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19.08.25 - 10:24
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KDDI Launches Service to Design Offices with AI, Robotics (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)--KDDI Corp. on Tuesday launched a new service to design and operate offices, factories, warehouses, stores and stadiums equipped with artificial intelligence and robots. Targeting clients mainly in Japan and Southeast Asia, the Japanese telecom company aims to generate 80 billion yen in revenue from the new service in fiscal 2028. The new service is expected to......
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18.08.25 - 03:03
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EdgeCortix Completes Initial Close of Series B Financing, Driving Total Funding to Nearly $100 Million USD (Business Wire)
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Latest funding follows approximately $50M in recent government project awards, fueling further expansion and innovationTOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EdgeCortix® Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company specializing in energy-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) processing at the edge, today announced the initial close of its Series B funding round. This milestone raises EdgeCortix's cumulative funding, including equity investments and substantial non-dilutive government awards since December 2024, to nearly $100 million USD, marking significant momentum in the company's rapid growth and global market expansion.
This Series B round attracted substantial interest from prominent global investors, highlighting continued confidence in EdgeCortix's innovative AI technologies, strategic leadership, and robust customer traction. Investors participating in the initial close include Yanmar Ventures, Pacific Bays Capital, NTT Finance Corporation, SiC Power, and Aero X Ventures, along with continued support from...
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11.08.25 - 06:06
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Sharp reports net profit after asset sale (Digitimes)
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Sharp Corporation reported a net profit of JPY27.2 billion (approx. US$184.21 million) for the April to June 2025 quarter, reversing a loss of JPY1.2 billion in the same period last year despite an 11% decline in revenue. The profit turnaround was partly driven by gains from the sale of assets at its Sakai, Osaka LCD panel factory to KDDI Corporation....
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08.08.25 - 23:24
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OpenAI′s COO Lightcap Talks GPT-5 Launch | Bloomberg Tech 8/8/2025 (Bloomberg)
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Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde speaks with OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap about the company's latest model, GPT-5, and the battle to retain top talent in the artificial intelligence space. Plus, SoftBank and Meta each make moves to expand their AI data center resources. And the CEOs of Twilio, Chime, and Akamai each discuss their companies' latest earnings reports. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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07.08.25 - 16:06
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ROUNDUP 2: Telekom macht mehr Gewinn - Schwächen außerhalb USA belasten Aktie (DPA-AFX)
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Die Deutsche Telekom hat im zweiten Quartal weiter von den brummenden Geschäften ihrer US-Tochter gezehrt. Die Bonner erhöhten ihren Gewinnausblick für das Jahr erneut etwas. Allerdings schmälerte der schwache Dollar infolge der US-Zollpolitik das Wachstum des in Euro ausgewiesenen Umsatzes deutlich. In Deutschland lief es mit den abgerechneten Erlösen im Mobilfunk weiter besser, im Geschäft mit Breitband-Internetzugängen ist der Wettbewerb aber nach wie vor hart. Den Anlegern schmeckte das gar nicht, die Telekom-Aktie fiel heute deutlich um 5%..
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06.08.25 - 13:03
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AST SpaceMobile Announces Agreement to Acquire Global S-Band Spectrum Priority Rights Held under the International Telecommunication Union (Business Wire)
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Alongside the company's core global 3GPP cellular spectrum strategy, and planned L-Band spectrum strategies in the U.S. and Canada, S-Band would further expand spectrum access globally
Transaction would pair AST SpaceMobile's largest-ever commercial communication arrays deployed in low Earth orbit with up to an additional 60 MHz of mid-band satellite spectrum capabilitiesMIDLAND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$ASTS #AST--AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced an agreement to acquire global S-Band spectrum priority rights held under the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
“Our revolutionary satellites and proprietary ASICs were designed with S-Band capabilities in mind. With these new spectrum priority rights, we will be in a position to bring services in S-Band to targeted markets ...
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06.08.25 - 10:24
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NTT,Inc Q1 Profit Declines (AFX)
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BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - NTT,Inc reported that first quarter profit attributable to NTT was 259.71 billion yen, down 5.3% from a year ago. Basic earnings per share was 3.14 yen compare......
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01.08.25 - 10:36
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KDDI Q1 Profit Declines (AFX)
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BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - KDDI reported first quarter profit attributable to owners of the parent of 171.12 billion yen, down 3.3% from last year. Earnings per share was 43.00 yen compa......
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18.07.25 - 13:01
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KDDI to Expand Direct Satellite Link Service (Nippon)
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Tokyo, July 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's KDDI Corp. said Friday it will allow customers as early as this summer to access the data link function of its service that connects smartphones directly to the Starlink satellite communication network operated by Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX. The service has so far been limited to sending and receiving short messages, but its use will ......
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