Civil engineering [News] MLIT to Launch Three New Surveys from Late October to Establish “Standard Labor Costs”
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has decided to launch three new follow-up surveys starting i...
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IT [Explanation] Unauthorized Access to Government Operational IT Environment “GSS,” Possible Personal Information Leak
In the Government Shared Services (GSS), a common government operational environment provided by the Digital Agency, una...
IT [Explanation] Samsung Partners with France’s Mistral AI for Joint AI Development
Samsung Electronics has formed a strategic partnership with French AI startup Mistral AI and announced the joint develop...
IT [Explainer] Google Announces General-Purpose AI Agent “Gemini Agent”
On October 8, 2026, Google Cloud announced "Gemini agent," a general-purpose AI agent that completes business inquiries,...
economy [News] Corporate bankruptcies in the first half of the year hit a 13-year high due to rising prices
Nationwide corporate bankruptcies in the first half of 2026 reached 5,335, hitting a 13-year high due to the impact of i...
IT [Explanation] Google Releases AI Game Creation Tool
US-based Google and Unity Software have announced "Playground," an experimental platform that allows users to create gam...
economy 【News】Rapidus Partners with 17 Companies to Build Semiconductor Ecosystem
Rapidus has announced "Rapidus CORE," an ecosystem designed to support the development and mass production of cutting-ed...
Civil engineering [News] Former Belt Conveyor Tunnel in Kobe to Become AI Data Center
A corporate alliance including Mitsui Fudosan has embarked on the development of Japan's first commercial underground AI...
IT [Explanation] LLM Inference Engine “Magnitude” Released, Up to 2x Faster
"Magnitude," an open-source LLM inference engine optimized for AI agents, has been released, demonstrating up to a 2x sp...
IT [Explainer] Claude Cowork: Local Execution Option Discontinued
On October 6, 2026, US-based Anthropic discontinued the local execution option for its "Claude Cowork" AI agent feature,...