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Nikkei Asia
02-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Ex-Intel CEO says US manufacturing needs long-term 'patient capital'
Pat Gelsinger, who stepped down as Intel CEO in 2024, joined venture capital firm Playground Capital in March. (Photo by Kotaro Igarashi) KAZUYUKI OKUDAIRA TOKYO -- Reviving the U.S. manufacturing sector will require patient long-term investment, said former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who focused on long-term planning as head of the American chip giant and is now supporting startups after a pivot into venture capital. Gelsinger took the helm at Intel in 2021, returning to the company where he had spent three decades of his career. He had sought to revitalize the chipmaker by investing heavily in manufacturing operations but ultimately stepped down this past December amid a clash with the board.
Nikkei Asia
11-06-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Pokemon Go's Scopely on the hunt in Japan for gaming M&As
KAZUYUKI OKUDAIRA TOKYO -- Fresh off its acquisition of Pokemon Go's Niantic, U.S. gaming giant Scopely is looking to grow its relations with Japanese peers with lucrative intellectual property (IP) franchises. In an interview with Nikkei, Scopely co-CEOs Walter Driver and Javier Ferreira described their plans to increase investment in Pokemon Go and other games and to expand the company's presence in Japan, possibly through additional mergers and acquisitions.
