2026-07

economy

[News] China approves the provision of generative AI feature “Apple Intelligence”

On July 15, 2026, Chinese authorities officially approved the provision of Apple's proprietary AI technology, "Apple Int...
economy

[News] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries joins as a cooling system provider partner for NVIDIA’s next-generation data centers

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has officially joined as a cooling system provider partner for the construction of Nvidia's ...
Civil engineering

[News] Kajima Acquires Computing Workshop, Responsible for Development and On-Site Implementation of Measurement and Construction Management Systems

Kajima Corporation has announced that it will make Computing Workshop, which boasts the top domestic market share in tun...
IT

[Explanation] Moonshot AI stops accepting new users

Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI stopped accepting new individual users immediately after the release of its latest large ...
IT

[Explanation] Commercially Usable Anime-Specialized Video Generation AI “AnimeGen”

AI development venture AIdeaLab Inc. has released the official version of its video generation AI specialized in anime e...
IT

[Explanation] The inference engine “Colibri-Hy3” runs the AI model “Hy3,” which requires more than 140GB of memory, in an environment of about 10GB

In July 2026, an innovative inference engine technology was introduced that enables massive AI models to run in typical ...
economy

[News] Nichirei prepares for full reopening next week

On July 17, 2026, Nichirei Co., Ltd., the largest domestic company in frozen foods and refrigerated logistics, announced...
economy

[News] New policies to strengthen the competitiveness of the EU banking sector

On July 17, 2026, the European Commission presented new policy guidelines to strengthen the competitiveness of the EU ba...
IT

[Explanation] Claude Fable 5 Now Available for Subscription Continued Use

Anthropic announced that its top-tier AI model, "Claude Fable 5," which had been temporarily suspended due to U.S. gover...
IT

[Explanation] Log in without giving Claude your password: ‘1Password for Claude’

On July 16, 2026, password management giant 1Password (AgileBits) and AI developer Anthropic announced a new feature cal...