Japan’s Rapidus seeks trillions of yen to reboot chip sector
Backed by Toyota, Sony and six other Japanese companies, the Tokyo-based venture signed a partnership with IBM to develop the U.S. firm’s leading-edge 2-nanometer technologies.
New technologies offer more accurate nature health checks
Researchers and companies are creating tools to track and protect biodiversity.
Toyota to outline three-year EV plan changes to suppliers
The leading Japanese automaker is expected to detail EV plan changes through early 2026.
The new chatbots could change the world. Can you trust them?
Many experts believe these new chatbots are poised to reinvent or even replace internet search engines such as Google and Bing.
U.S. asks Japan to help curb China's bid to develop high-end chips
The request made to Japan is believed to be the first ministerial one from the United States on the issue.
ChatGPT could soon be the better way to Google
Answers from the AI-powered chatbot are often more useful than those from the world’s biggest search engine. Alphabet should be worried.
Our future artificial intelligence overlords need a resistance movement
Improving transparency about how algorithms reach their decisions is essential to keeping humans safe from artificial intelligence.
Japan, U.K. and Italy to jointly develop next-gen fighter aircraft by 2035
The move will see Tokyo cooperate for the first time with countries other than the United States to meet a major defense requirement.
Netherlands plans curbs on China tech exports in deal with U.S.
The move is a step toward bulking up U.S. efforts to limit Beijing’s chipmaking and military ambitions.
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son quietly lifts stake to 34%, edging toward buyout
The billionaire now owns more than a third of the company he founded, after aggressive buybacks in the last two months.
Key iPhone supplier expects orders to drop on weak tech demand
Apple has trimmed iPhone output on softening demand and may slash production further.
Japan's Rapidus and Belgium institute join hands on advanced chip R&D
The collaboration, which includes eight major Japanese companies, aims to build a sustainable, long-term partnership, according to government officials.
