Ant Group is testing an overhaul of its Alipay super app that introduces an AI agent interface, allowing users to book rides, order coffee, or manage finances via voice or text commands. The move esca…
Anthropic, the $965 billion AI startup, filed confidentially to go public and then suggested a global slowdown in AI development might be beneficial, alarming voters. Critics accuse the company of 'do…
Anthropic disabled access to its advanced AI models, including Mythos, after the Trump administration ordered the company to block foreign nationals from using the technology, citing national security…
Japan and Canada can collaborate more closely to accelerate real-world AI adoption, according to Cameron Schuler, chief commercialization officer at the Vector Institute. He identified manufacturing, …
SpaceX shares surged 19% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, pushing the company's valuation past $2 trillion and making it the sixth-largest U.S. company. The record-setting $75 billion IPO turned Elon …
Kioxia Holdings surpassed Toyota Motor to become Japan’s largest company by market value, with shares surging 7.6% Friday to lift its market capitalization above ¥44 trillion ($274 billion). The memor…
Ukrainian forces are deploying waves of AI-guided drones to strike Russian supply lines in occupied Ukraine, with upgraded medium-range models featuring autonomous targeting and greater resistance to …
A recent case in Japan involving an 18-year-old assault victim who sought help from an AI chatbot after experiencing domestic violence has ignited a national debate about trust in artificial intellige…
Anthropic and OpenAI are locked in a bitter rivalry that accelerated the generative AI boom, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rushing to release ChatGPT in late 2022 after learning of Anthropic's competing …
China's state-run newspaper Workers' Daily issued an unusually direct call for government action to protect labor rights amid the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace. The editor…
NEC announced Thursday that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, and five other major Japanese financial firms will join its AI collaboration with U.S. startup Anthropic. T…
A new Boston Consulting Group study found that 74% of non-managerial white-collar workers now regularly use AI, a 23-point increase from last year, yet most companies fail to convert time savings into…
In Kyoto, creators are producing handmade zines at a print factory to attract audiences in the AI era, as self-publication grows in popularity in Japan despite the publishing industry's decline. The t…
Japanese Digital Minister Hisashi Matsumoto warned Friday that Japan risks becoming an "AI colony" if it fails to keep pace with rapid artificial intelligence development. Matsumoto made the statement…
The Japanese and U.S. governments announced a five-year, $1 billion plan on Thursday to jointly develop scientific technologies using artificial intelligence, with each country contributing $500 milli…