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Samsung and SK Hynix’s mega South Korea chips gamble tests optimism of AI cycle
BUSINESS / Tech
Samsung and SK Hynix’s mega South Korea chips gamble tests optimism of AI cycle
The tech giants won praise from President Lee Jae Myung after throwing their weight behind the government’s semiconductor push.
BUSINESS / Tech
Spain’s war on football piracy is breaking the internet
LaLiga’s aggressive campaign against sports piracy knocks out thousands of websites in Spain as collateral damage every weekend.
BUSINESS / Tech
South Korea taps Samsung and SK Hynix in $576 billion AI-chip drive
Flanked ​by the chiefs of the world’s two biggest memory chipmakers, Lee cast the initiative as a “great leap forward.”
A dead pangolin stripped of its scales is advertised on Facebook by a Thai account selling "seasonal wild delicacies," part of what conservationists call rampant illegal wildlife trafficking across social media platforms.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 29, 2026
For sale on Facebook: monkeys, rhino horn and dead pangolins
By Sara Hussein
A recent report by conservationist organizations accuses Meta of hosting and effectively encouraging the world’s “largest single known illegal wildlife trade market.”
Anthropic won U.S. approval to restore some access to its powerful Mythos 5 artificial intelligence model, after resolving government concerns about the technology's potential threats to national security.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 27, 2026
Anthropic’s Mythos 5 AI model cleared by U.S. for wider use
The clearance eases a confrontation that erupted two weeks ago when the government abruptly barred Anthropic from giving foreign nationals access to Mythos 5 and a related model.
The inside of a car from British autonomous driving technology company Wayve Technologies. Safety concerns and costs have long slowed progress on autonomous vehicles.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 25, 2026
First global rules adopted for self-driving cars, U.N. says
By Nina LARSON
Safety concerns and the cost of developing next-level systems have long slowed progress on autonomous vehicles.
Workers at Elon Musk's xAI facility, which houses a large supercomputer known as Colossus, used for Artificial Intelligence (AI) data processing, in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sept. 11, 2025
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 24, 2026
China beats U.S. with fastest supercomputer, but race not geared for AI work
By Stephen Nellis
The Chinese victory on ​the ​list more likely shows that China wanted recognition for its chip design efforts.
People stand near humanoid robots on display at the Nvidia booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, China June 22, 2026.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 23, 2026
Nvidia seeks to make humanoid AI robots safer around humans
By Ian King
The chipmaker is offering software and semiconductors that will allow humanoids to truly interact with people — even making physical contact if necessary.
A closeup of a semiconductor wafer used as an example at the Linx booth at Semicon at the Nangang Exhibition center in Taipei in 2025.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 22, 2026
Taiwanese brothers amass $1 billion from boom in display chips
Biing-seng Wu and Jordan Wu own 24% of Himax, whose U.S.-listed shares have more than doubled in value this year.
A visitor interacts with a Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot during the London Tech Week at Olympia, in London, earlier this month.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 19, 2026
Robots pour cocktails and run marathons, but still can’t multitask
By Thomas URBAIN
Many are either run by a human with a remote control or stuck doing one narrow task.

Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
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By Alex K.T. Martin

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