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Japan’s economy won’t return to its pre-pandemic size without structural reforms needed to boost productivity and counter the impact of a shrinking population, according to Bloomberg Economics. The Covid crisis is extending the delay in implementing reforms and that means the economy’s slow recovery from its record contraction is likely to peak in 2028 with…

Nvidia said Sunday it is acquiring chipmaker Arm from SoftBank for $40 billion. Arm will operate as a division of Nvidia and will remain headquartered in the UK, and, will “continue to operate its open-licensing model, while maintaining its global customer neutrality,” the company said. But the deal is still likely to face intense regulatory…

European New Exchange Technology in Amsterdam is the largest stock exchange in Europe, one of the cogs in a global financial system needing to be harnessed to address global issues like climate change. The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) is a European group of global pension funds and investment managers, totaling over 1,200…

Image: Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO: Google has announced a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) institute research that will support work on interaction between people and AI like speech, written language, visuals and gestures and how to make these interactions more effective. The National AI Research Institute for Human-AI Interaction and Collaboration has been formed in partnership…

Patrick Collison at TechCrunch Disrupt 2013. Flickr image On June 24 last year, Patrick Collison, the co-founder of Stripe, posted a Tweet saying Hit our engagement metrics this weekend! The Tweet was accompanied by an engagement ring — which explained the kind of metrics Patrick was talking about. Suhail Doshi, the founder of Mixpanel, was…

The country’s economy showed signs of “picking up,” the government said Thursday, maintaining its assessment for a second consecutive month. “The Japanese economy is still in a severe situation due to the novel coronavirus, but it is showing movements of picking up recently,” the Cabinet Office said in its monthly report for August. After assessing…

The International Research Institute of Disaster Science at Tohoku University, Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo, the city of Kawasaki and Fujitsu Limited will conduct a joint field trial of AI-based technologies to optimize disaster evacuation center management in Kawasaki City on Aug 31. This project marks the latest milestone for the four…

Toyota Motor Corp. may adopt a fully performance-based system for annual wage increases next spring. | BLOOMBERG Toyota Motor Corp. is in the final stages of negotiations with its labor union to adopt in spring a fully performance-based system for annual wage increases, sources said Thursday. The leading Japanese automaker will abolish seniority-based regular pay…

Topic: Social Dignity Webcast Episode 1: Best Practices In Growing A Japan Business Start Time : Jul 27, 2020 05:19 PM Meeting Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/2OB4F-_A7VpLQ5HttX_6SIUrP9rDaaa8g3NN-6EEmI-tsRin5gAo3XQpy96sRJw

Image from rawpixel.com Becoming a super learner is one of the most important skills you need to succeed in the 21st century. In the age technological change, staying ahead depends on continual self-education — a lifelong mastery of new models, skills and ideas In a world that’s changing fast, the ability to learn a new…