2026-09

economy

[News] Toyota Announces “Expanded Arene” Compatible with Automotive Semiconductors from Multiple Companies

Toyota Motor Corporation has unveiled its "Expanded Arene" concept, which enables the same automotive application to run...
economy

【News】Travel Booking and Financial Stocks Plummet Following the Launch of Meta’s AI “Muse”

In September 2026, the unveiling of Meta’s autonomous AI agent "Muse" triggered a sharp sell-off in online travel bookin...
IT

[Analysis] Meta Unveils New Smart Glasses Equipped with Proprietary AI “Muse”

Meta has unveiled its new proprietary AI smart glasses, "Meta Glasses," alongside advanced features for its autonomous A...
economy

[News] Over 70% of Companies Report Impact from Middle East Situation

As tensions surrounding Iran escalated at the end of February 2026, multiple surveys revealed that over 70% of Japanese ...
IT

[Explainer] Next-Generation AI “Qwen4” Announced with Undisclosed Specs

At the Apsara Conference 2026, Alibaba Group announced the start of pre-training for its next-generation frontier AI mod...
economy

[News] Nagasaki Prefecture’s Economy “Recovering Moderately,” Maintained for 39 Consecutive Months

The Bank of Japan's Nagasaki Branch maintained its economic assessment for Nagasaki Prefecture at "recovering moderately...
IT

[Explanation] LLM Inference Engine “vLLM 0.30.0” Released

vLLM v0.30.0, an open-source inference engine designed to accelerate large language model operations, has been officiall...
IT

[Explainer] Cognex Launches New Wafer Reader

Cognex has announced the new "In-Sight 1750 Series" wafer reader designed to enhance traceability in semiconductor manuf...
IT

[Explainer] Alibaba Launches New AI Chip

Alibaba Group has announced the launch of its next-generation in-house AI processor, the "Zhenwu V900," alongside ambiti...
Civil engineering

[News] MLIT Requests 7.6 Trillion Yen for Public Works in FY2027 Budget

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has requested 8.7694 trillion yen in general acco...