Web 3.0

SoftBank Group announced on August 24 that it will issue 1 trillion yen in unsecured corporate bonds for individual investors, in what is set to be its largest such offering.

Japanese companies and venture investors are stepping up efforts to commercialize technologies that could transform shipping and recruitment, with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines pursuing fully autonomous operation of giant cargo vessels while startup Calaris develops an interactive AI interviewer designed to uncover abilities that conventional job applications may miss.

Japanese online publishing platform note is using artificial intelligence to review its management meetings and analyze company-wide activity as it prepares for a future in which AI increasingly determines what information, products and services people discover online.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming cyber warfare by enabling faster, automated and continuous attacks, raising concerns that governments and companies may struggle to detect and stop intrusions before serious damage occurs.