Reddit Q2 Revenue Up 61 Percent, Stock Falls on AI Traffic Fears
The earnings call shows investors are worried that AI-driven search changes could erode Reddit's traffic and user base, even as the company posts strong financial growth.
GIGAZINE
Industry
GENDA and SBI Holdings Form Capital and Business Alliance
The alliance ties an amusement and karaoke operator with roughly 1,100 facilities to an investment fund backing IP production, signaling a push to merge physical entertainment venues with content-driven promotions.
GameBusiness.jp
KDDI Launches Buffmee, a 980 Yen AI Service Built on Licensed Content
Buffmee is KDDI's attempt to answer AI's unauthorized content use by building a service that pays content providers and cites sources, creating a revenue channel for publishers instead of bypassing them.
GameBusiness.jp
Meta Signs EU AI Act Code of Practice on Transparency
Meta's signing commits it to the EU's transparency obligations for AI-generated content, including disclosure and machine-readable labeling, as the AI Act's related provisions begin applying in 2026.
GIGAZINE
Warner Bros. Discovery Sues Amazon Over Executive Poaching
The lawsuit could reignite debate over fixed-term employment contracts under California labor law and the practice of tech companies poaching executives from traditional media firms.
GIGAZINE
METI's IP360 Content Subsidy Draws 1,709 Applications, 162 Selections
The low 9.5% selection rate, far below typical SME subsidies, shows IP360 is a narrow gate despite a budget expanded more than threefold from its predecessor JLOX.
Denfaminicogamer
EA Faces Layoff Concerns After $55 Billion Take-Private Deal Closes
The completion of the take-private deal shifts EA from public to private ownership while loading it with debt that its own EBITDA may not comfortably cover, making cost reductions and likely layoffs a near-term reality.
Automaton
VeSync Japan Sponsors Chiba TV Child-Rearing Gift Project
The sponsorship extends VeSync's COSORI and Levoit brands into a regional family-focused initiative, positioning its kitchen and air-care products as supports for new parents in Chiba.
ASCII.jp
Made in Japan XR Project Picks Sausage as First Development Theme
The theme choice reflects a marketing strategy aimed at global casual users, prioritizing intuitive fun and viral potential over core gamer content.
ASCII.jp
Disney and TikTok Sign Global Deal for Fan-Made Content
The agreement opens Disney's library of franchises, including Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and FX, to TikTok creators while routing selected fan-made videos back to Disney+, a two-way content pipeline between the platforms.
Denfaminicogamer
EmotionX and Space Data Sign Memorandum for Defense Sector Secure Intelligence
The memorandum pairs a Japanese FHE startup with a space-tech firm to build a domestic secure intelligence base for defense, addressing the inherent leak risk of decrypting data during analysis.
ASCII.jp
Luxembourg's Legal Framework Draws Paytm to Set Up EU Base
Paytm's move shows Luxembourg's strategy of using legal certainty and public-private partnership to pull major foreign tech companies into its digital finance ecosystem.
ASCII.jp
Knowledge Work Launches Sales AI Agent OS, Raises 3.5 Billion Yen
The launch formalizes Knowledge Work's shift from consulting and product services to a platform-based approach, backed by a major funding round aimed at scaling sales AI agent delivery through partnerships.
ASCII.jp
Unity Adds Per-User Fees for Internal Apps Under Unity Industry
Unity is extending its monetization to non-game enterprise users with per-user fees, a shift that could significantly raise costs for companies using Unity for internal tools.
Automaton
Polyuse Raises 1.1 Billion Yen in Debt Financing, Cumulative Funding Hits 5 Billion Yen
The non-dilutive debt raise, following a December 2025 Series B, gives Polyuse the capital to push its construction 3D printer toward a data-driven "Physical AI" model without giving up further equity.
ASCII.jp
INSPIRE Opens Official Fan Club Site on FaveConnect
The launch gives INSPIRE a direct fan communication channel with tiered paid membership, marking a formal step in the group's fan engagement strategy as it enters its fourth year.
ASCII.jp
PEGASUS President Reelection Support Falls to 77.04% as ESG Fund Sets Five Plan Criteria
The fund treats the sharp drop in shareholder support as an early indicator of concern over management responsibility and capital policy, and it is now forcing the board to answer specific numerical and deadline-based questions before the October plan.
ASCII.jp
Ascend Joins ACP-LLP to Strengthen Major Consulting Firm Support
The membership gives Ascend a formal channel to work with major consulting firms like Accenture, expanding its project pipeline in DX, AI, and ERP support.
ASCII.jp
newmo Group Buys Three Asahi Jidosha Firms, Takes No. 1 Osaka Taxi Fleet
The acquisition pushes newmo's Osaka fleet to the top of the prefecture, consolidating its position as the largest taxi operator in the region.
ASCII.jp
Gotham Group to Develop Film, TV Adaptations of Viz Media Originals
The agreement gives Viz Media's original properties, with RWBY as the anchor, a route into film and television through a production company whose credits include The Maze Runner and Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Anime News Network
Side-Job Talent Service lotsful Carves Out From Persol, Joins Akatsuki Group
The carve-out moves lotsful from Persol's in-house business to Akatsuki's B2B portfolio, where AI and PR assets are expected to broaden its corporate support beyond talent matching.
ASCII.jp
Second Heart Raises 9,975,000 Yen in Equity Crowdfunding
The 200 percent oversubscription signals investor confidence in Second Heart's preventive healthcare platform aimed at reducing diabetes-related foot amputations.
ASCII.jp
SiC Wafer Venture UJ-Crystal Raises 430 Million Yen in Share Allotment
The funding targets the bottleneck of p-type SiC substrate wafers, which the company says hinder next-generation power systems needed to address AI-driven electricity demand.
ASCII.jp
IGNIS GATE Launches leaderia PM Training Simulator
The platform targets SES and contract development firms that struggle to grow PM talent, offering repeated practice without real project risk.
ASCII.jp