How cryptocurrencies work (and how they don’t)

Tokyo, 22 April, /AJMEDIA The first and most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, launched more than a decade ago. Yet for all the relentless buzz, relatively few are well versed in cryptocurrencies… Read more

Energy shift creates opening for ‘world’s largest batteries’

Tokyo, 21 April, /AJMEDIA Sprawled like a gigantic swimming pool atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan is an asphalt-and-clay pond holding enough water to produce electricity for 1.6 million households.… Read more

Netflix Loses 200,000 Subscribers, Counts Password-Sharing as Contributing Factor

Tokyo, 20 April, /AJMEDIA Netflix lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of this year — its first subscriber drop in a decade — and expects to lose 2 million… Read more

U.S. Congress seeks compromise to boost computer chip industry

Tokyo, 19 April, /AJMEDIA A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities, so Congress is looking… Read more

Keio University and Fujitsu demonstrate tech to streamline management of digital identity data for student services

Tokyo, 18 April, /AJMEDIA The Keio Research Institute at SFC and Fujitsu has announced Japan’s first successful field trials of a self-sovereign identity technology conducted between March 17 and April… Read more

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 360 a Low-Cost 2-in-1 Chromebook for Students

Tokyo, 17 April, /AJMEDIA Starting at $430, the Chromebook 2 360 looks like an update to one of Samsung’s best Chromebooks. Samsung announced the US availability of the Galaxy Chromebook… Read more

Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ defense in Musk takeover bid

Tokyo, 16 April, /AJMEDIA Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the… Read more

Zynga launches FarmVille 3 in Japan

Tokyo, 15 April, /AJMEDIA Zynga Inc, a global leader in interactive entertainment, says that FarmVille 3, the latest title in its hit FarmVille franchise, has been released in Japan. FarmVille… Read more

Japanese e-vehicle battery company to build plant in Kentucky

Tokyo, 14 April, /AJMEDIA A Japanese electric vehicle battery technology company will build a factory in Kentucky, creating 2,000 jobs in a $2 billion investment that reinforces the state’s leadership… Read more

Toyo Corp first in Japan to harness ADVA’s optical cesium atomic clock

Tokyo, 13 April, /AJMEDIA ADVA on Tuesday announced that Toyo Corp has deployed its Oscilloquartz optical cesium atomic clock solution to enable R&D institutions to achieve new levels of accuracy… Read more