economy [News] 2025 Global Power Semiconductor Manufacturer Sales Rankings – Top 20
French research firm Yole Group has announced the top 20 global power semiconductor manufacturers by sales for 2025. Whi...
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IT [Explanation] Installer creation software ‘Inno Setup’ updated
Inno Setup, a classic Windows application installer creation tool, released a major update version of "Inno Setup 7" on ...
Civil engineering [News] Investigation begins on road surface subsidence caused by shield tunnel construction of Hiroshima City’s stormwater pipes
As nearly two years pass since the large-scale road subsidence accident that occurred in Nishi Ward, Hiroshima City, pre...
IT [Explanation] NTT’s paper accepted at the challenging international conference on AI fairness, accountability, and transparency
A paper from NTT Social Information Research Institute was selected for the challenging international conference FAccT 2...
IT [Explanation] Bytedance voice creation model ‘Seed Audio’
On July 20, 2026, ByteDance announced a new audio creation model called "Seed Audio 1.0," which dramatically changes the...
economy [News] GeForce RTX 5000 Series Supply Reduction Starting Late July
NVIDIA has decided to significantly reduce the supply of the GeForce RTX 5000 series starting from late July 2026. Behin...
economy [News] Kyu Electronics Company acquires IHI subsidiary for U.S. power plant maintenance
Kyushu Electric Power Group's overseas business company, Kyuden International, has acquired IHI Power Services Corp., a ...
IT [Explanation] Autonics Launches Ultra-Thin Photoelectric Sensor ‘BTF Series’
Autonics has released the BTF series, an ultra-thin 3.7mm thick photoelectric sensor specialized for installation in ult...
IT [Explanation] AIST manufactures graphite for lithium-ion batteries from pine resin
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has succeeded in producing graphite, which i...
economy [News] INPEX to Underground CO2 Storage in the Metropolitan Area
INPEX, the largest resource developer, has launched a large-scale project to trap carbon dioxide underground in the Toky...