New step to curb tech giants’ power advanced by Senate panel

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ Congress has taken a new step toward reining in the market dominance of Big Tech. Bipartisan legislation advanced by a Senate panel would bar the dominant… Read more

Texas sues Google over local radio ads for its smartphones

Tokyo, 21 January, /AJMEDIA/ Texas’ attorney general has sued Google, alleging the company asked local radio DJs to record personal endorsements for smartphones that they hadn’t used or been provided.… Read more

Mobile app developers hoping to give Japan’s snowboarders a tech edge

Tokyo, 20 January, /AJMEDIA/ A research group at Future University Hakodate is developing a smartphone app that judges snowboarding tricks like jumps and turns, utilizing artificial intelligence to help amateur… Read more

Airbus, NTT, Docomo and SKY Perfect JSAT study connectivity services from High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS)

Tokyo, 20 January, /AJMEDIA/ Airbus, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), NTT Docomo Inc and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation have jointly announced that they have begun studying the feasibility of… Read more

Microsoft to buy gaming giant Activision Blizzard for $69 bil

Tokyo, 19 January, /AJMEDIA/ Microsoft on Tuesday announced a landmark $69 billion deal to buy U.S. gaming giant Activision Blizzard, betting big on the prospects of the video game market… Read more

AT&T, Verizon agree to delay 5G implementation at some airports

Tokyo, 19 January, /AJMEDIA/ AT&T and Verizon agreed Tuesday to a partial delay in activating their 5G networks following an outcry from U.S. airlines, who said the rollout could lead… Read more

Denso develops Global Safety Package 3 to improve vehicle sensing

Tokyo, 18 January, /AJMEDIA/ Denso, a leading mobility supplier, has developed Global Safety Package 3, an active safety system designed to improve the safety of vehicles by giving them high… Read more

A safer gun? ‘Smart’ pistols headed to U.S. market

Tokyo, 17 January, /AJMEDIA/ “Smart” pistols designed to limit who can shoot them are poised to hit the booming U.S. firearm market this year, taking aim at spiking gun deaths… Read more

It’s not about the green bubbles, Apple

Tokyo, 16 January, /AJMEDIA/ Apple’s iMessage has a well-documented history of separating people into “blue” and “green” bubbles based on whether they’re using an iPhone or Android phone. But that… Read more

CryptoGirlfriend NFTs to be minted on Jan 21

Tokyo, 16 January, /AJMEDIA/ CryptoGirlfriend [CGF], a collection of unique and interactive non-fungible tokens [NFTs], has announced its mint and auction date. Scheduled for January 21, on the Binance Smart… Read more