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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
US Consumer Sentiment Rises to a Five-Month High
US consumer sentiment rose to a five-month high in early July as expectations about the economy and inflation continued to improve. The preliminary July sentiment index rose to 61.8 from 60.7 a month earlier, according to University of Michigan data. Mike McKee reports on "Bloomberg Open Interest."
Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Fed's Daly Says Two Rate Cuts This Year Is Reasonable
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly says the economic impact of tariffs may be more muted than previously thought during an interview with Mike McKee at the Rocky Mountain Summit in Victor, Idaho. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Daly Says It's 'Bothersome' Fed Hasn't Achieved Price Stability
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly says both the US economy and monetary policy are in a good place during an interview with Mike McKee at the Rocky Mountain Summit in Victor, Idaho. (Source: Bloomberg)
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
US Manufacturing Activity Shrinks by Most in Five Months
The Institute for Supply Management's factory gauge eased 0.3 point to 48.7, data out Thursday showed. The group's production index stumbled more than 4 points to 44. Readings below 50 indicate contraction. Prices paid for inputs, however, accelerated slightly. Mike McKee reports on "Bloomberg Open Interest." Sign in to access your portfolio
Yomiuri Shimbun
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yomiuri Shimbun
2025 Expo Osaka: Expo Utilizes Latest Technologies to Keep Venue Clean; Autonomous Trash Can Robots Tidy Up Site
The Yomiuri Shimbun A man discards trash into a trash can robot on the 'Grand Ring' at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in Konohana Ward, Osaka. OSAKA — A system utilizing a smartphone app to identify trash and dirty areas to swiftly clean them is being employed at the venue of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in Konohana Ward, Osaka. As autonomous trash can robots have also been introduced, the technologies are contributing to enhancing the image of the Expo. Even though the venue covers about 155 hectares, visitors are said to have often praised the site for its cleanliness. Mike McKee, 62, a visitor from the United States, said the venue is very clean and he thinks that reflects Japanese culture. Five companies, including Duskin Co. in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, which are responsible for keeping the venue clean, use a special app equipped with the functions of a global positioning system (GPS) to manage the efforts by individual areas. After a patrol team tours the venue and registers locations with trash or that are dirty along with photos on the app, cleaning team leaders send staff to clean the areas. Both areas that have been cleaned and those that have not are also shown on the app. 'Since the Expo's theme is 'People's Living Lab,' we also incorporated digital technology into cleaning,' said Duskin official Atsushi Matsuyama. 'We will continue to work to ensure that visitors find every corner of the venue clean.' Trash can robots also work on the walking path of the 'Grand Ring,' a 2-kilometer-long and 20-meter-high wooden structure at the venue. The box-shaped robots, which are 1.3 meters long and 1.2 meters high, move at a speed slower than a person's natural walking pace. The robots have openings on the sides for sorting and collecting burnable and other trash. The robots drive on their own thanks to a 3D map and GPS. Built-in sensors and cameras monitor the surrounding environment to prevent them from colliding with others. The robots go around the ring once or twice a day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Wednesday to Friday. 'They are kind of cute. It's interesting that you do not go to trash cans to discard things but they come near you,' said Satomi Hashimoto, 49, a company employee from Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture. Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp., which developed the robots, plans to analyze the results of the test at the Expo to use them for wider purposes, including transporting luggage or displaying advertisements at event venues and resort areas.
