Micron’s Taiwan unions are heading for a strike vote over bonuses
Micron’s Taiwan unions are heading for a strike vote over bonuses

Roughly 10,000 Micron workers in Taiwan are represented by two unions that are now preparing their members for a possible strike. About 80% of workers polled in a preliminary survey supported industrial action, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The dispute …

Tengo Project’s Next Retro Reboot Will Be ‘Final Mission’

The classic NES shmup ‘Final Mission’ will be the next to get the Tengo Project treatment, and a demo will be playable at this year’s Tokyo Game Show.

Why Nvidia’s Hugging Face Acquisition Signals AI’s Full Ecosystem Play

Nvidia is negotiating to buy Hugging Face to lock down the software layer, as its biggest customers are racing to build their own AI chips to dominate a full ecosystem.

‘Onimusha: Way Of The Sword’ Review: More Inagaki Than Kurosawa

During the heyday of the PlayStation 2, the ‘Onimusha’ series was one of the definitive games of that era, and ‘Way of the Sword’ may be one of the finest of this one.

Singapore is putting S$220M into fintech as private funding hits a decade low
Singapore is putting S$220M into fintech as private funding hits a decade low

Singapore has committed S$220M, about $173M, to its fintech sector over the next three years. It made the announcement three days after KPMG reported that private investment in Singaporean fintech had fallen to its weakest first half in roughly a decad…

The ‘Dragon Quest The Dive’ Exhibition In Tokyo Is Great Fun

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of ‘Dragon Quest’, there’s a new exhibition and VR ride called The Dive, and it’s a lot of fun.

Tokyo Toy Show 2026 Had Some Great New ‘Gundam’ Figures On Display

The first of the two business days for the Tokyo Toy Show was today, and there were a lot of new figures and toys on display.

Former Professor Becomes Billionaire As China Bolsters Its Semiconductor Supply Chain

Liu Jianfang quit his teaching job at China’s Jilin University in 2019 to focus full-time on his semiconductor component maker GK Precision. He is now a billionaire after the company’s shares surged nearly 400% since its August listing.

Japan wants stock and bond settlement to happen instantly, on a blockchain
Japan wants stock and bond settlement to happen instantly, on a blockchain

Japan is studying whether to move the settlement of stocks and government bonds onto blockchain infrastructure capable of running in real time around the clock, according to Nikkei, in a project involving the Financial Services Agency, the Ministry of …

Unitree shares fall 45% from their debut peak, wiping out $30bn
Unitree shares fall 45% from their debut peak, wiping out $30bn

Unitree’s shares have fallen roughly 45% from the peak they hit on their first day of trading in Shanghai. The slide has turned a national success story into an argument about how China prices its listings. The stock steadied on Tuesday after three con…