Six out of 10 people in Japan are using generative AI to plan summer trips, according to a Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance survey of 1,120 people aged 20-50 in June. The survey found 61.2% of those planni…
OpenAI, Meta, and SpaceXAI released new AI models this week promising greater cost efficiency. OpenAI's GPT-5.6 uses fewer tokens to reduce customer costs, SpaceXAI's Grok 4.5 claims double the token …
Japan's internal affairs ministry has begun studying the use of AI agents to autonomously perform tasks at understaffed local governments. A study group of experts and officials will discuss which tas…
SK Hynix completed the largest U.S. listing by a foreign company, raising $26.5 billion, as shares surged 13% on debut. The company is betting that AI-driven demand for memory chips has permanently br…
Apple sued OpenAI for trade secret theft, accusing the AI startup and its hardware chief Tang Tan of orchestrating a campaign to steal information about upcoming Apple products. The lawsuit, filed in …
University of Tokyo researchers identified a neural mechanism in mice that links social memory to fear, causing aversion to specific individuals. The study found strengthened connections between the h…
A Japanese nonprofit found over 43,000 AI deepfakes of celebrities created in two months last year, causing copyright losses estimated at ¥2 billion to ¥4.5 billion. The Japan Publicity Right Protecti…
Bain Capital has sold its entire stake in Kioxia Holdings, generating record returns after the chipmaker's shares surged over 4,800% since its debut, driven by AI-related demand. The exit marks the en…
China will allow top AI companies including Alibaba, ByteDance, and DeepSeek to purchase limited Nvidia H200 chips, easing restrictions on US technology. Companies must specify chip quantities and usa…
Goldman Sachs Group has become Taiwan's largest foreign brokerage by trading volume in the first half of 2025, rising from 10th place, by expanding coverage of quant funds seeking AI exposure. The ban…
The United Arab Emirates announced a plan to have half of its government services run on agentic AI within two years, a move experts call reckless. Citing a Dutch scandal where an AI system wrongly ac…
Chinese startup DeepSeek is developing its own AI chip for inference, aiming to reduce reliance on Nvidia and Huawei chips, according to sources. The move marks a strategic shift for the company and c…
The United Nations warned Tuesday that misinformation and hate speech, exacerbated by artificial intelligence, are inciting real-world harm to refugees and humanitarians. UNHCR called on tech companie…
KDDI announced a feasibility study to deploy AI-powered drones in Vietnam and the Philippines, supported by Japanese government subsidies. The project, involving KDDI SmartDrone, will assess technical…
The four biggest global flash points, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine, stem from historical processes and predictable resentments, not chaos, according to an analysis. The war in Ukraine follow…
A Chinese AI startup, Zhipu (Z.ai), has emerged as a major competitor to Silicon Valley with its open-source GLM 5.2 model, challenging the U.S. AI establishment. The release coincided with Washington…
Japan's government decided Tuesday to establish a new council to overhaul legal frameworks for AI development and use, as part of its 2026 basic policy guidelines. The council will prioritize AI trans…
Samsung Electronics reported a 19-fold surge in quarterly profit to 89.4 trillion won, beating expectations, driven by AI demand for memory chips. However, shares fell as investors worry about competi…
Sharp Corp. aims to generate ¥200 billion to ¥300 billion in sales from new businesses by fiscal 2030, with AI infrastructure accounting for over 80% of that revenue, President and CEO Tetsuji Kawamur…
Micron Technology broke ground on a $9.3 billion expansion of its Hiroshima, Japan factory to produce advanced memory chips for AI processors, with shipments expected around summer 2028. The Japanese …