KYODO reported a senior government official said Japan is considering deploying cutting-edge AI systems under its 'proactive cyber defense' policy to counter attack risks from advanced models such as ANTHROPIC's Claude MYTHOS. National cybersecurity director Yoichi Iida said using advanced AI is "unavoidable" and warned the time from discovering a vulnerability to exploiting it could plausibly shrink to 1% or 0.1% of previous lengths. The cabinet led by Prime Minister TAKAICHI decided in March t

The Wall Street Journal reported US officials say President Trump is taking a patient approach to the Iran standoff and expects to weather it, particularly while gasoline prices remain near current levels. A White House official said US strikes have hit all identified Iranian military targets. Trump’s immediate priority is keeping energy and other shipping through the Strait of Hormuz open; officials say the US will retain military options if Iran mounts further attacks on vessels. Officials added Trump has privately told senior aides in recent weeks that US strikes last year destroyed three major Iranian nuclear facilities and that Iran is unlikely to restart its nuclear program during his term; he believes US intelligence would detect any rebuilding and that the threat of further strikes would serve as ongoing deterrence. Officials said if the US can contain Iran’s nuclear program and the Strait reopens, Trump is more likely to extend the current ceasefire indefinitely, and that if Iran fully reopens the Strait he would lift the US military blockade of Iranian ports.

Nikkei reports Sony and TSMC aim to begin mass production of next-generation image sensors as early as 2029.