SoftBank’s PayPay pushes into insurance with a 70.2% T&D Life stake
SoftBank’s PayPay pushes into insurance with a 70.2% T&D Life stake

The SoftBank-backed payments app is taking a 70.2% stake in T&D Financial Life, its most capital-intensive move yet from payments into full financial services. PayPay is buying its way into life insurance. The SoftBank-backed payments company has a…

‘Onimusha: Way Of The Sword’ Is Released This September And Has A New Demo

The upcoming ‘Onimusha: Way of the Sword’ is finally being released this September, and the game now has a new demo available.

Tata licenses a Chinese EV platform to rescue its stalled premium push
Tata licenses a Chinese EV platform to rescue its stalled premium push

India’s biggest electric carmaker will build its delayed Avinya models on a Chery platform, the latest Indian firm to borrow Chinese tech while avoiding a Chinese partner. Tata Motors has a premium electric-vehicle problem and a Chinese solution to it….

Forbes’ Ranking Of America’s Richest Self-Made Women 2026

It was a banner year for the country’s most successful women with a record number of billionaires, soaring fortunes thanks to AI and an all-time high in total wealth.

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Becomes Asia’s Richest Person Amid AI Boom

Masayoshi Son has overtaken Indian mogul Mukesh Ambani as the richest person in Asia, as surging SoftBank shares led him to amass a fortune of $97 billion.

‘Ace Combat 8’ Will Be Out This October With Some Great Pre-Order Bonuses

The upcoming ‘Ace Combat 8’ will finally be released this October and will get some genuinely great pre-order bonuses.

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.