Lawsuit: Google, Facebook CEOs colluded in online ad sales

Tokyo, 15 January, /AJMEDIA/ Newly unredacted documents from a state-led antitrust lawsuit against Google accuse the search giant of colluding with rival Facebook to manipulate online advertising sales. The CEOs… Read more

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit $6 billion

Tokyo, 14 January, /AJMEDIA/ Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips, reported Thursday its quarterly profit rose 16.4% over a year earlier to $6 billion amid… Read more

JP Rakuten Logistics completes 1st on-demand drone deliveries in Japan to metropolitan high-rise apartment complex

Tokyo, 13 January, /AJMEDIA/ JP Rakuten Logistics Inc, a joint venture company between Rakuten Group Inc and Japan Post Co Ltd, has participated in the Technical Study Group of Drone… Read more

Fact-checkers urge YouTube to fight disinformation

Tokyo, 13 January, /AJMEDIA/ More than 80 fact-checking organizations Wednesday urged online video platform YouTube to better combat disinformation, offering to help debunk false statements. “Every day, we see that… Read more

What is 5G? An electrical engineer explains

Tokyo, 12 January, /AJMEDIA/ 5G stands for fifth-generation cellular network technology. It’s the technology that enables wireless communication – for example, from your cellular phone to a cell tower, which… Read more

As health concerns rise, car gadgets proliferate

Tokyo, 11 January, /AJMEDIA/ With personal health a rising priority around the world, the auto industry is on the hunt for new gadgets and accessories to make the car cockpit… Read more

Japan one of only two countries where Twitter beats Facebook in social media market share

Tokyo, 10 January, /AJMEDIA/ Social media has become an integral part of everyone’s life but not all platforms are created equal. In Japan, those who want to stay in close… Read more

CES show highlights: Robo-dogs, self-sailing boat, brain tech

Tokyo, 9 January, /AJMEDIA/ The CES tech show in Las Vegas closed its 2022 edition on Friday, after pushing ahead with a significantly downsized gathering despite surging COVID cases. Industry… Read more

Japanese billionaire Maezawa to explore Mariana Trench

Tokyo, 8 January, /AJMEDIA/ Yusaku Maezawa, the billionaire entrepreneur who last month became the first Japanese civilian to travel to the International Space Station, said Friday he now plans a… Read more

France fines Google, Facebook millions over tracking consent

Tokyo, 7 January, /AJMEDIA/ French regulators on Thursday fined Google and Facebook a total of more than 200 million euros ($226 million) for not making it as easy for people… Read more