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Commuters walk along a street on the eve of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 16, 2026
India hosts AI summit as safety concerns grow
While frenzied demand for generative AI has turbocharged profits for many tech companies, anxiety is growing over the risks that it poses to society and the environment.
Ibis President Eiji Kamiya, the parent of VoiSona operator, explains the global ambitions of the company are to “generate new culture starting from Japan.”
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 16, 2026
Japanese DIY music app aims to help ‘otaku’ bedroom composers find their voice
VoiSona offers an easy-to-use and affordable service by focusing on the otaku bedroom composers who want to make their geekiest dreams come true.
An artificial intelligence AI sign at the Cloudflare house pavilion ahead of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 18.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 16, 2026
AI risk is dominating conference calls as investors dump stocks
Mentions of AI disruption on management calls almost doubled compared to the previous quarter, an analysis of transcripts shows.
An analyst works at the INTERPOL cybercrime intelligence unit at the organization's facility in Singapore on Jan. 29.
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Feb 15, 2026
Interpol backroom warriors fight cybercriminals ‘weaponizing’ AI
AI is helping criminals create sophisticated deepfake audio and video to endorse scam investments and helping make dodgy online messages appear more genuine.
Information technology minister for India's Andhra Pradesh state, Nara Lokesh, speaks during an interview in New Delhi in January.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 15, 2026
India plans AI ‘data city’ on staggering scale
Now third in a global AI power ranking, sitting above South Korea and Japan, India has seen a surge of AI investment.
Advertising promoting ByteDance's cloud and AI service platform Volcano Engine and chatbot Doubao hangs at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Feb. 5.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 14, 2026
All-in on AI: what TikTok creator ByteDance did next
The tech giant created China’s most popular chatbot, Doubao, which has built up more than 100 million daily users since its inception in 2023.
OpenAI has partnered with two defense technology companies that the Pentagon has selected to compete to develop voice-controlled, drone swarming software for the U.S. military, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 14, 2026
OpenAI tapped for voice control tech in U.S. drone swarm trial
The technology would only be used to translate voice commands from battlefield commanders to digital instructions for the drones, according to sources.
Experts say emotional bonds with AI are often shaped by prior experiences — or disappointments — in human relationships.
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Feb 13, 2026
Love, engineered in the age of AI
As chatbots grow more sophisticated, some people are forming romantic bonds — and even marriages — with artificial partners.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son (left) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend an event in Tokyo in February 2025. SoftBank’s investment gain on OpenAI stood at an estimated $19.8 billion as of December.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 13, 2026
SoftBank swings to profit on valuation boost from OpenAI bet
As of December, SoftBank’s investment gain on OpenAI stood at an estimated $19.8 billion.
The Pentagon is "moving to deploy frontier ‌AI ‌capabilities across all classification levels," an official who requested anonymity said.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 12, 2026
Pentagon pushing AI companies to expand on classified networks, sources say
It is the latest development in talks between the Pentagon and top AI companies over how the U.S. will use AI on a future battlefield.
Elon Musk boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland in March 2025.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 12, 2026
Musk reorganizes xAI after SpaceX merger and ahead of blockbuster IPO
The reorganization announced on Wednesday follows the recent departures of several co-founders at the three-year-old AI company.
The launch event for Ant Group's AI health care app AQ in Shanghai in June 2025
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 11, 2026
Jack Ma-backed Ant bets on AI health care in $69 billion sector race
In November, Ant elevated its health unit to the same level as operations including Alipay and its lending businesses, showing how central it has become to the company’s strategy.
A stock ticker displays market information inside the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta on Jan. 20.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 11, 2026
Investors rush to join Asia’s AI boom as global markets whipsaw
While it’s still early days, and Asia hasn’t been immune to the global volatility, the region has several forces working in its favor.
Doctors look at an analysis of cellular data as part of their research into using artificial intelligence to repurpose existing drugs to fight rare diseases, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in February 2025. There is concern some apps that claim to offer medical guidance may not have an adequate data set to accurately asses information their users submit.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2026
Doctors have questions as more AI-powered apps claim to offer medical guidance
A growing number of mobile apps that are not supposed to offer diagnoses are posing special challenges in medicine as patients turn to them for advice.
Shwe Kokko city, a casino, entertainment, and tourism complex,from Thailand's side of the border after Bangkok said it would suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar to try to curb scam centers, in the Mae Sot district, Thailand, on Feb. 5, 2025
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2026
AI helps scam centers evade crackdown in Asia and dupe more victims
Rather than be eradicated, Interpol officials see scam centers as more likely to evolve as artificial intelligence allows operators to scale up at low cost.
Election officials work at a ballot counting center on Sunday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 9, 2026
Exit poll shows over 40% of voters want LDP-JIP bloc to continue ruling
The backing far outpaced support for any other alternative arrangement.
Cabinets housing servers inside a data hall at a NextDC data center in Sydney. The company partnered with OpenAI last December to build a large-scale computing cluster in Sydney.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 9, 2026
Australia’s AI boom may revive productivity, CBA says
Australia’s productivity performance ranks among the weakest in the developed world, yet it is drawing artificial intelligence investment away from other global contenders.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman addresses an election rally ahead of the country's general election in Dhaka on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 9, 2026
‘Flood’ of disinformation ahead of Bangladesh election
Analysts warn voters’ choices are threatened by a coordinated surge of online manipulation, much of which originates from neighboring India.
World Bank Chief Economist Indermit Gill speaks during an interview in Washington on Feb. 3.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 9, 2026
World Bank economist seeks cooperation from Japan on AI
Some worry that differences in the pace of AI adoption could further widen the gap between advanced economies and low-income countries.
Residential towers beyond the Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System Link under construction in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, on Sept. 23, 2024. The state of Johor where Johor Bahru is located is Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing data center hub.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 8, 2026
Malaysia draws first data center protest over pollution and water
The country is emblematic of growing social unease with data centers worldwide, despite their crucial role in powering the internet and ChatGPT searches.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Reform panel calls for easing data center building standards
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized that the government will promote reforms of regulations and systems that fit the artificial intelligence era.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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