Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, Silicon Valley tech titans known for their controversial yet influential comments, are aiming for maximum impact this month. Thiel, the PayPal co-founder and libertarian ... ( read original story ...)
Pachinko star Yuh-Jung Youn on Sunja’s bittersweet return to Korea: ‘Everybody wants to go back home’
The Oscar winner discusses this week's episode of Apple TV+'s sweeping family epic and shares her perfectly logical thoughts about a potential season 2. ( read original story ...)
Nissan Unveils Prototype Production Facility For Solid-State Batteries
The goal is to achieve a cost of $75 per kWh at the pack level by the fiscal year 2028. $65 per kWh thereafter. ( read original story ...)
Nissan Unveils Prototype Production Facility for All-Solid-State Batteries
Nissan today unveiled its prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery cells, which the company aims to bring to market in 2028. This prototype facility, within the Nissan ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan says solid-state battery EVs coming by 2028
Nissan will be using its Yokohama, Japan facility to do this pilot work at. The advantages to solid-state batteries are many. Their energy density is twice that of current lithium-ion batteries, and ... ( read original story ...)
M4.2 quake hits central Japan, no tsunami warning issued
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The following is an earthquake alert issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Day and Time: April 8, 2022, 10:04 p.m. Epicenter: In Ishikawa Prefecture. N 37.5, E 137.3 Depth ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Phase Out Importing Russian Coal, Expels Eight Diplomats
TOKYO—Japan said it would phase out imports of Russian coal and expel eight Russian diplomats but keep investing in a $21 billion Siberian natural-gas project under construction. Prime Minister Fumio ... ( read original story ...)
Eccentric Japanese billionaire now betting that ’emotional’ robots can heal your heart
Nearly two years before Japanese fashion titan Yusaku Maezawa embarked on his recent tourist visit to the International Space Station, he made global headlines for launching a worldwide search for a ... ( read original story ...)
Peter Thiel calls Warren Buffett an enemy of bitcoin — and says the investor’s criticism of crypto is weighing on its price
Buffett's dismissal of bitcoin as a worthless delusion, and his refusal to own crypto, have slowed its adoption and price gains, Thiel said. ( read original story ...)
Robinhood’s crypto wallet opens up to the 2M people waiting for it
Robinhood’s cryptocurrency wallet, which lets users spend and trade select digital currencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum, is being made available to “all eligible customers’’ on its waitlist, the ... ( read original story ...)
Robinhood crypto wallet: 2 million customers can now do more with their coins
Before the release of the crypto wallets, those Robinhood customers could buy and sell crypto on the platform, but as The Verge notes, it was difficult for them to actually spend ... ( read original story ...)
EU targets crypto wallets in latest round of Russia sanctions
The European Union on Friday targeted crypto wallets, banks, currencies and trusts in its fifth package of sanctions on Russia in a bid to close potential loopholes which could allow Russians to move ... ( read original story ...)
KKR plans to list Kokusai Electric in Tokyo’s biggest IPO in three years – Reuters
U.S. private equity firm KKR (KKR) may take Japanese chip equipment manufacturer Kokusai Electric public through an initial public in Tokyo as soon as early June, Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan unveils prototype solid-state battery production facility
Nissan has unveiled its prototype production facility for solid-state battery cells, which the company plans to launch in 2028. The prototype plant within Nissan's research centre in Kanagawa ... ( read original story ...)
Disney Tokyo’s Toy Story-Themed Hotel Is Now Open, Take A Peek Inside
People who love Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang from the Disney-Pixar Toy Story films have had a long wait, but the Toy Story Hotel at Tokyo Disney Resort is now open. Disney Parks first teased ... ( read original story ...)
New cross-culture crime thriller ‘Tokyo Vice’ on HBO Max stars Ansel Elgort
From his slick performance in “Baby Driver” to captivating us in “West Side Story,” Ansel Elgort now has us caught up in a web of intrigue as an American ... ( read original story ...)