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Economic news(2024/12/22)
Japan Fair Trade Commission issues first cease and desist order to Google
2024-12-22 19:55:00
According to interviews with related parties, the Japan Fair Trade Commission has decided to issue an exclusion order to Google, the largest American internet search engine, demanding that the company cease violating the Antimonopoly Act by giving preferential treatment to smartphone manufacturers for its apps. This will be the first exclusion order issued to a major American IT company.
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"Recommended stationery using facial recognition and generative AI" Demonstration experiment in Fukui
2024-12-22 19:37:00
A university student in Fukui City has created a diagnostic system that utilizes facial recognition and generative AI, in which the generative AI recommends recommended products from among the stationery items in the store. A demonstration experiment has begun at a stationery store in Sakai City.
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Google to be ordered to take elimination measures for violating antitrust laws by giving preferential treatment to its own apps
2024-12-22 19:04:00
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has decided to issue an exclusion order to Google, the world's largest internet search engine, demanding that the company cease violating the Antimonopoly Act by giving preferential treatment to smartphone manufacturers for its own apps, according to interviews with people familiar with the matter.
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The bedrock finally shifts! Strange changes in prices [Economics Column]
2024-12-22 00:32:00
Something strange is happening with prices. Do you know of a product whose index has remained almost unchanged for a long time and has been called "bedrock"? As prices continue to rise, that "bedrock" has finally begun to shift. What on earth is going on? We investigated the background to this strange phenomenon that is likely to have an impact on the economy. (Yusuke Sasaki, Economics Department)
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