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Instagram, Facebook ran AI ‘nudify’ ads from China, report says

Instagram, Facebook ran AI ‘nudify’ ads from China, rep...

Meta's rules prohibit sexually suggestive ads or those for apps that purport to ...

Online education CEO bets on Fukuoka for regional growth

Online education CEO bets on Fukuoka for regional growth

The goal is to build a model in the city that combines the strengths of Tokyo's ...

China’s memory chip makers ride AI boom to new power — and U.S. scrutiny

China’s memory chip makers ride AI boom to new power — ...

Memory chips were once a low-margin business, but the global buildout of AI data...

Labor-management gap remains wide at Japan’s minimum wage panel

Labor-management gap remains wide at Japan’s minimum wa...

Labor representatives are seeking a record ¥75 increase, but management represen...

SoftBank’s $40 billion loan for OpenAI stake gets 21 new lenders

SoftBank’s $40 billion loan for OpenAI stake gets 21 ne...

The 12-month loan, signed in March, is one of the largest-ever bridge financings...

Germany’s sick-note crackdown may be treating the symptoms, not the disease

Germany’s sick-note crackdown may be treating the sympt...

Workers in Germany took an average of about 22 days of sick leave in 2024, among...

Malaysia’s resource anxiety tests Asia’s fastest data center build-out

Malaysia’s resource anxiety tests Asia’s fastest data c...

Protests over a data center complex in Johor state's southern tip — the epicente...

Seven & I abandons investment talks with Poland’s Zabka

Seven & I abandons investment talks with Poland’s Zabka

Seven & I was unable to reach a deal that would be "in the best interests" of th...

Japan identifies large share of rare earths in deep-sea mud off remote island

Japan identifies large share of rare earths in deep-sea...

An analysis of mud from off Minamitorishima island found medium and heavy rare e...

Yen’s worst week since May brings it close to ¥165 vs. dollar

Yen’s worst week since May brings it close to ¥165 vs. ...

Japan's currency is approaching the closely watched ¥165-per-dollar level after ...

SpaceX conducts first successful Starship test flight since going public

SpaceX conducts first successful Starship test flight s...

The primary goals of this 13th test launch were to once again demonstrate redesi...

Seven & i abandons investment talks with Poland’s Zabka

Seven & i abandons investment talks with Poland’s Zabka

Seven & i was unable to reach a deal that would be "in the best interests" of th...

Has AI become too powerful to control?

Has AI become too powerful to control?

One of OpenAI's most advanced models broke out of a locked-down test and attacke...

Japan’s inflation picks up, keeping BOJ on path for rate hikes

Japan’s inflation picks up, keeping BOJ on path for rat...

Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 1.6% in June from a year earlier.

Top environmental fund sees Japan key to AI energy challenge

Top environmental fund sees Japan key to AI energy chal...

The BNP Paribas Green Tigers Fund has returned 34% year-to-date, fueled by bets ...

Asian allies push back against Trump’s forced-labor tariffs

Asian allies push back against Trump’s forced-labor tar...

The latest duties aim to restore U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist reg...