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SUZHOU, China, May 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In May 2025, XellSmart Biopharmaceutical (Suzhou/Shanghai) Co., Ltd. officially announced that XellSmart-developed off-the-shelf allogeneic iPSC-derived subtype-specific neural regenerative cell therapy has received official approval from both China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a Phase I clinical trial, to treat spinal cord injury (SCI) — a severe and currently untreatable disease of the central nervous system, affecting more than 15 million patients globally. As the first regenerative clinical trial globally employing a subtype-specific neural progenitor cell therapeutic product to treat spinal cord injury, the study will be…

TOKYO :Nippon Steel shares rallied at the start of Monday trade in Tokyo after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support for the company’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel.Shares of Nippon, the world’s fourth-largest steelmaker, gained 5 per cent to 3,025 yen early morning in Tokyo after being untraded with a glut of buy orders earlier in the day. Nippon shares were the biggest percentage gainer on Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index. On Friday, shares of U.S. Steel soared 21 per cent as investors interpreted Trump’s post on Truth Social to mean Nippon Steel had received his approval for its…

Apple’s long-awaited smart home hub could be available as soon as the end of this year, according to the latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Rumors surrounding Apple’s smart home hub began circulating as early as 2022, when the product was first reportedly greenlit. However, the road to its release has been rocky since the product was expected to heavily rely on Apple Intelligence. Gurman previously reported in March that Apple had delayed the announcement of its smart home hub thanks to issues with upgrading Siri.Gurman has since updated his expected timeline for Apple’s upcoming product, claiming that a lower-end…

Welcome to Digital Trends’ weekly recap of the revolutionary technology powering, connecting, and now driving next-gen electric vehicles. A ride in a robotaxi—just you and a machine at the wheel. Tempting? Terrifying? I haven’t taken one yet, so I can easily picture myself nodding serenely on the outside, while my inner backseat driver screams in silence at every unexpected turn. If you’re also hesitant about the new technology, you’re not alone: According to an MIT/JD Power survey, 83% want more safety data before taking the plunge, and 86% want the ability to take over the steering wheel—just in case tech…

[MORRISTOWN, United States] US President Donald Trump issued a rare rebuke to Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Sunday, saying he was “not happy” with him after Moscow launched a record number of drones against Ukraine, killing 13 people across the country.Trump has expressed admiration for Putin in the past, but has in recent weeks shown growing frustration with Moscow’s position in truce negotiations with Kyiv, which are deadlocked.“I’m not happy with what Putin is doing. He’s killing a lot of people, and I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin,” said Trump on the tarmac at Morristown airport before…

Brussels and Washington have been negotiating in a bid to avert an all-out transatlantic trade war, and had agreed to suspend tariff action on both sides until July. But Trump’s threat on Friday dramatically raised the stakes. The US leader said on Friday he was “not looking for a deal” with the EU, repeating his oft-stated view that the bloc was created to “take advantage” of the US. German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil separately on Sunday called for “serious negotiations” with Washington, saying he had spoken with his US counterpart Scott Bessent about the matter. “We don’t need any further…

[KUALA LUMPUR] South-east Asian leaders start two days of talks from Monday (May 26), seeking to deepen ties with China and Gulf nations, and mitigate the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes.Trade and economic cooperation will likely dominate the agenda of the 10-nation Association of South-east Asian Nations summit taking place in Kuala Lumpur, along with conflicts in Gaza and Myanmar. While the first of the two Asean summits held annually is usually reserved for South-east Asian leaders, China is sending its No 2 official, Premier Li Qiang. The leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,…

Linus Torvalds has officially released version 6.15 of the Linux kernel. While this update doesn’t include anything flashy or headline-grabbing, it continues the steady evolution of the most important open source kernel in the world. As usual, driver updates make up the bulk of changes. Linux 6.15 brings better support for modern hardware, including fixes for newer Lenovo and HP laptops, updates to Allwinner and Rockchip boards, and expanded controller support in the xpad driver. The bcachefs file system continues to receive serious attention. Linux 6.15 includes multiple fixes related to directory snapshots and casefolding behavior. It’s still considered experimental,…

[SINGAPORE] Interest costs eased for more Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) in the first quarter of FY2025, even as looming US tariffs cast a shadow over their prospects for the second half of the year. Nearly three-quarters of S-Reits saw flat to moderate interest cost declines in Q1 compared to a year ago, said Vijay Natarajan, an analyst with RHB Bank, following the release of S-Reits’ Q1 results and business updates. Singapore-focused S-Reits had the largest drop in interest costs, with Far East Hospitality Trust (FEHT), OUE Reit and Sasseur Reit among those that had the largest quarter-on-quarter declines.While…

Former Apple designer Jony Ive According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, OpenAI and Jony Ive are planning a neck-worn AI device with a similar form factor to the iPod Shuffle. TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed on X that the new AI device from Jony Ive and OpenAI is expected to enter mass production in 2027. In his post, he said the prototype is slightly larger than Humane’s (failed) AI Pin but remains as compact and elegant as an iPod Shuffle. The device won’t include a display and is designed to be worn around the neck, using cameras and microphones for…