Polymarket traders priced an 83% chance that Anthropic releases its next Claude Opus model by September 24, 2026, with the contract for a September 30 release at 94% and above 99% by year-end, on roug…
New AI models are now being released in the US and China every 44 days on average, roughly one-third of the previous development cycle, according to a Nikkei report summarized by Dick Weisinger on Sep…
China's state broadcaster CCTV warned that Japan's plan to develop AI-equipped satellites capable of analysing surveillance intelligence in orbit poses "a serious threat" and would boost Tokyo's long-…
A Nikkei survey of 26 major Japanese data center operators found that 22 plan to quadruple AI-focused capacity by 2033, backed by roughly 10 trillion yen ($60 billion) in investment. NTT leads with 1.…
Asian equities paused on Wednesday as sliding oil prices and falling bond yields signaled cautious optimism over the Strait of Hormuz, while traders braced for Nvidia's second-quarter earnings. Brent …
Japan's Nikkei share average wavered on Monday, with AI-related stocks under pressure ahead of Nvidia's earnings on Wednesday, after Bloomberg reported that Nvidia has notified some customers of AI se…
A Wall Street Journal analysis found that nine major technology companies hold approximately $3 trillion in off-balance-sheet commitments tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure, roughly five t…
Rakuten Group is collaborating with defense AI startup Helsing to bring the German company's military drones to Japan, with the Ground Self-Defense Force conducting field tests through the end of Sept…
A freelance web developer in Japan built a fully automated, rule-based Japanese stock research pipeline using Claude Code, J-Quants, and a macOS cron job. The system, which is forbidden from making pr…
A Nikkei analysis finds that Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle carry approximately $1.65 trillion in hidden debt from AI build-out financing, exceeding their roughly $1.35 trillion in disc…
Japanese shares closed higher on Thursday, with the Topix hitting a record high of 4,176.04, as chip-related stocks tracked US peers higher and a robust earnings outlook lifted sentiment. The Nikkei r…
AI-linked stocks across Asia cratered on Thursday, with South Korea's KOSPI plunging 4% and Japan's Nikkei falling 1.6%, as Wall Street's overnight losses rekindled fears that massive AI spending may …
Kioxia Holdings Corporation reported record first fiscal 2026 quarter revenue of ¥1.77 trillion ($11 billion), up 415.5% year-over-year, and record profit of ¥842.2 billion ($5.3 billion), up 4,509%, …
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has banned imports of new foreign 'advanced robotic devices' and internet-connected Chinese power inverters, effective July 28, 2026, to protect the US AI b…
A global selloff in semiconductor stocks on July 27-28, led by a 5% drop in Nvidia and an 8.5% decline in ASML, has raised doubts about the sustainability of AI-related capital expenditures, with Sout…
Japan's Nikkei share average fell 3.95% to 62,364.92 on Tuesday, its lowest close since May 21, as chip-related stocks followed US peers lower ahead of big tech earnings. The broader Topix fell 2.52% …
Asian markets fell sharply as AI-linked anxiety triggered a tech selloff, with South Korea's KOSPI and Japan's Nikkei suffering steep losses amid concerns over capital requirements and valuation press…
A Nikkei study reveals that five leading U.S. tech companies have amassed approximately $1.65 trillion in off-balance-sheet liabilities as of July 2026, primarily from AI data center investments, exce…
Hidden debt at five major U.S. tech companies — Meta, Oracle, and others — surged eightfold to an estimated $1.65 trillion over roughly four years as AI investments ballooned, a Nikkei study shows, su…
The Nikkei stock average plunged over 4,100 points Friday afternoon, falling 6.18% to 62,704.60, driven by selling in semiconductor and AI-related stocks after declines in their U.S. counterparts. A b…