Issue #21 - Sony driving AI 🏎️, flights grounded by glitches 📟, NTT Docomo spam exhibition 📧
Newsletter updates inside
Opening Remarks
Some house-keeping! Starting this month (at least for a while) TÉKUNI issues will not include interviews, but will instead focus on improving its characteristics Good/Bad/Quirky sections.
This is part of my plan to improve the newsletter based on readers’ preferences. Also, removing the interview will make the newsletter sleeker and potentially allow me to consider weekly editions.
You may also notice that the headline looks different. Rather than analysing a specific technology trend in every issue, headlines will now feature the top three news items of the month/week.
The rest of the newsletter will remain the same for now. If you have any additional feedback to help shape TÉKUNI’s future, you can use this link here. Thank you, and stay safe!
Monthly Tech Update
Japan PM Kishida froze Putin's assets in the country this month and joined SWIFT sanctions, as well as setting out plans to defend supply chains against hackers. And the CEO of Rakuten said the firm will donate 1 billion yen to Ukraine.
Ex-PM Abe said Japan should discuss nuclear-sharing arrangements with other countries, but Kishida refused to do so given the country’s stance of maintaining the three non-nuclear principles.
In other news, an episode of Ancient Aliens suggested Japan's gov officials had a shift in policy towards acknowledging aerial phenomena, and various companies revealed they are using digital tech to improve the quality of life for seniors.
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The Good
Sony’s AI outraces some of the world’s best drivers - Asahi Shimbun
teamLab transforms a Kyushu forest with digital art - TimeOut
Supercomputer calls for ‘distance’ to fight Omicron - Asahi Shimbun
Making Japan’s tea ceremony traditions more accessible - Japan Today
Japan's first hydrogen-powered train unveiled - NHK
The Bad
Toshiba plans to split into 2 firms instead of 3 after opposition - Kyodo
A thousand digital eyes keep watch over the elderly - Japan Times
Robot photos appear to show melted fuel at Fukushima - The Mainichi
System glitch causes delays in JAL's domestic flights - Kyodo
Cyber security experts: Emotet malware rampant again - NHK
The Quirky
Floating hologram coming to convenience stores - Japan Times
ANA partners with U.S. aircraft startup on flying taxis - Kyodo
Banking with yokai spirits who want to know your PIN - Sora News
Email spam exhibition by Japanese telecom giant - Japan Today
Twitter delighted and terrified by Kyoto robot-looking building - Grape
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