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TECH 3

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2023
Apple plans to drop key Broadcom chip to use in-house design
Apple is Broadcom's largest customer and accounted for about 20% of the chipmaker's revenue in the last fiscal year, amounting to almost $7 billion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Perspectives
Jan 9, 2023
Technology remains key to geopolitical success
One of Japan's immediate challenges is to resolve tech supply chain issues and counter China's stranglehold of the world's semiconductor market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 8, 2023
From bees to bullets, CES tech show gives gamers the feels
The video game industry is showing off just how lifelike gaming can be made with new vests, head cushions and other simulation products.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2023
Seattle schools sue Big Tech over youth mental health crisis
The suit appears to be the first of its kind in the U.S. brought by a school district, following similar claims filed last year by scores of families.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 8, 2023
Auto industry races into metaverse at CES
Headsets, augmented reality and 'virtual' car lots all on display in Las Vegas at one of the world's largest technology expos
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 7, 2023
Billionaire Jack Ma gives up control of Ant Group
The company will give 10 individuals, including the founder, management and staff, voting rights independently, effectively removing Ma's voting control of Ant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2023
Western Digital and Kioxia revive merger talks as flash memory demand slides
The companies, which have a joint venture that produces flash chips, have been circling each other for years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 6, 2023
No improvement in sight: China-U.S. rivalry to further intensify in 2023
Washington will continue to hunt for ways to isolate Beijing and further slow its technological rise, while China is expected to keep pressuring Taiwan and increase its self-sufficiency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2023
U.S. and Japan to expand cooperation on key technologies beyond chips
The moves represent the latest efforts by the allies to address potential economic vulnerabilities amid competition between the U.S. and China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 5, 2023
Japanese startup seeks to expand abroad with exoskeleton business
Venture firm Innophys, hopes its products will be used in the care and farm fields in Europe as well as China and South Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2023
U.S. looks to work with Japan to boost women's job opportunities in science and tech
A U.S. official said she is certain that gender equality will be discussed by U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida when they meet next week in Washington.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 5, 2023
War in Ukraine highlights importance of cutting-edge technology in conflict
Deployment of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are key to progress in military conflicts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 5, 2023
CCTV cameras will watch over Egyptians in new high-tech capital
Installing more than 6,000 surveillance cameras across the New Administrative Capital may help with safety, but it also gives authorities an unparalleled ability to police public spaces.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 5, 2023
The global struggle for tech mastery
The past year offered some old lessons about great-power competition. But it also introduced some new ones about how technology is changing the strategic terrain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2023
Automated delivery robots to begin full-fledged service in Japan in April
Trials for deliveries of food and daily necessities by robots have been conducted in residential and business districts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2023
Robot fireflies and okra band-aids: 2022's nature-inspired solutions
'If we look to nature, we can shortcut our development process and get to a valuable solution right away,' said one researcher.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2023
Both hurt and saved by regulations, what is next for crypto in Japan?
Strong regulations may have helped Japan avoid some of the FTX fallout, but some LDP lawmakers are pushing for a loosening of rules to embrace virtual assets.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2023
Actually, it has been a wonderful year for tech’s future
Things looked bleak for the technology sector in 2022. Yet progress across the board gives reason to be optimistic about the coming few years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2023
Femtech taking off in Japan, but room for further growth remains
Analysts say consumers, businesses and the government must cooperate to help develop the industry.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 2, 2023
War-themed video game fuels wave of Ukraine conflict misinformation
Footage from Arma 3, often marked 'live' or 'breaking news,' has been used repeatedly in recent months in fake videos about the Russian offensive.

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