industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 8
The memorandum pairs a Japanese FHE startup with a space-tech firm to build a domestic secure intelligence base for defense, addressing the inherent leak risk of decrypting data during analysis.
ASCII.jp
industry 1 sources · Aug 8
Paytm's move shows Luxembourg's strategy of using legal certainty and public-private partnership to pull major foreign tech companies into its digital finance ecosystem.
ASCII.jp
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 8
The launch formalizes Knowledge Work's shift from consulting and product services to a platform-based approach, backed by a major funding round aimed at scaling sales AI agent delivery through partnerships.
ASCII.jp
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 7
Unity is extending its monetization to non-game enterprise users with per-user fees, a shift that could significantly raise costs for companies using Unity for internal tools.
Automaton
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 7
The non-dilutive debt raise, following a December 2025 Series B, gives Polyuse the capital to push its construction 3D printer toward a data-driven "Physical AI" model without giving up further equity.
ASCII.jp
industryannouncement 1 sources · Aug 7
The launch gives INSPIRE a direct fan communication channel with tiered paid membership, marking a formal step in the group's fan engagement strategy as it enters its fourth year.
ASCII.jp
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 7
The fund treats the sharp drop in shareholder support as an early indicator of concern over management responsibility and capital policy, and it is now forcing the board to answer specific numerical and deadline-based questions before the October plan.
ASCII.jp
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 7
The membership gives Ascend a formal channel to work with major consulting firms like Accenture, expanding its project pipeline in DX, AI, and ERP support.
ASCII.jp
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 7
The acquisition pushes newmo's Osaka fleet to the top of the prefecture, consolidating its position as the largest taxi operator in the region.
ASCII.jp
industrylicense 1 sources · Aug 7
The agreement gives Viz Media's original properties, with RWBY as the anchor, a route into film and television through a production company whose credits include The Maze Runner and Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Anime News Network
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 7
The carve-out moves lotsful from Persol's in-house business to Akatsuki's B2B portfolio, where AI and PR assets are expected to broaden its corporate support beyond talent matching.
ASCII.jp
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 7
The 200 percent oversubscription signals investor confidence in Second Heart's preventive healthcare platform aimed at reducing diabetes-related foot amputations.
ASCII.jp
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 7
The funding targets the bottleneck of p-type SiC substrate wafers, which the company says hinder next-generation power systems needed to address AI-driven electricity demand.
ASCII.jp
industryannouncement 1 sources · Aug 7
The platform targets SES and contract development firms that struggle to grow PM talent, offering repeated practice without real project risk.
ASCII.jp
industry 1 sources · Aug 7
The footage marks the first visual proof of Kodansha's space manga drawing project, with Celsys' CLIP STUDIO PAINT serving as the drawing tool in the demonstration.
ASCII.jp
industryannouncement 2 sources · Aug 7
The open-sourcing under Apache License 2.0 lets any company deploy Cloudflare OS as its own internal AI platform, potentially shifting how enterprises balance AI access with data security.
ASCII.jp, GIGAZINE
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 7
A second investment from a former Adobe executive signals that IP protection and AI management are becoming commercially central as generative AI enters design workflows.
ASCII.jp
industry 1 sources · Aug 6
The lawsuit extends criminal allegations against a former TCPI executive into a civil claim against the company itself, alleging negligence in its handling of his conduct.
Anime News Network
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 6
The partnership pairs a production company with a merchandiser from the outset, so the original manga and anime are planned alongside licensed toys and goods rather than after the fact.
Anime News Network
industryevent 2 sources · Aug 6
The expanded Tokyo IP Market and the Frontières partnership signal a deliberate push to convert Japan's IP demand, measured at Cannes, into structured deal-making for genre projects and adaptations.
Cartoon Brew, GameBusiness.jp
industry 2 sources · Aug 5
Apple's request for expedited discovery signals the case is expanding from individual allegations to implicate OpenAI as a whole, potentially affecting its AI device development.
GIGAZINE, GameBusiness.jp
industry 2 sources · Aug 5
Nomoto stressed that Japanese creators often misjudge how foreign cultures perceive the use of their own cultural expressions, a gap that can turn a creative choice into a reputational and financial crisis even when no domestic law is broken.
Inside, GameBusiness.jp
industrybusiness 2 sources · Aug 4
The bundle marks a strategic pairing of an anime-focused platform with a general entertainment service, leveraging Prime Video Channels as a distribution hub to reduce churn and expand each service's reach beyond their core audiences.
Anime News Network, Cartoon Brew
industry 2 sources · Aug 1
Anthropic's refusal to sign highlights a split among leading AI developers over whether open-weight models help or harm security, with Anthropic arguing that mandatory safety testing for all high-performance models is needed instead of assuming openness benefits defenders.
ASCII.jp, GIGAZINE