Yokohama DeNA BayStars and KDDI launch virtual stadium project
With the technology they have developed, fans are able to virtually walk around the concourses of Yokohama Stadium, or even onto the field.
Pandemic spurs Japan travel companies to roll out online tours
Virtual tours are allowing participants to view scenery and interact with local residents across the country.
President Donald Trump’s bans on two popular Chinese social media apps — TikTok and WeChat — are the latest moves in an escalating U.S.-China rift, and point to a future where technology and innovation are increasingly walled behind political barriers. In China, the Communist Party ...
Electronics maker NEC Corp. aims to enter the ultrahigh-speed 5G communications technology market in Australia as early as next year, sources said Monday. The Australian government has kicked China's Huawei Technologies Co. out of the 5G market due to security concerns, opening a hole in ...
Unilever’s ice cream deliveries show anything can be sold online
Just-in-time gains a new meaning when you’re rushing online orders of frozen treats like almond-coated Magnum ice cream bars to consumers before they melt. As restaurants shut down during the pandemic, crimping out-of-home sales, Unilever stepped up to the challenge of accepting customers’ orders at ...
Another internet border has just gone up
Europe blocked the highway for sending data from the region to the U.S. Conduits remain, but it’ll be much easier for tech behemoths to adapt than small startups.
Employees at home are suddenly being targeted for corporate access by email phishing, website spoofing and fake software posing as Zoom.
The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that an agreement that allows big tech companies to transfer data to the United States is invalid, and that national regulators need to take tougher action to protect the privacy of users' data. The ruling to invalidate Privacy ...
Google to invest $10 billion in India over five to seven years
Foreign firms have spent tens of billions of dollars in the country in recent years as they fight for a piece of its burgeoning digital economy.
Competition between streaming services heating up in Japan amid pandemic
Online subscription-based streaming of films and television programs has seen an uptick in Japan in recent years, and with the coronavirus pandemic keeping more people at home, that trend appears to be intensifying. The growth in the market is led by foreign companies globalizing operations ...
