No Terminator: Musk teases ‘useful’ humanoid robot

Tokyo, 2 October, /AJMEDIA/ Elon Musk on Friday showed off the latest version of a humanoid robot that the world’s richest man said could one day eliminate poverty. An Optimus… Read more

Google shutting down cloud gaming service Stadia

Tokyo, 1 October, /AJMEDIA/ Google is shutting down Stadia, the cloud video game service it launched three years ago to let people access console-quality play as easily as they do… Read more

78% of business professionals are ready for the metaverse

Tokyo, 30 September, /AJMEDIA/ A new global study commissioned by Ciena has uncovered just how ready business professionals are to collaborate in the virtual world. According to the findings, 96%… Read more

U.S. Vice President Harris seeking computer chip partners in Tokyo

Tokyo, 28 September, /AJMEDIA/ Armed with a new law that boosts U.S. support for computer chip manufacturing, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said the administration was looking for new investments… Read more

New hires at Lawson convenience stores to work remotely via avatars

Tokyo, 27 September, /AJMEDIA/ AVITA Corporation, a Japanese company providing business solutions based on avatars, and Lawson Inc, which operates Lawson convenience stores throughout Japan, have entered into a collaboration.… Read more

Riken researchers develop rechargeable cyborg cockroach

Tokyo, 26 September, /AJMEDIA/ A team of researchers has developed a rechargeable cyborg cockroach that can be remotely controlled for use in search-and-rescue and other missions, Japan’s Riken research institute… Read more

SoftBank to hold tie-up talks with Samsung over chip designer Arm

Tokyo, 25 September, /AJMEDIA/ SoftBank Group Corp is set to enter talks with South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co on a possible strategic tie-up over Arm Ltd, a British chip designer… Read more

Revamped Detroit auto show now also features new flying tech

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ The Detroit auto show has returned after a three-year absence with a roar. And a soar. Visitors to the prestigious North American International Auto Show, which… Read more

Electric planes are coming: Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years

Tokyo, 23 September, /AJMEDIA/ Two-seater Velis Electros are already quietly buzzing around Europe, electric sea planes are being tested in British Columbia, and larger planes are coming. Air Canada announced… Read more

SoftBank launches used car subscriptions as telecom growth slows

Tokyo, 22 September, /AJMEDIA/ SoftBank Corp has launched a subscription service that lets customers drive a used car at a fixed monthly rate, as it tries to diversify its business… Read more