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India's data center boom creates new engine for renewable energy
15+ hour, 53+ min ago (151+ words) Nikkei Asia India's data center boom creates new engine for renewable energy Large power needs increase bankability for battery-backed solar and wind projects BENGALURU -- India's push to become a major hub for artificial intelligence is creating a massive opportunity for…...
Applied Materials using AI to speed chip materials discovery, Japan chief says
23+ hour, 8+ min ago (161+ words) Nikkei Asia Applied Materials using AI to speed chip materials discovery, Japan chief says US company seeks Japanese partners, talent for innovation Applied Materials is one of the world's top suppliers of chipmaking equipment. © Reuters TOKYO -- The semiconductor industry needs…...
OpenAI's Altman won't do IPO this year, calls AI extinction risk 'unacceptable"
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (542+ words) Remarks come as Anthropic's Amodei urges AI companies to slow advances "Right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don't feel pressure on that," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told business magazine Fortune. © Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters)…...
Chinese Nvidia challenger Enflame jumps 188% in Shanghai market debut
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (177+ words) Nikkei Asia Chinese Nvidia challenger Enflame jumps 188% in Shanghai market debut Tencent-backed 'little dragon' raises $910m; tech stocks' post-IPO slumps draw scrutiny Visitors walk past an Enflame booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai in July 2026. © Reuters HONG…...
Anthropic disrupts Russian, Chinese AI campaigns targeting Claude
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (531+ words) Russia-linked group accused of AI phishing, hotel Wi-Fi hijacking and WhatsApp-takeover ops Anthropic says it has identified what it calls "new categories of threat actors" misusing Claude, including those using the platform to "develop software for conventional weapons, including firearms,…...
Japan's Fanuc, Google team up on AI-automated welding robots
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (141+ words) Nikkei Asia Japan's Fanuc, Google team up on AI-automated welding robots Exclusive: Gemini Enterprise-based system can read blueprints, eliminating need to program TOKYO -- Japanese industrial automation company Fanuc and Google have developed an automated welding system that uses artificial-intelligence-equipped robots…...
Sumitomo partners with Sakana AI to push Japan-built AI model
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (162+ words) Nikkei Asia Sumitomo partners with Sakana AI to push Japan-built AI model Trading house will support AI adoption across its 100,000-client network TOKYO -- Major Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. has partnered with Sakana AI to bring the startup's artificial-intelligence models…...
NiteShyft Announces October Launch Of AI Business Operating Platform For Small Companies
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (183+ words) Press release is published as submitted, and Nikkei Asia’s editorial team is not involved. These contents do not reflect the views of Nikkei Asia. NiteShyft will open its AI business operating platform to the public in October 2026, following private testing…...
TSMC, Intel and Samsung all bet on ASML's latest chip tool in AI race
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (174+ words) Nikkei Asia TSMC, Intel and Samsung all bet on ASML's latest chip tool in AI race Taiwan titan to start mass production with high NA EUV machine by 2030 ASML's high NA EUV lithography machines are the most advanced chipmaking tools…...
Australia's Firmus inks compute deal with OpenAI for Malaysian data centers
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (169+ words) Nikkei Asia Australia's Firmus inks compute deal with OpenAI for Malaysian data centers Partnership takes company's total contracted capacity to more than 900 MW OpenAI and Australia's Firmus are teaming up on data centers to meet AI demand across Southeast Asia....