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AIPOCH Launches Open-Science AI Research Workbench

AIPOCH announced the public release of AIPOCH Open-Science, an open-source AI research workbench. The platform includes 23 built-in Skills, 525 marketplace Skills, 36 research connectors, and four agent frameworks. It introduces .science packages for sharing portable, reproducible research artifacts. The workbench supports multiple AI models, integrated code execution, and a Skill Marketplace. A preprint is available on arXiv, with contributions from 76 institutions. The project is licensed under Apache 2.0 and aims to address scattered research context and vendor lock-in.

• AIPOCH released Open-Science, an open-source AI research workbench under Apache License 2.0.
• The platform includes 23 built-in Skills, 525 marketplace Skills, 36 research connectors, and four agent frameworks.
• .science packages enable portable sharing of research sessions and artifacts.

Huawei unveils grid-interactive AIDC solution to maximize tokens per watt

At HUAWEI CONNECT 2026 in Shanghai, Huawei unveiled its Grid-Interactive AIDC (AI Data Center) solution, designed to tackle power supply, quality, cooling, and rapid deployment challenges in AI infrastructure. The solution maximizes tokens per watt (TPW) and minimizes cost per token, integrating grid-friendly UPS, intelligent lithium batteries, and grid-forming energy storage to stabilize power and support grid stability. Huawei also introduced an AI-powered liquid cooling system with predictive maintenance, enhancing efficiency. Executives emphasized a shift from PUE to TPW as the key metric, with industry partners like VNET Group and SenseTime sharing insights. SenseTime's SenseCore reported an 80% improvement in TPW, highlighting the solution's effectiveness for large-scale AI training and inference.

• Huawei launched its Grid-Interactive AIDC solution at HUAWEI CONNECT 2026.
• The solution aims to maximize tokens per watt and minimize cost per token.
• It integrates grid-friendly UPS, intelligent lithium batteries, and grid-forming energy storage.

SoftBank Plans $50B Malaysia Tech Investment

SoftBank Group is reportedly planning to invest $50 billion in Malaysia's technology sector, including artificial intelligence and data centers. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stated that SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son identified locations in Kuching, Sarawak, and peninsular Malaysia for the investments. The announcement follows a video conference between the two. SoftBank recently signed a framework agreement with Grab Holdings and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad to explore AI and digital infrastructure development in Sarawak. Malaysia aims to become an "AI nation" by 2030, having already attracted significant data center investments from Google, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft. The country recorded $94 billion in data center-related investments from 2021 to the first half of 2026.

• SoftBank plans to invest $50 billion in Malaysia's technology sector, including AI and data centers.
• Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim said Son identified locations in Kuching, Sarawak, and peninsular Malaysia.
• SoftBank signed a framework agreement with Grab Holdings and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad to explore AI and digital infrastructure development in Sarawak.

SoftBank Group Press Releases: OpenAI Additional Investment and DigitalBridge Acquisition Completed

New press releases include: OpenAIへの追加出資（サードトランシェ）の実行に関するお知らせ (2026-10-01) and DigitalBridgeの買収完了に関するお知らせ (2026-09-30).

Oracle Japan shares surge 7% after record Q1

Oracle Corp Japan's shares surged over 7% on Friday after the company reported record fiscal first-quarter sales and profits, driven by strong growth in its cloud business. Net sales for the June-August quarter rose 13% year-on-year to ¥74.86 billion ($472 million), while operating profit jumped 22.7% and net profit climbed 23.2%. Cloud revenue grew 31.7% to ¥25.14 billion, increasing its share of total sales to 33.6%. The rally in Tokyo contrasted with a more than 3% drop in Oracle's U.S. shares, which followed a 'force majeure' notice tied to its New Mexico data center project. Oracle has committed over $8 billion to cloud and AI infrastructure in Japan over a decade, and SoftBank has launched sovereign cloud and generative AI services using Oracle technology.

• Oracle Japan shares surged more than 7% after record fiscal first-quarter results.
• Net sales rose 13% year-over-year to ¥74.86 billion ($472 million).
• Operating profit jumped 22.7% to ¥25.92 billion, net profit climbed 23.2% to ¥18.25 billion.