Technology
Apple to launch Vision Pro in China, Japan and Singapore this month
iPhone maker's first virtual reality headset is priced from $3,499
Business deals
U.S. investment firm launches unsolicited bid for Japan's Sun Corp.
True Wind offers 19% premium over last Friday's closing price
Artificial intelligence
From China to Singapore, Asia's AI policy 'gaps' pose headaches for business
Governments shy from common rules, creating uncertainty for business
Opinion
Japan's draft app store law will boost innovation and competition
Google's and Apple's chokehold on mobile phone ecosystems must be loosened
Electric vehicles
Nissan turns to low-cost samarium-iron motor magnet for EV future
Rare-earth alloy believed to be key to cutting manufacturing costs by 30%
Food & Beverage
World's top crab stick machine maker extends reach to medical tech
Japan's Yanagiya pays close attention to customer requests, spurring innovation
Business trends
Indonesia's Bali tackles plastic waste with social enterprise
Canadian recycling platform works with businesses, benefits scavengers
Interview
LinkedIn VP warns humans to keep learning in AI era
Soft skills like critical listening, collaboration, empathy indispensable
ESG
'Yakult ladies' go to work for Mercari to unearth latent assets
Old-fashion sales style could help reignite growth at one of Japan's digital giants
Startups
TSMC-backed U.S. fund targets chip, robotics, other hardware startups
VC Kleiner Perkins and Japanese trading house Sojitz among other investors
Opinion
China 'legacy' chip fears best addressed with targeted measures
Focus on EVs and other areas of concern more workable than broad import ban
Business deals
SoftBank in talks to buy part of Sharp factory site for AI data center
Large facility with high-performance chips can be leased to others
Technology
Japan's Rapidus raises sales target on upbeat outlook for AI devices
Government-backed chip startup eyeing trillion-yen revenue by 2030
Technology
Google's new Singapore data center offers sustainability features
Facility recycles water in cooling systems, sets higher temperatures
Aerospace & Defense Industries
SpaceX Starship and Boeing Starliner show way for Asia's space race
China, India and Japan follow U.S. in encouraging private-sector innovation
SoftBank
SoftBank's lagging AI push draws Elliott's demand for buyback
Japanese tech investment house criticized for not using financial war chest
Technology
Nvidia, Google funding helps double AI unicorns to 37 in a year
Tech giants search for next OpenAI as investor focus shifts away from EVs
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Technology
Panasonic scraps timetable for EV battery growth as U.S. market slows
Tesla supplier had previously said it would triple revenue by fiscal 2030
#techAsia
Taiwan in the spotlight and CATL's subsidy haul
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
China tech
CATL tops China's corporate subsidies list, outranking oil majors
Emergence of EV-related recipients stands out as European tariffs loom
Technology
The race for AI PCs: Who's winning and what's at stake
Intel, AMD and Qualcomm all hope to reignite the computer market, but will users bite?
Semiconductors
Intel and partners to use Sharp's Japan LCD plants for chip research
Troubled electronics maker to get extra income by leasing out clean rooms
Technology
NIKKEI Film: Japanese anime vs. generative AI
Powerful technology lets anyone take beloved characters to whole new worlds
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Technology
AI anime flood: An infringement investigation of 90,000 images
AI-generated Pokemon characters, Luffy and Mario images tarnish Japan's soft power
Automobiles
DJI drone tech helps Chinese carmakers offer affordable driver assist
At least 20 models equipped with system to be released this year