AI vibration coding may be driving a surge in game releases, with 181,000 mobile games released in just six months, a 118% increase year-on-year on iOS and a 73% increase on Android.

AI

It has been revealed that President Trump earned over 220 billion yen from cryptocurrency ventures, and also owns over 8 billion yen worth of Bitcoin.

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It has been pointed out that Claude Code recorded users' connection paths by 'changing the date format,' and that the system distinguished them by the difference in format, such as '2026-06-30' and '2026/06-30.'

Security

Headline news for July 1, 2026

Headline

A taste test review of the extremely spicy cup mazesoba 'Spicy Spicy Fish Mazesoba': It's not just spicy, but you can also taste the umami of fish powder and pork bone broth, making it an excellent product.

Tasting

'LinuxMD,' which runs Linux on an actual Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) console, has been released.

Software

Mistral releases 'Leanstral 1.5,' an AI for automated theorem proving, supporting Lean 4 proof work.

AI

TikTok has reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a lawsuit concerning social media addiction, and YouTube has also reached a settlement, while Instagram and Snapchat are still heading to court.

Web Service

Reports indicate that OpenAI engineers have found a way to reduce the cost of AI inference by more than half.

AI

Proton announces Lumo 2.0, a privacy-focused chat AI that surpasses Claude Sonnet 4.6 in performance.

AI

The API for 'Tenor,' which has been used for GIF searches on X, Discord, and other platforms, has been discontinued.

Web Service

'X MCP,' which allows users to manipulate X's API via an AI agent to perform tasks such as 'post search' and 'trend analysis,' has been released.

AI

Google has released 'TabFM,' a foundational model that can predict tabular data in zero shots.

AI

LongCat-2.0, a Chinese-made AI model with 1.6 trillion parameters, has emerged, achieving performance comparable to the Gemini 3.1 Pro without using an NVIDIA AI chip.

AI

OpenAI hints at new hardware for Codex

AI

Anthropic has released 'Claude Science,' an AI app for scientists that allows users to perform literature searches and create charts and graphs using a single application.

AI

Google Chrome 150 stable version released, enabling features like adjusting font sizes to fit frames and creating gradient borders using only CSS.

Software

Freeze-dried potatoes found in an Inca Empire storehouse dating back approximately 500 years.

Science

OpenAI announces GeneBench-Pro, a benchmark test to measure the scientific capabilities of AI.

AI

Google has announced Nano Banana 2 Lite, a faster and cheaper image generation model, and Gemini Omni Flash, a video generation model.

AI

Three months after the enforcement of the SNS ban law, it has been found that approximately 86% of those under 16 continue to use social media.

Web Service

The sale of fake flower seeds using AI-generated photos is rampant.

AI

'Claude Sonnet 5' has been released, offering performance close to Opus 4.8, and is available at a low price and even on the free plan.

AI

Mixi has formed a strategic partnership with Runway, an AI video generation company, and is already using Runway's AI in video production for Monster Strike, among other things.

AI

The US government has lifted restrictions on Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5.

AI

We thoroughly investigated the PC specs of GIGAZINE readers, including CPU, graphics card, motherboard, RAM, and storage. Which manufacturers are most popular among GIGAZINE readers?

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What is the 'Fintech Engineering Handbook,' which summarizes design principles to ensure that software handling money is completely free of even a 'one-yen discrepancy'?

Software