The stock price of Japan’s most expensive securities company is flying high largely in part due to its cryptocurrency business segment. According to a report by Bloomberg on Wednesday, Monex Group Inc ... ( read original story ...)
Kore.ai’s Recently Launched Japanese Virtual Assistant Platform is Now on AWS
Kore.ai, a leading Conversational AI software company, has today announced its Japanese Virtual Assistant platform is now cloud compatible, enabling customers in Japan and elsewhere to access the ... ( read original story ...)
Novogratz’s Galaxy Crypto and Digital Funds Hit $1.2 Billion
Billionaire investor Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. said its asset management unit has grown to $1.2 billion after launching new products, including a Bitcoin mutual fund in partnership ... ( read original story ...)
Beeple Brings Crypto to Christie’s
It will also be the first time that Christie’s will accept payment in the cryptocurrency Ether. Beeple is selling these works as NFTs — nonfungible tokens — digital collectibles that use blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
Nvidia expects crypto-mining chip to bring in $50M in Q1
Nvidia's recently-announced crypto-mining processor (CMP) should bring in around $50 million in revenue in the first quarter of FY 2022, the company said Wednesday. The chipmaker shared its ... ( read original story ...)
Battling Loneliness: Japan setting up a ministry of loneliness brings much-needed focus to mental health
Japan setting up a ministry of loneliness, following the UK example, brings much-needed focus to mental health ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes lifting virus emergency in Osaka, 5 other prefectures Sun.
Japan plans to bring forward the lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency to Sunday for Osaka, Kyoto and four other prefectures ... ( read original story ...)
Training for the games that may never come: Olympic fencer Ysaora Thibus discusses challenges of preparing for an uncertain Tokyo
The rescheduled games gave athletes another year to train, but also meant ongoing uncertainty as COVID-19 continues to threaten the summer Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Turkey sentences three to jail for helping Ghosn flee Japan
ISTANBUL: An Istanbul court on Wednesday sentenced three Turks to four years and two months in prison for helping smuggle former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn in a musical instrument case to Lebanon from ... ( read original story ...)
Meet Some of the Paralympians to Follow at This Summer’s Games in Tokyo
To learn more about all the Paralympic hopefuls, visit TeamUSA.org. Watch the Tokyo Paralympic this summer, officially six months from Wednesday, on NBC. ( read original story ...)
Vast Bank partners with Coinbase for crypto transactions
Vast Bank CEO Brad Scrivner joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss the new partnership, the technology behind the custodianship of the currency and more. ( read original story ...)
BofA’s Erika Najarian on how prepared banks are to handle crypto
Erika Najarian, Bank of America, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the interest banks are taking in digital currency, the move toward blockchain technology and whether the establishments have the tech ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka grows into leadership, on and off the court
Winning the Australian Open on Saturday for her fourth Grand Slam title, Naomi Osaka has solidified her standing as one of the top tennis players in recent history. But her rise has not been limited ... ( read original story ...)
Bach insists Tokyo 2020 will go ahead in “safe environment” after Hashimoto addresses IOC Executive Board for first time
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has insisted that "everybody who wants to see can see that it is possible" to stage this ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games transition from Mori to Hashimoto is seamless: IOC
The handover of power at the Tokyo Olympic organising committee to Seiko Hashimoto from Yoshiro Mori has been seamless with Hashimoto showing she is fully prepared to take on the job, the ... ( read original story ...)
Pilots, exec convicted over Ghosn’s Japan escape
A business executive and two pilots have been convicted over their role in helping Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan. The former Nissan chief had been under house arrest charged with financial crimes - ... ( read original story ...)