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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 10, 2023
Artificial intelligence is booming — so is its carbon footprint
The AI sector is growing so fast, and has such limited transparency, that no one knows exactly how much total electricity use and carbon emissions can be attributed to it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2023
U.S. and India plan to boost chips collaboration, Biden’s commerce chief says
The memorandum of understanding between the two countries focuses on information-sharing and policy dialogue toward greater collaboration in the semiconductor industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2023
Dutch to restrict semiconductor tech exports to China, joining U.S. effort
The Netherlands is a leader in chipmaking technology and the move is a step toward adopting rules urged by Washington to hobble China's chipmaking industry and slow its military advances.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 9, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's bid to shift blame complicated by new charges
The latest federal charges against Bankman-Fried appear to undermine some of the public claims he has made since the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2023
U.S. worries China will use supply chains as weapon
The pandemic demonstrated how the disruption of a single factory in China or elsewhere could halt the work of major industrial operations around the globe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 9, 2023
TikTok makes fresh push to convince regulators that it protects data
The company outlined plans on Wednesday to build three European data centers to store information on TikTok’s 150 million users in the region locally.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 8, 2023
Biden administration backs new TikTok bill, aiming for swift passage
The bill would give the president the ability to force the sale of foreign-owned technologies, apps, software or e-commerce platforms deemed a national security threat to U.S. users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2023
SoftBank's Arm likely aiming to raise at least $8 billion in U.S. IPO
Arm is expected to confidentially submit paperwork for its initial public offering in late April, two sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Mar 7, 2023
Japan's first AI manga has people asking: Is it machine magic or art menace?
The creator of 'Cyberpunk: Peach John' says he isn't good at drawing, but he didn't let that stop him from illustrating a manga.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2023
Xi vows to boost high-end manufacturing in face of U.S. pressure
The comments come against a backdrop of accelerating shifts of production capacity from China to neighboring nations like India and Vietnam.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Mar 6, 2023
China's chip sector needs more than state money to dull impact of U.S. restrictions
Beijing has earmarked $140 billion for domestic chipmaking development in response to U.S. export restrictions, but money alone is not enough to catch Western rivals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2023
Shein’s throne challenged by shopping platform Temu
Temu views Shein as its biggest rival in the near-term, and wants to surpass its dominance within the next few years, sources have said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2023
Satellites could beam poorest nations out of digital desert
Tech giants including Microsoft have pledged to help poor regions hobbled by bad internet services to 'leapfrog' into an era of online connectivity, with satellites set to play a key role.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 4, 2023
London’s investment appeal is unraveling as Arm heads to the U.S.
The trend is ominous for flagging initial public offerings in the U.K. and also sets back efforts to transform what is widely perceived to be a dinosaur equity market.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 3, 2023
ChatGPT turns to manga in 'One Piece' author experiment
The AI program has passed exams, penned news articles and produced code. So perhaps it's no surprise that 'One Piece' author Eiichiro Oda has turned to it for inspiration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 3, 2023
SoftBank's Arm rebuffs London by choosing U.S. listing
The firm did not rule out an eventual London listing, saying it intended to consider a subsequent initial public offering there in due course, without providing further details.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2023
China takes ‘stunning lead’ in key technological research, think tank says
By often producing more than five times as many highly cited research papers as its closest competitor, China has the foundations to position itself as a science and technology superpower.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2023
NTT to start offering services under next-gen network initiative
The major telecommunications company plans to start offering the services from March 16 for a monthly fee of ¥1.98 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 3, 2023
Google Japan workers form labor union amid fears of job cuts
Members of the union told a reporters on Thursday that they are demanding that Google Japan enter negotiations with the union this month.

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