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...
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[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...
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[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...
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[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...
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[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...
economy

[News] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries joins as a cooling system provider partner for NVIDIA’s next-generation data centers

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has officially joined as a cooling system provider partner for the construction of Nvidia's ...
Civil engineering

[News] Kajima Acquires Computing Workshop, Responsible for Development and On-Site Implementation of Measurement and Construction Management Systems

Kajima Corporation has announced that it will make Computing Workshop, which boasts the top domestic market share in tun...
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[Explanation] Moonshot AI stops accepting new users

Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI stopped accepting new individual users immediately after the release of its latest large ...