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OpenAI establishes presence in Japan with new Tokyo office

OpenAI has announced its expansion into Asia with the opening of a new office in Tokyo, Japan.

Mirantis acquires Kubernetes IDE Lens

Mirantis has acquired Lens, a Kubernetes integrated development environment (IDE) open source project from its authors. 

Japan takes a big step toward widespread drone delivery service — The Verge

Rakuten is forming a joint venture for unmanned aerial traffic management with AirMap, following the company's investment in the UTM technology company earlier this year. The Verge's Ben...

Influenster Raises $8M

Product discovery platform and reviews site Influenster, has closed an $8 million round of funding from Ebates,a subsidiary of Rakuten. Ken Hirschman, Ebates’ vice president...

Pinterest Draws Investment From Japanese Conglomerate, Is Worth $1.5B

Japanese e-commerce company and owner of the country's largest e-commerce site Rakuten is leading a $100 million investment in the online pinboarding site Pinterest,...