Juro Osawa is a Reporter at The Information. He covers technology in Asia with a focus on enterprise tech, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, exploring topics such as generative AI, open source software, and natural language processing. Juro's work has been featured in Knowledia, Chinafile, and The Information.
Preston is the artificial intelligence that powers the Intelligent Relations PR platform. Meet Preston
Not enough data
Juro Osawa's coverage focuses on technology, particularly Chinese companies and their activities in areas such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and venture capital. His work also delves into the intersection of business and politics.
Based on his articles' themes and topics covered, Juro would likely be interested in commentary from experts who can provide insights into technological developments within Chinese companies. He may also be receptive to perspectives on how political factors impact these businesses. Consider pitching sources with deep knowledge of the tech industry in China or those able to discuss the implications of government policies on technology firms.
This information evolves through artificial intelligence and human feedback. Improve this profile .
By: Stephanie Palazzolo, Juro Osawa
In 2020, 22-year-old Aakash Thumaty was a product manager at Salesforce when he wrote an essay, “Value Driven Innovation at Shopify and the Incumbency Trap at Salesforce,” which argued against Salesforce’s subscription-based business model. He sent it to Bret Taylor, who at the time was ...
By: Jing Yang, Juro Osawa, Henry Siu
To combat her loneliness, An Xu, a 15-year-old middle schooler in Shanghai, had recently been relying for emotional support on her text and voice conversations with an AI companion on Doubao, China’s most popular AI chatbot app. AI companions are meant to mimic humanlike conversation, emotions ...
By: Stephanie Palazzolo, Juro Osawa
Chinese AI developer DeepSeek has told investors that it is putting its fundraising talks on hold, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.The pause on the new funding round, which values DeepSeek at 500 billion yuan ($74 billion), comes after a leaked transcript of CEO Liang Wenfeng’s investor call went viral last week on Chinese social media and X. The call, which was held
Chinese AI developer DeepSeek has resumed its second funding round, which was paused for more than a week following a leak of the transcript of a confidential call between CEO Liang Wenfeng and investors, according to a person with direct knowledge of the talks.Earlier this week, DeepSeek shared a new term sheet for the funding round with investors to restart the discussions, according to the
South Korean memory maker SK Hynix said on Friday that it will start the construction of two new chip plants next year, after its board approved its plan to invest about 54 trillion won ($38 billion) in the new fabs.The company’s announcement of the timelines for its new fabs comes as demand for memory chips continues to surge amid a global AI boom.SK Hynix said the construction of its
By: Qianer Liu, Juro Osawa, Steve Levine, Rocket Drew
On a muggy morning in April, a venture capitalist from San Francisco arrived in China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen with a long shopping list. His friends at U.S. robotic startups had asked him to bring back humanoids and various robotic components from China. He headed to Shenzhen’s ...
By: Juro Osawa
Sony Group and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. are planning to invest about 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion) in a joint venture that will start mass producing next-generation image sensors in Japan as early as 2029, the Nikkei newspaper reported.The new joint venture, expected to be established by March 2027, plans to supply high-performance camera sensors for Apple’s iPhones, according
