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Saritha Rai
Companies are adopting AI tools at a rapid rate, but the technology¡¯s impact on productivity and efficiency is uneven and muddled, according to a new study.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 6, 2026
AI saves time but most companies waste the gain, study shows
The findings belie the premise that companies will automatically boost productivity through AI.
An exhibit at a brain research facility at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology in China in 2025
WORLD
May 12, 2026
Why brain implants are more than a sci-fi fantasy
Researchers have been working for decades on brain-computer interfaces to help those suffering from paralysis, blindness and hearing loss.
Japanet is expanding its venture capital fund with Pegasus Tech Ventures, after early investments in firms like SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI showed strong growth.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2026
Japanet expands its VC fund after bets on Anthropic and xAI pay off
The Nagasaki-based retailer known for infomercials targeting seniors in aging Japan will allocate $200 million to the fund, up from an initial $50 million in 2021.
Workstations at a research lab with a focus on artificial intelligence in Bengaluru
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 9, 2026
Homegrown startups outperform returnee tech talent, study shows
India¡¯s fiercely competitive startup field
An attendee shakes hands with a PaXini humanoid robot during the annual CES technology show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 9, 2026
China¡¯s humanoids were everywhere at America¡¯s top tech show
The presence of China¡¯s robotics innovations at the heart of America¡¯s technology showcase is a constant reminder of the technological race between both countries.
China's DeepSeek carries far-reaching implications for the global tech industry and supply chain.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 27, 2025
Why is the AI world freaking out over China¡¯s DeepSeek?
DeepSeek has far-reaching implications for the global tech industry, upending the widespread belief that the future of AI will require ever-increasing amounts of power.
Thimphu TechPark building in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Oct. 17
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 16, 2024
Secret to AI profitability is hiring a lot more doctorates
Nagging questions persist about whether AI will actually prove useful enough for businesses around the world to pay up for it.
Google's plan to invest $1 billion in data centers in Thailand underscores a push by Southeast Asia¡¯s governments to attract foreign tech firms.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2024
Google to spend $1 billion in Thailand in Southeast Asia AI push
The outlay could help add $4 billion to Thailand¡¯s economy by 2029 and support 14,000 jobs annually over the next five years, Google says.
Sarvam AI, often described as India¡¯s OpenAI, introduced software for businesses that can interact with customers using spoken voice rather than just text.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 26, 2024
Cheap AI voice bots are suddenly everywhere in India
Startups may turn India into a proving ground for what could be the next frontier of generative artificial intelligence products.
Inside the TikTok office in Singapore in 2023
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 1, 2024
China¡¯s AI startups head to Singapore in a bid for global growth
Singapore offers many Chinese artificial intelligence startup companies better access to global investors and customers than China does.
Kai-Fu Lee, chairman of Sinovation Ventures
BUSINESS / Tech
May 13, 2024
Tech pioneer Kai-Fu Lee¡¯s AI venture aims to deliver China¡¯s ChatGPT moment
Beijing bars foreign AI models in part due to strict censorship, but that also ensures domestic players have a big local market without global competition.
A pedestrian walks past a theatre promoting the "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" show in the West End district of London in 2020.
WORLD / Society
Dec 27, 2023
Researchers draw on Harry Potter to magic future AI into our world
The books¡¯ enduring influence, wide range of language and complex wordplay make them particularly valuable for work on generative artificial intelligence.
AI software is being used to detect cognitive decline in older Japanese drivers in order to help prevent accidents.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 22, 2023
AI startup helps insurers spot cognitive decline in elderly drivers
Once reliant on a driver's age and model of car, some insurers now rely on AI to expedite settlements and craft more precise risk assessments.
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, arriving at the bipartisan A.I. Insight Forum organized by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with labor union leaders and civil society groups, at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 13.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 21, 2023
Nvidia?CEO tours India eyeing AI market to hedge China risks
For Nvidia, whose processors are key to development of artificial intelligence systems, the South Asian nation of 1.4 billion presents a rare opportunity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2023
A chatbot that won¡¯t take bribes for giving advice is a hit in India
While the change that was ushered in by ChatGPT caused alarm about AI¡¯s role in the spread of disinformation and job losses, it¡¯s also a tool that can aid social equality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2021
SoftBank-backed Snapdeal targets $250 Million IPO in 2022
The e-commerce startup co-founded by Wharton alumnus Kunal Bahl in 2010 focuses on the less-affluent and less tech-savvy bulk of the population living outside India's biggest cities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2021
In just 21 days, Facebook led an Indian test account to gore and fake news
Originally designed to show the company's ability to recommend content, a new report shows just how little control Facebook has in one of its most important markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2021
China¡¯s regulatory upheaval helps propel India¡¯s $8.8 billion wave of startup IPOs
At the current pace, 2021 will exceed the country's all-time record of $11.8 billion, with all involved racing to cash in on fervent demand for fresh public offerings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 20, 2021
Flush with unicorns, India¡¯s tech moment arrives
Last week marked a watershed for technology startups in India, as a record bout of fundraising shifted attention to the world's second-most populous market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2021
Big Tech is gearing up for a massive fight with Modi¡¯s India
India is growing more assertive in its efforts to control online communications, challenging Twitter and Facebook's practices and threatening to set a precedent that could extend worldwide.
¡®AI simply can¡¯t replicate it¡¯: Japan embraces zine trend
A staff member taking a printed newspaper out of the machine at the Kyoto Shimbun factory in Kumiyama, Kyoto Prefecture.
Kyoto police search for missing American tourist
James "Weston" Higginbotham was last seen in Kyoto on May 29.
Japan should prepare for an intense typhoon season this year, experts say
Elevated water levels are seen along the Tama River in Kawasaki's Tama Ward as Tropical Storm Jangmi brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Kanto region Wednesday.
Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund yen intervention
Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 1 following reports of Japan's possible intervention in the currency market.
How Japan created its naphtha supply bottleneck
Japan received 93% of its oil via the Strait of Hormuz prior to the Feb. 28 start of the Iran war.
¡®Fujiko¡¯ transforms a mother¡¯s resilience into festival gold
¡°Fujiko¡± stars Yuki Katayama (left) as a scrappy single mother who fights for her autonomy in 1970s and ¡¯80s Japan.
Japan should prepare for an intense typhoon season this year, experts say
Elevated water levels are seen along the Tama River in Kawasaki's Tama Ward as Tropical Storm Jangmi brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Kanto region Wednesday.
The LDP wants another coalition partner. Will it happen?
Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People (DPP), delivers a question during a House of Representatives plenary session on May 25. Making the DPP a coalition member would make it easier for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (above left) to drive forward her legislative agenda.
Japan¡¯s Cannes moment signals a new global push
Tao Okamoto (left) and Virginie Efira (right) shared the Cannes Film Festival¡¯s best actress honor for their roles in Ryusuke Hamaguchi¡¯s ¡°All of a Sudden,¡± a coproduction between Japan, France, Belgium and Germany.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Community programs and tracking systems are expanding across Japan as local governments search for ways to prevent dementia-related disappearances.
He told his wife he was ¡®coming home.¡¯ Then he disappeared.
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