Japan to launch offshore ‘blue carbon’ study for CO2 capture, storage

Tokyo, 24 May, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government will launch offshore “blue carbon” research aimed at capturing carbon dioxide through cultivated sea plants and storing it in the deep sea to… Read more

Xiaomi launches new advanced in-house mobile chip

Tokyo, 23 May, /AJMEDIA/ Tech giant Xiaomi unveiled a new advanced in-house mobile chip on Thursday, a significant milestone for the company as Chinese firms shift resources towards home-grown technology… Read more

China slams U.S. ‘bullying’ over new chip warnings

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ Beijing condemned on Wednesday new U.S. warnings on the use of AI chips made in China, vowing it would take steps against “bullying” efforts to restrict… Read more

Nvidia unveils plan for Taiwan’s first ‘AI supercomputer’

Tokyo, 21 May, /AJMEDIA/ Nvidia boss Jensen Huang on Monday announced plans for Taiwan’s “first AI supercomputer”, as he showcased the company’s latest advances in artificial intelligence. Global semiconductor chip… Read more

Global chip giants converge on Taiwan for Computex

Tokyo, 19 May, /AJMEDIA/ Global semiconductor chip giants will gather at Taiwan’s top tech expo this week to showcase “the next frontier” for an industry dominated by artificial intelligence. Nvidia… Read more

Japan weather agency looks to improve forecasting with AI

Tokyo, 18 May, /AJMEDIA/ The Japan Meteorological Agency is considering introducing artificial intelligence into weather forecasting to improve accuracy by using deep learning, according to a source close to the… Read more

Musk’s xAI blames ‘unauthorized’ tweak for ‘white genocide’ posts

Tokyo, 17 May, /AJMEDIA/ Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup has blamed an “unauthorized modification” for causing its chatbot Grok to generate misleading and unsolicited posts referencing “white genocide” in South… Read more

Japan moves to ban Google, Apple from blocking app store competitors

Tokyo, 16 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s antitrust watchdog Thursday unveiled draft guidelines for the law governing smartphone software services of U.S. tech giants Google LLC and Apple Inc, aiming to promote… Read more

Asian semiconductor giants fear looming tariffs

Tokyo, 15 May, /AJMEDIA/ Inside one of South Korea’s oldest semiconductor research institutes, the cleanrooms and workshops are calm and immaculate, but outside the Seoul National University campus, a chip… Read more

Tariffs set to level up game console prices

Tokyo, 14 May, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. tariffs barrage and the bounding cost of producing games have prompted manufacturers like Sony and Microsoft to announce price hikes on consoles, in an… Read more