News & Reviews:   japan

Last Friday, Microsoft announced it will invest USD10 billion (~RM40 billion) in Japan over the next four years to build artificial intelligence (AI) data centres and related infrastructure. So, what should you know about it?

A 32-year-old Japanese woman recently held a symbolic wedding ceremony with an AI partner she created using ChatGPT. So, what should you know about it?

After the lawsuit against the Japanese publishers, CloudFlare might land in more trouble. So, what should you know about it?

Sony gave a clearer picture of the direction of PlayStation when its chief financial officer stated that the PlayStation 5 (PS5) is now “only in the middle of its life cycle”. So, what should you know about it?

The Sora app can be downloaded by Android users via the Play Store in the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam today. Previously, the app could only be downloaded from the Apple App Store in the United States and required an invitation before it could be used.

Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan’s largest newspapers, has filed a lawsuit seeking ¥2.2 billion (approximately RM97 million) in damages from U.S.-based AI startup Perplexity.

Google’s Pixel?7 and Pixel?7 Pro smartphones have been officially banned from sale in Japan following a ruling by the Tokyo District Court.

Sandisk has recently launched official storage dedicated to the PlayStation 5 console. Through the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD for the PlayStation 5 Console and PC model, this external storage is offered in 1TB and 2TB sizes with a selling price of USD 129.999 (~RM5181) and USD 199.99 (~RM877), respectively. So, what should you know about it?

Following Nissan’s proposed merger with Honda collapsing, a high-level Japanese group is now drawing up plans for Tesla to invest in Nissan. The group includes former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, his former aide Hiroto Izumi, and former Tesla board member Hiromichi Mizuno.

Sony has announced that it will completely cease production of its recording media by February 2025. The announcement marks the end of the era for physical formats such as Blu-rayDiscsc, MiniDisc and MiniDV cassettes. The decision was made in response to declining demand for physical media due to the dominance of digital technology.