Tech

The S&P 500 hit another intraday record high on Sept. 19, one day after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in four years.
Seiko Epson has positioned industrial digital printers as a growth area. (Photo by Kohei Yamada) 
Business deals

Seiko Epson to buy U.S. printing software company for $590m

The deal for California-based Fiery is Japanese company's biggest since 2003 listing

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#techAsia

Tech's climate cost and TikTok's day in court

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

Screens over food shelves will give Lawson customers individualized recommendations with the help of AI. (Photo by Tamayo Muto)
Retail

Lawson to launch 'Real x Tech' convenience store with AI, robots

Japanese retailer and KDDI telecom company create unique alliance after $3.5bn deal

19 September 2024
No global framework exists to govern AI and the United Nations should lay the foundations of the first 'globally inclusive' AI governance framework, a U.N. panel says in a report.
Artificial intelligence

U.N. urges AI cooperation as 118 countries absent from global talks

No formal international agency needed at this point, report says

19 September 2024
A man walks past a Huawei company logo outside the entrance of a Huawei office in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
Opinion

Huawei shows Chinese firms can profit by playing long game

Tech giant is challenging capitalist logic, and this is bad news for foreign rivals

19 September 2024
FBI Director Christopher Wray said thousands of compromised devices were taken from a Chinese hacking group.
Cybersecurity

FBI strikes second Chinese hacking group, director says

Chinese IT firm accused of operating 'Flax Typhoon,' collecting intelligence

19 September 2024
Chinese authorities have left little room for the cryptocurrency industry, but data shows growing demand for such assets in the country. 
Cryptocurrencies

China crypto trading thrives in 'OTC' market despite restrictions

Report shows investors hungry for alternative assets as stock market slumps

18 September 2024
Microsoft and BlackRock said the investments will be chiefly in the U.S. and the remainder in its partner countries.
Artificial intelligence

Microsoft and BlackRock to launch $30bn fund for AI infrastructure

Investment vehicle aims to help enhance AI supply chains and energy sourcing

18 September 2024
Leo Ruan, chief financial officer of Taiwan's Greenfiltec, shows off some of his company's air filters. (Photo by Yoshinaru Sakabe)
Semiconductors

Taiwan chip industry suppliers set sail for Japan's 'Silicon Island'

Companies follow TSMC into 'huge market,' bringing advanced tech

18 September 2024
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The Big Story

Green energy realities threaten Asia's tech dreams

AI's rise exacerbates scramble for renewable power supplies from Taiwan to Vietnam to Malaysia

18 September 2024
Toyotas outfitted with autonomous-driving equipment are seen inside Tier IV's garage. (Photo by Yukinori Okamura)
Startups

Japan self-driving startup takes on Tesla, Google with open source tech

Tier IV releases free software, seeking partners to develop Level 4 driving

18 September 2024
SK Hynix leads the market for high-bandwidth memory. (SK Hynix)
Semiconductors

South Korea's AI memory chips have Japan suppliers hungry for growth

Tokyo Electron and Disco increase investment, hiring near SK Hynix and Samsung

18 September 2024
Lenovo aims to make 50,000 AI rack servers and 2,400 GPU servers annually at the plant in India.
Technology

China's Lenovo to make AI servers at India plant

Electronics maker also plans Indian R&D hub focused on AI servers

18 September 2024
Production costs are high for the Mate XT, the world's first trifold smartphone. (Photo by Itsuro Fujino)
Electronics

Huawei trifold phones being flipped for $7,000 even before release

Limited availability causes prices to soar on online marketplaces

17 September 2024
Sakana AI, Japan's fastest unicorn, has attracted further investment from three Japanese megabanks and other sources. (Nikkei montage)
Artificial intelligence

Japan's Sakana AI worth $1.5bn in latest megabank fund raise

Top-tier companies invest $70m in partnerships to boost operating efficiency

17 September 2024
Tokyo's Keio University is one of 10 schools chosen to receive grants from the government.
Education

Japan to issue grants to build academic ties with Europe on AI, chips

Program aims to solve talent shortage in critical fields at universities

17 September 2024
Intel is trying to turn itself around after a disastrous second-quarter earnings performance.
Semiconductors

Intel to make custom AI chip for Amazon Web Services

Chipmaker also awarded up to $3bn in government funding for chips for U.S. military

17 September 2024
Taiwan Semicon, an industry expo that opened in Taipei on Sept. 4, drew many exhibitors from the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu. (Photo by Yoshinaru Sakabe)
Semiconductors

Japan chip industry suppliers hunt for clients in Taiwan

TSMC expansion prompts Kyushu companies to home in on critical market

17 September 2024
 TikTok argues that the sell-or-ban legislation signed into law in April is unconstitutional and will violate its users' free speech rights.
US-China tensions

TikTok fights sell-or-ban law in first U.S. court hearing

Judges question whether app's Chinese ownership excludes it from constitutional protection

17 September 2024
Workers at Samsung's Sriperumbudur plant in Chennai strike for higher wages on Sept. 12.
Work

Indian police detain 104 Samsung workers after weeklong strike

Staff at key Chennai site demand higher wages, better hours, union recognition

16 September 2024
DeepL CEO Jarek Kutylowski says the platform is looking to add nuance to its AI-powered translations. (Photo courtesy of DeepL)
Interview

DeepL translation targets Taiwan as next key Asian market

CEO says AI-based model is aiming to refine nuances, politeness

16 September 2024
Indian startups' valuations have moderated since the heyday of 2021. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and AP)
Market Spotlight

Indian startups turn to IPOs as funding tightens; some slash valuations

Shrinking capital increases pressure to give venture investors a profit

16 September 2024
A team from Japan's Saga University developed the world's first power circuit incorporating diamond semiconductors. (Saga University)
Semiconductors

Japan R&D brings powerful diamond semiconductors closer to reality

Synthetic crystal can handle 50,000 times as much electricity as silicon devices

15 September 2024
Concept image of ispace's lunar lander and exploration vehicle on the moon. The crafts will be carried to space by a rocket launched from the U.S. as early as December. (ispace)
15 September 2024