June 22, 2025
Intangible Assets

Walt Disney alleges copyright violations in lawsuit against AI startup

US entertainment giant Walt Disney and other studios have filed a lawsuit against an artificial intelligence startup, claiming it violated their copyrights when creating images with generative AI. US media say this is the first time major Hollywood companies have filed a lawsuit over allegations of copyright infringement involving AI. Companies related to Walt Disney

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Fixed Assets

Japan’s construction machinery makers forecast profit fall from US tariffs

Major Japanese construction machinery maker Komatsu said its operating profit for the current fiscal year is expected to fall by more than 94 billion yen, or about 655 million dollars, due to the Trump administration’s tariff measures. The company says it estimates sales will fall 8.8 percent to 3.75 trillion yen, or roughly 26 billion

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Operating Assets

Heartbreaking update as family of Mohamed Fattah, 9, shot dead in horror gun accident at Windellama property break their silence over tragedy

By JONICA BRAY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 06:54, 14 April 2025 | Updated: 07:09, 14 April 2025 The distraught family of a nine-year-old boy who tragically died after being accidentally shot on a family weekend away have shared a heartfelt tribute. Mohamed Fattah known as ‘Moey’ and ‘Hamad,’ was shot dead when a gun

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Financial Assets

Japan’s stock plunge deepens, bonds rally, rate-hike bets fade

Japanese stocks sank deeper into the red on Friday, with the Topix index tumbling into a technical correction as it led Asian equities lower for a second day. Investors continued to bail out of riskier assets that will be hurt by US tariffs, with a rally in government bonds sending yields sharply lower and traders

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Intangible Assets

GRI Bio Bolsters Intellectual Property Portfolio with Granting of Two Global Patents for Europe and Japan

Company committed to building a robust global patent estate across its innovative pipeline of NKT cell modulators for the treatment of inflammatory, fibrotic and autoimmune diseases LA JOLLA, CA, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GRI Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRI) (“GRI Bio” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company advancing an innovative pipeline of Natural Killer

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Financial Assets

Trump’s worldwide tariff threats spark global stock market tailspin: Shares slump over fears trade war will lead to recession

World share markets were in a tailspin on Monday after Donald Trump said tariffs would essentially cover all countries, stoking worries a global trade war could lead to recession. Trump’s comments to reporters on Air Force One yesterday seemed to dash hopes the levies would be more limited.  The U.S. President is due to receive

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Intangible Assets

Patent Index 2024: Japan ranks 3rd in European patent applications

European Patent Office received nearly 200 000 patent applications last year, with Japanese companies and inventors filing 10.6% of the total Electrical machinery/energy, transport and computers are leading technology fields for Japanese inventions Tokyo 1st in global city ranking Sony Group is among the EPO’s Top 10 applicant companies Four Japanese companies among the EPO’s

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Financial Assets

Stock market today: Wall Street rises again

NEW YORK–U.S. stocks climbed again on Monday as Wall Street’s wild roller-coaster ride veers back upward. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% for a second straight gain after it fell 10% below its record late last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 353 points, or 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.3%. More big swings could be ahead, with a decision by the Federal

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Financial Assets

Japanese investors pull out of foreign bonds after European debt selloff

Japanese investors sold the highest quantum of foreign bonds in over a month in the week through March 8, turning cautious due to a selloff in Eurozone debt markets triggered by Germany’s plans for robust fiscal spending. They sold a net 355.9 billion yen ($2.40 billion) worth of long-term foreign bonds during the week, their

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Fixed Assets

Once-reluctant builders now using unmanned machinery, AI

Unstaffed heavy machines are used to build a huge dam in Higashi-Naruse, Akita Prefecture. (Video by Yoko Masuda) HIGASHI-NARUSE, Akita Prefecture—Two green bulldozers smoothly spread a mixture of pebble and cement at the construction site of a mountainous dam, followed by four vibratory rollers that compacted the fresh layer into place. By design, no one

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