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If ChatGPT is the 'professor', Claude the 'writer', and Gemini the 'Google assistant', then Meta AI is like your most social-media-savvy friend. It runs on Meta's new Muse Spark model, and you don't need to download a new app. Just open Messenger, WhatsApp, or Instagram, type @Meta AI, and start chatting right away.

Japan entered the post-Golden Week 2026 period with a rare sense of confidence. The Nikkei 225 breaking its all-time high on the first working day was a strong signal of market faith in the direction of the 'Land of the Rising Sun'.

Japan's economy entered 1 May 2026 in a state of deep divergence, defined by the intersection of the stock market's brilliant achievements in April and unprecedented geopolitical pressures from the 2026 Iran war.

Japan's market opened on a positive note, with the Nikkei 225 rising, supported by technology stocks and AI-related capital flows following a major investment from Microsoft. The yen continued to weaken as investors awaited the Bank of Japan's interest rate decision.