Apple to raise app prices in Japan, eurozone, other markets

Tokyo, 21 September, /AJMEDIA/ Apple Inc will raise prices for apps sold on its products in some countries including Japan as well as the eurozone next month, according to a… Read more

Hitachi develops touchless operating panel for elevators

Tokyo, 20 September, /AJMEDIA/ Hitachi Ltd and Hitachi Building Systems Co Ltd have developed a touchless operating panel establishing an elevator without physical floor buttons that allows users to experience… Read more

Buddhist metaverse in development at Kyoto University, includes AI Buddha

Tokyo, 19 September, /AJMEDIA/ The metaverse has taken the world by storm, or talk about it at least, since there hasn’t been a whole lot in the way of a… Read more

TikTok adds authenticity feature that mirrors BeReal

Tokyo, 18 September, /AJMEDIA/ TikTok has added an authenticity feature that has been a winner for French app BeReal, taking a page from Meta’s playbook by copying a rival. The… Read more

How the tide turned on data centers in Europe

Tokyo, 17 September, /AJMEDIA/ Every time we make a call on Zoom, upload a document to the cloud or stream a video, our computers connect to vast warehouses filled with… Read more

UK probes Microsoft’s $69 bil bid for gaming giant

Tokyo, 16 September, /AJMEDIA/ Britain on Thursday announced an “in-depth investigation” into Microsoft’s planned $69-billion takeover of U.S. gaming giant Activision Blizzard, citing UK competition concerns. U.S. technology giant Microsoft… Read more

Metaverse, VR in spotlight as Tokyo Game Show kicks off

Tokyo, 15 September, /AJMEDIA/ The Tokyo Game Show started on Thursday, returning to a fully in-person format for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus, with metaverse and… Read more

Google, Meta face record fines in South Korea over privacy violations

Tokyo, 15 September, /AJMEDIA/ South Korea has fined Google and Meta more than $71 million collectively for gathering users’ personal information without consent for tailored ads, regulators said Wednesday, the… Read more

Bill Gates: Technological innovation would help solve hunger

Tokyo, 14 September, /AJMEDIA/ Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem. What’s also needed, Gates argues, are the kinds… Read more

Small nuclear reactors emerge as energy option, but risks loom

Tokyo, 13 September, /AJMEDIA/ A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, easier-to-build nuclear power stations, which proponents say… Read more