SoftBank launches battery business to power AI data centers, targets $640m in annual sales SoftBank battery business launched in Japan to supply AI data centers and expand overseas, with ties …
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Indian discoms face revenue loss as data centers seek distribution licenses
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiData Centers Seek Distribution Licenses as Indian Discoms Lose Industrial Customers Data centers seek distribution licenses in India, intensifying pressure on state-owned discoms as industrial users go off-grid and middlemen …
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Sony Group data team boosts advertising efficiency and fuels Demon Slayer success
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiSony Group fan-data team breaks down silos, helps Demon Slayer hit and triples ad efficiency Sony Group fan-data team united games, anime and financial services to boost IP, drive hits …
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Anthropic signs deals to lease rivals’ data centers amid compute capacity crunch
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiAnthropic Signs Leases on Competitor Data Centres as Compute Demand Surges Anthropic faces a severe compute capacity crunch and is leasing competitor data centres to scale its Claude AI models, …
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Bank of Japan data suggests ¥4.5 trillion in early-May yen interventions
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiBOJ Data Suggests Â¥4.5 Trillion Yen Intervention During Golden Week Bank of Japan money-market figures indicate roughly Â¥4.5 trillion ($28.8bn) of yen-buying intervention in the first six days of May, …
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SoftBank plans lithium- and cobalt-free batteries to power Japan AI data centers
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiSoftBank batteries to be made in Japan as group pursues lithium- and cobalt-free cells for AI data centers SoftBank to produce lithium- and cobalt-free batteries in Japan, aiming to power …
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Bank of Japan data reveals roughly 5 trillion yen-buying interventions
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiBank of Japan data points to Â¥5 trillion in yen-buying intervention on April 30, 2026 BOJ money-market data released May 1, 2026, indicates roughly Â¥5 trillion ($32 billion) of yen-buying …
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Politics
Nishi-Nippon City Bank apologizes after employee posts customer data on BeReal
by Sui Yuitoby Sui YuitoNishi-Nippon City Bank data leak: employee posted branch images showing customer names on BeReal Nishi-Nippon City Bank apologized after a staff member posted images and video from inside a Shimonoseki …
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India removes 9 million West Bengal voters amid data governance concerns
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiWest Bengal Voter Deletion of About 9 Million Sparks Disenfranchisement and Data-Governance Concerns About 9 million names removed from West Bengal electoral rolls ahead of assembly polls raise transparency, disenfranchisement …
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Technology
Taiwan Court Sentences Ex-Tokyo Electron Engineer 10 Years for Stealing TSMC Data
by Sora Tanakaby Sora TanakaTSMC data theft: Ex-Tokyo Electron engineer sentenced to 10 years by Taiwanese court A former Tokyo Electron engineer was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a Taiwan court found …