China played a highly visible role at the first UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva on July 6-7, 2026, signaling its expanding influence over international AI rulemaking. The nonbinding disc…
China's new rules banning AI companion services for minors take effect July 15, 2026, prohibiting sustained emotional interaction or virtual companions for minors. ByteDance and Alibaba are already di…
Panasonic Holdings' stock has more than doubled this year, giving it a record market valuation of ¥11.5 trillion ($71 billion), driven by rising demand for electronic components and batteries used in …
Micron Technology reported fiscal Q3 2026 earnings per share of $25.11, far exceeding analyst estimates of $20.5, and revenue of $41.46 billion versus $35.7 billion expected, driven by high-bandwidth …
Blackstone plans to invest roughly $30 billion in AI data centres in Japan over the next three to five years, betting on demand despite warnings of overcapacity. The firm's president Jonathan Gray arg…
Japan announced a plan to mobilize 370 trillion yen ($2.3 trillion) in public-private investment by 2040, targeting a fivefold increase in domestic semiconductor sales and a 30% global share of the AI…
Google unveiled Gemini 3.5 Flash at Google I/O 2026 as a faster, lower-cost inference model for enterprise workloads. The model aims to address rising token consumption costs, with VentureBeat reporti…