economy [News] UN Secretary-General Issues Warning Over AI ‘Killer Robot’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for the drafting of a legally binding treaty by the end of 2026 to regulate...
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IT [Explanation] AI coding agent ‘Grok Build’ now available as OSS
On July 15, 2026, SpaceXAI open-sourced the coding agent “Grok Build.” Behind this decision lies a strategic aim to restore trust in the recently discovered unauthorized transmission of repository data and to provide a locally integrated development environment. Exposure and Rapid Disclosure of Data Transmission Issues On July 15, 2026, SpaceXAI (formerly xAI) fully released […]
economy [News] Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension: ‘Katsuragawa Plan’ Decided
On July 15, 2026, the ruling party's Development Committee made a final decision to adopt the 'Katsuragawa Plan,' which ...
IT [Explanation] DeepMind Hassabis calls for the establishment of an independent body to regulate cutting-edge AI
On July 14, 2026, Demis Hassavis, CEO of Google DeepMind, advocated for the establishment of a US-led independent agency...
IT [Explanation] Former OpenAI Developer Proposes Postponing ASI Development Until 2040
The nonprofit AI Futures Project, founded by former OpenAI researcher Daniel Cocotailo, has announced a policy proposal ...
economy [News] NTT wins 26GHz band auction by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications for 6.3 billion yen
In Japan's first 26GHz band wave auction conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, NTT Docomo wo...
economy [News] Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to begin demonstration experiments of floating offshore wind power in regions with strict installation conditions starting in fiscal 2027
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will begin full-scale demonstration experiments of floating offshore wind po...
Civil engineering [News] 1st Consortium Infrastructure Subcommittee for Implementing Automated Logistics Roads
The first infrastructure subcommittee meeting of the consortium for implementing automated logistics roads was held, ini...
IT [Explanation] Fujitsu to manufacture domestic AI servers compatible with NVIDIA “Rubin”
Fujitsu announced that it will begin manufacturing domestically produced AI servers compatible with NVIDIA's next-genera...
economy [News] Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to grant 159 billion yen to Israeli semiconductor contract manufacturing companies
On July 14, 2026, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that it would provide up to 159 billion yen in s...