A major transformation is underway in Japan's display industry. Sharp Corporation, once a giant in large LCD panel production for televisions, completely ceased production at its Sakai Display Products Corporation (SDP) in 2024, marking the end of an era for large-size LCD panel manufacturing in Japan. However, the once-dormant factory is poised for a new life. According to the Nikkei Shimbun, SoftBank Group officially signed an agreement this Friday to invest approximately 100 billion yen (approximately 4.877 billion yuan) to acquire this Sharp facility in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture.

Russian tech giant Yandex has recently open-sourced its proprietary YaFSDP tool to the global artificial intelligence (AI) community. This is currently the most efficient method for optimizing the training of large language models (LLMs) in the industry. Compared to the widely used FSDP technology, YaFSDP can enhance LLM training speed by up to 26%, potentially saving significant GPU resources for AI developers and enterprises.