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Toto, Japan’s largest toilet maker, plans to invest $495 million by 2030 to expand its semiconductor materials unit, targeting R&D for the production of next-generation 1nm chips (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 22, 2026

Nikkei Asia: Toto, Japan’s largest toilet maker, plans to invest $495 million by 2030 to expand its semiconductor materials unit,…

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Global DRAM supply is expected to meet only 60% of demand through 2027; memory will reach around 40% of low-end smartphone manufacturing costs by mid-2026, up from 20% currently (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 18, 2026

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layoffs in the technology sector totaled 78,557 in the first quarter of 2026, 76.7% of which were in the United States; almost half were attributed to AI implementation and workflow automation (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 8, 2026

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Sources: Japan’s FTC raids Microsoft offices in Japan as part of investigation into whether Azure customers were improperly blocked from using other cloud services (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 25, 2026

Nikkei Asia: Sources: Japan’s FTC is raiding Microsoft’s offices in Japan as part of an investigation into whether Azure customers…

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Sources: China develops rules for Nvidia H200 purchases, limiting the number of chips local companies can buy and requiring them to justify the need (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 15, 2026

Nikkei Asia: Sources: China is developing rules for Nvidia H200 purchases, limiting the number of chips local companies can buy…

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Sources: Apple and Qualcomm scramble to secure fiberglass, used in chip substrates and PCBs, as AI boom drives demand for the component (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 14, 2026

Nikkei Asia: Sources: Apple and Qualcomm are scrambling to secure fiberglass, used in chip substrates and PCBs, as the AI…

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Industry executives say nearly all major memory chip makers are operating at or near capacity, with 2,026 production slots nearly “exhausted” due to demand for AI (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 22, 2025

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US investment in chipmaking will surpass that of China, Taiwan and South Korea starting in 2027, driven by AI demand and US policies, rising from $21 billion in 2025 to $43 billion in 2028 (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 11, 2025

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SoftBank Group consolidates 13 companies related to robotics of its main group and 7 vision of Fund 2 in a new portfolio company called SoftBank Robotics Group (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 6, 2025

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The investment in VC in Asia slowed down to $ 48.9 billion in the first nine months of 2025, just over 2024, in the midst of uncertainty due to American pricing policies (Pak Yiu / Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 5, 2025

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Trial against Orda.kz publisher begins – The Diplomat

China’s $295 billion AI ambitions will send domestic high-tech stocks soaring – The Diplomat

Football and assimilation in the Uighur region – Le Diplomate

Japan-Philippines Comprehensive Strategic Partnership – The Diplomat

Spike arrested as Vietnam experiences new ‘wave of repression,’ human rights group says – The Diplomat

American Airlines opens take-out lounge at New York’s JFK

Nike (NKE) Q4 2026 Results

JLL’s investment arm bets big on industrial real estate

Eli Lilly, Regeneron in FDA PreCheck manufacturing program

Medicare will soon cover obesity medications, but many seniors may not know it

Trump hands election to Democrats by holding midterm convention

Mike Johnson groans in defeat after SCOTUS overturns Trump on citizenship rights

House Democrats to force vote to cut Trump’s arms fund

Supreme Court condemns Republicans in midterms with ruling on mail-in voting

Even Fox News Can’t Hide Trump’s Great Failing for Fairness in America

Lime raised $174 million in its U.S. IPO, selling 6.68 million shares at $25 each, in the middle of the marketed range, giving Lime a market value of $1.6 billion (Bloomberg)

Nearly 1,700 British investors are suing Binance and Changpeng Zhao for at least £150 million, alleging Binance sold them risky derivatives without regulatory approval (Kirstin Ridley/Reuters)

Google Shuts Down Tenor API, Affecting GIF Selectors on Platforms Like Discord, WhatsApp, and Bluesky; Nikita Bier says X has migrated elsewhere (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Ottawa-based Dominion Dynamics, which develops software, sensors and drones to autonomously monitor the Arctic, has raised a C$139 million Series A round led by Georgian (Josh Scott/BetaKit)

Indonesian court sentences Gojek co-founder and former education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in prison for abuse of power over Chromebook deal (New York Times)

Browsing: Nikkei

Toto, Japan’s largest toilet maker, plans to invest $495 million by 2030 to expand its semiconductor materials unit, targeting R&D for the production of next-generation 1nm chips (Nikkei Asia)

Global DRAM supply is expected to meet only 60% of demand through 2027; memory will reach around 40% of low-end smartphone manufacturing costs by mid-2026, up from 20% currently (Nikkei Asia)

layoffs in the technology sector totaled 78,557 in the first quarter of 2026, 76.7% of which were in the United States; almost half were attributed to AI implementation and workflow automation (Nikkei Asia)

Sources: Japan’s FTC raids Microsoft offices in Japan as part of investigation into whether Azure customers were improperly blocked from using other cloud services (Nikkei Asia)

Sources: China develops rules for Nvidia H200 purchases, limiting the number of chips local companies can buy and requiring them to justify the need (Nikkei Asia)

Sources: Apple and Qualcomm scramble to secure fiberglass, used in chip substrates and PCBs, as AI boom drives demand for the component (Nikkei Asia)

Industry executives say nearly all major memory chip makers are operating at or near capacity, with 2,026 production slots nearly “exhausted” due to demand for AI (Nikkei Asia)

US investment in chipmaking will surpass that of China, Taiwan and South Korea starting in 2027, driven by AI demand and US policies, rising from $21 billion in 2025 to $43 billion in 2028 (Nikkei Asia)

SoftBank Group consolidates 13 companies related to robotics of its main group and 7 vision of Fund 2 in a new portfolio company called SoftBank Robotics Group (Nikkei Asia)

The investment in VC in Asia slowed down to $ 48.9 billion in the first nine months of 2025, just over 2024, in the midst of uncertainty due to American pricing policies (Pak Yiu / Nikkei Asia)