Anti-vax group in Europe thrives online, thwarts tech effort

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ Troubled by the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients showing up at his hospital, the French doctor logged on to Facebook and uploaded a video urging people… Read more

Art market pushes on with rocky crypto romance

Tokyo, 22 August, /AJMEDIA/ The closest most people get to owning a world-famous artwork is to buy a cheap poster from a gallery, but art dealers are determined to harness… Read more

Amazon testing TikTok-style feed on its app, AI firm says

Tokyo, 21 August, /AJMEDIA/ Amazon appears to be getting the TikTok bug, joining other companies seeking to hold consumers’ attention by introducing replicas of the popular social platform. The e-commerce… Read more

Jobs’ Apple-1 computer prototype auctioned for nearly $700K

Tokyo, 20 August, /AJMEDIA/ An authenticated Apple-1 Computer prototype from the mid-1970s has sold at auction for nearly $700,000. The prototype was used by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 1976… Read more

Award for Gates

Tokyo, 19 August, /AJMEDIA/ Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, right, receives the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo on… Read more

Real-time shade information added to walking app from Navitime Japan

Tokyo, 19 August, /AJMEDIA/ One of the many reasons that people hate summer in Japan is that there’s very little relief from the relentless sun. Walking down most streets in… Read more

Airbnb is rolling out new screening tools to stop parties

Tokyo, 18 August, /AJMEDIA/ Airbnb says it will use new methods to spot and block people who try to use the short-term rental service to throw a party. The company… Read more

Robot security guards patrol Tokyo metropolitan government building

Tokyo, 17 August, /AJMEDIA/ It was way back in 2018 when one of our reporters bumped into a robot security guard patrolling the platform of Seibu Shinjuku Station. While it… Read more

Lenovo PCCW Solutions starts first day of operation

Tokyo, 16 August, /AJMEDIA/ Monday marked the first day of operation for Lenovo PCCW Solutions Limited, the new strategic partnership between Lenovo Group and PCCW set to capitalize on the… Read more

Japan won’t disclose tech research at risk of overseas military use

Tokyo, 15 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government will not disclose results of its research on critical technologies if there is a risk the information may be diverted for military use… Read more