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Edtech platform Unacademy burst into the unicorn club on Wednesday following a $150 million fundraising led by Japan’s SoftBank, with the Gaurav Munjal-led startup tripling its valuation to $1.45 billion in less …
SoftBank invests in Unacademy, valuation triples to $1.45 billion Read More
Nintendo Co Ltd plans to rerelease classic titles featuring popular character Mario for a limited time on its hit Nintendo Switch console to mark 35 years since the launch of …
Nintendo to rerelease Mario games in 35th anniversary year Read More
Kumamoto-based Daiz, the Japanese startup developing plant-based substitutes for meat products, announced today that it is offering The Good Burger using the company’s proprietary meat alternative as a patty at all …
Daiz rolls out plant-based meat burger to nearly 180 fast-food restaurants in Japan Read More
Apple and Google are trying to get more U.S. states to adopt their phone-based approach for tracing and curbing the spread of the coronavirus by building more of the necessary …
Apple, Google build virus-tracing tech directly into phones Read More
General Motors and Honda say they have signed a deal to explore sharing vehicle underpinnings and propulsion systems in North America. The companies say planning discussions on jointly-designed vehicles will …
Honda, General Motors sign deal to work on vehicles together Read More
A government panel tasked with taking measures against the coronavirus for the Tokyo Games will discuss border controls, anti-virus countermeasures at venues and its plans for dealing with infected people …
Government panel to discuss border control plans for Olympics Read More
At a factory south of Toyota City in Aichi Prefecture, robots have started sharing the work of quality-control inspectors, as the pandemic accelerates a shift from Toyota’s vaunted “go and …
AI quality inspection robots playing bigger role at factories in Japan Read More