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Toyota raises annual net profit forecast as chip shortage eases
Toyota raises annual net profit forecast as chip shortage eases
Economy
by  AFP

Japan's Toyota raised its annual net profit forecast to a record high on Tuesday and reported strong sales in all regions in the first three quarters as the global semiconductor shortage eases. Third-quarter net profit soared 86 percent on-year to nearly 1.36 trillion yen, the company said.

Plan for Europe's huge new particle collider takes shape
Plan for Europe's huge new particle collider takes shape
Technology
by  AFP

Europe's CERN laboratory revealed more details Monday about its plans for a huge new particle accelerator that would dwarf the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), ramping up efforts to uncover the underlying secrets of the universe. Running under France and Switzerland, it would be more than triple the length of CERN's LHC, currently the largest and most powerful particle accelerator.