AI News 180m Report｜2026-07-23 00:00–03:00 JSThttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.htmlOne place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Taiwan, 31 items from 3 sources; Japan, 5 items from 1 source.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.en Camellia oil also caught up in the scandal! Company reports benzo[a]pyrene levels above the limit; 939 cans entered the market. See refund and exchange information herehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649618https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649618Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:29:29 +0900Taiwan風傳媒The carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene was detected above the limit in Lien Ching Green Tech's bitter tea oil. 939 cans have already been sold, and the New Taipei City Department of Health ordered sales to stop. Refunds are also being provided to consumers. From marine-waste teaching aids to nighttime light-art tours! National Taiwan Ocean University brings together 太電, 富邦人壽 and 鴻海 to sign an MOU and create a new “Cultural ESG” model for Keelunghttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649619https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649619Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:22:40 +0900Taiwan風傳媒National Taiwan Ocean University facilitated MOUs between 鴻海, 富邦人壽, 太電 and cultural venues in Keelung, creating a new cooperation model that links corporate ESG activities with local cultural preservation and environmental education. AI equipment investment could reach US$229.5 billion! SEMICON Taiwan 2026 brings together 18 countries, with a record 220 booths in its global pavilionhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649490https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649490Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:58:49 +0900Taiwan風傳媒 Lien Sheng-wen recalls the phone “slipping right out of my hand” when he was diagnosed with cancer; blasts the DPP for indifference to the tainted-oil casehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649491https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649491Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:55:03 +0900Taiwan風傳媒Former KMT vice chairman Lien Sheng-wen, drawing on his own experience with cancer, sharply criticized the DPP for ignoring the tainted-oil case and urged the public to pay attention to food safety. The incident highlights a crisis in food safety oversight. Proposed amendments to cap rent increases and guarantee 3-year leases put on hold! Ministry of the Interior explains why: could have unintended consequenceshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649492https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649492Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:43:05 +0900Taiwan風傳媒The Ministry of the Interior has put amendments to guarantee 3-year leases and limit rent increases upon renewal on hold, concerned they could affect landlords’ willingness to rent out properties. It will prioritize promoting provisions to build consensus on protecting both parties’ rights. Even the fastest GPU can be held back by network congestion! 輝達 Spectrum-6 connects more than 100,000 GPUs, with network efficiency reaching up to 95%https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649493https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649493Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:38:24 +0900Taiwan風傳媒NVIDIA announced its new Spectrum-6 network switch. Designed for AI factories with more than 100,000 GPUs, it can maintain network efficiency of up to 95%. CoreWeave, Microsoft and others have decided to adopt it. The next AI computing battle is about “tokens per watt”! 輝達 Vera Rubin delivers up to a 10-fold increase, cutting inference costs to 1/10; Google Cloud and Microsoft are first to deploy ithttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649494https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649494Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:35:51 +0900Taiwan風傳媒NVIDIA announced its next-generation AI platform, Vera Rubin, with Google Cloud and Microsoft adopting it. Token output per unit of power will improve by up to 10 times, dramatically enhancing AI cost efficiency and sustainability. 緯創 opens its first AI manufacturing plant in the US! Investing US$700 million in Texas to mass-produce 輝達 GB300, with Vera Rubin nexthttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649495https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649495Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:34:07 +0900Taiwan風傳媒緯創 invested $700 million to open its first AI manufacturing plant in Texas. It will mass-produce NVIDIA GB300 chips and has also secured orders for next-generation Vera Rubin. The move is a symbolic milestone in Taiwan's AI supply chain taking a full-fledged role in U.S. reindustrialization. How much do public-sector and public-school employees receive in retirement benefits? Calculator goes live with “3 steps to instantly calculate your take-home amount”; Chen Chao-tzu says push for greater convenience succeedshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649497https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649497Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:25:34 +0900Taiwan風傳媒Taiwan's Directorate-General of Personnel Administration released a pension estimate tool for public servants and teachers. It was prompted by a request from legislator 陳昭姿 and allows users to calculate estimates easily in 3 steps. Are Earth and the Sun metaphors for cross-strait relations? 童子賢’s 10-minute speech prompts reflection: Scotland and Wales do not want to unite with England, but ultimately cannot escape the pull of historyhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649498https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649498Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:24:55 +0900Taiwan風傳媒Pegatron Chairman 童子賢 spoke at the launch of 林孝庭’s new book, using Earth and the solar system to illustrate Taiwan’s relationship with external forces. He stressed that history can serve as a basis for predicting the future and called for the protection of democracy, freedom and economic prosperity. Did the food-oil factory’s loopholes “come as no surprise to the FDA”? 林淑芬 reveals repeatedly elevated monitoring readings: the early-warning mechanism has failedhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649499https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649499Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:09:04 +0900Taiwan風傳媒Taiwan’s 中聯油脂 has sparked a food safety controversy after benzo[a]pyrene levels exceeded the limit. DPP Legislator 林淑芬 said the FDA had received early warnings but failed to provide effective oversight, and that the HACCP early-warning mechanism had failed. IBM joins forces with 鴻海’s Asia New Bay Area supercomputer to advance enterprise AI! Building an AI App Store platform targeting regulated markets such as finance, telecommunications and governmenthttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649500https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649500Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:06:21 +0900Taiwan風傳媒IBM and 鴻海 subsidiary 亞灣超算 have partnered to jointly develop an enterprise AI platform and AI App Store. The partnership will support secure AI adoption in regulated industries, including finance, telecommunications and government. Should investors keep 國巨 and 聯電? Expert forecasts “the next takeoff point”: once the election rally begins, the broader market will eventually hit a new highhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649501https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649501Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:00:40 +0900Taiwan風傳媒Taiwan stocks have rebounded, but analyst 周代運 warned that 國巨 and 聯電 are only recovering from oversold levels and have yet to form a true bottom. A new rally is expected from late August to September, driven by AI demand and the election rally. Kaohsiung’s unemployment rate was 3.2% in the first half of the year! Lowest among the special municipalities for 2 consecutive years as industrial transformation begins to boost employmenthttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649511https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649511Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:03:00 +0900Taiwan風傳媒Kaohsiung’s unemployment rate was 3.2% in the first half of 2026, the lowest among the special municipalities for 2 consecutive years. The city government’s industrial transformation and employment policies, along with semiconductor investment, have created diverse job opportunities, with results now evident. US accuses 月之暗面 of stealing AI technology from China and using 輝達 chips in violation of regulationshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1652070https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1652070Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:05:20 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA 超微 to invest up to US$5 billion in Anthropic, challenging 輝達’s AI dominancehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649684https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649684Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:51:17 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Middle East conflict drives oil prices higher; European stocks close up against the trendhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649681https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649681Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:27:15 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA US trade representative: 10% or 12.5% tariffs could be announced as early as 7/23https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649678https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649678Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:06:08 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Camellia oil also found to have excessive benzo[a]pyrene; FDA says unrelated to 中聯 casehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649679https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649679Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:02:06 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Leaked exam questions in India spark youth protests; opposition joins calls to pressure Modi governmenthttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649680https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649680Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:58:00 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Wang Yi protests to Philippine foreign minister over Second Thomas Shoal incident on sidelines of ASEAN meetinghttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649557https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649557Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:29:01 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Trump: If Iran attacks Hormuz vessels again, US will bomb a bridge or power planthttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649553https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649553Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:03:59 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA 涉嫌買假病歷閃兵 娛樂公司營運長60萬元交保https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649554https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649554Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:01:57 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA 三星3款摺疊機齊發 新推Z Fold8寬螢幕搶市占https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649555https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649555Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:01:55 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA 連淨 camellia oil suspected of exceeding benzo[a]pyrene limit; 939 cans sold, New Taipei orders removal and recallhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649552https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649552Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:59:52 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Spending heavily on AI while cutting AI talent? Amazon downsizes AGI division; number affected not disclosedhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1651950https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1651950Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:00:10 +0900Taiwan鉅亨網Amazon is cutting some jobs in its AGI division. The move is part of a strategic restructuring to focus on AI projects that deliver greater customer value. Kimi K3 too powerful, triggering investigation! White House accuses 月之暗面 of improperly using 輝達 GB300 chipshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1651951https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1651951Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:30:05 +0900Taiwan鉅亨網The U.S. White House accused Chinese AI company Moonshot AI of improperly using export-controlled NVIDIA GB300 chips and distilling U.S. models. The development of Kimi K3 has become a new flashpoint in the U.S.-China AI rivalry. Taking on Meta! Samsung teams up with Google to build smart glasses, launching in fallhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649558https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649558Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:00:05 +0900Taiwan鉅亨網 Apple has yet to make a move, but Samsung strikes first! Three new AI foldables gear up for a full-scale showdownhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649559https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649559Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:30:06 +0900Taiwan鉅亨網サムスンがロンドンで3種のAI搭載折りたたみスマホを発表。アップルの市場参入に先手を打ち、記憶体高騰下でも価格を引き上げて戦略的布陣。 Apple completely revamps Mac lineup! OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro could arrive as early as year-endhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649430https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649430Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:40:03 +0900Taiwan鉅亨網 A key step in its transformation! OpenAI seeks to move beyond the AI model race, with new Presence platform coming soonhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649431https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649431Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:35:26 +0900Taiwan鉅亨網OpenAI announced Presence, an AI platform for businesses. By connecting AI agents with internal systems, it automates business operations and signals a strategic shift from selling models to entering the enterprise software market. ＜OPEN＞Samsung Galaxy Watch9 and Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2: preorders open July 23, 2026 (Thursday); on sale August 7 (Friday)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649682https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649682Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:19:52 +0900JapanPR TIMES ＜Samsung＞Samsung Galaxy Watch9 and Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2: preorders open July 23, 2026 (Thursday); on sale August 7 (Friday)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649683https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649683Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:19:16 +0900JapanPR TIMES Samsung Galaxy arrives on SoftBank: new commercial starring =LOVE's Emiri Otani, Maika Sasaki and Iori Noguchi to air nationwide starting July 23, 2026 (Thursday)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649556https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649556Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra | Fold8 | Flip8 (SIM-free models): preorders open July 23, 2026 (Thursday); on sale August 7 (Friday)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649550https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649550Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:56:10 +0900JapanPR TIMES ＜Samsung＞Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra | Fold8 | Flip8 (SIM-free models): preorders open July 23, 2026 (Thursday); on sale August 7 (Friday)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649551https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260723-00/index-en.html#n1649551Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:55:35 +0900JapanPR TIMES