Civil engineering Shimizu Corporation is promoting large-scale digitalization at the construction site of Japan’s tallest skyscraper, Torch Tower, which employs up to 7,000 workers. Behind this lies the structural challenges of severe labor shortages and stagnant productivity faced by the construction industry. 1-1: The full picture of the massive project challenging a height of 390 meters Currently, […]
IT Mozilla.ai has released the open-source control plane “Otari” for centralized management of large language models (LLMs). The background is the shift in the AI market in 2026, as it faces a period of disillusionment, with companies and developers increasingly demanding cost management, transparency, and governance for AI. Development Background and Key Points of the Announcement […]
Civil engineering On July 7, 2026, Shizuoka Prefecture Governor Yasutomo Suzuki expressed his intention to approve the commencement of construction on the Shizuoka section of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen. With the long-standing biggest barrier in the plan, the new section taking action marks a historic turning point for the national project of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen, which […]
IT Anthropic announced that it has discovered an information-sharing hub called ‘J-space’ inside the AI model ‘Claude,’ which resembles a conscious human thought process. This is a field where AI “thinks” before outputting it externally, and is considered a historic discovery that leads to improved AI safety and greater transparency. The discovered ‘J-space’ and its peculiar […]
economy SpaceX announced that from December 2025 to May 2026, it intentionally re-entered the atmosphere and incinerated a total of 260 Starlink satellites. This large-scale cycle, which can be called “space depreciation,” highlights the reality that the company’s infrastructure business is shifting from the construction phase to the maintenance phase, along with the new management and […]
economy Kioxia has begun sample shipments of products applying 10th generation 3D flash memory technology. Driven by the explosive demand for large-capacity, low-power storage in AI data centers, it will play a central role in next-generation infrastructure. Dramatic Improvement in Bit Density with 332 Layers On July 3, 2026, Kioxia Corporation announced that it has begun […]
IT The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Idina Corporation, which works on voice AI, have begun a co-creation initiative aimed at developing an interface called “Mission Buddy,” which allows spacecraft to respond with their own voices. By combining the latest generative AI with speech synthesis technology, we aim to streamline space operations and create a […]
economy Broadcom has extended its custom semiconductor supply contract with Apple until 2031. The background is the strategic alignment between the two companies: the rapid increase in AI inference demand and the need to stabilize the supply chain. Continuing the partnership until 2031 On July 6, 2026, U.S. semiconductor giant Broadcom announced that it had signed […]
IT Space Data Inc. has launched the “Storm Simulator,” which uses AI to predict and evaluate damage from weather disasters. Behind this is the intensification of disasters caused by global warming and a strong social need for intuitive risk assessment, which was difficult with conventional flat hazard maps. Key points of service launch and quantitative damage […]
economy On July 6, 2026, Microsoft announced an additional layoff of approximately 4,800 employees worldwide, and in line with this, embarked on a historic restructuring of its Xbox business and sales divisions. Behind this move is the executives’ strong determination to fundamentally transform software development while maintaining massive investments in AI infrastructure. Additional reductions and eligible […]