Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Shotaro speaks with Shanghai correspondent Wataru Suzuki about how Chinese startups are racing to supply the nation with a fleet of autonomous delivery vans.
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China races ahead in robovans even as autonomous delivery challenges remain
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Katey speaks with Tokyo correspondent Mitsuru Obe about a new generation of space and defense startups and how current events, like the Ukraine war, have changed the dynamics of how they seek and secure funding.
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In Japan and beyond, space startups are relying more on government cash
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Shotaro speaks with Tokyo tech correspondent Tsubasa Suruga about Japan’s big week in AI deals and what it means for its place in the future market.
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Fujitsu and Nvidia to develop energy-efficient AI chips by 2030
SoftBank's Son looks to 'next frontier' of AI robots with ABB deal
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Katey speaks with Silicon Valley correspondent Yifan Yu about how how AI glasses are quickly becoming next must-win battle in the in Big Tech in both the U.S. and China.
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Are AI glasses the next smartphone race between the US and China?
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Shotaro speaks with India correspondent Sayan Chakraborty about the impact artificial intelligence is having on India's labor market.
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India is embracing AI tools. Will that spur job growth -- or sap it?
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Katey speaks with Chief tech correspondent Annie Cheng Ting-Fang about Taiwan's increasing struggle to protect undersea cables that are critical for its connectivity and economy.
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Inside Taiwan's fight to protect its vital undersea cables
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Katey speaks with Taipei tech correspondent Lauly Li about Thailands foray into printed circuit board production and how the products are foundational to the larger tech manufacturing pipeline.
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Thailand carves out a less-glamorous AI niche: printed circuit boards
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Shotaro speaks with Manila correspondent Ramon Royandoyan about why more Filipinos are turning to e-wallets over traditional banks as their first step into financial services -- and how this rise is prompting regulatory scrutiny over online gambling concerns.
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Filipinos prefer e-wallets to banks as financial services entry point
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Katey speaks with Shanghai correspondent Wataru Suzuki about the most recent extension of the U.S.-China tariff truce and what it means for tech within the Asian superpower.
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US-China trade truce fuels bets on mainland's high-tech supply chain
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.In this episode, Shotaro speaks with Singapore correspondent Dylan Loh about the nation's digital-only banking startups and their challenges attracting users in a highly banked society.
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Profits, and customers, prove elusive for Singapore's digital banks
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Katey speaks with Hong Kong correspondent Cissy Zhou about how Chinese automakers are ramping up their push to live without Nvidia chips.
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China's automakers speed up efforts to replace Nvidia chips
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Shotaro speaks with Australia correspondent Shaun Turton about how Chinese automakers are edging out local and legacy brands in Australia's notoriously tough car market by wielding scale, speed and cost advantages to consumers.
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China's automakers bring tech edge to Australia's small but brutal market
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Katey speaks with fellow host Shotaro Tani about how Japan is looking to regain its footing in the solar market with ultrathin and ultralight tech.
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Japan bets big on ultrathin, ultralight solar panels
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Shotaro speaks with Taipei tech correspondent Annie Cheng Ting-Fang about how China's chip ambitions are being tested by the challenge of matching ASML's lithography capabilities.
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Katey speaks with Seoul correspondent Kim Jaewon about how South Korea is deploying AI in its gaming and entertainment industries.
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Asian game developers use AI to breathe new life into characters
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode,Akito speaks with Tokyo correspondent Ryohtaroh Satoh about how Japan's labor shortages and lagging productivity have led the country's robotics industry to favor practical service robots over flashy humanoid models.
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Japan's robot needs are more cat-eared waiters than AI humanoids
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Katey speaks with Taipei Tech correspondent Lauly Li and Tokyo correspondent Ryohtaroh Satoh about the ins-and-outs of the upstream AI supply chain, and the role small Japanese companies play in that ecosystem.
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Nvidia and others court niche Japanese supplier to ease AI bottlenecks
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Akito speaks with Hong Kong correspondent Cissy Zhou about China's ambitious push for 100% domestic EV chips and the race for supremacy in the emerging robotaxi market.
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China's automakers aim for cars with 100% domestic chips from 2026
Taking the wheel: US and China jockey for robotaxi leadership
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Katey speaks with Mai Nguyen in Hanoi about the latest developments in Vietnam's AI ambitions.
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Akito speaks with Tokyo correspondent Tamayo Muto about Nintendo's recent launch of the Switch 2, and how the company plans to navigate Trump's tariffs and avoid repeating its history of poor sales following a previously successful console.
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