economy [News] Kawasaki Heavy Industries raises 200 billion yen for investments in semiconductors and AI
Kawasaki Heavy Industries will raise approximately 200 billion yen in capital for growth investments in AI, semiconducto...
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economy [News] Opening of the Quantum Dot Innovation Lab (TOPPAN)
TOPPAN Inc. and the University of Tokyo's Center for Advanced Science and Technology have established a donated research...
IT [Explanation] Launch of Linux beta for Claude Desktop
On June 30, 2026, Anthropic launched the beta version of its official desktop app "Claude Desktop" for Linux users. The ...
Civil engineering [News] Taisei Corporation issues record loan limit of 300 billion yen
Taisei Corporation has decided to contract its largest loan line ever (commitment line) of 300 billion yen with Mizuho B...
economy [News] Austria proposes accepting Anthropic to the EU
Austria proposed attracting Anthropic from the US to the European Union (EU) due to AI export controls originating from ...
IT [Explanation] “7-Zip” v26.02 fixes bugs and vulnerabilities
The latest version of the classic open-source decompression software "7-Zip," v26.02, was officially released on June 25...
IT [Explanation] Fault-tolerant quantum computer ‘Libra’ to be offered on Braket by 2028
QuEra Computing and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced that they will offer the fault-tolerant quantum computer "L...
IT [Explanation] Coding AI Model ‘Ornith-1.0’
On June 26, 2026, DeepReinforce released the open-source LLM family "Ornith-1.0," which specializes in agents and coding...
Civil engineering [News] 29 companies colluding in civil engineering work in Kagawa Prefecture
On June 25, 2026, the Japan Fair Trade Commission determined that 29 construction companies in Takamatsu City had repeat...
IT [Explanation] Fortune-telling app using a quantum random number generator: ‘A Quantum Magic 8-Ball’
David Noel N, a researcher and engineer, has released a fortune-telling app called "A Quantum Magic 8-Ball," which uses ...