Tech Latest

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Katey speaks with tech correspondent Yifan Yu about how local governments in China are racing to integrate DeepSeek's AI model in their operations as security concerns take a back seat to FOMO. Check out...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Akito speaks with Taipei tech correspondent Annie Cheng Ting-Fang about China's rapid expansion in mature chips and what this means for the global tech industry. Check out Annie’s  ⁠featured story here ,...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Katey and Tokyo reporter Mitsuru Obe do a deep dive into Japan’s space startup ecosystem and how companies like ArkEdge Space are positioning themselves for success in the growing industry. Check out Mits...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Akito speaks with Tokyo reporter Sayumi Take about the dramatic Honda-Nissan merger talks that just fell apart and what's next for these two Japanese carmakers. Check out Sayumi’s ⁠ featured story here ⁠,...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Katey speaks with Tokyo correspondent Ryohtaroh Satoh about the rapid rise of surprise Chinese AI tool DeepSeek and if the deepening ties between OpenAI and SoftBank Group will bear fruit. Check out Ryoht...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Akito speaks with Australia correspondent Shaun Turton about how Australia is exploring mineral sand deposits in Victoria as an additional source of rare earths in a bid to build a "China-free"...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Katey speaks with Hong Kong correspondent Cissy Zhou about Xiaohongshu (or RedNote in English) -- the Chinese social media app that has soared in popularity following TikTok's sell-or-ban drama in the U.S...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In our first episode of 2025, Akito chats with Taipei tech correspondent Lauly Li about how China has advanced in the global market for DRAM chips, threatening to bring pain for global leaders like Samsung and Micron. Che...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this special year-end episode, Katey and Akito look back at the year's top tech stories, from supply chain shifts to EVs and the AI boom, as well as predict 2025's tech trends to watch. Find our tech coverage here , an...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Katey speaks with tech correspondent Yifan Yu about Intel and its future outlook following the departure of CEO Pat Gelsinger. Check out Yifan's  featured story here , and  register for our weekly #techAs...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Akito speaks with Tokyo reporter Sayumi Take about Sony and Honda's first EV sedan. The two giants hope that Afeela's strong software will provide a competitive edge but experts are cautious about the car...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Katey speaks with Seoul correspondent Kim Jaewon about clouds hanging over South Korea's Samsung, from a major executive reshuffle to legal headaches, AI competition and potential risks from the incoming...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Akito speaks with Taipei tech correspondent Lauly Li about China’s rise as a solar power king and how its dominance has not gone down well with the U.S. Check out  Lauly's featured story , and register fo...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Katey speaks with Hong Kong correspondent Cissy Zhou about how Chinese e-commerce platforms have spent big money to tap overseas markets for this year's Singles Day shopping festival as online sales growt...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Akito speaks with Taipei tech correspondent  Annie Cheng Ting-Fang about how Apple has approached Foxconn about building artificial intelligence servers in Taiwan as the iPhone maker looks to capture a bi...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Katey speaks with Hong Kong correspondent Stella Xie about how trade tensions and sliding EV sales in Europe are affecting Chinese EV battery makers. Check out Stella's  featured story , and  ⁠register fo...

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Akito speaks with Hong Kong correspondent Cissy Zhou about how China's e-commerce platforms are grappling with fallout from "no-return" refund policies, as well as AI giant SenseTime's use of Huawei and o...

Welcome to the revamped Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. On today's episode, Katey speaks with Taipei tech correspondent  Lauly Li  about how advancements in power hungry technologies like generative AI will force Taiwan’s government and tech industry to walk a tightro...

Tech Latest by Nikkei Asia brings you the newest updates from Asia's technology industry. In this episode, Alice French talks to Hong Kong correspondent Cissy Zhou and Nikkei Asia's tech editor Katey Creel, about how the heated price war among Chinese e-commerce platforms is showing signs of cooling. Read more on the topic, and other news from across Asia, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠htt...

Tech Latest by Nikkei Asia brings you the newest updates from Asia's technology industry. In this episode, Jada Nagumo talks to Bangkok correspondent Francesca Regalado, about Chinese EV maker BYD’s new Thailand factory. Read more on the topic, and other news from across Asia, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://asia.nikkei.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Francesca's story here:...

Tech Latest by Nikkei Asia brings you the newest updates from Asia's technology industry. In this episode, Alice French talks to Tokyo correspondent Ryohtaroh Satoh, about how Japan’s auto industry is facing up to a growing AI chip problem. Check out Ryohtaroh's story here: https://s.nikkei.com/3RWUZZQ Read more on the topic, and other news from across Asia, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠...

Tech Latest by Nikkei Asia brings you the newest updates from Asia's technology industry. In this episode, Alice French talks to Seoul correspondent Steven Borowiec, about a deadly fire that broke out at a lithium-ion battery factory in South Korea last week. Check out Steven's story: https://s.nikkei.com/3zqp25M Read more on the topic, and other news from across Asia, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Tech Latest by Nikkei Asia brings you the newest updates from Asia's technology industry. In this episode, Jada Nagumo talks with U.S. correspondents Marrian Zhou and Yifan Yu, about Chinese tech company DJI, and how its drones have become a key tool for the U.S. police force despite Washington’s clampdown. Check out their story here: https://s.nikkei.com/3VPgxdg Read more on the topic, and ot...

Tech Latest by Nikkei Asia brings you the newest updates from Asia's technology industry. In this episode, Alice French talks to Mitsuru Obe, chief business news correspondent in Tokyo, about some exciting developments in Japan’s space industry. Check out Mit's story here: https://s.nikkei.com/4co81Y9⁠ Read more on the topic, and other news from across Asia, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ h...

Tech Latest by Nikkei Asia brings you the newest updates from Asia's technology industry. In this episode, Jada Nagumo is catching up with Cissy Zhou in Hong Kong, about China’s budding flying car industry. Check out Cissy's story here: https://s.nikkei.com/45mcsk8 Read more on the topic, and other news from across Asia, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://asia.nikkei.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...