Italy’s ‘Motor Valley’ proves fertile ground for supercars

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ If Tuscany has Chianti, the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna has “Motor Valley”, an area that boasts one of the highest concentrations of luxury sports cars and… Read more

Amazon to close Kindle bookstore in China

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. tech giant Amazon said Thursday that it will stop operating its Kindle e-bookstore in China from next year, closing the chapter on a massive consumer… Read more

Japan to cover 99.9% of households by fiber-optic networks by 2028

Tokyo, 2 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will aim for high-speed fiber-optic networks to cover 99.9 percent of households before the fiscal year to March 2028 ends, a government policy showed Wednesday.… Read more

NEC deploys AI-based traffic monitoring system with fiber-optic sensing tech

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ NEC Corp has deployed an AI-based traffic monitoring system to Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited (Nexco Central). The system uses fiber-optic sensing and AI technologies to… Read more

Japan’s Fugaku loses title as world’s fastest supercomputer

Tokyo, 31 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese supercomputer Fugaku has lost its position as the world’s fastest in terms of computing speed, ranking second after topping the list in a twice-yearly ranking… Read more

QR codes evolve into their newest form: a bar QR code

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ For the longest time we’ve been using UPC bar codes to store strings of information in a compact space on both product labels and people in… Read more

Japanese AI device reads stories to your kid with your voice, even if you’ve never read them

Tokyo, 29 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese toy maker Takara Tomy’s playthings often have a technological side to them, like a photo sticker booth with a time travel mode that takes you… Read more

How many bots are on Twitter? The question is difficult to answer and misses the point

Tokyo, 28 May, /AJMEDIA/ Twitter reports that fewer than 5% of accounts are fakes or spammers, commonly referred to as “bots.” Since his offer to buy Twitter was accepted, Elon… Read more

Twitter to pay $150 mil penalty over privacy of users’ data

Tokyo, 27 May, /AJMEDIA/ Twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and put in new safeguards to settle federal regulators’ allegations that the social platform failed to protect the privacy… Read more

Virtual reality brings portable Taser training to U.S. police

Tokyo, 26 May, /AJMEDIA/ A combative man approaches, moving quickly toward a police officer who pulls out a Taser. The man is wearing a heavy jacket, which could mean the… Read more