Japan relaxes privacy laws to make itself the ‘easiest country to develop AI’

Opting out of personal data use won't be an option because Minister says that's a 'very big obstacle' to AI adoption ...

Microsoft to make $10 billion AI-related investment in Japan

Microsoft Corp. will invest 1.6 trillion yen ($10 billion) in Japan over the four years through 2029 to reinforce infrastructure rela ...
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TSMC to make advanced AI semiconductors in Japan in boost for its chipmaking ambitions

TOKYO (AP) — Taiwan’s chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it will be manufacturing some of the world’s most cutting-edge semiconductors in Japan to meet booming artificial intelligence-related demand, in a ...
eWeek

Microsoft Unveils $10B Plan to Scale AI, Cloud, and Cybersecurity in Japan

Microsoft will invest $10 billion in Japan through 2029 to expand AI infrastructure, deepen cybersecurity ties, and train ...
MIT Technology Review

Making AI Work, MIT Technology Review’s new AI newsletter, is here

Learn how to apply LLMs across industries in 7 weekly editions of our new free newsletter. For years, our newsroom has explored AI’s limitations and potential dangers, as well as its growing energy ...
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AI is making waves everywhere, except where you’d expect it most. Two giant tech companies are working to change that

Artificial intelligence is starting to change the way people work, find information and even form social relationships. Yet very little has changed about the devices people often use to access AI: ...
MIT Technology Review

The Download: Making AI Work, and why the Moltbook hype is similar to Pokémon

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. A first look at Making AI Work, MIT Technology Review’s new AI ...