Rakuten plans to launch its own AI model within next 2 months: CEO

The logo of Japanese tech giant Rakuten logo seen at the Mobile World Congress 2019. Paco Freire| SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Japan’s Rakuten plans to launch its own artificial intelligence language model within the next two months, its CEO told CNBC in an interview that aired Monday. It comes as the fintech-to-e-commerce … Read more

Rakuten makes first mobile foray into Europe as debt overhangs firm

Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani attends the Rakuren Expo 2022 at Grand Prince Hotel Shintakanawa on July 21, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. Jun Sato | Wireimage | Getty Images Rakuten and German telco 1&1 on Friday launched a mobile network based on a new type of architecture as the Japanese giant looks to boost its loss-making … Read more

Rakuten Viber’s ad-free premium chat service launches within the US

The Rakuten Viber chat app is bringing its $2-per-month premium subscription service to the US Thursday, which supplies unique options and ad-free entry to the chat app. Viber Plus, which launched internationally in Could, consists of enhancements to the app like transcription of voice messages, entry to paid stickers, the power to alter the Viber … Read more