Robot that stocks drinks is newest thing at FamilyMart in Japan

Tokyo, 2 September, /AJMEDIA/ A small robot with a clip-like hand and enough smarts to know which drinks are popular is part of an effort to make convenience stores even… Read more

Microsoft to create 36,000 data centre jobs in Qatar

Tokyo, 1 September, /AJMEDIA/ Technology giant Microsoft announced Wednesday it will create 36,000 jobs in Qatar to boost the Gulf state’s efforts to move away from reliance on its oil… Read more

Fujitsu, Tsuda University launch joint research on flexible community health care

Tokyo, 31 August, /AJMEDIA/ Fujitsu Limited and Tsuda University have announced the launch of a social design joint research project to realize sustainable and flexible community health care services in… Read more

Twitter’s lapses echo worldwide

Tokyo, 30 August, /AJMEDIA/ From fire departments to governments, from school districts to corporations, from local utilities to grassroots organizers around the world, Twitter at its best is a tool… Read more

Ethereum crypto overhaul targets environmental impact

Tokyo, 29 August, /AJMEDIA/ The world’s second biggest cryptocurrency after bitcoin, ethereum, will soon overhaul its blockchain technology to curb the network’s much-criticized environmental impact. Ethereum, whose digital unit ether… Read more

JCB, JP Games, Fujitsuto strengthen digital data rights management in metaverse and gaming world

Tokyo, 28 August, /AJMEDIA/ JCB Co Ltd, JP Games Inc and and Fujitsu Ltd will embark on a one-year joint project to improve the security of distribution and sales of… Read more

SpaceX, T-Mobile try to connect remote areas with satellites

Tokyo, 27 August, /AJMEDIA/ Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T-Mobile are teaming up in an attempt to connect mobile devices through a network of satellites, providing coverage to even the most… Read more

Sony hikes PS5 prices in Japan, other markets; U.S. consumers spared

Tokyo, 26 August, /AJMEDIA/ Sony’s PlayStation 5 is already notoriously difficult to find, and on Thursday the popular console’s manufacturer said that it will also become more expensive for gamers… Read more

TikTok stars boycott Amazon in activism push

Tokyo, 25 August, /AJMEDIA/ TikTok influencers boasting collectively more than 51 million followers say they won’t work with Amazon until the e-commerce colossus delivers key concessions to workers and halts… Read more

Whistleblower accuses Twitter of hiding major flaws

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ Twitter misled users and U.S. regulators about “extreme, egregious” gaps in its online protections, the platform’s ex-security chief claimed in whistleblower testimony that could impact the… Read more