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OpenAI is developing a new smart speaker that will turn its presence on a computer screen to a physical manifestation of its ChatGPT.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2026
OpenAI¡¯s first device will be movable, screenless speaker built as AI companion
The device represents a critical next step for OpenAI, which is poised for an initial public offering in the coming months.
Tim Cook in Beijing in 2024
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 22, 2026
Apple¡¯s Tim Cook takes on crucial new role: global ambassador
Cook will tread a thin line between Washington and Beijing as the world¡¯s two largest economies vie for supremacy.
Cables connected to the rear of a wireless router. Consumers and businesses connect wired internet lines to routers to create Wi-Fi networks for computers, phones, TVs, cameras and other internet-enabled products.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 24, 2026
FCC bans wireless-router imports, citing threat to national security
While the commission said companies could apply for exemptions, the move could dramatically shake up the market for routers, which are primarily made overseas.
Tech and social media giant Meta has enticed artificial intelligence talent from other companies, including Apple, with staggering pay increases.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 3, 2025
Apple¡¯s lead AI researcher for robotics heads to Meta as part of latest exits
The Apple Foundation Models team, which the company launched last year as part of its bid to catch up in AI, has lost roughly 10 members in recent weeks.
An Apple store in New York
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 14, 2025
Apple plots expansion into AI robots, home security and smart displays
A tabletop robot that serves as a virtual companion, targeted for 2027, is the centerpiece of the AI strategy.
Apple executives John Giannandrea (left) and Craig Federighi. Shares of the company declined as much as 1.5% to $210.82, reaching a session low in New York trading.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 30, 2025
Apple loses fourth AI researcher in a month to Meta¡¯s Superintelligence team
Meta previously lured away the leader of the Apple foundation models group, Ruoming Pang, with a compensation package valued at more than $200 million.
A man talks on a phone in front of an Apple Store in Shanghai. For the first time ever, Apple is closing a retail store in China.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2025
Apple to shutter a retail store in China for the first time ever
The company said it will shut one of two stores in the city of Dalian on Aug. 9, citing a changing landscape at the shopping complex where it is located.
Meta hired Ruoming Pang, who ran Apple¡¯s AI models team, with a pay package in the hundreds of millions over a several-year period, according to sources.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 10, 2025
Meta poached Apple¡¯s Pang with pay package of over $200 million
Apple didn¡¯t try to match Meta¡¯s offer to engineer Ruoming Pang as it far exceeded pay at the company for leaders other than CEO Tim Cook.
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been recruiting top artificial intelligence engineers for the company¡¯s new superintelligence division.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 8, 2025
Apple loses top AI models executive to Meta¡¯s hiring spree
The departure of Ruoming Pang marks another setback in the iPhone maker¡¯s struggling efforts in the emerging space.
Apple Intelligence would rely more heavily on outside technology under a plan being considered by the company.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 1, 2025
Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri in major reversal
A switch to Anthropic¡¯s Claude or OpenAI¡¯s ChatGPT models for Siri would be an acknowledgment that Apple is struggling to compete in generative AI.
Samsung and Perplexity are in talks regarding preloading Perplexity¡¯s app and assistant on upcoming Samsung devices.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 2, 2025
Samsung nears wide-ranging deal with Perplexity for AI features
Samsung is planning to announce the Perplexity integrations as early as this year, sources said.
Jony Ive, left, is collaborating with OpenAI¡¯s Sam Altman as part of a nearly $6.5 billion deal.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 22, 2025
OpenAI to buy AI startup from Apple veteran Jony Ive in $6.5 billion deal
The purchase ¡ª the largest in OpenAI¡¯s history ¡ª will provide the company with a dedicated unit for developing AI-powered devices.
Customers try the Apple Vision Pro headset inside an Apple Store in San Francisco, California, on April 30.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 15, 2025
Apple readies feature that lets Vision Pro users scroll with their eyes
The capability is being tested as part of an upcoming version of the headset¡¯s operating system.
People walk through an Apple Store in Hong Kong on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Apr 13, 2025
Apple was on brink of crisis before tariff concession from Trump
Donald Trump¡¯s 125% tariffs on goods produced in China threatened to upend its supply chain as seriously as the COVID-19 snarls did five years ago.
U.S. President Donald Trump wants Apple to begin building iPhones in the United States. But Apple is unlikely to move production to the country in the foreseeable future for a variety of reasons.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Apr 12, 2025
Why Trump¡¯s dream of made-in-the-USA iPhones isn¡¯t going to happen
Apple is unlikely to move production to the U.S. in the foreseeable future for a variety of reasons, including a shortage of facilities and labor.
The AI management shift has been months in the making and predates Apple announcing the Siri delays.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 21, 2025
Apple shuffles AI executive ranks in bid to turn around Siri
The company is undergoing a rare shake-up of its executive ranks, aiming to get its artificial intelligence efforts back on track.
An Apple store in Walnut Creek, California, on Monday. Apple Inc. Apple investors rejected a proposal to end the iPhone maker¡¯s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, but CEO Tim Cook some some adjustments may occur.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 26, 2025
Apple to keep DEI efforts, though some adjustments possible
The proposal to abolish DEI efforts came after competitors like Meta and Google have started winding down such programs.
People line up outside an Apple store in Beijing.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2025
Apple¡¯s China focus thrusts it into center of geopolitical fight
It counts China as its biggest manufacturing hub and the U.S. as its largest market, putting it at the center of an escalating geopolitical fight.
Customers walk past an Apple logo inside an Apple store in New York in 2018.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 30, 2025
Apple and SpaceX link up to support Starlink network on iPhones
In an under-the-radar move, the latest iPhone software update now supports Starlink satellite technology.
Apple CEO Tim Cook
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 22, 2024
Apple CEO Tim Cook¡¯s other job: Helping Nike turn things around
Cook has carved out a role as one of Nike¡¯s closest outside advisers over the last 19 years and is the company¡¯s lead independent director.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night¡¯s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.
Maya Ongaku¡¯s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku ¡ª (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano ¡ª grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.

Podcast

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

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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