Fujitsu establishes AI ethics and governance office

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Fujitsu Ltd has announced the decision to establish a new organization to strengthen its governance of AI ethics. The company said building and maintaining trust remains… Read more

Web-tracking ‘cookies’ meant to protect privacy: inventor

Tokyo, 31 January, /AJMEDIA/ The data-tracking “cookies” at the heart of concerns over online privacy were meant to shield people, rather than serve as cyber snoops, their inventor told AFP.… Read more

NEC develops autonomous mobile robot control that doubles efficiency while maintaining safety

Tokyo, 30 January, /AJMEDIA/ NEC Corp has developed a control technology that doubles the efficiency of autonomous mobile robots (AMR) in warehouses while maintaining a high level of safety. NEC… Read more

Toyota heading to moon with cruiser, robotic arms, dreams

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ Toyota is working with Japan’s space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040… Read more

Apple hits revenue record despite chip shortage

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Apple reported record $124 billion quarterly revenue on Thursday, despite a global chip pinch and shifting impacts of the pandemic that have weighed down other big… Read more

How 5G puts airplanes at risk – an electrical engineer explains

Tokyo, 27 January, /AJMEDIA/ New high-speed cellphone services have raised concerns of interference with aircraft operations, particularly as aircraft are landing at airports. The Federal Aviation Administration has assured Americans… Read more

Samsung introduces all-in-one fingerprint security IC for biometric payment cards

Tokyo, 26 January, /AJMEDIA/ Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Tuesday introduced its new fingerprint security IC (integrated circuit) ─ S3B512C ─ with enhanced security features. The new solution is EMVCo… Read more

New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ The world’s biggest, most powerful space telescope reached its final destination 1 million miles from Earth on Monday, a month after it lifted off on a… Read more

NEC to provide coating service on PCs to combat COVID

Tokyo, 24 January, /AJMEDIA/ NEC Corp will start providing a coating service for business operators from late February to counteract the coronavirus on personal computers. The new service will reduce… Read more

Apple reportedly removes education discount verification

Tokyo, 23 January, /AJMEDIA/ Earlier this week, Apple made it harder for consumers to use its discounted education pricing, implementing a third-party site to verify student and faculty IDs. On… Read more