IT [Explanation] US Government AI Criticized for Refusing to Answer Questions Inconvenient to Trump
The official government conversational AI "America.gov," released by the U.S. Trump administration, is facing criticism ...
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IT [Explanation] Real-Time Image Sharpening via Semiconductorization
Logic & Design has become the first in the world to turn its proprietary image-sharpening algorithm, LISr, into a semico...
economy [News] Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to Support Power Semiconductor Consolidation
At a post-Cabinet press conference on October 2, 2026, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ryosei Akazawa announced ...
Civil engineering [News] Emergency Mitigation Work for Inba沼 Completed: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
The Kanto Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, alongside Chiba Pr...
economy [News] Prime Minister Takaichi’s Aim to Exit Reflation and Two Specific Measures Within the Government
Prime Minister Takaichi and her cabinet ministers have adjusted their conventional "reflationist" stance, beginning to s...
economy [News] Amazon to Move $8B in NVIDIA Chips Off-Balance-Sheet, British Paper Reports
It has been revealed that Amazon.com is considering a scheme to transfer $8 billion worth of cutting-edge Nvidia AI chip...
economy [News] Merger of Three Tohoku Banks Ranks 4th in Main Bank Corporate Clients
Procrea Holdings, the parent company of Aomori Michinoku Bank, along with Akita Bank and Iwate Bank, have officially ann...
Civil engineering [News] Heavy Rainfall of September, Reiwa 8: Sabo Dams Prove Effective, Hyogo Prefecture Publishes Case Study
During the heavy rain on September 14, 2026, a sabo dam installed in Taka Town, Hyogo Prefecture, captured approximately...
IT 【Explanation】Introducing “Ollaya,” an app for running decision-making models locally
In September 2026, the open-source application "Ollaya," which allows decision-making models to be run directly in local...
IT [Explainer] ELYZA Releases Free Domestic-Based AI Model with Enhanced Japanese Performance
ELYZA, a KDDI Group company, has released free of charge the domestic-based AI model "ELYZA-Thinking-1.0-llm-jp-4-33b" a...