Nissan and Honda announced on March 15 that they will work together in developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology, sectors where Japanese automakers have fallen behind.The chief executives of Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. appeared together at a news conference in Tokyo to announce that Japan’s second and third biggest auto…

A pioneering bill to curb the rampant pace of fast fashion won unanimous approval in the lower house of the French Parliament, making France one of the first countries worldwide to target the influx of low-cost, mass-produced garments.The fashion industry is among the world’s biggest producers of greenhouse gas emissions. France is seeking to reduc…

A judge has denied Apple’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims—and that the tech giant hasn’t done enough to prevent them.Apple’s $29 AirTags have become popular items since their 2021 release, helping users keep tabs on the location of anything from their lost keys to wallet…

今週は松尾と善司の二人回。AI技術がプレゼンテーション、作曲、将棋、背景画生成など多岐にわたる分野で活用されており、その進化と応用が進行中です。 ▽関連リンク @backspacefm / Twitter BSマガジン YouTube版 #549 Prompter | Elgato LSK Photo Walk / Photo Talk（@LSK_Photowalk）さん / X AI作曲サービスの新星「Udio」が誰でも利用可能に。Sunoを超えたか、試してみた（CloseBox） | テクノエッジ TechnoEdge AOR Album - 6 Udio Pieces - YouTube XユーザーのKoya Matsuoさん: 「Udioで作成したユーミン風の曲（Claude 3 O…

A horse-riding school in Australia is using cows as animal therapy to help people of all ages. This new type of mental health service is growing rapidly in Australia, but psychologists say national guidelines are necessary for the safety of both humans and animals.Karl McKeown is from Melbourne, Australia. He was born with cerebral palsy and scolio…

Australian households are still very much feeling the pressure of a higher cost of living.Some have found ways to get cheaper groceries using unusual methods. One such method which is becoming more and more popular is to become a member of a food co-op that’s managed in person or online.Eight years ago, Angela Webster became a member of the Veggie …

Trader Joe’s mini canvas tote is the latest item to cause a stir on social media, so much so that resellers are taking advantage of the hype.The mini totes are offered in four colors — blue, red, green, and yellow — and they are all in high demand. The bags, retailing for $2.99, are now advertised on platforms like eBay and Facebook Marketplace for…

Whenever bestselling author Robin Cook releases a new medical thriller, the head of the public library in West Haven knows demand for digital copies will be high. So will the price.Like many libraries, West Haven has been grappling with the soaring costs of e-books and audiobooks. The digital titles often come with a price tag that’s far higher tha…

South Korea's government criticized senior doctors at a major hospital for threatening to resign in support of the weekslong walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents that have disrupted hospital operations.About 12,000 junior doctors in South Korea have been off the job for several weeks to protest a government plan to sharply increas…

西川善司さん講師の自作PCワークショップ、50回記念の臨時ジングル、甲斐さんが買った「スターリンク」などについて語りました。 ▽ 番組からお知らせ 番組への感想や取り上げてほしいネタはTwitterのハッシュタグ「tedgeside」や、お便りフォームでお寄せください。お便りを採用させていただいた方はテクノエッジ特製グッズをプレゼントいたします。https://forms.gle/jLdXLiYK6CJH5HiT9 Weekly TOP 5 第5位：新連載「AIだけで作った曲を音楽配信する」。生成AIが作り上げた架空バンド「The Midnight Odyssey」を世界デビューさせる、その裏側 | テクノエッジ TechnoEdge 第4位：アップル、App Storeでレトロゲーム機エミ…

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Historic numbers of students from India are studying at foreign universities as a fast-growing, aspirational generation of young people looks for opportunities they can’t find at home. India estimates that 1.5 million students are studying at universities elsewhere—an eightfold increase since 2012—with no country attracting more than the U.S.It rep…

The House of Hype—a digitalized amusement park—is offering an immersive experience for visitors in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Guests can navigate the park like a video game, unlocking prizes and scavenger hunts in augmented reality using their smartphones. “We like to call it 'wonderverse.' We are trying to get the most out of the creative people in the …

Scientists at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) think mass-producing ‘superworm’ guts may be a nature-based solution to Southeast Asia’s plastic waste problem.They are studying the creatures to work out exactly how they digest plastic. They already know that the creatures' gut biomes break down the waste on a molecular level and th…

The Body Shop has ceased its U.S. operations and is closing dozens of locations in Canada amid deepening financial struggles for the British beauty and cosmetics chain.The Body Shop’s U.S. arm ceased operations on March 1, according to a company announcement. And the brand’s Canadian subsidiary commenced liquidation of 33 closing stores as part of …

As SAT season kicked off, students across the U.S. for the first time took it with computers and tablets—and not the pencils they’ve used since the college admissions test was introduced nearly a century ago.It’s not unfamiliar territory for today’s digital natives, but some are still warming up to the idea.The digital SAT’s launch comes as its adm…

Uber Eats is launching a new autonomous robot delivery service on the streets of Tokyo. If you live or work in the busy Nihonbashi district, you can order food on your smartphone and have it delivered by a little green self-driving robot.Uber Eats Japan, collaborating with Mitsubishi Electric and delivery robotics firm Cartken, announced the launch…

Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling “Dragon Ball” and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, Bird Studio said on March 8. He was 68.Toriyama’s “Dragon Ball” manga series, which started in 1984, has sold millions of copies globally and was adapted into hugely popular animated TV shows, video games, and films.“He wa…

Kate, Princess of Wales, apologized on March 11 for “confusion” caused by her altering of a family photo released by the palace—an image of Kate and her children that was intended to calm concern and speculation about the British royal’s health but had the opposite effect.Several news agencies that initially published the photo, including The Assoc…

4月になりました。松尾がSuno V3とChatGPTを使ってでっち上げた架空のバンドによる架空のアルバムを音楽配信する企画がスタートして、嘘が誠になってしまいました。そんなことを中心にお届けしつつ、Apple Vison Proパーティー第2回のイベントレポートもしています。 ▽ 番組からお知らせ 番組への感想や取り上げてほしいネタはTwitterのハッシュタグ「tedgeside」や、お便りフォームでお寄せください。お便りを採用させていただいた方はテクノエッジ特製グッズをプレゼントいたします。https://forms.gle/jLdXLiYK6CJH5HiT9 Weekly TOP 5 第6位：「三体」劉慈欣の短編「流浪地球」無料公開中。4月7日まで | テクノエッジ TechnoEd…

今回はAIアーティスト松尾さんの音楽制作やアルバムリリース、Apple製品の性能、GR86カスタマイズ、GDCイベント、ゲーム開発、スマホの技術革新、日常話題まで、多岐に渡る内容を議論しました。 ▽関連リンク @backspacefm / Twitter BSマガジン YouTube版 #547 新連載「AIだけで作った曲を音楽配信する」。生成AIが作り上げた架空バンド「The Midnight Odyssey」を世界デビューさせる、その裏側 | テクノエッジ TechnoEdge Shadows in the Moonlight - YouTube graelo/pumas: Power Usage Monitor for Apple Silicon トヨタ GRヤリス | トヨタ自動車W…

New research based on data collected by NASA’s Juno spacecraft suggests there's less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa than thought. Even with little or no oxygen, microbes might still be bustling around in the ocean believed to exist miles (kilometers) beneath Europa’s frozen crust.The study was published on Mar. 4 in Nature Astro…

An international group of scientists has discovered more than 100 new species living on seamounts off the coast of Chile.From deep-sea corals to glass sponges, sea urchins, amphipods and squat lobsters, the scientists say these discoveries from a recent Schmidt Ocean expedition could be contributing to new science. Erin Easton, an Assistant Profess…

The Biden administration is proposing to make it easier for the government to fine airlines for damaging or misplacing wheelchairs by making it an automatic violation of a federal law on accessible air travel.The U.S. Transportation Department also called for airlines to provide annual training for employees who handle wheelchairs or lift passenger…

Wendy's says that it has no plans to increase prices during the busiest times at its restaurants.The burger chain clarified its stance on how it will approach pricing after the media picked up on comments by CEO Kirk Tanner that the company would test features like dynamic pricing at restaurants.Companies like Uber have used dynamic pricing, or sur…

Crowds lined up in San Francisco to see—and smell—the blooming of an endangered tropical flower that releases a pungent odor when it opens once every several years.An Amorphophallus titanum, also known as a corpse flower, began blooming at the California Academy of Sciences, a research institution and museum. The plant blooms for one to three days …

松尾からは無料ユーザーにも公開された生成AI作曲サービスのSuno V3、甲斐からは龍が如く8のミニゲームのお話を。 ▽ 番組からお知らせ 番組への感想や取り上げてほしいネタはTwitterのハッシュタグ「tedgeside」や、お便りフォームでお寄せください。お便りを採用させていただいた方はテクノエッジ特製グッズをプレゼントいたします。https://forms.gle/jLdXLiYK6CJH5HiT9 Weekly TOP 5 第6位：「公開するApple vs. 隠すOpenAI」アップルが300億パラメータのマルチモーダルAI「MM1」発表。重要論文5本を解説（生成AIウィークリー） | テクノエッジ TechnoEdge 第5位：PS5 Pro (仮)は大幅強化で『GTA VI』…

Senegalese surfers raise doubts about the future of surfing in Africa amidst no qualifiers for the Paris Olympics 2024, low funding, and out-of-reach visas.Instead of training in the waves of his Senegal homeland, Chérif Fall wistfully preferred to be in Puerto Rico, where the last surfing qualifying competition for the Paris Olympics ended on Marc…

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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was called on during a key regional summit on March 5 to defend an exclusive deal his city-state struck with Taylor Swift that prevents the pop star from taking her current The Eras Tour anywhere else in Southeast Asia.Swift performed six concerts from March 2 to 9 in Singapore under an exclusive deal that…

At the Kenya Medical Research Institute, research is underway to create a mobile phone application that uses AI to diagnose tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases.In a specially contained quiet room, Dr. Videlis Nduba and his team record coughs from people with respiratory diseases like tuberculosis as well as people without disease. The aim i…

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Want to see mobile phones of the future? Then Barcelona is the place to be.At this year’s Mobile World Congress tech show, smaller brands are trying to find novel ways to stand out from the crowd.Foldable phones are old news in Barcelona – here it’s all about really bendy handsets. Motorola and Lenovo’s adaptive display concept mobile phone is so f…

Z世代にコンデジが人気だという山根博士の記事を肴に、そもそもZ世代って何なのよ、マジンガーZ？といった話をしております。 ▽ 番組からお知らせ 番組への感想や取り上げてほしいネタはTwitterのハッシュタグ「tedgeside」や、お便りフォームでお寄せください。お便りを採用させていただいた方はテクノエッジ特製グッズをプレゼントいたします。https://forms.gle/jLdXLiYK6CJH5HiT9 Weekly TOP 5 第5位：有機EL採用の新型iPad Pro(仮)は近日発表見込み、11インチ版は品薄予報。ディスプレイ製造に遅れとアナリスト報告 | テクノエッジ TechnoEdge 次期iPad AirやiPad Proに加え、M3搭載MacBook Airも2024年…

American Airlines is raising the cost of checking bags and it is making other changes to push customers to buy tickets directly from the airline if they want to earn frequent-flyer points.The airline said that checking a bag on a domestic flight will rise from $30 now to $35 online and $40 if purchased at the airport. The fee for a second checked b…

Germany plans to enable underground carbon storage at offshore sites, pushing ahead with a much-discussed technology in an acknowledgment that time is running out to combat climate change, the country's vice chancellor said.Europe's biggest economy is making good progress with expanding renewable energy sources and usage, but a solution is needed f…

In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day.The hold that phones have on adolescents in America today is well-documented, but teachers say parents are often not aware to what extent studen…

When FX sent screenwriter Justin Marks a copy of James Clavell’s hit 1975 novel “Shogun” with the idea of turning it into a series, he initially couldn’t put it down. That’s because he was reluctant to pick it up.The book about a British navigator shipwrecked in feudal Japan was massive—over 1,000 pages. And old: “It was the book that was on our pa…

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As the aviation sector tries to make flying more sustainable, some aerospace companies are betting big on a new form of travel—air taxis.For years, electric-powered air taxis have been considered as an option to reduce emissions in cities and the carbon footprint of the aviation industry. However, the limitations of battery life and regulatory hurd…

Lab-created diamonds come with sparkling claims: that they are ethically made by machines running on renewable energy. But many don't live up to these claims or don't respond to questions about their electricity sources, and lab diamonds require a lot of electricity. They are chemically the same as diamonds found in the ground but cost a fraction o…

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Katrina Cornish, a professor at Ohio State University who studies rubber alternatives, raises dandelions and the desert shrub guayule in greenhouses at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio.She and other researchers harvest the stretchy rubber substances they produce and use special machines to dip them into medical…

It turns out there are lots of sharp elbows in the plush toy business. Build-A-Bear and the makers of Squishmallows are facing off in federal court.Kelly Toys and its Berkshire Hathaway-controlled parent company Jazwares have sued Build-A-Bear, saying its new “Skoosherz” toys copy the look and feel of their mega-popular Squishmallows products.The S…

A medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.Xolair, the brand name for the drug omalizumab, became the first medication approved to reduce allergic reactions caused by accidental exposure to food triggers. Patients as young as age 1 with alle…

If you are dreaming of a summer escape in the great outdoors, where everyday is an adventure on the open road, then the UK Caravan Camping and Motorhome Show is full of inspiration. This six-day event is where all of the latest camping equipment, caravans and motorhomes are launched to the public.One of the motorhomes launched at the show is Bailey…

Lyft shares jumped 62% after the closing bell on February 13 thanks in part to a typo in the ride-hailing company’s earnings release that appears to have sent investors’ auto-trading algorithms—or “bots”—into a buying frenzy.Lyft’s fourth-quarter report initially forecast that an important profit metric was expected to climb by 500 basis points, or…

M3搭載MacBook Airの登場で、Weekly Top 5はApple関係で埋め尽くされました。今回は、生成AI作曲サービスを使って、枕草子をラップにしようという試みも紹介しています。番組最後には、その成果である「春は曙ラップ」が1曲丸ごと収録されています。ぜひお聴きください。 ▽ 番組からお知らせ 番組への感想や取り上げてほしいネタはTwitterのハッシュタグ「tedgeside」や、お便りフォームでお寄せください。お便りを採用させていただいた方はテクノエッジ特製グッズをプレゼントいたします。https://forms.gle/jLdXLiYK6CJH5HiT9 Weekly TOP 5 第5位：M3 MacBook Airレビュー。性能向上だけでなく細部も確実なアップデート（本田…

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John Knox Village was one of 17 senior communities around the country that participated in a recently published Stanford University study that found that a large majority of 245 participants between 65 and 103 years old enjoyed virtual reality, improving both their emotions and their interactions with staff.The study is part of a larger effort to a…