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<title>AI News 180m Report｜2026-08-19 06:00–09:00 JST｜Page 2 of 2</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html</link><description>One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Taiwan, 114 items from 4 sources; Japan, 56 items from 2 sources.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.</description><language>en</language>
<item><title>クレアトゥラ’s “LynxAWD” receives the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079690</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079690</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:10:02 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000036.000119392.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>使えるねっと runs a campaign through Sept. 30 offering 20% off in the first year with annual contracts for “使えるファイル箱” and “使えるデータプロテクト”</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079689</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079689</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:10:02 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000048.000016359.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>A new option: “Choose a home based on its furniture.” One of just 3 companies in Aichi Prefecture. HOLIDAYS partners with custom furniture brand 『フィオレマテリアル』</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079688</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079688</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:10:02 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000157.000104294.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Newly launched “あなたの駆除,” an information site for wildlife and pest control! Seeking reporting partners nationwide</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079705</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079705</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000002.000188305.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Turning greenery in apartment buildings into a shared asset for residents</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079704</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079704</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000009.000171083.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>熱意ある地方創生ベンチャー連合 signs a comprehensive partnership agreement with 香川県三豊市 to promote public-private collaboration in resolving local issues.</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079703</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079703</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000035.000040274.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>44.2% of sales records were for vehicles “11–14 years old and with under 110,000–140,000 km on the odometer”</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079702</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079702</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000036.000176239.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Industry responses to in-house loan applications: 1,266; construction, design and painting, and transportation accounted for 32.1%</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079701</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079701</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000037.000176239.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>ADF Art Gallery Project Vol.47 | Joint research presentation exhibition by artist 三塚新司 and scientist 堀部和也, “Collective Madness—Why Do People Oppose One Another?”</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079700</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079700</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000052.000039033.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>White paper released: Companies that cannot see their logistics costs are losing profits</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079699</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079699</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000060.000173258.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>[Independent investigation and re-verification of real estate investment in Fukuoka through actual projects] A newly built apartment planned from the ground up in Omuta City is fully occupied and operating—land use that contributes to regional revitalization through セイコー・エステート＆ディベロップメント’s LEGENDEシリーズ</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079698</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079698</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000062.000162431.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>【TOYNOVA | BtoBマーケター312名調査レポートを公開】最大の課題は「リード不足」ではなく「再現性のある勝ちパターン」「質の高い決裁者リード」</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079697</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079697</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000124.000057937.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>【令和8年熊本地震】訪問看護事業協会へeWeLLが500万円寄付</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079696</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079696</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000145.000026391.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>OKULAB marks its 10th anniversary, sharing the story of coin laundries’ nationwide growth through the numbers.</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079695</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079695</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000149.000026908.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Report on donations to the Aichi Prefecture Children's Future Fund through the customer-participation Good Mirai Project “ハピタベ” and according to attendance at 名古屋ダイヤモンドドルフィンズ home games</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079694</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079694</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000154.000143214.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>☆彡Registration now open for the “Hamamatsu Creative Switch” workshop event☆彡</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079693</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079693</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000560.000049248.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>[Exclusive to ABCマート] adidas Originals “TOKYO W” and “HANDBALL SPEZIAL”: Yu Yamada showcases grown-up low-profile style, highlighting materials and details</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079692</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079692</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000906.000074055.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>[玉子焼・お出汁ひまわり] “Hiroshima Prefecture Oyster Fry Fair” runs from 8/19 (Wednesday)!</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079691</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079691</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000999.000122416.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Historic Lancer Evos gather! T-shirts depicting the evolution of 三菱 Lancer Evolution join the lineup!</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079620</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079620</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:51:53 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001500.000040971.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Japanese-American accounting firm GuzmanGray opens a new office in Tokyo's Otemachi district as it expands its Japan-U.S. cross-border business</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079621</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079621</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:50:52 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000003.000167034.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Demolition data platform “みんなの解体サーチ” officially launches</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079553</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079553</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:40:02 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000038.000071404.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>アイスバッテリー and CONCOR complete a pilot project transporting Ladakh apricots by road to New Delhi in 3 days without relying on diesel or electricity</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079481</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079481</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:30:02 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000008.000129691.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>KAI-TECH（カイテック） launches “Demolition Cost Map,” showing demolition costs nationwide in a heat map</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079482</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079482</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:20:02 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000033.000071404.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>AI accelerates the practical application of gene therapy: VectorBuilder and Lir Therapeutics partner to develop next-generation AAV capsids</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079276</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079276</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000027.000098587.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>ESR launches “Atelier Magnetic Case,” a leather case for iPhone</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079275</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079275</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000051.000121575.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Why is the rakugo performed by actors “Dad’s Curry”? コント赤信号’s Takayasu Komiya has spent 50 years developing his love of rakugo, from his role as Seiraku in Aibou. A warm account of the depth of classical rakugo, seen through the eyes of a professional actor, and his friendships with celebrated actresses and actors!</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079274</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079274</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000197.000169048.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Wrap yourself in the life-size 『黒月のイェルクナハト』, with its silk-like feel!! Starting 8/19, a special cloth will be given away free to the first 32 people in Shinjuku!</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079273</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079273</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:01 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000008814.000001719.html">PR TIMES</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Where did courtesans in ancient China go in old age after losing their looks? Not everyone could buy their freedom, and their later lives varied widely.</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079628</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079628</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/lifestyle/11157015">風傳媒</source><description>The later lives of ancient Chinese courtesans differed greatly between celebrated courtesans and ordinary prostitutes. Celebrated courtesans with artistic talents and social connections could live independently, but many unknown women were forced into poverty or to become nuns.</description></item>
<item><title>Shen Xuhui column: Trump's new Gaza plan—Hamas accepts it, but Israel rejects it?</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079627</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079627</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11157347">風傳媒</source><description>Hamas said it would accept the Gaza peace plan proposed by Trump, but Israel, led by Prime Minister Netanyahu, rejected it, leaving the peace process deadlocked. The lack of trust between the two sides remains a challenge.</description></item>
<item><title>Zhang Guangqiu's view: The Iranian lion bites the American eagle—Trump is out of options.</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079629</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079629</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:50:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11157400">風傳媒</source><description>The U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement has collapsed, and the war continues. The Trump administration is in trouble because of intelligence failures and strategic contradictions, while Iran is countering with demands for compensation and control over the strait, underscoring the decline of U.S. influence in the Middle East.</description></item>
<item><title>Wang Zhixiong's view: Lai Ching-te's claims of Chinese election interference and the Democratic Progressive Party's anxiety over Kaohsiung</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079630</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079630</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:40:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11157183">風傳媒</source><description>Professor Wang Chih-hsiung criticized President Lai Ching-te for claiming that the Chinese Communist Party interfered in the Kaohsiung election. He pointed to 民進党’s tendency to attribute political problems to “Chinese interference” and voiced concern about the health of democracy.</description></item>
<item><title>Chen Shih-chang’s view: Obsession with the anti-China card—Taiwanese voters can no longer indulge it</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079632</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079632</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11157301">風傳媒</source><description>Veteran media figure Chen Shih-chang criticized the Lai Ching-te government for fabricating the “四道密令” to strengthen its anti-China narrative. But Taiwan’s public has awakened, and the number of people traveling to mainland China has multiplied, showing that the anti-China card is gradually losing its effect. The year-end election could become a turning point for the government.</description></item>
<item><title>Why is The North Face called “North Face”? It’s not because the brand comes from the north! Its true meaning is surprisingly tied to weather and mountain walls</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079631</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079631</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/lifestyle/11157443">風傳媒</source><description>The North Face brand name comes from the north face of a mountain and symbolizes taking on challenges in harsh environments. Although the company was founded in temperate San Francisco, mountaineering culture is deeply embedded in its name and logo.</description></item>
<item><title>Wu Rong-chen’s view: The Mainland Affairs Council’s “risk” effect—is it “chilling” people, or crying wolf?</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079633</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079633</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:20:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11157071">風傳媒</source><description>Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council has warned of risks to Taiwanese people traveling to mainland China in response to China’s “Order No. 841,” but a lack of explanation of the legal basis has caused confusion. Experts are calling on the government to clarify the legal facts.</description></item>
<item><title>Lu Shao-wei column: Can forcing the world to choose sides help U.S. AI defeat China?</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079634</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079634</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:10:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11157189">風傳媒</source><description>The United States is forcing countries to choose between it and China in the AI field. This follows a pattern similar to the strategy of excluding 華為技術（ファーウェイ） during the 5G era, but countries in the Global South are likely to continue adopting Chinese AI for practical benefits.</description></item>
<item><title>Opinion: From 7 Snow Whites to a “night-market mayor”—三百六十 trades, and every trade has its own mayor</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079366</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079366</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11157010">風傳媒</source><description>Starting with Shen Po-yang’s “night market mayor” concept, the piece satirizes the proliferation of specialized roles in modern governance. It asks whether excessive consideration for others could lead to the fragmentation of institutions.</description></item>
<item><title>Xiao Zhan’s The Legend of Zang Hai lost! The top 10 most compelling recent mainland TV drama leads who aren’t princes: the winner wins over audiences without noble status, with a down-to-earth, grassroots appeal</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079365</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079365</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/lifestyle/11157187">風傳媒</source><description>In recent years, lead characters in historical dramas have no longer been limited to princes and royal heirs. Analyzing comments on social platforms such as Weibo and Douban, this article ranks the 10 most popular non-princely male leads and explores how their professions, personalities, and romantic storylines have won over audiences.</description></item>
<item><title>Opinion: What nominees’ “answering techniques” reveal about the core value of an independent Control Yuan</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079367</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079367</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:50:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11156617">風傳媒</source><description>The responses of nominees for the Control Yuan during legislative hearings raise questions about the institution’s independence and the essence of accountability. The system’s credibility is at risk.</description></item>
<item><title>Wu Fang-ming’s view: As AI becomes financialized, the next bubble is beginning to grow “debt”</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079368</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079368</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11157128">風傳媒</source><description>As AI becomes increasingly financialized, mechanisms for using GPUs as collateral are spreading. Nvidia and Broadcom are indirectly exposed to credit risk in this arrangement, which is seen as a sign of a new bubble.</description></item>
<item><title>Huang Chao-chien’s view: In the AI era, what is truly costly is not just the model, but runaway tokens</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079369</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079369</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:40:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11156720">風傳媒</source><description>Huang Chaojian noted that as companies increasingly adopt generative AI, managing token costs is becoming more important than model performance. He stressed that wasteful consumption creates a new cost burden for companies, making management essential as a business strategy.</description></item>
<item><title>Opinion: 1,200萬元 in fines, 6,334 questionable accounts—failure to implement a system is more dangerous than having no system</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079370</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079370</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11156519">風傳媒</source><description>The Financial Supervisory Commission fined Taiwan Cooperative Bank 12 million yen and suspended its acceptance of new customers for 1 month, citing its failure to process 6,334 questionable credit card accounts over 10 years. The core issue was that, despite the system being in place, it was not properly implemented.</description></item>
<item><title>Opinion: What the deaths of two generations of Southern Search and Rescue chairs reveal about commercial rescue services for mountain accidents in Taiwan</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079371</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079371</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:25:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11157030">風傳媒</source><description>The successive deaths of two veteran chairs in Taiwan’s mountain search-and-rescue field in the mountains of Pingtung have exposed flaws in the traditional volunteer rescue system, including strongman rule, a lack of modern management, and government inefficiency. The article proposes reforming the system by introducing commercial insurance, urging the government to delegate authority and establish commercial rescue teams to improve efficiency and safety.</description></item>
<item><title>Opinion: Forcing tourism and commuting together in Tamsui-Kavalan—why is the slow light rail trapped in a “lose-lose situation”?</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079372</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079372</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:23:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11156556">風傳媒</source><description>The Tamsui-Kavalan Light Rail has wrongly tied tourism and commuting needs together, resulting in low ridership and traffic congestion and creating a lose-lose situation. Experts recommend separating the two routes to solve the problem.</description></item>
<item><title>Opinion: One official “letter” overriding the law—the opaque equity calculations in Taiwan’s futures market and the liquidation storm that year</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079373</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079373</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:20:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11156586">風傳媒</source><description>In February 2018, an administrative letter that had not been reviewed by the Legislative Yuan led to an unlawful change in the method for calculating equity in Taiwan’s futures market, triggering large-scale forced liquidations and huge losses for investors. The episode exposed flaws in the financial regulatory system.</description></item>
<item><title>Israel—the small country that moves great powers: excerpt from 《戰火在窗前》 (2)</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079212</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079212</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.storm.mg/article/11154472">風傳媒</source><description>The testimony of Asma, a mother in Gaza, sheds light on life amid war, Israel’s military operations on multiple fronts, and the structure of U.S. support. It highlights the severity of the situation in the Middle East.</description></item>
<item><title>24-year-old Harvard dropout makes chips! Etched valuation surges to $21 billion, with 15% of staff from 輝達</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079560</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079560</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:52 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580789">鉅亨網</source><description>Etched, an AI chip startup founded by a 24-year-old Harvard dropout, received orders worth more than $1 billion from Jane Street and rapidly reached a valuation of $21 billion. Former NVIDIA employees make up 15% of its staff, and the company is entering the market with high-speed AI inference chips.</description></item>
<item><title>Four memory stocks have surged this year. Is it still not too late to add to positions?</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079561</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079561</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:50:02 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580788">鉅亨網</source><description>CNBCのジム・クラマーが、AI需要と供給制約を背景に、マイクロンなど4つのメモリ株にさらなる上昇余地があると指摘。投資タイミングはまだ遅くないと強調。</description></item>
<item><title>Two Iranian missiles approach! UAE announces suspension of trade and economic ties with Iran</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079562</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079562</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:44:35 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580680">鉅亨網</source><description>The United Arab Emirates (UAE) fully suspended trade, commercial and financial transactions after 2 ballistic missiles launched from Iran approached the country. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are rising, and economic tensions are deepening.</description></item>
<item><title>U.S. stocks hit records in August. Can they keep climbing? Rate-cut expectations and corporate earnings versus an overheated market and seasonal risks</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079563</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079563</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:40:02 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6579804">鉅亨網</source><description>U.S. stocks continued to hit record highs in August, but concerns are also growing about an overheated market and seasonal risks, even as investors anticipate interest rate cuts and strong corporate earnings. Investors are divided in their assessments.</description></item>
<item><title>AI chip stocks were unstoppable. Why are bright spots such as Micron and SanDisk starting to retreat?</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079564</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079564</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:20:03 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580801">鉅亨網</source><description>AI-related semiconductor stocks fell sharply amid temporary profit-taking. Rising U.S. Treasury yields and Anthropic’s financial data served as catalysts, and Micron and SanDisk also came under selling pressure. Demand itself, however, is considered robust.</description></item>
<item><title>How much longer can the U.S. stock rally last? Rare historical signal triggered, with past experience offering clues to the market’s “next move”</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079566</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079566</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:10:07 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580162">鉅亨網</source><description>The Shiller price-to-earnings ratio for the U.S. stock market reached around 41, a historically high level comparable to the dot-com bubble era. Investors should be alert to valuation risks.</description></item>
<item><title>Global bond markets hit by fierce sell-off! U.S., Japanese and European yields surge, with AI boom an unexpected force behind the move</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079565</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079565</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:10:07 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580793">鉅亨網</source><description>Global bond markets were hit by a fierce sell-off, with U.S., Japanese and European government bond yields surging to multi-year highs. The AI boom is intensifying competition for funding between tech companies and governments, pushing up financing costs and putting pressure on financial conditions.</description></item>
<item><title>U.S. stocks after hours: Global bond sell-off sparks rout in chip stocks, with Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunging nearly 5%</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079301</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079301</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:02:11 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580676">鉅亨網</source><description>On the 18th, U.S. stocks fell broadly. Bond selling intensified, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged 4.98%. Concerns about inflation and rising interest rates were behind the decline.</description></item>
<item><title>Micron plunges 7%, ending winning streak. Why are memory stocks falling?</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079302</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079302</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:55:23 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580799">鉅亨網</source><description>U.S. semiconductor maker Micron closed down 7%, ending a 5-day uptrend. Rising bond yields raised concerns about higher costs for AI-related investment, prompting a sell-off across memory stocks.</description></item>
<item><title>Precious metals after hours: Gold plunges 1.1%! U.S. Treasury yields hit multi-decade highs, temporarily dimming gold’s safe-haven appeal</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079303</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079303</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:47:54 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580796">鉅亨網</source><description>U.S. Treasury yields reached their highest levels in decades, raising the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding gold and sending gold prices down 1.1%. Higher oil prices amid geopolitical tensions also fueled inflation concerns, temporarily dimming gold’s appeal as a safe haven.</description></item>
<item><title>New York currency market: Dollar little changed as easing rate-hike expectations, Treasury sell-off and rising oil prices pull in opposite directions</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079304</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079304</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:41:47 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580560">鉅亨網</source><description>The U.S. dollar was little changed amid Middle East tensions and the effects of Treasury selling. Inflation concerns and easing expectations for interest rate hikes have complicated the foreign exchange market.</description></item>
<item><title>U.S. 50% tariffs on Canada set to take effect; Trump and Carney hold urgent phone talks</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079305</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079305</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:20:05 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580798">鉅亨網</source><description>アメリカがカナダ製品に50%の関税を課そうとしており、両国首脳が緊急協議中。中小企業や供給網への打撃が深刻で、経済的緊張が高まっている。</description></item>
<item><title>Taiwan market pre-opening: TAIEX futures overnight fall below 4萬5; close watch on TAIEX’s quarterly moving average, while 群創 sees FOPLP shipments turning positive next year</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079306</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079306</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:10:04 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580775">鉅亨網</source><description>Taiwan’s stock market failed to break above 46,000 points, while foreign investors were net sellers of NT$11.9 billion. Meanwhile, 群創 and 大聯大 offered upbeat earnings outlooks, citing AI demand.</description></item>
<item><title>Energy after hours: Hopes for U.S.-Iran talks fade, Strait of Hormuz remains closed, and crude settles at a more than 3-week high</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079307</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079307</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:09:54 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580795">鉅亨網</source><description>Oil prices hit a 3-week high as Iran continued to close the Strait of Hormuz and prospects for peace talks with the United States remained unclear. Supply risks are weighing on the market.</description></item>
<item><title>[Yuen Chi-fung column] アリババ (9988) sees gains in both price and volume</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079152</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079152</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:46:36 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6580794">鉅亨網</source><description>阿里 (9988) shares and trading volume rose, while southbound funds actively bought 盈富基金 and アリババ. 石薬集団 (1093) was recommended with a target price of $9.60, and a short-term market consolidation is expected to continue.</description></item>
<item><title>Good morning, world》Military: First batch of F-16V blk70 fighter jets expected to fly back to Taiwan soon</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079729</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079729</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:36:35 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608195001.aspx">中央社 CNA</source><description>Reports covered Taiwan’s introduction of F-16V fighter jets, the indictment of a food company for violating food safety laws, and the selection of the film 大濛 as the country’s Oscar entry. The reports span a wide range of political, economic and social news.</description></item>
<item><title>Russia threatens retaliation over support for Ukraine; UK prime minister says support for Ukraine will remain 百分之百 unchanged</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079724</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079724</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:30:19 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608190011.aspx">中央社 CNA</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>U.S. chip stocks plunge; Treasury decline could have long-term economic impact</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079298</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079298</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:55:13 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608190010.aspx">中央社 CNA</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Zimbabwe ferry capsizing death toll rises to 94; vessel carrying about 180 was overloaded by 一倍</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079299</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079299</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:55:11 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608190009.aspx">中央社 CNA</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Plot to assassinate U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent foiled; transgender defendant sentenced to 6 years and 1 month</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079282</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079282</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:20:08 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608190008.aspx">中央社 CNA</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Little hope of easing tensions in the Middle East; U.S. stocks close lower</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079272</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079272</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:07:05 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608190007.aspx">中央社 CNA</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Unpacking old photos》A conscription notice begins the military service of 千 college students</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079622</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079622</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:03:17 +0900</pubDate><category>Taiwan</category><source url="https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608185002.aspx">中央社 CNA</source><description>In Minguo 41, Taiwan launched its first reserve officer training program for college graduates. Nearly 千 graduates set off for Fengshan for training, creating a distinctive memory of a community seeing them off.</description></item>
<item><title>No more wondering “What should I eat today?” How doctors can make use of Oisix</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079519</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079519</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://www.m3.com/lifestyle/1347000">m3.com</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Are medical department offices the lifeline of regional healthcare? Doctors speak frankly about physician dispatch [Regional Quota Survey 8]</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079518</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079518</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://www.m3.com/lifestyle/1348171">m3.com</source><description></description></item>
<item><title>Private university graduates earn, while former imperial university graduates save? Doctors’ income structures differ by alma mater</title><link>https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079517</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260819-06/index-en-p2.html#n2079517</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate><category>Japan</category><source url="https://www.m3.com/lifestyle/1343890">m3.com</source><description></description></item>
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