economy [News] Russian State Duma passes cryptocurrency regulation law
On July 21, 2026, the State Duma of the Russian Federation passed the country's first comprehensive bill regulating cryp...
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economy [News] SoftBank announces data ecosystem platform ‘GaranAI’ that benefits the content industry
On July 22, 2026, SoftBank launched the beta version of "GaranAI," a data ecosystem platform that balances rights protec...
Civil engineering [News] Shimizu Corporation and Akari develop ‘Onshore Wind Access Road Design System’
Shimizu Corporation and University of Tokyo-based AI startup Akari Corporation have jointly developed a system to automa...
economy [News] Microsoft invests in computing infrastructure in Mistral France
On July 21, 2026, Microsoft in the United States and Mistral AI in France announced a significant expansion of their str...
IT [Explanation] ‘Submarine Cable Watch’ Supports Submarine Cable Monitoring
On July 21, 2026, Space Data Inc. released a free prototype version of the "Submarine Cable Watch," which supports monit...
IT [Explanation] Sakana AI Unveils Cyber Defense Model Specialized for ‘Pufferfish’
On July 21, 2026, Sakana AI unveiled a new AI model specialized in cybersecurity, called "Fugu-Cyber." This is a groundb...
IT [Description] Collaboration Campaign between ‘Gemini’ and ‘Dragon Quest’
Google's generative AI "Gemini" and the national RPG "Dragon Quest" have launched large-scale collaborations both in the...
economy [News] Anthropic settles $1.5 billion in lawsuit over book use on pirate site
U.S. AI startup Anthropic has agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement in a class-action lawsuit accused of using book data o...
IT [Explanation] “Agency Agents” with over 230 pre-built agents
The open-source project "The Agency" has released over 230 pre-built AI agents, attracting explosive attention among eng...
economy [News] China approves the provision of generative AI feature “Apple Intelligence”
On July 15, 2026, Chinese authorities officially approved the provision of Apple's proprietary AI technology, "Apple Int...