AI could impact 40 percent of jobs worldwide: U.N.

Tokyo, 6 April, /AJMEDIA/ The global artificial intelligence market is projected to reach $4.8 trillion — roughly the size of Germany’s economy — by 2033, the U.N. said, warning nearly… Read more

Microsoft founder Bill Gates reflects upon 50-year-old computer code that reshaped technology

Tokyo, 5 April, /AJMEDIA/ Even as he grows older, Microsoft founder Bill Gates still fondly remembers the catalytic computer code he wrote 50 years ago that opened up a new… Read more

Nintendo to launch Switch 2 console on June 5

Tokyo, 3 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese video game giant Nintendo announced Wednesday that its new Switch console would be available on June 5, starting the countdown for one of the most… Read more

Nintendo to unveil upgrade to best-selling Switch console

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese video game giant Nintendo is set to unveil the new version of its hugely popular Switch console on Wednesday, with the update eagerly awaited by… Read more

Chinese brain chip project speeds up human trials after first success

Tokyo, 1 April, /AJMEDIA/ A tie-up between a Chinese research institute and tech company said on Monday that it aims to implant its brain chip into 13 people by the… Read more

AI’s impact on jobs, tech’s touchy topic

Tokyo, 31 March, /AJMEDIA/ “Stop Hiring Humans” read a provocative sign at an AI conference in Las Vegas, where the impact of new artificial intelligence models on the world of… Read more

TikTok Shop ready for business in France, Germany, Italy

Tokyo, 30 March, /AJMEDIA/ Social network TikTok is taking e-commerce by storm and will launch a new feature, dubbed TikTok Shop — on Monday in France, Germany and Italy —… Read more

Elon Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33 billion in all-stock deal

Tokyo, 29 March, /AJMEDIA/ Elon Musk has sold social media site X to his own xAI artificial intelligence company in a $33 billion all-stock deal, the billionaire announced on Friday.… Read more

U.S. robotics companies push for national strategy, including a central office, to compete with China

Tokyo, 28 March, /AJMEDIA/ American robotics companies are pushing for a national robotics strategy, including establishing a federal office focused on promoting the industry at a time when China is… Read more

China chip insiders eye stronger global ties despite trade tensions

Tokyo, 27 March, /AJMEDIA/ Industry insiders at a semiconductor trade fair in Shanghai urged more cooperation between the Chinese chip sector and the rest of the world, despite growing trade… Read more