economy [News] Trump Demands Choice in AI Development: “Choose China and You’re Out”
The Trump administration is strongly pressuring its allies to choose sides in a global AI development race. By formalizi...
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IT [Explainer] QNAP Qsirch Enhances Semantic Search in NAS with AI Integration
QNAP has released its core search application, Qsirch 7.1.0, which significantly strengthens semantic search capabilitie...
IT [Explanation] No more Excel needed: “Daiwari Cloud” launched for creating flat plans on the web
On August 13, 2026, the Japanese design firm Miraitos Co., Ltd. launched "Daiwari Cloud," a web-based tool designed to c...
economy [News] US Commerce Secretary asks Apple not to use Chinese-made chips
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has issued an extraordinary warning to Apple, stating that the use of memory c...
IT [Explanation] Local AI “Qwen3.8-27B” Released
Alibaba's Qwen team has released the open-weight model Qwen3.8-27B. While inheriting the state-of-the-art performance of...
IT [Explanation] Google Pixel Flagship Store Arrives in Japan
On August 13, 2026, Google opened "Google Store Omotesando" in Tokyo, its first direct retail location outside the Unite...
IT [Explanation] Sycom Releases Workstations for AI Development
Sycom, a Japanese BTO (Build to Order) PC manufacturer, has released the "Lepton Twin GPU Edition," a workstation specia...
Civil engineering [News] Investigation into the cause of drainage pump failure at Chiba underpass
In August 2026, a fatal accident occurred in an underpass in Chiba City, Japan, when drainage pumps failed to operate du...
IT [Explanation] Listed companies’ net profit for April-June surges 64%, driven by AI and semiconductor demand
Japanese listed companies saw a historic surge in profits during the April–June 2026 quarter, driven by a global acceler...
IT [Explainer] Salesforce Amplifies SaaS Value with AI Agents
Salesforce is accelerating the realization of the "Agentic Enterprise"—an era where software evolves from a tool that as...