Japan's regulatory reform panel called for easing building standards for data centers to support AI development, citing lithium-ion battery restrictions as a key obstacle. Prime Minister Sanae Takaich…
Veteran investor Jeremy Grantham warned retail savers to avoid US stocks, saying the artificial intelligence boom has created the largest stock market bubble in American history that could end in a 70…
South Korea announced a $520 billion chip plant project in partnership with Samsung and SK Hynix to dominate the global semiconductor market, aiming to solidify its position in advanced AI chip produc…
RBC BlueBay Asset Management expects Japanese AI stocks to correct over the next two months due to peak US hyperscaler spending and seasonal rebalancing, but predicts a rally into 2027. Portfolio mana…
Qualcomm is challenging Nvidia's dominance in China by deploying custom AI chips designed to comply with local regulations, while L'Oréal uses Nvidia's AI to accelerate R&D. Japan's SIer industry face…
A Hacker News user argues against replacing parliaments with large language models, calling the idea stupid and dangerous. The user claims AI would lead to human elimination and advocates for technocr…
South Korea and Japan's defense ministers agreed to resume bilateral maritime search-and-rescue exercises after a nine-year hiatus and to pursue discussions on artificial intelligence, as stated in a …
South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back and Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi agreed to cooperate on artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies for defense, as well as maritim…
South Korea and Japan agreed on June 28 to deepen defense cooperation including artificial intelligence, as announced by Defense Ministers Ahn Gyu-back and Shinjiro Koizumi in Seoul. The bilateral agr…
South Korea participated in the second Pax Silica Summit in Washington, D.C., joining 24 member countries to discuss cooperation on AI innovation and semiconductor supply chains. Second Vice Foreign M…
Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina attended the Pax Silica Summit in Washington, where partner nations discussed cooperation in artificial intelligence and semiconductor supply chains. Kim introduced Kore…
Anthropic posted 13 compute-role openings, with eight positions in Australia and Japan, signaling targeted data-center expansion. The company cited infrastructure strain from rapid consumer growth, wh…
AT&T Stadium installed black curtains on its west end for a World Cup match between Japan and Sweden, a glare-blocking measure that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has long rejected for NFL games. Th…
A systems programmer draws parallels between the 1980s AI hype cycle and the current AI boom, warning that overpromises and oversimplification may lead to another AI winter. The author notes that toda…
The European Union has joined the US-led Pax Silica initiative, a multinational pact to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains, expanding transatlantic tech cooperation. The non-binding agreement c…
Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unveiled a 370 trillion yen ($2.3 trillion) public-private investment roadmap through 2040, with 101.6 trillion yen allocated for AI and semiconductors. The plan ta…
South Korean Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina met with U.S. Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg in Washington on June 24 to discuss AI and digital-technology supply-chain cooperation. The two …
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said surging AI-related exports are cushioning Japan's economy from the impact of crude oil prices above $100 per barrel, driven by US-Iran tensions. The AI boom is o…
Animoca Brands cofounder Yat Siu predicted at the SuperAI summit in Singapore that Asia will lead the convergence of AI and blockchain, citing the region's less politically charged financial environme…
Japan launched a 'Study Group on the Protection of International Submarine Cables' in November 2025 to strengthen cable resilience amid growing geopolitical tensions. The move follows damage incidents…