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Meta Unveils Llama 2, an AI Model Comparable to ChatGPT 3.5 | Beware of Automated Voice Scam Calls, Warns National Consumer Affairs Center, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 19th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/19/news.html

Language AI Performance Study and DNA-Based Color Imaging, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 18th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/18/news.html

Panasonic's Automatic Measurement IH Rice Cooker and the Controversial Film 'How Do You Live?', & more… English tech news from Japan for July 17th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/17/news.html

Mizuho Submits Progress Report on System Improvement Plan to FSA, NTT Com Conducts Smart Glasses Experiment in Nursing Field, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 16th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/16/news.html

Music Distribution Service by Dwango and Capsule Toy Replicas of Casio Watches Released, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 15th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/15/news.html

Google's AI 'Bard' Raises Privacy Concerns | Sony Unveils Powerful 'α6700' APS-C Camera, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 14th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/14/news.html

Microsoft Enables Immediate Reporting of Harassment in Game Voice Chat; Benesse Supports Elementary School Research with Chat AI, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 13th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/13/news.html

Spam Spread on New SNS 'Threads' and Summer Sale on 'Pixel 7' at Google Store, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 12th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/12/news.html

Sega's IP Used for NFT Game Development and Ricoh Offers No-Code AI Model Creation Tool, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 11th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/11/news.html

New Releases: 'Pikmin 4' Coming to Nintendo Switch and Exploring the Future of AI Personalities, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 10th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/10/news.html

Privacy Commission Considers Actions Against Fujitsu Japan and Four Local Governments | Honda Partners with SCSK for Software Development, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 9th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/09/news.html

Threads Logo Revealed | IMAX Release for 'How Do You Live?', & more… English tech news from Japan for July 8th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/08/news.html

Chinese Researchers Develop Method to Bypass Airport X-ray Scanners | ByteDance and University of Wisconsin Develop 3D Head Reconstruction Framework, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 7th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/07/news.html

Twitter Eases Non-Login Tweet Display Restrictions and Threads App Launches in Japan, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 6th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/06/news.html

Japanese Research Institute Develops Japanese Language AI Model with 40 Billion Parameters | Nature Releases Low-Cost Smart Remote Control Compatible with Matter Standard, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 5th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/05/news.html

Starlink Internet Service Now Available in Japan's Waters | Closure of Nakano Sun Plaza Marks the End of 50-Year History, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 4th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/04/news.html

Retro Fan Becomes Internet Sensation | Twitter Implements Temporary Viewing Limit, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 3rd, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/03/news.html

Digital Minister Apologizes for Incorrect Issuance of Resident Certificates and Ministry of Internal Affairs Gives Administrative Guidance to Fujitsu, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 2nd, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/02/news.html

Pokémon GO's New Social App 'Campfire' Opens to All Trainers | Digital Agency Sends Correction Letters for Mistakenly Registered Public Fund Accounts, & more… English tech news from Japan for July 1st, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/07/01/news.html

AirPods Hijacked for Covert Voice Input and Smartphone Case with Biometric Authentication, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 30th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/30/news.html

Insta360 GO 3 Action Camera Released with Touch Display Case, Iris Ohyama Introduces Breathable Mask with Innovative Filter, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 29th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/29/news.html

Former AV Actress Releases AI Photobook, Docomo's New Plans Face Criticism, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 28th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/28/news.html

Nintendo Addresses Stock Split Controversy | Mobile Suica Service Disruption, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 27th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/27/news.html

AI Creates Boundary-Breaking Doujinshi and Delay in 'Mercury's Witch' Finale Streaming, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 26th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/26/news.html

Anime 'NieR:Automata' to Air Remaining 4 Episodes in July | Movie Ticket Prices Increase to 2,000 Yen, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 24th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/24/news.html

Credit Card Information Leak on Shibusshi Furusato Tax Payment Site | Docomo's New Plan 'Ilmo' Faces Communication Issues, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 23rd, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/23/news.html

AI Rights Infringement Complaints on the Rise in Japan | Amazon Prime Day to Start on July 11th, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 22nd, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/22/news.html

Microsoft Introduces Data Import Feature for ChatGPT and VR Event 'Virtual Market' Utilizes AI Character, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 21st, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/21/news.html

AI-Generated PR Video for Kusatsu Onsen Released | New Mineral 'Hokkaidoite' Discovered, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 20th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/20/news.html

Manga Depicting 'Calculators' in the 1940s Goes Viral on Twitter, and Final Fantasy XVI Demo Surprises Fans, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 19th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/19/news.html

Unauthorized Login and Malware Attack on Parpass Energy System | Toyota Unveils Hydrogen Racing Car, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 18th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/18/news.html

AR Music Fireworks with Hatsune Miku and Pikachu Gaming Keyboard Released, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 17th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/17/news.html

PayPay starts a new cashback campaign, Popular game faces criticism due to 'silent corrections' to character cards, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 16th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/16/news.html

FBI warns of increasing use of AI in sexual extortion using fake pornographic images, Twitter implements new feature limiting direct messages to mutual followers only, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 15th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/15/news.html

Discord allows users to refresh usernames and remove identification tags, Pixiv adds reporting function to 'BOOTH' sales page to report inappropriate content, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 14th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/14/news.html

OpenAI CEO and SoftBank CEO explore joint business opportunities, NII releases free quantum technology teaching materials from top Japanese universities, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 13th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/13/news.html

Manga artist spends 182 hours researching why 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' is so addictive, New material for 'Chogokin Mazinger Z' creates the perfect 'Breast Fire', & more… English tech news from Japan for June 12th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/12/news.html

Japan announces new Intellectual Property Promotion Plan focusing on AI and copyright, NTT East, NTT AgriTechnologies, and National Agriculture and Food Industry Research Organization launch remote farming support project using AI and remote assistance to double crop yields, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 11th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/11/news.html

Tamagotchi Uni with AWS integration released by Bandai, Adobe to offer commercial image generation and editing with Adobe Firefly Enterprise version, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 10th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/10/news.html

Japanese manufacturers targeted on the dark web, New technology enables stealth design for any object, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 9th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/09/news.html

Loan scams using remote control apps targeting young people, Coca-Cola Japan vending machines now support over 15 types of QR code payments, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 8th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/08/news.html

Apple unveils its new MR headset, Vision Pro, at WWDC23 event, Tomy Arts collaborates with Honda to release a plush toy that plays NSX engine sound, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 7th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/07/news.html

Apple announces first MR headset and new computer models, Hideo Kojima announces director's cut version of Death Stranding for Mac, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 6th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/06/news.html

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Announces Leak of COVID-19 Patient Information, Nikon Releases High-Performance Camera 'Z 8', & more… English tech news from Japan for June 5th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/05/news.html

Camera market shifts towards Vlogging with Canon's new release and Sony's pioneering efforts, Nikon's Z 8 receives high praise for its performance, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 4th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/04/news.html

Pixela develops a translation device using OpenAI's ChatGPT and an Android translation app, Tokyo reports a leak of personal information of COVID-19 positive individuals due to an outsourced employee accessing the information and sending parts of it to acquaintances through LINE, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 3rd, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/03/news.html

Meta announces new VR headset, the Meta Quest 3, with new chip and MR capabilities, to be released in autumn for 74,800 yen., Hayakawa Shobo releases new books with NFT digital versions included, hoping to tap into the 'second-hand e-book market'., & more… English tech news from Japan for June 2nd, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/02/news.html

WingArc1st aims for zero smoking employees by 2025, Casio switches from plastic to paper packaging for calculators, & more… English tech news from Japan for June 1st, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/06/01/news.html

JR East, West Japan, and Kyushu to Raise Shinkansen Fares for Online Reservations from Autumn, FCNT Begins Civil Rehabilitation Proceedings for 'Arrows' and 'Rakuraku Smartphone' Series, & more… English tech news from Japan for May 31st, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/05/31/news.html

ASUS releases portable gaming PC with latest AMD processor, Sansan introduces new AI-powered features for its business card management service, & more… English tech news from Japan for May 30th, 2023. Transcription available at https://totemotech.com/2023/05/30/news.html