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Panasonic's in-flight entertainment success shows path for renewed growth
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (183+ words) OSAKA -- In-flight entertainment systems have become a growth model for Panasonic Holdings, showing how sustainable revenue can be achieved by develop Panasonic's in-flight entertainment success shows path for renewed growth Japanese group's systems used by all top 20 airlines rated for…...
Trump tells US agencies to toss Anthropic amid spat over AI use
13+ hour, 13+ min ago (921+ words) Pentagon calls startup a supply risk in showdown over tech guardrails WASHINGTON(Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is directing the government to stop work with Anthropic, and the Pentagon said it would declare the startup a supply-chain…...
China's Baidu enlists AI agent to reboot search engine business
21+ hour, 5+ min ago (181+ words) TOKYO -- Chinese technology giant Baidu is rushing to revive its flagship search engine operation by incorporating an artificial intelligence agent in China's Baidu enlists AI agent to reboot search engine business OpenClaw added to search bar to boost convenience for…...
Mizuho to cut workload of up to 5,000 jobs in Japan with AI streamlining
21+ hour, 20+ min ago (160+ words) TOKYO -- Mizuho Financial Group plans to reduce its Japanese administrative staff of around 15,000 by as much as a third over the next 10 years as it Mizuho to cut workload of up to 5,000 jobs in Japan with AI streamlining Major banking…...
Mizuho to cut up to 5,000 clerical jobs in Japan with AI streamlining
21+ hour, 20+ min ago (161+ words) TOKYO -- Mizuho Financial Group plans to reduce its Japanese administrative staff of around 15,000 by as much as a third over the next 10 years as it Mizuho to cut up to 5,000 clerical jobs in Japan with AI streamlining Major banking group…...
OpenAI closes record $110bn funding round with Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (172+ words) NEW YORK -- OpenAI has finalized a funding round with Amazon, chipmaker Nvidia and Japanese tech investor SoftBank Group that raised a record$110 bil OpenAI closes record $110bn funding round with Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank Capital infusion values AI company at $730bn, second…...
Nintendo shareholders to sell $1.9bn in stocks to unwind strategic holdings
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (76+ words) OSAKA -- Nintendo announced on Friday that four of its corporate shareholders would sell their shares in the video game'company worth 294 billion yen Nintendo shareholders to sell $1.9bn in stocks to unwind strategic holdings Video game company announces $640mn buyback in parallel to…...
Performing robots push Chinese tech to center stage
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (169+ words) George Chen is partner and co-chair of digital practice at The Asia Group (TAG), a business and policy consulting firm, and former regional policy dir Performing robots push Chinese tech to center stage Viral clips underscore pace of country's hardware…...
India LLMs take on global giants with potent weapon: Local languages
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (175+ words) India LLMs take on global giants with potent weapon: Local languages'Nikkei Asia India LLMs take on global giants with potent weapon: Local languages Sarvam AI and BharatGen focus on local dialects, linguistic nuances to gain edge NEW DELHI -- After battling…...
Japan to hold 10% voting rights in chipmaker Rapidus but with veto power
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (164+ words) TOKYO -- The Japanese government will become the largest shareholder in domestic chipmaker Rapidus under plans revealed Thursday, holding voting right Japan to hold 10% voting rights in chipmaker Rapidus but with veto power Government aims to stay out of the way…...