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The effects of artificial intelligence on how students learn and communicate, and on worker burnout, were among the central themes discussed at the Franconomics 2026 international forum. They were discussed alongside strategic issues such as human capital, gender equality and social change.
Read the original →Child-friendly AI offers opportunities for learning and stimulating curiosity, but it also comes with risks.
Read the original →A daughter, Mika (47, pseudonym, Saitama Prefecture), touches a tablet screen showing her late father's memorial portrait, and the portrait begins to speak. She describes him as cheerful, funny and devoted to his children.
Read the original →Niigata City began a trial of AI-based personal counseling this month. The city hopes younger people in particular, who hesitated to seek advice by phone, will use it casually.
Read the original →Halmek, publisher of a magazine for women aged 50 and over, will hold an AI workshop for senior women titled 'First Steps in Getting Along With AI' on November 13 at Hiroshima T-SITE in Nishi Ward, Hiroshima.
Read the original →SilverX issued a press release on November 5, 2026 at 10:00 reporting on the first demo day of its program. Seventeen people aged 58 to 80 who launched businesses using AI agents pitched in Yokohama. The second cohort, renamed the 'Startup Program From Age 50,' begins December 11, and applications open today.
Read the original →Our online lives increasingly outlast us, leaving our likeness with loved ones grappling with questions of legacy, loss and law. The piece asks how this digital afterlife changes the ways we grieve, remember and honor the wishes of those who have died.
Read the original →Neo, featured on Quasa.io, is described as an AI-powered personal operating system for personal productivity and daily life management. Offered by heyneo.so, it works as an always-on life AI assistant. It combines memory, reasoning, automation and natural conversation to help manage tasks, knowledge, communication, health, finances and goals.
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