Morgan Stanley: UK companies reported that AI led to 8% net job losses over the past year, above Japan's 7% and Germany's 4%; AI led to a 2% US net job gain
The UK is losing more jobs than it's creating because of artificial intelligence — and at a faster rate than its international peers.
How Japan's viral horse racing game Umamusume, developed by Cygames, passed 30M downloads in Asia, spurring anime adaptations, concerts, and new racetrack fans
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Japan faces data center bottlenecks due to labor shortages, rising costs, and outdated building processes; DC Byte: Japan's capacity has tripled over five years
TOKYO — Since relocating his Tokyo office in August to accommodate a growing team, veteran construction consultant Takehiko Yuge …
Samsung, TSMC, SoftBank, SK Hynix, and others closed as much as 10% down, matching their US peers, as investors worry over stretched AI and tech valuations
Shares in Japan's SoftBank Group closed 10% lower on Wednesday, amid a broader drop in AI-linked companies as investors turned wary …
Japan is becoming a test bed for whether logistics companies can overcome labor shortages, as the aging country lags the US and China in robotics and automation
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SoftBank's shares plunged up to 9.2% on August 20, as tech stocks in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong fell after US tech stocks dropped overnight
Link: fortune.com/2025/08/18/m... Nash / @radiodeadair.com : This is the part where they're going to pretend every single one of us who were correct about “AI” for the past few years actually wasn't, ...
Analysis: China imported a record $30.9B in chipmaking equipment in 2024, including $9.63B from Japan, $9.53B from the Netherlands, and $4.86B from Singapore
TAIPEI/SEOUL — China bought a record amount of foreign chipmaking equipment in 2024 as part of efforts to massively expand domestic chip production … X: @pstasiatech , @nikkeiasia , and @rwang07 X: Pa...
Sources: Chinese AI startup Manus raised $75M led by Benchmark at a $500M valuation, and plans to expand to markets including the US, Japan, and the Middle East
incredible launch, incredible product, incredible investors. Sheel Mohnot / @pitdesi : Manus is based in Beijing. Wonder how you underwrite that risk. Perhaps why Gurley has been talking about how we ...