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A machine using ultrasound and AI can gauge the fattiness of a tuna fish

A machine using ultrasound and AI can gauge the fattiness of a tuna fish

KAWASAKI, Japan (AP) — Seafood lovers know the fatty marbling is what makes tuna sashimi and sushi so tasty, so for the industry, it's the fish's level of fattiness that's used to judge its quality and pricing.
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Asian shares sink, with Japan's Nikkei down 5.6% as China-US trade war escalates

Asian shares sink, with Japan's Nikkei down 5.6% as China-US trade war escalates

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares sank Friday after U.S. stocks gave up much of their historic gains from the day before. The deepening worries over President Donald Trump’ s trade war initially helped pull Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index down 5.6%.
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Hudson's Bay sale now using protocol designed to handle insider bid: document

Hudson's Bay sale now using protocol designed to handle insider bid: document

TORONTO — A new document circulated to lawyers involved in Hudson’s Bay’s creditor protection case is raising suspicion that a company insider may be exploring a bid for the retailer’s assets or leases.
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FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations

FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Weeks after ordering all Food and Drug Administration employees back into the office , the agency is reversing course, allowing some of its most prized staffers to work remotely amid worries that recent layoffs and resignations coul
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Author, wife of Weezer bassist arrested after being shot by police who say she pointed a gun at them

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jillian Lauren, author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was shot and injured by Los Angeles police and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after pointing a gun at officers from her yard, authorities said Wednesday.
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Metro Vancouver's TransLink plans fare and tax hikes for better service

Metro Vancouver's TransLink plans fare and tax hikes for better service

VANCOUVER — TransLink is proposing a plan to improve its services, ease overcrowding and finish projects, but it will involve a fare hike and a tax increase for Metro Vancouver residents. The B.C.
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A jury finds Soulja Boy liable for abuse and sexual assault of ex-assistant, awards over $4 million

A jury finds Soulja Boy liable for abuse and sexual assault of ex-assistant, awards over $4 million

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A jury on Thursday found that rapper Soulja Boy was liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant, awarding the woman more than $4 million in damages.
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Alberta bill enables hydrogen home heating, electricity market remodelling

Alberta bill enables hydrogen home heating, electricity market remodelling

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is looking to give the green light to hydrogen as a home and commercial heating fuel in a move it says will boost demand and reduce emissions.
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Poet Yusef Komunyakaa to receive honorary Anisfeld-Wolf Award

NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Yusef Komunyakaa is to receive an Anisfeld-Wolf Award for lifetime achievement. Komunyakaa, 77, is known for such collections as “Neon Vernacular” and for exploring race, music and his Vietnam War experiences.
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Florida art dealer and another man charged in scheme to sell fake Andy Warhol artworks

MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida art dealer and another man face charges involving the sale of fake Andy Warhol artworks, authorities said.
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