Technology
Artificial intelligence
Japan college to build AI- and robot-powered city within a city
Science Tokyo redevelopment draws 70 partners including NTT and Hitachi
Society
Terra Drone's Indonesia CEO sentenced to 16 months for deadly fire
Japanese startup's local boss found guilty of negligence in blaze that killed 22
Business deals
Orix-Qatar private equity fund buys Japanese systems developer
Nippon Information Industry acquisition marks 1st deal by joint fund targeting IT, healthcare
Artificial intelligence
OpenAI weighs letting Japan access new Mythos-class cybersecurity AI
Board member Paul Nakasone calls China 'most significant' cyberthreat
Artificial intelligence
Kawasaki Heavy to partner with Nvidia on physical AI, open US robot center
Japan industrial group's joint development initiative includes Microsoft, Fujitsu
Equities
Japan memory maker Kioxia's market cap surges on AI investment boom
Investors push company's value above 30tn yen threshold, or $188bn
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SpaceX's China-less IPO and other astronomical figures
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Trade
Malaysia, Singapore exports surge on AI boom, defying Mideast shock
Electronics shipments to Taiwan, South Korea and US rise in April
Commodities
Australia's Arafura rare-earth project to start construction in September
Final investment decision comes amid Western efforts to reduce reliance on China
Trump-Xi Summit
Who was the Chinese 'glass queen' sitting between Musk and Cook?
Factory-worker-turned billionaire Zhou Qunfei got noticed at the Xi-Trump state dinner
IPO
Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO omits China as a market but warns it is a threat
Company aims to deploy orbital AI compute satellites as soon as 2028
Semiconductors
Nvidia reports 85% revenue jump but still excludes China in outlook
AI chip giant aims to be world-leading CPU supplier with $200bn new market
Companies
Debt-free Hitachi's shares slump as investors focus on sluggish ROE
Tech group searches for ways to turn cash reserves into profit growth
Semiconductors
FuriosaAI aims to be South Korea's Nvidia with 'renegade' chip
Startup's low-cost inference chips adopted by Samsung and LG Group
Finance
Mythos risk prompts Japan banks to brace for cyberattacks 'this fall'
Lenders' AI investments have focused on efficiency, not defense
Semiconductors
Samsung union says strike to go ahead after mediation efforts fail
Planned action comes amid painful supply crunch in memory chips
IPO
SkyeChip soars in IPO at open as Malaysia bets on chip design
IC design specialist targets global expansion on AI demand
Artificial intelligence
Vietnam unveils AI law regulating ChatGPT-like tools
New tech policy gives authorities broad powers, drawing comparisons with EU AI Act
Business deals
Panasonic buys UK startup to revitalize flagging projector business
Japan tech group turns to Plan B after subsidiary's sale to Orix fell through
Artificial intelligence
Google says new AI model could save companies billions in token costs
US tech giant to compete directly with Nvidia with new TPU joint venture
Business deals
Japan's TDK to buy Malaysian startup for more AI battery capacity
Electronics maker aims to diversify, expand supply base with $240m acquisition
Companies
Japan's Fujikura to raise US output of fiber optic cable for data centers
Company to invest up to $1.6bn in American production to meet 'enormous' demand
Energy
Japan to test perovskite solar power at Self-Defense Forces bases
Government seeks to boost demand by wider use at public facilities
Artificial intelligence
Hitachi teams with Anthropic on AI for rail and power grids
Japan industrial group looks to boost infrastructure efficiency, foster talent
Artificial intelligence
Meta to debut AI smart glasses in Japan, with translation on the way
US company holds 85% of world market but faces tough Chinese competition in Asia
Agriculture
Asia's agri-tech startups offer answers to Iran war supply chain crunch
Companies enhance photosynthesis, use pineapple leaves in synthetic leather
Telecommunication
Tokyo supports NEC-Docomo open network in Singapore to counter China rivals
Wireless network will use Open RAN protocol, allowing gear from multiple providers
Opinion
AI middle powers should build up talent networks
Whether Seoul, Tokyo, Toronto or Paris, infrastructure is vital, but the real advantage is in collaboration
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Automobiles
BYD surges, Toyota falters as oil crisis boosts EVs in Australia
Imports from China surge past those from Japan this year