ININ Games Plans To Fix ‘R-Type Dimensions III’, Showing Why You Don’t Cut Corners With Retro Games

Following the messy port of ‘R-Type III’ released recently, ININ Games plans to rectify the situation by fixing the game’s issues and delaying the physical release.

Taiwan shows off robot patrol dogs that could guard its South China Sea islands
Taiwan shows off robot patrol dogs that could guard its South China Sea islands

A military research institute demonstrated three versions of a four-legged robot, one of them armed, for possible duty on remote outposts the coast guard struggles to staff. Taiwan’s main weapons-development institute put three robot dogs through their…

AI eclipsed nuclear weapons as the dominant threat at Asia’s premier defense summit
AI eclipsed nuclear weapons as the dominant threat at Asia’s premier defense summit

The dangers of artificial intelligence eclipsed nuclear weapons as the central concern at a strategic stability panel during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, with senior military officials warning that AI-driven systems are collapsing the time ava…

Under 30 Alum’s 3D Model Startup Hits Unicorn Status Amid AI Frenzy

Simon Song, who made the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list this year, is founder of Chinese AI startup VAST, which raised $200 million in fresh funding.

MiniMax eyes a Shanghai listing after a 400% run in Hong Kong
MiniMax eyes a Shanghai listing after a 400% run in Hong Kong

MiniMax went public in Hong Kong less than five months ago. Its shares have since roughly quadrupled. Now the Chinese AI startup wants to do it again, closer to home. In a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Sunday, MiniMax said it is exploring a…

SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan’s most valuable company on the AI rally
SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan’s most valuable company on the AI rally

SoftBank’s market cap topped Toyota’s on Monday for the first time in 23 years, lifted by its ~$65bn OpenAI stake and a Nikkei breaking 67,000 for the first time. SoftBank Group overtook Toyota Motor on Monday to become Japan’s most valuable listed com…

What K-Pop Can Teach Every Business About Market Creation

What a deaf K-pop group, Seoul’s first permanent Auracast installation, and a jazz club reveal about culture, accessibility, and market creation.

Samsung and LG Uplus want to turn cell towers into radar for 6G
Samsung and LG Uplus want to turn cell towers into radar for 6G

Samsung Electronics and LG Uplus signed a memorandum of understanding on 27 May to jointly develop Integrated Sensing and Communication, or ISAC, a technology that would allow mobile network base stations to double as environmental sensors. The agreeme…

OpenAI gives Japan’s megabanks its newest model for cyber defence
OpenAI gives Japan’s megabanks its newest model for cyber defence

GPT-5.5-Cyber will reach MUFG, SMBC and Mizuho through a verified-defender programme, the finance minister said, as Tokyo treats frontier AI as both threat and shield. The same models that make cyberattacks cheaper to run are now being handed, delibera…

AI Is More Than A Technology Story, Metals Are Also Winning

Artificial intelligence and associated data centers are seen as a pure technology story, but the next wave of investment opportunity is downstream.