Japan’s Princess Yoko Hospitalized with COVID

The Imperial Household Agency also shared that the princess has developed pneumonia. Japan is currently experiencing a "sixth wave" of COVID infections, with the highly contagious omicron variant ... ( read original story ...)

Mizuho Bank suffers another ATM system failure

Mizuho Bank experienced a system failure that disrupted automated teller machines on Friday, the major Japanese banking group said, marking the 11th system failure since February last year. The bank ... ( read original story ...)

Intel launches blockchain chip to tap crypto boom

(Reuters) - Intel Corp on Friday launched a new chip for blockchain applications such as Bitcoin mining and minting NFTs to cash in on the rising usage of cryptocurrencies. The chip will ship later ... ( read original story ...)