,” says Wood. Beekeepers can control the parasite once it enters their hives, but it requires constant attention. One method, known as a Varroa wash, uses methylated spirits to dislodge the mites so they can be counted. The ACT government’s biosecurity team is urging beekeepers to register so they can receive guidance on protecting their colonies. “If you’re not testing for Varroa, you will lose your hive,” says Wood. The decline in bee numbers is also expected to impact local crops. “So, your veggie garden and your fruit trees will be probably not be as productive, because there’s less pollinators around,” says Canberra Region Beekeepers’ Mark Paterson. The Varroa mite is predicted to reach every hive in the territory within 18 months and reduce the bee population by half, though it’s not expected to eliminate them entirely. Just know that in time the bees will emerge from this, stronger and better,” says Paterson. Experts say recovery will take time, but bees are likely to gradually develop resistance to the parasite. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

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  2. 1日前

    A Taiwanese town embraces a slow pace of life through a snail race

    The Taiwanese town of Fenglin has grown a reputation as a place where life moves slowly, and people can catch their breath. Rather than push against this rhythm, the town of around 10,000 has chosen to embrace it and make it part of its identity. Enter the snails. Fenglin has been putting on snail races as a way to celebrate its focus on a slower, sustainable lifestyle that values healthcare, longevity, and community connections while bringing in more tourists in the wake of a strong earthquake in 2024 that dampened travel in surrounding areas. Snails are one way to bring tourists back, even if slowly. Fenglin has associated itself with snails since 2014, when it joined the Cittaslow international network of small cities focused on quality of life and locally sourced foods. Cittaslow's symbol is a snail carrying an assortment of buildings on its back. The designation of a slow city seemed to fit Fenglin, whose population has shrunk threefold over the past few decades. Today, it is also an example of Taiwan's "super-aged" society, with more than 20% of its residents older than 65. To help reinvigorate local tourism, Fenglin residents decided to host a snail race the month following the earthquake, said organizer Cheng Jen-shou. "We thought that our event could attract people, and that would be a small help," he said. This year, the town held the third edition of the race over the May Day holiday. Several dozen enthusiastic residents and tourists attended the event, which featured six snail races spaced out over two days. The winners from each race competed in the final, but not before posing in front of their audiences while slowly being pulled on a piece of plywood across a green carpet as their fans cheered them on. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

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  3. 2日前

    Air conditioning battery program for renters could help cities manage grid stress during heat waves

    When a heat wave hits, millions of air conditioners switch on at once, straining the electric grid and driving up the risk of outages—and residents' power bills. To ease that strain, power companies may ask customers to do something many probably won't: Set the air conditioner a few degrees higher. Now, a renter-friendly pilot program in New York City is testing a different approach: plug-in batteries that can power air conditioners offline during peak demand, helping take pressure off the grid at its most stressed moments while still keeping residents cool. "It's basically a souped-up version of the power bank that you would use to charge your phone when you go out," said Andrew Wang, the chief executive officer of Every Electric, the company behind the pilot, which has partnered with the city's energy company Con Edison. The devices, about the size of a microwave, charge when electricity demand is low and then run window AC units for a few hours when demand spikes. It's one of many partners participating in Con Edison's demand response programs, which pay customers to reduce or shift electricity use to support the grid. The pilot program is expanding to more than 1,000 homes this summer, and participants can get rewarded with cash rebates. Experts say this initiative reflects the broader shift toward so-called virtual power plants, in which many small, distributed energy resources are coordinated to reduce strain during peak demand. When scaled, solutions like this could have a significant impact on power reliability and affordability. When electricity demand spikes, utilities often turn to backup power plants that don't run as often, and are typically less efficient and more polluting, said Kevin Brehm, a manager at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a nonprofit that researches energy systems and the transition to clean power. Over time, those spikes can push utilities to build more power plants, often fossil-fuel based, to meet demand, with the costs eventually passed down to consumers. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

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  4. 3日前

    Japan’s Sony reports declining profit but expects a record for this year

    Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Group Corp. reported a 3.4% drop in its annual profit but projected a comeback to record profits for the current fiscal year. Tokyo-based Sony’s net profit for the year through March totaled 1.03 trillion yen ($6.6 billion), down from 1.07 trillion yen in the previous fiscal year. Ending a plan to release an electric vehicle with Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. hurt its earnings. Rising costs of computer chips also bit into profit and remain a concern, according to Sony, which has film, music, and video game operations. Sony is forecasting a 1.16 trillion yen ($7.4 billion) profit for this fiscal year, which would be a record for the company and a 13% jump from the year that just ended. Annual sales at Sony for the fiscal year that just ended rose 3.7% from the previous year to nearly 12.5 trillion yen, boosted by hit films such as the latest in the Demon Slayer series and Kokuho, and by healthy demand for games and network services. On a quarterly basis, profit at Sony, which is behind the Bravia and PlayStation brands and the “Spider-Man” movies, fell 63% to 83 billion yen ($529 million) from 224 billion yen in the same period a year earlier. Quarterly sales edged up 8% to 3 trillion yen ($19 billion), said the company, whose musical artists include Bad Bunny and SZA. Sony is counting on healthy sales from its upcoming films, such as Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Jumanji: Open World, to boost its bottom line for the current fiscal year. Also, Sony said it would spend up to 500 billion yen ($3.2 billion) to buy back up to 230 million shares. Sony stock, which has been trading at about 3,000 yen ($19) lately, gained 1%. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

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  5. 4日前

    Extreme heat could impact the World Cup games. Here’s what cities are doing to prepare

    As global temperatures rise, extreme heat could threaten athletes, fans, workers, and officials during this year’s World Cup games. Exposure to extreme heat can lead to nausea, dehydration, headaches, stroke, and, in extreme cases, death. Worries from some that millions of people could be exposed during the tournament were amplified in March, when record-breaking temperatures hit large swaths of the U.S. And with global temperatures rising because of pollution from burning oil, gas, and coal, scientists have warned that staging soccer tournaments in the summer is getting more dangerous. The 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar was moved from summer to winter because of the threat of extreme heat. Last year's Club World Cup experienced a heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to 90 °F (32 °C) and above in many areas. Following the event, the soccer players’ global union warned that extreme heat would likely be an even bigger problem at the next two men’s World Cups. The 2030 World Cup will be co-hosted by Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. This year, host cities, stadiums, and FIFA, the world governing body for soccer, are working to protect players and spectators by conducting heat risk assessments, enhancing shade, cooling zones, and water access, stationing medical teams during events, and more. Players will get 3-minute hydration breaks midway through each half, regardless of weather conditions, FIFA said. Other welfare plans include allowing teams the usual up to five substitutions, a minimum of three rest days between matches, and staff and substitutes will have access to climate-controlled benches at outdoor matches. Climate conditions are factored into the match schedule. “Outdoor matches during the hottest parts of the day have been strategically limited, kick-off times adjusted in certain markets, and matches expected in warmer windows prioritized for covered stadiums where possible,” FIFA said. The federation has also created a Heat Illness Mitigation and Management Task Force made up of medical and operational experts. Ahead of the games, they are finalizing heat-risk alert systems, coordinating stadium medical action plans, and other standardized guidance. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

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  6. 5日前

    AI smart glasses to help visually impaired runners take on the London Marathon

    Visually impaired runners are using AI-powered smart glasses as they prepare for the London Marathon. The glasses are not designed specifically for sight loss, but their cameras, microphones, speakers, and AI features are being used to provide spoken information about surroundings during training and daily life. Running past Buckingham Palace, Tilly Dowler is preparing for a marathon she once thought was out of reach. She has Stargardt disease, which is a genetic condition that causes progressive loss of central vision, and says she now has around 10 percent useful vision remaining. Dowler only began running in 2025, starting with a couch-to-5K program, before building up distance over the past year. She is now set to run the London Marathon with her boyfriend Ryan, who will act as her guide runner for the race. For her, the goal is not focused on the finishing time. She says, “My main mission was not to run the marathon in a quick time, to get an amazing PB, to do it for them reasons. My mission was to inspire other people with sight loss, not only sight loss, people with other disabilities, or people going through something that they think is really really hard and really tough, and inspire them to believe in themselves, and you can do anything you put your mind to.” Dowler is training using Meta Oakley Vanguard smart glasses. The glasses are standard consumer AI glasses, developed by Meta and Oakley for sports use rather than as a specialist assistive device. They include a forward-facing camera positioned in the center of the frame, built-in microphones, a touchpad on the side arm, open ear speakers, and Meta AI voice control. Meta says its AI glasses can be used hands-free to take photos and videos, make calls, play audio, and ask questions about what the camera is seeing. For blind and partially sighted users, Meta says the glasses can describe surroundings, read text, and identify objects through spoken responses. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

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  7. 6日前

    College students wary of the job market are changing course in search of ‘AI-proof’ majors

    Two years ago, Josephine Timperman arrived at college with a plan. She declared a major in business analytics, figuring she'd learn niche skills that would stand out on a resume and help land a good job after college. But the rise of artificial intelligence has scrambled those calculations. The basic skills she was learning in things like statistical analysis and coding can now easily be automated. "Everyone has a fear that entry-level jobs will be taken by AI," said the 20-year-old at Miami University in Ohio. Several weeks ago, Timperman switched her major to marketing. Her new strategy is to use her undergraduate studies to build critical thinking and interpersonal skills—areas where humans still have an edge. "You don't just want to be able to code. You want to be able to have a conversation, form relationships, and be able to think critically, because at the end of the day, that's the thing that AI can't replace," said Timperman, who is keeping analytics as a minor and plans to dive deeper into the subject for a one-year master's program. Today's college students say that picking a major that's "AI-proof" feels like shooting at a moving target as they prepare for a job market that could be fundamentally different by the time they graduate. As a result, many are reconsidering their career paths. About 70% of college students see AI as a threat to their job prospects, according to a 2025 poll by the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, while recent polling by Gallup, a US-based research company, finds that American workers are increasingly concerned about being replaced by new technologies. The uncertainty appears most concentrated among those pursuing degrees in technology and vocational areas of study, where students feel a need to develop expertise in AI but also fear being replaced by it. Meanwhile, students studying healthcare and natural sciences may be less impacted by AI overhauls, Gallup found. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

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  8. 5月30日

    Australia moves to tax Meta, Google, and TikTok to fund newsrooms

    Australia has proposed taxing digital giants Meta, Google, and TikTok on a part of their revenue to pay for news reporters. In April, the government released the draft legislation it intends to introduce to Parliament by July 2 that would create a financial incentive for social media companies to strike deals with news organizations to pay for journalism. The social media platforms’ criticisms included that the proposal was a “digital services tax” that misunderstood the evolving advertising industry and would fail to deliver a sustainable news sector. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a monetary value needed to be attached to journalists’ work. “It shouldn't just be able to be taken by a large multinational corporation and used to generate profits for that organization with no compensation appropriate for the people who produce that creative content,” Albanese told reporters. “We think that investment in journalism is critical to a healthy democracy,” he added. It's Australia’s second legislative attempt to make the platforms pay for the Australian news text and images that their users view. Digital platforms had been pressured to strike deals with Australian news publishers to pay for journalism by legislation passed in 2021 that created the country's News Media Bargaining Code. The platforms chose to reach commercial deals with news creators rather than be forced into arbitration and have a judge set the price. But they have since avoided renewing those deals by removing news from their services. The proposed News Bargaining Incentive would charge a 2.25% tax on the Australian revenue of major platforms that choose not to strike commercial deals with news publishers. The platforms would be given offsets, and their overall costs would be lowered if they agree to pay publishers for journalism, the government said. The government expects the incentive would raise between 200 and 250 million Australian dollars ($144 and $179 million) a year. That was about as much as the platforms paid news outlets when the News Media Bargaining Code was working at its peak. The government would distribute that income among news organizations based on how many journalists each organization employed, Communication Minister Anika Wells said. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

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レアジョブオリジナルの英会話ニュース教材です。世界の時事ネタを中心に、ビジネスから科学やスポーツまで、幅広いトピックのニュースを毎日更新しています。本教材を通して、ビジネスで使える実用的な英会話表現や英単語を身に付けることができます。

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