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18.07.26 - 05:36
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"Just The Beginning": Japan Buys Billions In Nvidia Rubin Chips To Power Humanoid Robots (ZeroHedge)
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"Just The Beginning": Japan Buys Billions In Nvidia Rubin Chips To Power Humanoid Robots
Japan plans to acquire 27,500 Nvidia Rubin chips as part of a $2.4 billion, government-backed push to develop domestic humanoid robotics models and reduce its dependence on foreign AI. This major effort comes as physical AI comes after data center buildouts, with global shipments of humanoid robots expected to surge next year.
Bloomberg reports that the newly formed Noetra Corp. will oversee the project and build an estimated 140-megawatt data center, scheduled to begin operating in about two years.
Sony, SoftBank, NEC, Fujitsu, and Toyota-backed Preferred Networks are among the top companies supporting the domestic AI push, which seeks to consolidate Japan's fragmented AI programs under one roof.
Noetra plans to release the first AI model tailored for industrial robots in Q1 2027. Japan is positioning itself to capture 30% of the expected $370 billion global robotics market by 2040.
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16.07.26 - 16:42
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Nvidia to Expand Collaboration with Japanese Companies (Nippon)
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Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)--Nvidia Corp. announced plans to expand its collaboration with Japanese companies, such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd., on Thursday, during CEO Jensen Huang's visit to Japan. The major U.S. chipmaker will provide advanced graphics processing units to Noetra Corp., a new company established by Japanese firms including SoftBank Corp., Sony Group Corp., Honda......
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30.06.26 - 06:45
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China Imposes Export Curbs On 40 Japanese Firms As Tensions With Tokyo Rise (ZeroHedge)
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China Imposes Export Curbs On 40 Japanese Firms As Tensions With Tokyo Rise
China imposed new export controls Monday on 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to the country's “remilitarization,” as tensions with Tokyo rise.
China's Commerce Ministry on Monday placed 20 Japanese entities, including the National Institute for Defense Studies and research centers for ground, naval, and air systems, as well as multiple divisions of Mitsubishi Corporation, on a control list, which prohibits Chinese and foreign exporters from selling to them dual-use items made in China. Dual-use items can be used for both civilian and military purposes.
Additionally, 20 other entities were added to a watch list requiring enhanced licensing scrutiny for dual-use items; it includes Mitsui E&S, which makes engines and other equipment for ships, divisions of Fujitsu and Komatsu corporation, drone maker Terra Drone Corporation, nuclear fuel processors, and multiple units of OKI Electric Industry,.
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19.06.26 - 08:18
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MPs urge Fujitsu to make ′immediate′ payment to Post Office Horizon victims (The Guardian)
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Liam Byrne, who chairs Commons business committee, says too many operators are still waiting for redressThe Japanese tech company at the centre of the Post Office IT scandal is facing calls from a parliamentary committee to make an “immediate” payment towards the compensation bill for victims.Fujitsu supplied the faulty Horizon software to the UK Post Office, which led to branch operators being wrongly prosecuted over discrepancies in their business accounts. Continue reading......
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16.06.26 - 15:24
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Fujitsu chair resigns after ′woman-related inappropriate conduct′ (The Guardian)
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Japanese technology company at centre of Post Office IT scandal is negotiating settlement with UK government over faulty softwareBusiness live – latest updatesThe chair of Fujitsu, the Japanese technology firm at the centre of the Post Office IT scandal, has resigned after its board became aware of his “woman-related inappropriate conduct”.The company said on Tuesday that Hidenori Furuta had stepped down after two years in the role. Continue reading......
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28.05.26 - 17:18
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Fujitsu, Others Eye Investment in SoftBank-Led AI Firm (Nippon)
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Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)--Some Japanese companies, including Fujitsu Ltd. and Asahi Kasei Corp., are considering investing in a new firm established by SoftBank Corp. and others to develop Japanese-made artificial intelligence, it was learned Thursday. The companies are considering a plan to each invest tens of millions of yen, according to informed sources. "I see the value in developi......
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19.05.26 - 13:31
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Sumitomo Mitsui, Fujitsu, SoftBank Tie Up on Health Support App (Nippon)
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Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., Fujitsu Ltd. and SoftBank Corp. said Tuesday they have agreed to collaborate to develop an app to support people's daily health management and treatment by utilizing data managed by medical institutions. The companies expect the new app to help extend healthy lifespans and optimize hospital management, resulting in a reduction......
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