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Anthropic is expecting to match or beat the size of SpaceX's record-setting initial public offering as it prepares to file publicly for its potential mega-IPO as soon as the end of August, source say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/21/companies/anthropic-ipo-record-spacex/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ai #tech #ipo #anthropic #spacex

YouTube is offering millions of dollars to popular channels if they upload their videos to the site exclusively for a certain period of time, in an effort to halt Netflix's pursuit of its biggest stars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/20/companies/youtube-creators-millions-netflix/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #youtube #netflix #streaming

BYD, the world's largest maker of electric vehicles, is looking to persuade car buyers in Japan to switch over from domestic brands with a tiny EV designed for the country's narrow roads. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/20/companies/byd-racco-minicar-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #byd #cars #carmakers #electricvehicles #china #wangchuanfu #toyota #honda #nissan #generalmotors #ford #hyundai

The #HongKong #Trade #Development #Council (#HKTDC) hosted its #flagship overseas #promotion, Think #Business, Think Hong Kong (#TBTHK), in #KualaLumpur on August 11, drawing some 1,600 business leaders from #Malaysia and Hong Kong. The #event aimed to connect Malaysian #companies with #capital, expertise, and #opportunities for regional expansion, particularly into the #Guangdong-Hong Kong-#Macao Greater Bay Area and the wider #China mainland #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/malaysia-and-hong-kong-deepen-business-ties-at-kuala-lumpur-forum/

Merck and Moderna's success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay opens a new avenue of treatment that doctors hope will work against many types of tumors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/20/companies/moderna-merck-cancer-vaccines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #merck #moderna #cancer #pharmaceuticals #drugmakers #vaccines

[#TRADESHOW] #WATERTECH #BEIJING 2026 will be held from September 15 to 17, 2026, at #China National #Convention #Center (CNCC). As a leading #water #technology #trade #expo in Northern China, the #exhibition #event brings together #technology providers, government representatives, engineering #companies, utility operators, and #business industrial users seeking practical solutions for water treatment and #sustainable water management. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/watertech-beijing-2026/

https://theconversation.com/if-british-voters-seem-impatient-and-angry-data-shows-they-might-have-a-point-289643. They DO have a point, especially over the excessive influence of #lobbyists & #special #interest #groups! The one the author of this article doesn't mention - & SHOULD have done - is the #fossilfuel #lobby, @ConversationUK. The directors & CEOs of #fossilfuels #companies act with #impunity, no matter what harm they do to the #climate, but anyone who #protests about what they do? They end up in jail!

Singapore's casino duopoly has become more lopsided in recent years, putting pressure on the losing rival ahead of the renewal of its gaming license. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/19/companies/singapore-casino-losing-rival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #singapore #casinos #gambling

Mizuho Financial Group expects the Bank of Japan to pick up the pace of interest-rate hikes, with the next one coming as soon as next month, as the weak yen and inflation prompt the central bank to act more quickly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/19/companies/mizuho-markets-boj-rate-hikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mizuho #boj #jgb

Japanese companies posted their largest earnings beat in five years despite soaring oil costs, fueling hopes that strong profit growth across sectors can broaden the market rally beyond AI-related trades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/19/companies/japan-firms-largest-earnings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japaneseeconomy #stocks #topix

The #HongKong #Trade #Development #Council (#HKTDC) hosted its #flagship overseas #promotion, Think #Business, Think Hong Kong (#TBTHK), in #KualaLumpur on August 11, drawing some 1,600 business leaders from #Malaysia and Hong Kong. The #event aimed to connect Malaysian #companies with #capital, expertise, and #opportunities for regional expansion, particularly into the #Guangdong-Hong Kong-#Macao Greater Bay Area and the wider #China mainland #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/malaysia-and-hong-kong-deepen-business-ties-at-kuala-lumpur-forum/

[#TRADESHOW] #WATERTECH #BEIJING 2026 will be held from September 15 to 17, 2026, at #China National #Convention #Center (CNCC). As a leading #water #technology #trade #expo in Northern China, the #exhibition #event brings together #technology providers, government representatives, engineering #companies, utility operators, and #business industrial users seeking practical solutions for water treatment and #sustainable water management. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/watertech-beijing-2026/

According to a survey conducted by the IT industry association Bitkom among more than 600 companies in Germany, one in seven businesses (14 percent) is currentl... https://news.osna.fm/?p=59913 | #news #ai #artificial #companies #german

SoftBank Group has invested $200 million in Gravis Robotics, a Swiss startup that makes autonomous software for construction machinery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/18/companies/softbank-gravis-robotics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #startups #gravisrobotics #switzerland #robots #ai #masayoshison

Rakuten Group is working with defense AI startup Helsing to bring the German company's military drones to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/17/companies/rakuten-germany-drones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rakuten #ai #defense #startups #germany #russia #sdf #drones #gsdf

1 Bloomberg: Already this year, #investment-grade #companies have sold nearly $1.5 trillion of #bonds, a 36% jump from a year earlier. The accelerating #AI #borrowing spree is taxing the market’s ability to absorb so much #debt … 🧵

Amid a wave of food inflation in Japan, convenience stores and supermarkets are enhancing their lineup of no-frills noodles to appeal to consumers looking for more affordable products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/17/companies/zero-topping-noodles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #inflation #food #conveniencestores #supermarkets #instantnoodles

A plan is underway to build an artificial intelligence data center in Akita Prefecture that could become Japan's largest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/17/companies/akita-data-center/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ai #datacenters #akita #renewables #wind #s2 #bitgrit

Tomohito Mitsumori, president of Japanese restaurant chain operator Ootoya Holdings, has said the company plans to accelerate the opening of its Ootoya Gohan Dokoro restaurants overseas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/17/companies/ootoya-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ootoya #food #restaurants

The #HongKong #Trade #Development #Council (#HKTDC) hosted its #flagship overseas #promotion, Think #Business, Think Hong Kong (#TBTHK), in #KualaLumpur on August 11, drawing some 1,600 business leaders from #Malaysia and Hong Kong. The #event aimed to connect Malaysian #companies with #capital, expertise, and #opportunities for regional expansion, particularly into the #Guangdong-Hong Kong-#Macao Greater Bay Area and the wider #China mainland #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/malaysia-and-hong-kong-deepen-business-ties-at-kuala-lumpur-forum/

A Japanese company known for a game app based around virtual teen idols has filed for bankruptcy, the latest in a wave of corporate failures that has reached the highest level in 12 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/17/companies/japan-game-app-operator-bankruptcy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bankruptcy #oddno #apps #videogames #interactive #virtualreality

[#TRADESHOW] #WATERTECH #BEIJING 2026 will be held from September 15 to 17, 2026, at #China National #Convention #Center (CNCC). As a leading #water #technology #trade #expo in Northern China, the #exhibition #event brings together #technology providers, government representatives, engineering #companies, utility operators, and #business industrial users seeking practical solutions for water treatment and #sustainable water management. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/watertech-beijing-2026/

The #HongKong #Trade #Development #Council (#HKTDC) hosted its #flagship overseas #promotion, Think #Business, Think Hong Kong (#TBTHK), in #KualaLumpur on August 11, drawing some 1,600 business leaders from #Malaysia and Hong Kong. The #event aimed to connect Malaysian #companies with #capital, expertise, and #opportunities for regional expansion, particularly into the #Guangdong-Hong Kong-#Macao Greater Bay Area and the wider #China mainland #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/malaysia-and-hong-kong-deepen-business-ties-at-kuala-lumpur-forum/

[#TRADESHOW] #WATERTECH #BEIJING 2026 will be held from September 15 to 17, 2026, at #China National #Convention #Center (CNCC). As a leading #water #technology #trade #expo in Northern China, the #exhibition #event brings together #technology providers, government representatives, engineering #companies, utility operators, and #business industrial users seeking practical solutions for water treatment and #sustainable water management. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/watertech-beijing-2026/

Isn't this how Cyberpunk starts?!

US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf - Engadget

https://www.engadget.com/2236521/us-government-to-allow-private-companies-to-carry-out-cyberattacks-on-its-behalf/

#US #Companies #Cyberattacks #Security #Tech

Japanese companies have stepped up efforts to prevent their employees from suffering heatstroke, with temperatures rising to 40 degrees Celsius and beyond in some parts of Japan this summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/14/companies/heatstroke-prevention-efforts-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #heatstroke #health

The #HongKong #Trade #Development #Council (#HKTDC) hosted its #flagship overseas #promotion, Think #Business, Think Hong Kong (#TBTHK), in #KualaLumpur on August 11, drawing some 1,600 business leaders from #Malaysia and Hong Kong. The #event aimed to connect Malaysian #companies with #capital, expertise, and #opportunities for regional expansion, particularly into the #Guangdong-Hong Kong-#Macao Greater Bay Area and the wider #China mainland #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/malaysia-and-hong-kong-deepen-business-ties-at-kuala-lumpur-forum/