A Japanese professional basketball team is using artificial intelligence to analyze nearly 30,000 data points from each game, uncover overlooked patterns and help coaches devise winning strategies as advanced technology begins to reshape both sports and industry.
For decades, Sega Sammy thrived in pachinko parlors and arcades, but as those machines fade and mobile screens take over, the company knows it needs to change.
Cryptocurrency is no longer a niche term as it was a few years ago, but a mass financial instrument that has captured the attention worldwide.
The gaming world has evolved into a vibrant ecosystem, offering players and developers a wide spectrum of experiences.
Fujitsu has developed a new artificial intelligence architecture called PHOTON that achieved up to 475 times the processing efficiency of a conventional Transformer model in research tests, raising the possibility of significantly reducing the cost of generative AI while eventually competing with services such as ChatGPT and Claude.
Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday life, with people using conversational systems for everything from relationships and parenting to health concerns and online searches.
The share of people in Japan using generative artificial intelligence has more than doubled to 58.8%, while more than one in 10 regard the technology as a friend, according to the communications ministry's 2026 white paper.
Automotive equipment maker Yazaki Corp. has opened a research and development hub in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, using advanced "physical AI" technology as it seeks to create factories where people and artificial intelligence work alongside one another.