JAPAN WUT PODCAST 207 “TREACHEROUS A.I. DOGS”

Where are the treacherous A.I. dogs coming from? How do N. Korean IT scams affect Japan? Are Japan’s business leaders asleep at the wheel?ECONOMY Japan bankruptcies in FY2024 top 10,000SUCKERS & TRAITORS2 Japanese men suspected of aiding N. Korean IT impersonatorTaiwan jails four soldiers, including three who worked in presidential office, for spying for ChinaIntel and Microsoft staff allegedly lured to work for fake Chinese company in TaiwanSUPPLY CHAIN WARJapan MoD and MHI sign contract for the development of new standoff missileU.S. forces to deploy large reconnaissance drones in southern JapanSOCIETY 5.0　'Firms asleep at the wheel won't survive': Biz leaders sound alarm on Japan's global declineFukui Prefecture uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify cracks and holes in roads to reduce the burden of maintenanceBird Buddy, a smart home company, has launched the "Smart Feeder Pro," a smart bird watching camera equipped with high-performance AI.Airports begin testing self-driving buses and facial recognition boarding systemsJ21: Launch of retrofit side collision warning system combining radar and AI cameraTOPPAN Edge, Sinumy, and Mitsubishi HC Capitalbegin demonstration experiments of smart authentication that combines face recognition and proprietary Bluetooth® technologySalary payments via cashless apps struggle to gain traction in JapanJapan Airlines’ new AI app will make it easier for cabin attendants to report inflight events with Microsoft’s Phi‑4 small language modelManefo to introduce AI agent to improve business efficiency for small and medium-sized businessesMicrosoft shutters AI lab in Shanghai, signalling a broader pullback from ChinaRemote Access Backdoor Discovered in Chinese Robot Dog Unitree Go1