Taiwan removed from online post about military exercise

By Fang Wei-li and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer The official Facebook page for the Cobra Gold 2025 military exercise has removed mention of Taiwan or its inclusion in the exercise. The page, at 6:17pm yesterday, wrote: “Better Together! More than 200 service members from the U.S., Thailand, Japan, Singapore, South … Read more

New cancer signaling mechanism found

‘VICIOUS’: The TIMP1-CD63 signaling mechanism, which causes mutated cells to evade destruction, together with DUSP2, which helps those cells grow, triggers cancer growth Researchers from National Chung Cheng University (CCU) and National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) have identified a novel signaling mechanism in pancreatic cancer patients, knowledge of which might help improve survival rates for … Read more

Apple enlists veteran to help fix AI and Siri

By Mark Gurman / Bloomberg Apple Inc executive Kim Vorrath, a company veteran known for fixing troubled products and bringing major projects to market, has a new job: whipping artificial intelligence and Siri into shape. Vorrath, a vice president in charge of program management, was moved to Apple’s artificial intelligence and machine learning division this … Read more