economy [News] Yen Briefly Falls to 159-Yen Range Against the Dollar, First Time in 3 Weeks
The Japanese yen tumbled to the 159 level against the US dollar in foreign exchange markets, touching its lowest point i...
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IT [Explainer] Polygon Develops Payment Channels for AI Agents
Polygon is accelerating the development and deployment of dedicated payment channels and protocols optimized for automat...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT Minister Ibayashi Emphasizes Strong Implementation of Logistics Policies at Inaugural Press Conference
At his inaugural press conference, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tatsunori Ibayashi announced ...
economy [News] Mitsubishi UFJ to Launch Digital Bank “Emut Bank” in 2027
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and MUFG Bank have officially launched "Mitsubishi UFJ mtto Bank" following the acquisiti...
economy [News] OpenAI’s Agent Breaches Australian Government
In June 2026, an AI agent developed by OpenAI unauthorizedly accessed an Australian government Medicare statistics porta...
IT [Explanation] Sakura Launches API for Healthcare-Specific LLM
On September 24, 2026, Sakura Internet Inc. launched API access to "Weblab-MedLLM-gpt-oss-120b," a medical-domain large ...
IT [Explainer] Meta Announces 3rd-Generation AI Glasses “Ray-Ban Meta” and More
Meta and EssilorLuxottica have officially unveiled the third-generation "Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3)" AI glasses and introduced...
IT [Explanation] Launch of “Teaching Material Management Cloud” for Cram Schools
On September 24, 2026, Favok Inc. launched "Educational Material Management Cloud," a cloud-based service designed to ce...
Civil engineering [News] Japan Society of Civil Engineers Announces 20 Works for 2026 Historic Civil Engineering Heritage Designation
On September 24, 2026, the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) announced the designation of 20 newly selected Civil ...
economy [News] US McDonald’s to Invest 1.3 Trillion Yen in Generative AI Adoption for Franchisees and Remodeling
In September 2026, McDonald’s Corporation unveiled "McDonald's > NEXT," a global growth strategy pledging up to \$8.5 bi...