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SEOUL, Oct 23 (Reuters) – HD Hyundai Co said on Friday it has signed a deal with Kiewit Corp to build an advanced US shipyard next year, with operations expected to begin in 2029 and create about 3,000 domestic jobs. The new shipyard is expected to boost U.S. shipbuilding capacity and help revive the industry, Hyundai said. The partners will explore opportunities in both commercial ships and military support vessels, it said in a statement. (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Stefica Bikesh SYDNEY, Oct 23 (Reuters) – An Australian television reporter who rescued a man from a car as it was engulfed by floodwaters said on Friday it was terrifying to watch someone almost drown but added “there are few better feelings” than saving a person’s life. Will Murray, a journalist with public broadcaster the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was reporting on flooding north of the city of Brisbane in Queensland state on Thursday, when a man drove a four-wheel drive through floodwater. It then stalled and started to sink. “It was terrifying. Like, the thought of watching someone drown was just, you know, I can see why people would sort of freeze up, because it is just horrifying to watch someone in distress like that,” Murray told Reuters. Murray and bystander Daniel Hainey swam out to the car and pulled the driver from the vehicle, moments before it was completely submerged.  Murray didn’t get the survivor’s name or number, but said he hoped the man was doing well. “You know, we had a big old hug after we got him out, and that was just one of the best moments of my life, I have to say, just the relief of seeing him safe and well. That was enough for me,” Murray said. Emergency services in south-east Queensland responded to hundreds of distress calls on Thursday and Friday after more than 200 mm (7.9 inches) of rain caused flash flooding that closed roads and schools.    (Reporting by Stefica Bikesh in SydneyEditing by Alasdair Pal and Lincoln Feast.) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Field Level Media Oct 23 (Field Level Media) – MILWAUKEE — Drew Rasmussen has been the epitome of an ace for the Tampa Bay Rays this postseason. In three playoff starts, the right-hander is 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA, allowing three runs over 21 innings, striking out 23 and walking three. After he last pitched in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, a 3-1 Rays win on Oct. 18, he could have started Game 1 of the World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night on normal rest. Tampa, though, is electing to get him an extra day of rest and throw off, instead giving the ball to veteran right-hander Nick Martinez for the opener of the best-of-seven series. “We prioritized Drew getting an extra day. He’s had a pretty thick workload here,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said Thursday during media day in defense of the decision. “We’ve relied on him heavily. We know when he takes the ball, we’re trying to get the full pitch allotment out of him. “When Nick pitches, we win. So excited to hand Nick the ball (for) Game 1, and we’ll go from there.” There’s not much of a drop-off in terms of the quality Martinez provided this season relative to Rasmussen. He threw a team-high 180 innings this regular season with a 3.10 ERA, trailing only Rasmussen (2.67) among starters. It’s quite a come-up for a pitcher who signed a one-year contract with the Rays back in February. “I’m sure you guys can remember my Spring Training wasn’t a great one. Now we’re here,” Martinez said. “Again, I think that speaks a lot about the type of people I have around me to kind of navigate this season and help me out and help me be in this situation, and we’re having a lot of fun with it.” Martinez is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in two starts this postseason. Those starts, though, have lasted a combined nine innings, which may be another factor in starting him Friday when the bullpen is at its freshest. It always helps to have the fresher bullpen in theory, but I love the way Nick has competed,” Cash said. “I’m confident and trust that Nick is going to go and find a way to navigate through that lineup a couple times.” Another impact of this decision is that it moves Freddy Peralta back to being Tampa’s Game 3 starter. While Cash provided a different reason for the choice, it prevents Peralta from the pressure of starting a World Series game in the stadium where he played his first eight major league seasons with the Brewers. “Freddy’s workload in the CS was unique in that we did ask him to come out of the bullpen for an inning in between starts and felt like how much of a toll does that take? I don’t know,” Cash said. “I thought he threw a really good ballgame in Game 6, but I did think towards the end of that game, the velocities and stuff remained the same, the command took a little bit of a dip. Peralta was 70-42 with a 3.59 ERA over 211 games (162 starts) with Milwaukee before he was traded to the New York Mets in January. He struggled in New York but was shipped to Tampa ahead of the trade deadline and responded with a 3.25 ERA in 10 regular-season starts and a 1.08 ERA across four postseason appearances (three starts) for the Rays. He was named ALCS MVP after allowing one run on nine hits over 12 innings across three outings (two starts) against the Guardians. “Getting to manage him, him walking in the door, I got a phone call from Willy Adames saying you’re getting one of the best guys in baseball. Come in here, he’s got a smile from ear to ear on his face,” Cash said. “I give Freddy a lot of credit for being a good pitcher and being vulnerable enough to say I wasn’t comfortable doing some things, and I want to get back to my strengths. He guided that through the entire two months he’s been with us, and he took off in September and has continued to take off in October.” (–Field Level Media) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Nancy Lapid Oct 22 (Reuters) – Microsoft researchers say an AI tool that diagnoses patients step by step, as doctors do, was more than twice as accurate as general physicians at solving complex medical cases, according to a study published on Thursday in Science. The model identifies and coordinates the questions that should be asked of a patient, as well as the exams and tests that should be ordered, using an “orchestrator” that organizes how AI will tackle a problem by employing a simulated panel of clinical experts collaborating to solve diagnostic cases, according to the report. Existing medical AI models typically take an all-at-once approach that examines all of a patient’s symptoms, lab results and imaging studies to generate a diagnosis. With the orchestrator coordinating the steps to reaching a diagnosis, the AI model first decides what to ask about the patient’s history and what is significant in the physical exam. Based on what it learns, it decides which tests to order, considers the results, and orders further testing as appropriate. All the while, it is updating its working hypotheses and plans, the research leaders said in an interview. Tasked with diagnosing more than 300 highly unusual and confusing medical dilemmas, the model employing the diagnostic orchestrator was more than twice as accurate at “working up” the patient and determining the diagnosis as general physicians using textbooks and the internet. The tool also outperformed human physicians when presented with scenarios drawn from a major database of emergency room admissions. Assessments comparing these types of older systems to human doctors usually use multiple-choice questions, the researchers said. “AI has become very good at getting a 100% pass rate on those,” said Dr. Dominic King, the corporate vice president of the health unit at Microsoft AI, whose team is developing the new technology. “But of course, that’s not real-world. No patient ever came to see me with a nice summary.” The researchers also found that diagnostic processes cost less when the orchestrator designs the work-ups than when human doctors do. “We’re not just measuring the accuracy of the systems. We’re also measuring how judiciously and carefully it goes through a diagnostic work-up,” said Harsha Nori, head of AI at Microsoft AI Health. In a collaboration with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, the researchers will next test the tool’s ability to triage patients in emergency department waiting rooms. (Reporting by Nancy Lapid; Editing by Jonathan Spicer and Edmund Klamann) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

TOKYO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Japan’s manufacturing sector expanded at its slowest pace in seven months in October as output and new order growth eased, a business survey showed on Friday. • The flash S&P Global Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 53.3 in October from 54.1 in September. A reading above 50.0 indicates expansion in activity, while below that level signals contraction • New orders of goods producers rose at the weakest pace since March, while new export business across Japan’s private sector increased at the softest rate in four months • Manufacturers logged the weakest rise in output since March, while goods producers recorded the slowest increase in new orders since March, the survey showed • Factory employment rose at a moderate pace in October. Manufacturers also increased purchasing activity, leading to the largest accumulation in stocks of purchases in almost four years. • Service activity edged higher in October. The flash S&P Global Japan Services PMI Business Activity Index rose to 52.0 from 51.3, with the survey showing a stronger increase in business activity and faster sales growth • At the broader economy level, the S&P Global Flash Japan Composite PMI Output Index was unchanged at 52.3, marking a 19th straight month of expansion in private sector activity • “The October flash PMI data indicated that overall business activity growth across Japan was unchanged from a month prior to remain weaker than the average for the year-to-date,” said Usamah Bhatti, economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence • Across the private sector, new business rose at the slowest pace in three months and export business growth eased to a four-month low. Job creation slowed to a 14-month low, while confidence for the year ahead weakened to its lowest since July • Input cost inflation accelerated slightly in October, driven by higher raw material and labour costs. Firms continued to raise selling prices, although output charge inflation eased to a four-month low (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com