AI News 180m Report｜2026-09-04 03:00–06:00 JST｜Page 2 of 2https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.htmlOne place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 73 items from 9 sources; Taiwan, 51 items from 8 sources.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.en [Get up to ¥10,000 worth!?] Stay overnight and enjoy Amakusa for less 🌊✨https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474451https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474451Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Haraichi no Turn!] Book publication celebration: book-signing event to be held!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474450https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474450Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0900JapanPR TIMES “Meet a Pooh plush toy wearing the legendary costume of Yuzuru Hanyu!” List of bookstores nationwide hosting an in-person display releasedhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474449https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474449Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0900JapanPR TIMES Celebrating the 60th anniversary of 「サッポロ一番 しょうゆ味」! Masatoshi Hamada, making his first consecutive appearances in commercials, and Shunsuke Kazama passionately discuss the appeal of 「サッポロ一番 みそラーメン」! The two reveal their genuine passion for 「サッポロ一番」!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474225https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474225Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:00:01 +0900JapanPR TIMES New commercial for いち髪 ＰＲＥＭＩＥＲ, for truly silky hair! ～ＨＡＮＡ’s ＪＩＳＯＯ premieres her solo debut song “Movie Star” in this commercial～ ★“The Relay of Rear Views” commercial begins airing September 4, 2026 (Friday)★https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474224https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474224Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:00:01 +0900JapanPR TIMES Tech stocks lead gains and bond yields retreat as U.S. stocks close higher.https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2475008https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2475008Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:45:58 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Investors weigh developments in the Middle East and Russia-Ukraine situation as international oil prices move in opposite directionshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2475007https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2475007Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:36:55 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA 太平洋島國論壇 summit communiqué released, condemning 中國's missile testhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474226https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474226Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:19:52 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA First batch of 輝達 RTX Spark computers: 聯想 and 宏碁 to begin sales in Octoberhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474163https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474163Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:57:50 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA [Press conference] Deliberative Council Member Takada (Sapporo, September 2)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474759https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474759Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:40:00 +0900Japan日本銀行 Regarding the holding of the “Meeting for Exchange of Views on Market Operations”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474760https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474760Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0900Japan日本銀行 Factors affecting changes in the Bank of Japan’s current account balances (September estimate)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474761https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474761Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:50:00 +0900Japan日本銀行 OpenAI's most powerful model is here! GPT-6 Astra can find zero-day vulnerabilities on its ownhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474103https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474103Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:00:03 +0900Taiwan鉅亨網OpenAI announced GPT-6 Astra. Its capabilities for operating computers and discovering zero-day vulnerabilities have improved dramatically, but concerns about the difficulty of monitoring AI and its safety are also growing. 輝達 packs Blackwell into computers! 聯想 and 宏碁 to debut RTX Spark in Octoberhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474104https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474104Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:30:06 +0900Taiwan鉅亨網NVIDIA announced the RTX Spark chip featuring the Blackwell architecture, and 聯想 and 宏碁 will launch it as AI PCs in October. This will make advanced generative AI processing possible locally on Windows PCs as well. Are A-shares too expensive? Chinese memory chipmaker 江波龍 reportedly plans Hong Kong listing at a 44% discount to its A-share pricehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2473900https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2473900Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:00:03 +0900Taiwan鉅亨網Chinese memory chip maker 江波龍 is raising funds at a price discounted 44% from its A-share price ahead of its Hong Kong listing, joining the boom in listings by AI-related semiconductor companies. Damage and response by fire departments and other organizations following Typhoon No. 24 in Reiwa 8 and the heavy rain caused by the seasonal rain front (First report, R8.9.3)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474744https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474744Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:48:32 +0900Japan消防庁 Damage and response by fire departments and other organizations following the heavy rain since August 27, Reiwa 8 (17th report, updated R8.9.2)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2447443https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2447443Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:20:00 +0900Japan消防庁 Damage and response by fire departments and other organizations following Typhoon No. 18 (Second report, updated R8.8.27)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2291365https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2291365Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:50:21 +0900Japan消防庁 中國廈金大橋 can connect only the 2 islands of Xiamen and cannot provide a direct route to Kinmenhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474952https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474952Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:39:37 +0900Taiwan台灣事實查核中心 A screenshot of a conspiracy theory circulating online falsely claims that vaccines cause autism in Vietnamese peoplehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474953https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474953Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:30:27 +0900Taiwan台灣事實查核中心 Regarding the general meeting of the Decarbonization × Reconstruction Community Development Platformhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474814https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474814Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0900Japan環境省 [Electrical short circuit causes smoke at hospital] [At 11:12 on the 2nd, an electrical short circuit caused smoke from the ceiling on the 1st floor of 私立高雄仁愛之家附設慈惠醫院, at No. 509, Fengping 1st Road, Daliao District, Kaohsiung City; no casualties] Initial (final) reporthttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474790https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2474790Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0900Taiwan內政部消防署 Event record〉2026 Academia Sinica GIS Forum concludes successfullyhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n1957916https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n1957916Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0900Taiwan中央研究院 Open-source AI faces a massive acquisition! NVIDIA plans to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion; Huang Renxun pledges not to tie it to its own chips, with a goal of bringing together 100 million developershttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2473960https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260904-03/index-en-p2.html#n2473960Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:23:01 +0900Taiwan風傳媒NVIDIA agreed to acquire the open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion. It aims to gain 100 million developers and pledged to maintain neutrality.