Japan AI: recent coverage

Models, labs, robotics, and policy from Japan — Sakana AI, Preferred Networks, NTT's tsuzumi, SoftBank and Sony AI, including Japanese-language press translated into English.

• Bank Takes 3 Months, AI Takes 1 Month — How Zehitomo Raised Millions Using AI-Driven Data Analysisrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Designed Not to Walk—Quasi-Domestic Humanoid "D1" Debuts, Japan's Strategy Through On-Site Deploymentrss · Aug 6, 2026
• ChatGPT Default Model Update: Plus and Pro Tiers Get 'Sol', Free Version Gets 'Luna' with Unlimited Text Chatrss · Aug 6, 2026
• The Value of SaaS Goes Beyond Shared Costs—A Refutation of the "Death of SaaS" Thesisrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Microsoft Previews Windows Performance Analyzer MCP, an AI Tool That Analyzes Trace Logs to Diagnose Slow Appsrss · Aug 6, 2026
• AI Data Centers Face 'Severe Supply Shortage,' SoftBank CFO Denies Bubble Concernsrss · Aug 6, 2026
• SoftBank Group: The Semiconductor Maker Behind ¥1.8 Trillion in Investment Gainsrss · Aug 6, 2026
• AI Companies Bulk-Buying Used Books: Anthropic Scans and Discards Millions of Volumesrss · Aug 6, 2026
• The 'One Person, One AI' Approach Fails: Best Practices for Solving Security Issues When Sharing AI Across Teamsrss · Aug 6, 2026
• NVIDIA Makes Autonomous Driving Open Model Available for Commercial Use; New Model Touts 'Exceptional Performance'rss · Aug 6, 2026
• Recruit Releases Free Training Materials for New Graduate Engineers: Includes 'How to Survive in the AI Era' and 13 Other Modulesrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Meta Releases Coding Agent "Muse Code" to Compete with Claude Code and Codexrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Open-Source AI-Powered Office Suite Emerges: GenOffice Supports docx, xlsx, pptx, and PDFrss · Aug 5, 2026
• Intel Focuses on Physical AI: Can It Leverage 40 Years of Embedded Market Experience?rss · Aug 5, 2026
• Jeff Dean Leaves Google to Launch Discovery Loop, a New Company Automating Large-Scale AI Research Experimentsrss · Aug 5, 2026
• Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis Steps Down to Chairman Role; Chief Scientist Jeff Dean Departs to Launch Independent Organizationrss · Aug 5, 2026
• Workman Quietly Deployed Generative AI for Product Photography, Boosting App Notifications by 1.5×rss · Aug 5, 2026
• Google DeepMind Outlines 'Beyond AGI': Four Pathways and Six Bottlenecks to Superintelligencerss · Aug 5, 2026
• ‘Global tech investor SoftBank used its stake in OpenAI to borrow $10 billion from a group of banks. The cash, in turn, helps SoftBank fund an even labluesky · Aug 6, 2026
• "Semi-Domestic" Humanoid Robot Arrives with Starting Price of ¥5 Million, Aiming for Full Domestic Productionrss · Aug 5, 2026
• AI Producing "Non-Existent Vulnerabilities"? Fake CVEs for SQLite Discoveredrss · Aug 5, 2026
• Qwen3-TTS voice cloning is now in mainline llama.cpp — the old demo finally became real supportreddit · Aug 5, 2026
• Agent AI Reaches Peak of Inflated Expectations: Gartner Releases Digital Workplace Hype Cycle for Japanrss · Aug 5, 2026
• Is Your Company's AI Use Really Safe? Four Major Risks Hidden in Hands-Off Policiesrss · Aug 5, 2026
• UK AI Research Institute Detects Evaluated AI Targeting Real Developers—Using Fake Accounts to Pressure Malicious Code Approvalrss · Aug 5, 2026
• What Is 'Full-Scratch Development'? — Understanding Domestic Language Models Using LLM's 'Skeleton' and 'Muscle' Analogyrss · Aug 5, 2026
• Gemini 'Heavy Users' Grew Tenfold in One Year: Metropolitan Expressway Company's AI Adoption Strategy for Non-Tech Organizationsrss · Aug 4, 2026
• Three Teams Tips for Microsoft 365 Copilot: Hokkaido University's DX Office Explainsrss · Aug 4, 2026
• How Can SMEs Succeed in Implementing AI? JAPAN AI and Otsuka Shoji Consider Support Strategiesrss · Aug 4, 2026
• "It's Easier to Listen Than My Rambling" — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Adopts AI Julia for Earnings Presentationsrss · Aug 4, 2026
• Sakana AI、大和証券グループとの共同AIプロジェクトを本格展開フェーズへ移行　ウェルスマネジメント業務支援AIの開発を開始rss · Aug 4, 2026
• SoftBank Forecasts 30% Annual Growth Rate for Cloud and AI Business by Fiscal Year 2027rss · Aug 4, 2026
• IT Infrastructure Consumes 70% of AI Budgets — Which Areas Exceed Budgets Most? Healthcare Organization Surveyrss · Aug 4, 2026
• Billions for AI Expansion: What Lies Behind OpenAI Backer SoftBankrss · Aug 4, 2026
• Shionogi Improves Generative AI Accuracy from 50% to 90%: How They Optimized Massive Confidential Datarss · Aug 4, 2026
• EU Begins Enforcing AI Transparency Requirements; Generated Content Faces Labeling and Marking Obligations, Violations Risk Up to €15 Million in Finesrss · Aug 3, 2026
• Microsoft Releases Skill Recorder App: Copilot Can Now Automate PC Tasks From Screen Recordings — Free Download Available for macOS and Windowsrss · Aug 3, 2026
• Don't Stop at Individual Efficiency: Salesforce's Four Organizational Transformation Tactics for AIrss · Aug 3, 2026
• AI's Footprint in Finance: How AI Is Changing Fundraising and Loan Approvalrss · Aug 3, 2026
• Hands-on Review: Rokid Smart AI Glasses with Camera and Displayrss · Aug 3, 2026