TechCrunch tested OpenAI's new AI keypad. The reviewer calls it fun for some coders and slightly mystifying to everyone else. OpenAI's hardware push is still searching for a mass-market shape.
52 min ago 4 4
Hitachi announces the extension of AI agents to its entire system development process. A strong signal for Japanese integrators and a real-world test for agentics in corporate IT environments.
14 h ago 8 10
On the TechCrunch Equity podcast, American VCs refer to the Kimi K3 effect on valuations as "AI communism." The real signal: the first time a Chinese open-weight model forces American CFOs to recalculate their P&L.
14 h ago 5 8
Rhetorical question in appearance, but now structuring the Japanese corporate debate - data sovereignty, language, governance.
yesterday 7 11
The agreement seals Korea's integration into the "Nvidia stack" - researchers, engineers, HBM wafers and inference fleet.
yesterday 6 8
Washington threatens sanctions against Chinese models for intellectual property theft. The question of controlling access to frontier technologies shifts from technical to diplomatic.
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:41 12 9
Oklo and X-energy formalize their support for the US push for nuclear power in AI. Modular reactors (SMRs) move from deck idea to capex line.
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:41 10 8
An Asian rebound in S&P reading - important for the appetite of Japanese/Korean institutions on Oracle revolvers.
Jul 20, 2026 at 16:42 15 12
Japanese financial groups are relocating to Kyushu around the TSMC/Rapidus cluster - the physical proof that a compute hub is also a capital hub, and the constraint that follows.
Jul 18, 2026 at 11:11 18 8
Nikkei reports on July 17 a partnership between Rapidus and Cadence on AI agent tools for chip design - Japanese sovereignty targets EDA.
Jul 17, 2026 at 22:04 18 9
The Singaporean startup pQCee raises $3.9 M in post-quantum cybersecurity. Small ticket, big signal: the PQC transition is no longer waiting for the quantum deadline.
Jul 17, 2026 at 14:21 7 13
Xi Jinping engages in "AI diplomacy" with the Thai and Cambodian prime ministers. The Chinese techno-sovereignty package is becoming an instrument of influence in Southeast Asia.
Jul 17, 2026 at 09:19 16 10
