KKR Co-CEO Joe Bae says that if Japan doesn't invest in areas such as automation, robotics and artificial intelligence, the aging population and decline will become a bigger and bigger challenge for its success as a nation." KKR says Japan's aging population presents opportunities to invest in areas that tap artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to make the most of a shrinking workforce. We're looking for ways to invest in businesses and industries that fundamentally improve the productivity of Japanese workers," KKR Co-CEO Joe Bae said in an interview in Tokyo. If Japan doesn't invest in areas such as automation, robotics and AI, the aging population and decline will become a bigger and bigger challenge for its success as a nation." Bae is keen on technology or software companies that can help provide skilled labor or services to boost productivity and negate Japan's demographic trends.

Toyota has opened the doors to the first phase of Woven City, its experimental town meant to act as an incubator for technologies from autonomous driving to artificial intelligence. Woven City aims to serve as a test bed for the innovative technology the world's No. 1 automaker needs to regain its competitive edge in an industry dominated by battery-powered cars with sophisticated software. Still, it was unclear during a Thursday tour for media and stakeholders how the city might fit that requirement. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories.

Flock Safety is pitching its police-style drone program to private businesses. It could bring aerial surveillance to shopping centers, warehouses, and hospitals. Flock Safety, whose drones were once reserved for police departments, is now offering them for private-sector security, the company announced today, with potential customers including including businesses intent on curbing shoplifting. Companies in the US can now place Flock's drone docking stations on their premises. If the company has a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly beyond visual line of sight (these are becoming easier to get), its security team can fly the drones within a certain radius, often a few miles. "Instead of a 911 call [that triggers the drone], it's an alarm call," says Keith Kauffman, a former police chief who now directs Flock's drone program.

The Trump administration's General Services Administration partners with Elon Musk's xAI to provide Grok AI models to federal agencies for $0.42 per organization.

The new sites will boost Stargate's planned capacity to nearly 7 gigawatts--about equal to the output of seven large nuclear reactors. An aerial view shows construction underway on a Project Stargate AI infrastructure site in Abilene, Texas on April 23, 2025. OpenAI is planning to build five new data centers in the United States as part of the Stargate initiative, the company announced on Tuesday. The sites, which are being developed in partnership with Oracle and SoftBank, bring Stargate's current planned capacity to nearly 7 gigawatts--roughly the same amount of power as seven large-scale nuclear reactors . "AI is different from the internet in a lot of ways, but one of them is just how much infrastructure it takes," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said during a press briefing in Abilene, Texas on Tuesday.

What we know, and don't, about the link between painkillers and autism Scientific evidence is lacking to support the US government's decisions to caution against using a common painkiller in pregnancy and fast-track the approval of an experimental medication for autism On Monday, the US government announced two initiatives related to autism . It will update labelling on the common painkiller paracetamol, also called acetaminophen, warning use during pregnancy may increase the risk of autism and ADHD in children . It will also approve a drug called leucovorin for use in some children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Neither of these moves is based on robust scientific findings, and they are likely to have minimal effect on autism rates in the US. The announcement comes after the country's highest ranking public health official, Robert F Kennedy Jr, pledged in April to identify the causes of autism by the end of September.

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Nvidia's $100 billion investment is meant to help OpenAI build data centers with a capacity of at least 10 gigawatts of power -- equipped with Nvidia's advanced chips to train and deploy AI models. Nvidia will invest as much as $100 billion in OpenAI to support new data centers and other artificial intelligence infrastructure, a blockbuster deal that underscores booming demand for AI tools like ChatGPT and the computing power needed to make them run. The companies announced the agreement Monday, saying they'd signed a letter of intent for a strategic deal. The investment is meant to help OpenAI build data centers with a capacity of at least 10 gigawatts of power -- equipped with Nvidia's advanced chips to train and deploy AI models. The money will be provided in stages, with the first $10 billion coming when the deal is signed, according to people familiar with the matter. Nvidia is making the investment in cash and will receive OpenAI equity as part of the deal, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks were private.

UK startup Wayve begins testing self-driving tech in Nissan cars on Tokyo's streets British startup Wayve has begun testing self-driving cars with Nissan in Japan ahead of a 2027 launch to consumers, as the company said it was in talks for a $500m investment from the chip-maker Nvidia . Wayve, based in London, said it had installed its self-driving technology on Nissan's electric Ariya vehicles and tested them on Tokyo's streets, after first agreeing a deal with the Japanese carmaker in April. The British company is racing against rivals - such as Tesla, Google's Waymo, and China's Baidu - to prove that its technology can work for carmakers, after rising rapidly to become one of the country's best-funded startups and a rare UK artificial intelligence pioneer. Nissan was the first carmaker to say publicly that it was using Wayve's technology, although the founder of Wayve, Alex Kendall, said the company was working with large manufacturers in Europe, North America and Japan. Wayve on Friday said Nvidia, the world's most valuable listed company, thanks to the AI boom, had signed a letter of intent for a possible $500m investment in Wayve's next funding round.

Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, talks during the keynote address of Nvidia GTC on 18 March 2025 in San Jose, California. Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, talks during the keynote address of Nvidia GTC on 18 March 2025 in San Jose, California. Nvidia to invest $5bn in Intel after Trump administration's 10% stake Nvidia, the world's leading chipmaker, has announced plans to invest $5bn in Intel and collaborate with the struggling semiconductor company on products. A month after the Trump administration confirmed it had taken a 10% stake in Intel - the latest extraordinary intervention by the White House in corporate America - Nvidia said it would team up with the firm to work on custom datacenters that form the backbone of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, as well as personal computer products. Intel shares jumped nearly 23% after markets closed, making it the largest one-day percentage gain for the company since 1987.