economy [News] NEC to Cut In-House AI Token Costs to One-Tenth
NEC Corporation has unveiled an ambitious target to cut its internal generative AI token costs to one-tenth by the secon...
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IT [Explainer] China trains its own AI using US AI “Claude” without authorization
Chinese AI companies used approximately 24,000 fake accounts to launch over 16 million unauthorized access attempts agai...
IT [Explainer] Huawei and other Chinese chipmakers raise AI processor prices
Leading Chinese AI chipmakers, including Huawei Technologies, have raised their quoted prices for key AI processors by 2...
economy [News] US August PPI Rises 0.4% Month-over-Month
The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for August 2026 rose 0.4% month-over-month and accelerated to a 5.4% year-over-year ...
IT [Explainer] Chance of AI Destroying Humanity Exceeds 10%, Warns US Researcher
A senior AI safety lead at US firm Anthropic has warned that the probability of artificial intelligence wiping out human...
IT 【Explanation】Ultra-fast AI model “Mercury 2.5” arrives
In September 2026, AI startup Inception unveiled "Mercury 2.5," a new AI model capable of ultra-fast text generation at ...
IT [Explainer] Sumitomo Corporation and Sakana AI Partner to Introduce Domestic Generative AI to 100,000 Companies
Sumitomo Corporation and SCSK have partnered with AI startup Sakana AI to roll out domestic generative AI solutions acro...
IT [Explanation] Shimadzu Launches Cloud Service Offering AI-Powered LC Analysis Condition Suggestions
On September 1, 2026, Shimadzu Corporation launched "Methodintelligence for LC," a cloud service powered by AI agents th...
Civil engineering [News] Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Certifies Iyo Bank’s Matsuyama New Headquarters Building Reconstruction Plan as Private Urban Revitalization Project
On September 8, 2026, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) officially certified the "(...
economy [News] Sumitomo Corporation and Sakana AI Form Partnership to Support Domestic Generative AI Deployment for 100,000 Companies
Sumitomo Corporation, SCSK, and Sakana AI have entered into a comprehensive strategic partnership aimed at driving Japan...