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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/

[#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/

=> new book from a Google insider touching when the company changed

#companies #corporate #internet #economy #books #publication #technology #money #news

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/a-google-insider-spills-the-tea-on-how-the-company-forsook-its-founding-ideals/

Japan's soft drink and alcoholic beverage makers are trying to tap new markets by introducing slimmer, smaller bottles that are easy to carry around. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/13/companies/japan-beverage-makers-smaller-bottles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softdrinks #suntory #itoen #mercian #wine

Ice cream companies may be enjoying a summer sales boost from soaring temperatures, but behind the scenes they are preparing for a future where consumers want fewer reasons to feel guilty about treating themselves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/13/companies/ice-cream-consumers-healthier-treats/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #glp1 #icecream #food #unilever

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group aims to improve its operational efficiency by consolidating its consulting and systems divisions that are currently scattered across subsidiaries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/13/companies/tokyo-kiraboshi-bank-president-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #tokyokiraboshifinancialgroup #regionalbanks

How I became disenchanted with #work and got back to my #vocation after spending years in #tech. It's a cycle that is repeating, but now has a new name.

https://unattributed.cc/2026/08/12/workism-ai-and-vocations/

#technology #employee #companies #work #workism #ai

2 Bloomberg: Thanks in part to its heavy weighting of #energy #companies, #S&P/TSX Composite #firms are on track to grow #profits by an astounding 34%, which is the highest level outside of the recovery from the #Covid-19 pandemic, according to BI data. #markets

How I became disenchanted with #work and got back to my #vocation after spending years in #tech. It's a cycle that is repeating, but now has a new name.

https://unattributed.cc/2026/08/12/workism-ai-and-vocations/

#technology #employee #companies #work #workism #ai

How I became disenchanted with #work and got back to my #vocation after spending years in #tech. It's a cycle that is repeating, but now has a new name.

https://unattributed.cc/2026/08/12/workism-ai-and-vocations/

#technology #employee #companies #work #workism #ai

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/