Tokyo stories
NEC teams with Anthropic for Japan AI enterprise tools
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NEC and Anthropic team up to develop secure AI tools for finance, manufacturing and local government in Japan.
Oracle & Google Cloud add AI agent for database queries
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Oracle and Google Cloud have added a Gemini Enterprise agent that lets users query Oracle databases in natural language without writing SQL.
Oracle & Google Cloud add Gemini Enterprise database agent
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digital transformation
Oracle and Google Cloud add Gemini Enterprise access to governed database data, letting users query enterprise records in natural language without SQL.
GitLab expands AWS integration for agentic AI workflows
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GitLab lets AWS customers run Duo Agent Platform inference through Amazon Bedrock, keeping AI workflows inside existing cloud controls and spending commitments.
NTT Research launches Scale Academy with SaltGrain
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firewalls
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data protection
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encryption
NTT Research launches Silicon Valley incubator Scale Academy to commercialise lab-built technologies, starting with SaltGrain data security suite.
Japan's digital leap: From cautious adopter to confident standards setter
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data protection
Japan urged to turn digital strengths into broader economic gains as GSMA report calls for faster 5G, stronger trust and more inclusive services.
Crunchyroll opens Anime Awards voting with new nominees
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globalisation
Crunchyroll expands 2026 Anime Awards voting to MyAnimeList as nominees span nearly 50 titles and first presenters and performances are unveiled.
Seattle tops Karat's 2026 engineering talent rankings
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fintech
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e-learning
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hcm
Seattle tops Karat's 2026 engineering talent rankings as Toronto, Chicago and London surge in a shift away from traditional tech hubs.
Orange Business names Edmond Wong Asia-Pacific President
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cybersecurity
Orange Business promotes Edmond Wong to Asia-Pacific president as Nick Lambert retires after nearly seven years, signalling a smooth internal handover.
AI lifts Asia Pacific data centre costs, report says
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Japan and Singapore drive Asia Pacific data centre build costs higher as AI demand, power constraints and labour shortages widen regional gaps.
Asia Pacific data centre pipeline hits record 19.4GW
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Johor, Mumbai and Bangkok drive Asia Pacific's surge as the region's data centre pipeline reaches a record 19.4GW, Cushman & Wakefield says.
Lightstorm lifts Japan-Guam-Australia cable to 400Gbps
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Lightstorm boosts Japan-Guam-Australia subsea cable to 400Gbps, targeting surging AI and cloud demand with higher-capacity, low-latency links.
Goqoro to acquire +Style smart home platform in Japan
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robots
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Goqoro is acquiring SoftBank's +Style smart home brand in Japan, aiming to fuse AI, IoT and robotics into a unified “Future Living” platform.
New Relic to open first Japan data centre in Tokyo
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manufacturing
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New Relic will open its first Japan data centre in Tokyo in July 2026, targeting local data residency, latency and governance demands.
Gartner tips AI to upend work tools, hiring & data
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Gartner predicts AI will disrupt office software, hiring and data by 2030, triggering a USD $58 billion productivity tools shake-up.
Anthropic to open Sydney office in Australia, New Zealand
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Anthropic will open a Sydney office within weeks, expanding its Asia-Pacific footprint and deepening AI partnerships in Australia and New Zealand.
Auxia hits 100bn AI decisions as enterprises scale up
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Auxia passes 100bn AI 'revenue decisions' as enterprises shift from genAI trials to agent-based systems that drive measurable top-line gains.
Anthropic to open Sydney office in ANZ AI expansion
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agricultural technology
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Anthropic will open a Sydney office as its ANZ hub, deepening Claude AI partnerships and exploring local compute capacity in Australia.
Dify raises USD $30m to scale open-source AI workflows
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Dify secures USD $30m to expand its open-source platform for production-ready AI agent workflows across global enterprise teams.
AirTrunk lands record JP¥191.6bn green loan for TOK1
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AirTrunk secures a record JP¥191.6bn green loan to refinance and expand its TOK1 hyperscale data centre campus in east Tokyo.