Chinese tech giant Baidu tests metaverse waters with new app

Tokyo, 28 December, /AJMEDIA/ Chinese tech giant Baidu on Monday took its first steps into the metaverse industry with the launch of a virtual reality app, looking to test the… Read more

Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines

Tokyo, 27 December, /AJMEDIA/ A Moscow court has slapped Google with a nearly $100 million fine and also fined Facebook’s parent company Meta $27 million over their failure to delete… Read more

Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars

Tokyo, 26 December, /AJMEDIA/ The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour… Read more

Tesla deactivates video games in moving cars

Tokyo, 25 December, /AJMEDIA/ Electric automaker Tesla will update its vehicle software to prevent drivers from playing video games on the console while the car is in motion, U.S. traffic… Read more

‘Cyborg’ artist who ‘hears’ color turns to time travel

Tokyo, 24 December, /AJMEDIA/ For Neil Harbisson, a self-described “cyborg” artist living near Barcelona, color is quite literally music to his ears thanks to an antenna he designed to overcome… Read more

U.S. opens probe into Tesla letting drivers play video games

Tokyo, 23 December, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. has opened a formal investigation into Tesla allowing drivers to play video games on a center touch screen while its vehicles are moving. The… Read more

Robotic fish designed to terrorize invasive species passes initial tests

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ A robot that looks and swims like a largemouth bass is effective at preventing mosquitofish from devouring vulnerable tadpoles, according to a study published Dec. 16… Read more

Turkey’s Turksat 5B satellite launched into space

Tokyo, 20 December, /AJMEDIA/ Turkey’s new telecommunication satellite was launched on Sunday by US aerospace company SpaceX at 6.59 a.m. Turkish time (0359GMT), according to Anadolu Agency. Turksat 5B, which… Read more

NEC develops secure biometric authentication tech to enable certification with encrypted face information

Tokyo, 20 December, /AJMEDIA/ NEC Corp has announced the development of a secure biometric authentication technology that allows users to authenticate themselves with encrypted face information. This technology reduces the… Read more

Resona forms 31-firm consortium on facial recognition payment system

Tokyo, 19 December, /AJMEDIA/ Banking group Resona Holdings Inc has established a consortium of 31 Japanese companies across a range of industries to discuss and share know-how on the development… Read more