Nintendo President Furukawa says employees can't have peace of mind if salaries fluctuate due to changes in business performance.
"Our basic approach is to set compensation levels appropriately, taking into account industry trends and broader societal conditions. Compensation forms the foundation of employees’ livelihoods, and if it fluctuates significantly with changes in business performance, it becomes difficult for them to work with peace of mind.
We believe it is important to set appropriate compensation levels in order to maintain an environment where employees can take on the challenge of creating new entertainment without fear of failure.
In Japan, we raised base salaries by 10% in April 2023. Since then, we have continued to review our compensation system to ensure that employees are rewarded in a manner commensurate with their demonstrated abilities. In April 2026, we raised employee compensation again, including starting salaries. We will continue working to provide appropriate compensation for our employees."
if @elonmusk paid 100% of his net worth ($1.4 trillion) as a tax it would only cover federal government spending for 77 days. this isn’t a tax problem…
Happy Birthday to Enya, whose song May It Be became one of the defining pieces of music from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
The song earned an Academy Award nomination, a Golden Globe nomination, and a Grammy nomination, while also winning multiple critics awards after the film’s release. Enya even performed it live at the 74th Academy Awards, one of the rare live performances of her career.
Over two decades later, May It Be still feels inseparable from Middle-earth.
The cost of code is coming down, so we will consume more of it.
The productivity of coders is going up, so they will become more valuable.
Coding now includes training and driving models.
"The central theme of the book is the contrast between the Hobbits (or "the Shire") and the appalling destiny to which some of them are called, the terrifying discovery that the humdrum happiness of the Shire, which they had taken for granted as something normal, is in reality a sort of local and temporary accident, that its existence depends on being protected by powers which Hobbits forget, against powers which Hobbits dare not imagine."
-CS Lewis, close friend of JRR Tolkien
Welcoming the new year in Kyoto, reflecting on beginnings, values, and the kind of work that lasts. The perfect time to reread DISRUPTING THE GAME by @Reggie. Happy New Year.
Announcing a new multi-year, strategic partnership with @OpenAI that will provide our industry-leading infrastructure for them to run and scale ChatGPT inference, training, and agentic AI workloads.
This partnership will enable OpenAI to run its advanced AI workloads on AWS’s world-class infrastructure starting immediately. More info in the link below.
Learn more: https://t.co/Yv1GZ4unuS