Technology
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Cosmic Princess Kaguya! review – trippy anime adapted from Japanese folk dives into virtual reality popworld
Emojis explode all over the screen in this hyperactive adaptation of a Japanese folk tale about a princess who…
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SoftBank to acquire DigitalBridge for $4bn in move to deepen ties to AI
Acquisition would further expand SoftBank’s investments in artificial intelligence as it tries to center itsel…
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Sony collars Snoopy in £340m deal to take control of Peanuts franchise
Japanese conglomerate raises to 80% its stake in firm that owns the intellectual property created by Charles S…
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Four ways AI is being used to strengthen democracies worldwide | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier
The dangers of artificial intelligence and its potential to consolidate power are clear. But used fairly, it c…
- OpenAI, Nvidia, Japan, Technology, Artificial intelligence (AI), Business, US news, Stock markets, World news, Technology sector
SoftBank sells stake in Nvidia for $5.8bn as it doubles down on OpenAI bets
Shares in chipmaker Nvidia fall after announcement by Japanese investor, with other tech shares also slippingB…
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‘A force of nature who took no prisoners’: a tribute to Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki
The driving force behind Team Ninja was a game development samurai who almost always won his battlesGame desig…
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‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen-Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use
Authorities in Japan are taking action against excessive phone time – but what is it like to restrict scrollin…
- Nvidia, Self-driving cars, Japan, Technology, Motoring, Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars, Automotive industry, Business, Nissan
UK startup Wayve begins testing self-driving tech in Nissan cars on Tokyo’s streets
London-based AI pioneer in talks to receive $500m investment from Nvidia as it funds its expansion in the US, …
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Japanese town wants residents to limit smartphone use to two hours a day
Draft ordinance in Toyoake has triggered a backlash from locals, with some calling it an attack on individual …
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Intel secures $2bn lifeline from Japan’s SoftBank
Shares in chip maker rise amid reports US government is also considering taking a stakeBusiness live – latest …
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Author Rie Qudan: Why I used ChatGPT to write my prize-winning novel
Sympathy Tower Tokyo attracted controversy for being partly written using AI. Does its author think the techno…
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Cloud review – bizarre internet action thriller descends into hail of bullets
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s baffling crime farrago follows a cyber fraudster pursued by an angry gang of disappointed s…
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Sony hikes PlayStation 5 price by 25% as Trump tariffs bite
PS5 digital price in UK would rise to £430 and €500 in Europe as Japanese games developer cites ‘challenging e…
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Japan’s World Expo: a positive vision of the future for our divided world?
Fifty-five years since Osaka last hosted, rocks from Mars, domestic androids and artificial hearts are part of…
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SoftBank ‘in talks’ to invest up to $25bn in OpenAI
Move reported by the FT would make Japanese group the largest financial backer of US startup behind ChatGPTBus…
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SpaceX launches two lunar landers to the moon
Privately built spacecraft from Texas-based Firefly and Japan’s ispace will conduct experiments for future mis…
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‘Hatsune Miku has a special part in my heart’: the 16-year-old pop sensation who does not exist
Miku is a ‘Vocaloid’ – a holographic avatar that represents a digital bank of vocal samples – and performs sel…
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Can a fluffy robot really replace a cat or dog? My weird, emotional week with an AI pet
Casio says Moflin can develop its own personality and build a rapport with its owner – and it doesn’t need foo…
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UK risks tech ‘talent drain’ to US if pension funds fail to back sector
Co-founder of British chipmaker Graphcore, which has been bought by Japan’s SoftBank, issues warningBusiness l…
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Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines
The 12-metre high machine has coke bottle eyes and a crude Wall-E-like head, as well as large arms that can be…