Anthropic PBC is seeking to raise $3 billion to $3.5 billion from Japanese investors as part of its initial public offering, keeping the fundraising target in the country after the frontier artificial intelligence lab formally began marketing the IPO.

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Yamada Holdings Co., Japan’s biggest electronics retailer by sales, is considering selling a portfolio of stores for about ¥100 billion ($630 million), according to people familiar with the matter, as it seeks to boost capital efficiency and improve shareholder returns.

Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., China’s biggest NAND flash memory maker, is targeting an initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange as soon as the first quarter of 2027, people familiar with the matter said.

Nintendo Co. sold 5.2 million copies of its The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake in just four days, invigorating the Switch 2 platform that had been waiting for a blockbuster hit.

South Korea’s major battery makers are facing increased regulatory scrutiny over their operations in Hungary, a key European hub where SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co. have invested billions of dollars.

Anthropic PBC’s blockbuster initial public offering may become the catalyst for major reversal in the artificial intelligence trade, according to Jack Selby, who runs the venture capital firm Copper Sky.

Malaysia intends to launch a separate wholesale electricity market for large power consumers including data centers, the New Straits Times reported.