How to end the Hollywood actors and writers strikes
All sides need to understand that by putting restraints on AI likenesses, we will likely end up with a more exciting, less tired and less overexposed kind of celebrity culture.
Japanese chemicals company sees potential niche in EUV chipmaking materials
Little known even in its home country, Osaka Organic has carved out a critical niche in the semiconductor industry by supplying companies that make photoresists.
The problem with X? Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name.
Billionaire Elon Musk renamed the social media platform as X on Monday, unveiling a new logo: a stylized black-and-white version of the letter.
Twitter turning into X is set to kill billions in brand value
Musk’s move wiped out anywhere between $4 billion and $20 billion in value, according to analysts and brand agencies.
As Japan aligns with U.S. chip curbs on China, some in Tokyo feel uneasy
Tokyo remains worried that targeting China will provoke damaging retaliation, such as a ban on Japanese electric cars.
TikTok steps up Southeast Asia presence amid e-commerce push
As the company intermingles social media and e-commerce, it is betting that this vision of shopping will knock aside rivals in the region.
Elon Musk says Twitter's blue bird logo to be replaced by an X
Twitter owner Elon Musk signaled he would do more to take the social media company in a new direction with a rebranding that will replace its well-known blue bird logo with an X.
Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo and bid adieu to 'all the birds'
In a tweet Sunday, the social media platform's billionaire owner added: "If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we'll make go live worldwide tomorrow."
Benesse to launch AI service to help kids with research projects
Available to students and parents from July 25 through Sept. 11, the free service is customized to meet government guidelines on limited tech use in schools.
Japan's export curbs on chip-making equipment to China take effect
The move has triggered a backlash from China, though Japan did not specify that the world's second-largest economy is the main target of the export restrictions.
Japan to give ¥300 billion to universities expanding science education
As the country's R&D status continues to drop, the ministry’s new program aims to fund schools pivoting toward STEM subjects.
AI shines a spotlight on Hollywood hypocrisy
Studios haven’t informed or paid background actors properly for being digitally scanned, yet they want the same courtesy from AI companies.
