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Business / Corporate Jan 10, 2018

Office-sharing firm WeWork looks to offer child- and pet-friendly working spaces in Japan

In Japan, where pets outnumber children, WeWork Cos. is adapting to the lay of the land. The office-sharing company's push into the country includes opening a dog-friendly office by June with plans to later offer on-site child care at other locations. The four properties the ...

Nintendo opens games to rival console for first time with China-only Nvidia tie-up

Business / Corporate Dec 6, 2017

Nintendo opens games to rival console for first time with China-only Nvidia tie-up

For the first time ever, Nintendo Co.'s games will be playable on gaming hardware that wasn't made by the Kyoto-based company. In a new initiative limited to China, Nintendo has begun distributing classic Wii and Gamecube titles through Nvidia Corp.'s gaming tablet Shield, the game-maker ...

Infostellar to improve satellite access with global antenna-sharing platform

Business / Tech Sep 13, 2017

Infostellar to improve satellite access with global antenna-sharing platform

Telling satellites what to do is expensive, complicated, and can only be done a few times a day. Infostellar Inc. is aiming to change that by getting satellite operators to share their antennae. By connecting dishes around the world to create a single network, everyone ...

Budding inventors find encouragement in Sony's Seed Accelerator Program

Business / Corporate Aug 9, 2017

Budding inventors find encouragement in Sony's Seed Accelerator Program

Sony Corp., which is emerging from five years of brutal restructuring that gutted its workforce and product lineup, wants to show off a few new things. There's the Aromastic, a digital smell dispenser, AeroSense self-flying drones and a collection of tech-infused accessories called "wena." These ...

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