Japan's aging owners are selling businesses for 0 yen to young entrepreneurs
A succession crisis is forcing retiring owners to hand over cafés, farms, and guesthouses to a new generation, often for nothing.

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A succession crisis is forcing retiring owners to hand over cafés, farms, and guesthouses to a new generation, often for nothing.
A new Airbnb policy barring host-imposed chores has owners vowing to strike and plotting workarounds, while guests cheer. The fallout could reshape cleaning fees and listing supply.
Mukesh Ambani's Jio listing is drawing record demand, but the offering's real story is how the telecom giant is repositioning itself as a technology company.
A $66M Sequoia-led round doubles Blacksmith's valuation in two months, proving code validation is the new bottleneck in AI software development.
A $1.5 billion defense infusion for North Carolina chipmaking signals a new era of Pentagon-backed reshoring - here's what it means for the industry.
The UK's top spy says AI is making biological attacks more accessible; Johns Hopkins' Tom Inglesby explains why governments are scrambling and what safeguards could stop it.
The Series B, co-led by Forerunner and Menlo, signals a shift from solo AI copilots to collaborative agent workforces.
The Claude maker's 5% share pledge, worth $48bn, is a bid to win over regulators and investors before its stock market listing.
The YouTube-native studio is expanding beyond platform revenue with a four-acre LA campus and partnerships with Disney and Fox. Here's what it means for media executives.
Carolyn Marvin's disorderly conduct arrest turns a sidewalk standoff into a test case for how cities police the automation-versus-workforce debate.
A military-backed startup's button-sized device is reshaping at-home hormone testing, and telehealth giants are racing to adopt it.
A decade after Elizabeth Holmes's startup collapsed, a viral documentary has reignited the Theranos story, while researchers remind founders that hype is no substitute for proof.