Asian shares sink, with Tokyo down more than 5% as slumping AI stocks drag world markets lower

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares skidded Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 down more than 5% as heavy selling of computer chipmakers and other AI-related shares dragged markets lower. South Korean markets were closed Friday, but shares in Taiwan fell 5.9% a day after TSMC, the world’s biggest contract …