Business / Corporate Feb 2, 2022
'Spider-Man' propels Sony to forecast-smashing third-quarter profit
by Sam Nussey
The firm is benefiting from strong demand for its PlayStation 5 games console, which it launched in November 2020.
Commentary / World Jan 26, 2022
Technology and innovation are needed to battle climate change
Global emissions reduction is essential. But those efforts won’t do enough to forestall a looming crisis in the polar regions.
Business | ANALYSIS Jan 26, 2022
Microsoft’s Activision purchase could leave Japanese video game-makers out in the cold
by Kazuaki Nagata
Japanese gaming firms, which are generally less agile and outward-looking than their U.S. peers, may struggle as companies invest in the metaverse.
Asia Pacific Jan 26, 2022
Clean and compliant: A metaverse with Chinese characteristics
by Eduardo Baptista
Experts say the infancy of China's metaverse allows Beijing plenty of room to co-opt its development, which some China metaverse advocates fear will stunt its growth.
Business Jan 26, 2022
Nvidia quietly prepares to abandon $40 billion bid for SoftBank's Arm
by Ian King, Giles Turner and Peter Elstrom
The purchase — poised to become the biggest chip deal ever when it was announced in 2020 — has drawn a fierce backlash from regulators and the chip industry.
Commentary / World Jan 25, 2022
In today's world, precision timing is everything
by Brad Glosserman
PNT is one of the 14 categories of emerging technologies identified by the U.S. government as strategic and therefore demanding special attention and control.
Business / Tech Jan 24, 2022
China’s ‘little giants’ are its latest weapon in tech war with U.S.
An ambitious government program aims to foster a new generation of startups that can compete with Silicon Valley by targeting sectors such as robotics, quantum computing and semiconductors.
Business | ANALYSIS Jan 21, 2022
Microsoft faces challenge cleaning up Activision Blizzard’s culture
by Sheila Dang, Julia Love and Dawn Chmielewski
After the acquisition closes, Microsoft will look take a more active role by hiring advisers, bringing in law firms or mandating sensitivity training.
Business Jan 19, 2022
Airlines scramble to adjust schedules amid U.S. 5G rollout concerns
The FAA has warned that potential 5G interference could affect height readings that play a key role in bad-weather landings on some jets.
Business Jan 19, 2022
Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard, betting $70 billion on the future of games
by Karen Weise, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Kellen Browning and Michael J. De La Merced
Microsoft has framed the deal as strengthening the company’s hand in the so-called metaverse, claiming that "gaming will be at the forefront of making that mainstream.”
Commentary / World Jan 18, 2022
Japan must restore trust in the future among the young — here’s how
by Makiko Eda
According to the Cabinet Office, just 38.8% of Japanese youth are either satisfied or fully satisfied with the state of the country compared with 57.8% in the U.S. and 56.9% in England.
Business / Tech Jan 18, 2022
Major U.S. airline CEOs warn 5G could ground some planes and wreak havoc
by David Shepardson
The Federal Aviation Administration has warned that potential interference could affect sensitive airplane instruments such as altimeters.