Civil engineering [News] Seawater flows backward from Hokuriku Electric Power equipment into tap water
Seawater flowed back from the equipment at the Hokuriku Electric Power Tsuruga Thermal Power Plant into the tap water, c...
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IT [Explanation] Launch of ‘Claude Opus 5’
On July 25, 2026, Anthropic began offering its latest AI model, "Claude Opus 5." The reason for maintaining high intelli...
economy [News] Hitachi, Intel, and AIST to develop silicon spin quantum chips using the cutting-edge 1.8nm process ‘Intel 18A’
Hitachi, Ltd., Intel, and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology have begun joint research...
IT [Explanation] The Open Knowledge Format, an open format that standardizes the knowledge used by AI agents with Markdown
On June 12, 2026, Google Cloud released Open Knowledge Format (OKF) v0.1, a knowledge representation format for AI agent...
Civil engineering [News] Cabinet Decision on the ‘FY2026 Basic Plan for Specific Port Facility Development Projects’
On July 24, 2026, the Japanese government approved the "FY2026 Basic Plan for the Development of Specified Port Faciliti...
IT [Explanation] AI “Drawing Agent” that automatically generates 3D CAD models from 2D drawings
renue Inc. has announced the AI "Drawing Agent," which autonomously generates 3D CAD models from 2D drawings. By repeate...
Civil engineering [News] Nakagomi Kogyo creates 3D models from 2D drawings using Claude Code and Tekla
Nakagomi Kogyo, a steel fabric fabricator in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, has established a method to automatically generate com...
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...
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...