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Preferred Networks eyes an IPO as Japan's AI chip ambitions outgrow private funding

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One of Japan's few private technology companies valued above US$1 billion is preparing to abandon a decade of engineering independence, because designing an AI chip is no longer the expensive part — manufacturing one at volume is.

First report: Japan’s Preferred Networks Seeks IPO to Keep Up in AI Chip Race — bloomberg.com, 8d