Sony Corp

M&A

Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard in US$69 billion game deal

Adding Activision’s stable of popular titles will help Microsoft better compete with rival Sony Corp’s PlayStation

Electric vehicles

Sony explores selling EVs, joining tech rush into red-hot arena

The stock jumped as much as 4.7% in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Semiconductor

Japan plans to boost support for chip production, Yomiuri says

Global chip shortages in industries ranging from automotive to entertainment have slowed growth in the world economy

Tech

Sony remakes itself, again — as a tech leader

Japan needs to give its existing homegrown tech champions like Sony more incentives and oxygen to grow.

Apple said to plan $1.36 billion investment in TV shows and films

(Aug 17): Apple Inc. plans to spend about US$1 billion ($1.36 billion) on original programming in the next 12 months, intensifying efforts to compete with Amazon.com Inc and Netflix Inc in video streaming, according to people familiar with the plan.

Sony enters virtual reality race with PlayStation VR headset

TOKYO (Oct 12): Sony Corp will join the race for virtual reality (VR) dominance on Thursday with the US$399 ($552) PlayStation VR, a headset the Japanese electronics group hopes will beat pricier rivals and revive its reputation as a maker of must-have ga
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