2026-09

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[Explanation] Kumamoto University and Others to Conduct Joint Research with German Institution on Semiconductor Assembly Technology

Kumamoto University, Yamagata University, and Germany's Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have signed a comprehensive partnership ...
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[Explanation] Nitori HD Migrates Core Systems to Cloud, Boosts Performance Fourfold

Nitori Holdings has migrated its core system supporting store sales and delivery operations to a cloud infrastructure, b...
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[Explainer] GMKtec Announces AI Mini PC with 192GB of Memory

GMKtec has unveiled the "EVO-X5 Pro," a mini PC equipped with up to 192GB of unified memory. This announcement addresses...
Civil engineering

[News] MLIT: Housing Bureau-related budget requests total 418.7 billion yen in rough request for fiscal 2027

On August 28, 2026, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released its fiscal 2027 budg...
economy

[News] Hikari Tsushin Acquires Leopalace21 via TOB, Totaling 270 Billion Yen

Hikari Tsushin, Inc. has announced a takeover bid (TOB) for Leopalace21 Corporation in partnership with two investment f...
economy

[News] Anthropic Expands New Financial Services for Claude

Anthropic has expanded its generative AI platform "Claude" with new specialized features for financial institutions, rel...
economy

[News] European Junk Firms Front-load Refinancing

European junk-rated companies are rushing to refinance roughly €3.7 billion in debt ahead of schedule. The movement is d...
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【Explanation】Ollama v0.34 Now Supports ChatGPT App

Ollama, an open-source tool for running local LLMs, has been updated to v0.34, bringing native integration with the Chat...
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[Explanation] Medical AI startup “AI CLINIC” (Medical AI Iris) introduces Sakana AI to physician tools

Medical AI startup Aillis, Inc. announced the integration of Sakana AI's Japanese-specialized LLM into its physician-tar...
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[Analysis] Furuya Metal Increases Semiconductor Sensor Production with Completion of New Chitose Plant

Furuya Metal Co., Ltd., a major industrial precious metals manufacturer, has completed construction of its New Chitose F...