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An interactive skills webinar is aimed at PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and academic scientists who want to move into biotech. The description says AI, automation and data-driven approaches are reshaping scientific roles and industry expectations. It adds that entering biotech often requires more than a strong publication record or technical expertise.
Read the original →Union Catholic in Scotch Plains, NJ is continuing its commitment to artificial intelligence education. It is launching a comprehensive AI literacy program designed to help students understand AI.
Read the original →Rissho Gakuen, which runs schools from kindergarten to high school centered on Sakai City, and Osaka Kyoiku University have signed a comprehensive partnership agreement. The two will share knowledge and resources related to school management and educational practice and research.
Read the original →Em Shreve, AI adoption lead at Automattic, argues that giving employees AI tools alone does not change how they work. Change happens only when protected time for experimentation exists. Automattic, which runs WordPress.com, Tumblr and WooCommerce, is a fully distributed company with more than 1,400 staff in 82 countries.
Read the original →An FD & SD webinar for university faculty and staff, titled on the latest trends in AI education and the AI basics and utilization skills to teach students, will be held on Friday, October 30.
Read the original →Employment among young people aged 22 to 25 is declining in the AI era, and judgment and correction skills are becoming more important. Concerns have been raised that the education gap will widen as AI changes the labor market. Mathematicians warn that AI removes opportunities for human growth, and Japan's slower AI adoption means education and technology development are needed to stay competitive.
Read the original →Katagurma Inc., which operates the organization and talent development cloud service KatagrMa, is preparing for the Act on Prevention of Child Sexual Violence, known as the Japanese DBS, which takes effect on December 25, 2026. The webinar is aimed at childcare and early childhood education facilities.
Read the original →The rapid development of AI creates new risks as systems become more autonomous and sometimes act beyond human control. Leading AI companies worldwide are now warning about the risks AI poses to humanity. They are calling on countries to cooperate in managing the technology.
Read the original →The Bank of Japan's Niigata branch released its September Tankan survey of business sentiment among companies in the prefecture. The diffusion index (DI) of business conditions rose, with AI-related demand cited as a factor.
Read the original →Korean information and communication technology companies have begun promoting the Korean language, with campaigns and events such as using AI to analyze dictionary manuscripts and create a font, and turning children's stories into fairy tales. The aim is to reaffirm the value of Hangul and expand its use in digital environments. According to the ICT industry on the 9th, Naver is again running its Hangul Day campaign, with the theme 'Everyone's Hangul', from the 1st to the 18th of this month.
Read the original →The House of Representatives Steering Committee held its first subcommittee meeting on Diet reform of the current session on the 8th. It confirmed a policy of advancing discussion on using artificial intelligence and digital technology. A cross-party study group had taken up topics such as AI-assisted policymaking and paperless operations in July.
Read the original →The scented candles were made by students of class 5/2 at Nguyen Thai Hoc Primary School, Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, during their science lesson. They received support from a "ChatGPT expert".
Read the original →The KAGAWA AI ART FESTIVAL, an exhibition on new expression created by generative AI and people, opened on the 8th at the Takamatsu City Museum of Art citizens' gallery in Kagawa Prefecture. Exhibitors range from elementary school children to people in their 80s. It runs through the 12th and admission is free.
Read the original →The scented candles were made by students of class 5/2 at Nguyen Thai Hoc Primary School, Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, during their science lesson. They received support from a "ChatGPT expert".
Read the original →Think IT interviewed Nicole Kondo, a junior high school student entrepreneur and the head of EdFusion Inc. The interview covers the motivation for starting the company and education in the AI era.
Read the original →Kyoto Notre Dame University will hold a hands-on workshop on November 14 titled 'Is AI a Magic Wand? Learning the Essence of AI by Doing.' It does not involve difficult programming or PC operation, and uses activities such as card-based photo classification.
Read the original →A psychiatric nurse convicted of creating indecent images of children using artificial intelligence has been removed from the nursing register.
Read the original →On the morning of October 8, the Vinh Hung ward People's Committee held a science and technology festival for local primary and secondary students at Vinh Hung Primary and Secondary School. The event marked Lifelong Learning Week 2026 and the National Digital Transformation Day on October 10.
Read the original →Goodworks Inc., which provides practical DX education across schools, companies and government, is offering a free webinar for HR and training staff. It is held under its training service for corporations, schools and public agencies, Tokyo DX College.
Read the original →Two Montezuma-Cortez High School students gave a presentation at the Re-1 school board's workshop on Tuesday. Their message was that the use of generative AI in high school is harmful to both students and staff.
Read the original →A national student history contest banned AI use. This has raised questions about the role of AI in social studies.
Read the original →Primavera, a reuse business based in Ota's Nishihoncho district and led by president Hideo Arai, held a seminar on October 7 on using artificial intelligence (AI) to make management more efficient. The seminar covered building systems for using AI and an expected reduction of about 1,452 hours per year.
Read the original →Personal data leaks from unauthorized access to companies are occurring daily. Experts told reporters on the 9th that the attacks may have used advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to indiscriminately target systems with weaknesses. Bookoff Group Holdings announced a leak of up to about 6.43 million records.
Read the original →The House of Representatives subcommittee on Diet reform held its first meeting on the 8th. It confirmed a plan to study the introduction of digital technologies including artificial intelligence (AI). It will meet weekly, and agreements between ruling and opposition parties will be reflected in Diet operations.
Read the original →Koubunken announced by the 9th that it will take the book "Musekinin no Taikei to Okinawa-sen" by Ryukyu University professor Jun Shimabukuro out of print and recall it, citing errors in its content. Court cases cited in the book, which were found by searching with artificial intelligence (AI), did not exist.
Read the original →On the 9th, the Nikkei 225 fell slightly for a second day, closing at 69,030.92, down 11.19 yen from the previous day. Following declines in US tech shares the previous day, sell orders spread to some AI and semiconductor-related stocks in Tokyo.
Read the original →Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming one of the essential skills for students in the digital age. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tuan Duc, Vice Rector of Hoa Sen University, spoke to the Life & Law Newspaper on the sidelines of IECEE2026. He described how the university integrates AI into training, competency assessment, and preparing students for future careers.
Read the original →AI-equipped glasses developed by a Japanese company can handle tasks from search to translation, but some people are misusing the technology. At a university in Guangdong Province, China, cheating by students using AI glasses was discovered.
Read the original →Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming one of the essential skills for students in the digital age. Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Tuan Duc, Vice Rector of Hoa Sen University, spoke to the Life & Law Newspaper on the sidelines of IECEE2026. He described how the university integrates AI into education, competency assessment, and preparing students for future careers.
Read the original →Publisher Koubunken of Tokyo announced by the 8th that it will recall and take out of print a book published in September by Ryukyu University professor Jun Shimabukuro, citing parts that differ from the facts. Shimabukuro had included content researched with artificial intelligence (AI) without verifying it.
Read the original →TechLib, a reading service for IT engineering books priced at 3,080 yen per month, carries books on programming languages, servers and cloud services, container development, IT qualifications, AI and machine learning, and networks and security. New books are being added continually. This column introduces the newly added titles.
Read the original →GMO ReTech, based in Shibuya, Tokyo, has begun offering the "GMO Rental DX MCP Server." It links generative AI with rental management data in its "GMO Rental DX" service for property management companies. Users can talk to the AI to check matters such as vacancy status.
Read the original →Damage from special fraud is rising sharply. According to the National Police Agency, losses from January to August 2026 totaled 236.07 billion yen, up 58.84 billion yen from a year earlier. In first-half 2026 figures, people in their 60s had the largest share in both losses and number of cases.
Read the original →The event is scheduled for 9:00 JST on 9 October 2026 in Japan. Booking.com, a digital travel platform, is the organizer.
Read the original →Digital infrastructure company Bizznet has built the "Bizznet AI Center," a data center for artificial intelligence, in Bali province. It is the company's first AI-ready data center and is equipped with high-performance AI servers.
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