IT [Explanation] AI coding ‘Muse Spark’ now available as OSS
Meta has shifted its long-standing open-source strategy to exclusively offering its new AI model, Muse Spark. Behind thi...
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economy [News] MUFG temporarily tops market capitalization ahead of Toyota
On July 13, 2026, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) temporarily surpassed Toyota Motor Corporation in market capital...
IT [Explanation] The “YT-DLP Web Player” lets you watch videos without ads
As a new approach to watching videos without ads, the "YT-DLP Web Player" has been released. As YouTube's measures again...
IT [Explanation] The fully local AI assistant “Belochka (Bella)” equipped with Qwen 3.6 35B
On April 15, 2026, the latest open-source large language model, "Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B," an AI assistant running fully local ...
economy [News] US to ease export restrictions to UAE
On July 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a significant relaxation of export restrictions on cutting-e...
IT [Explanation] Personal and confidential information leaked from papers submitted to arXiv
It has been revealed that source files of papers posted to arXiv, the world's largest preprint server, contain extensive...
economy [News] QST to advance domestic fusion reactor power demonstration to the 2030s
The Quantum Science and Technology Research and Development Agency (QST) has decided to move up its power demonstration ...
economy [News] Joint statement by 14 countries on China’s claims over sovereignty over the South China Sea
Fourteen countries, including Japan, the United States, and the Philippines, issued a joint statement declaring that Chi...
IT [Explanation] Government Promotes ‘Vertical AI’
On July 10, 2026, the Japanese government officially decided on a revision of the "Second Phase Basic Plan for Artificia...
economy [News] Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs see inflows for the first time in 8 weeks
In July 2026, the U.S. Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs curbed eight weeks of outflows, turning to excess inflows. This is...