More than 5000 arrested as French protests spread; students decry teacher shortages and dilapidated schools
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公視新聞
French students and education workers staged nationwide protests over teacher shortages, dilapidated schools and budget cuts, with more than 5000 people arrested. Demonstrations over the housing crisis also broke out in Madrid, Spain.
Facts
More than 5000 people were arrested.
Tens of thousands of students and education workers took to the streets.
Protests took place at more than 1200 high schools.
台積電 to hold Q3 earnings call on 10/15; focus on whether it will partner with Musk
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公視新聞
台積電 will hold its Q3 earnings call on 10/15, with attention focused on whether it will partner with Elon Musk's Terafab. Although the two sides are currently only in discussions, analysts say a partnership could help 台積電 win orders and expand capacity, while also raising concerns about technology transfer and the sequencing of funding and execution.
Facts
Building a new wafer fab takes 2 to 3 years
Increasing capacity takes another 1 to 2 years
As early as April this year (2026)
Increase investment in the Arizona plant by US$100 billion
台灣自來水公司 issued an update on water outages affecting several villages in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, due to emergency repairs to a burst pipe at the intersection of Section 2, Guotai Road, and Xinfu Road. The affected areas include Guoguang, Guotai, Guofu, Guolong and Xinfu villages. The outage is in effect from 2026-10-04 15:58 to 22:00.
台灣自來水公司 shut off water to Ganghou and Gangming villages while carrying out emergency repairs to a leak at No. 169, Hanwei Street, Xiaogang District, Kaohsiung.
High-temperature advisory (Pingtung County, Changhua County, Tainan City)
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
中央氣象署 issued a high-temperature advisory, with an orange alert for Nantou County and yellow alerts for Changhua County, Tainan City and Pingtung County. It advised the public to reduce outdoor activities and take precautions against the sun and stay hydrated.
中央氣象署 issued a high-temperature advisory, with an orange alert for Nantou County around noon today (4), where temperatures could reach 36 degrees repeatedly. Changhua County, Tainan City and Pingtung County are under yellow alerts.
台灣自來水公司 shut off water in Zhenxing Village, Pingzhen District, and Ruiping Village, Yangmei District, Taoyuan, while repairing a leak at No. 513, Section 2, Meishi Road, Yangmei District.
鴻海 and 輝達 advance robot assembly technology for GB300 production; Busbar assembly success rate exceeds 95%
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
輝達 and 鴻海 are bringing robotic automation technology into GB300 assembly. Busbar assembly has a success rate of over 95%, with the aim of improving manufacturing efficiency and achieving a high success rate.
Facts
A recent article from 輝達's technical team says it has partnered with 鴻海 to bring the latest robotic automation technology into the GB300 assembly process.
The current success rate for Busbar (busbar) assembly is over 95%.
The success rate for connecting multiple connectors is about 90% to 95%, and work is continuing toward the 99.5% success rate required by manufacturing.
Busbar assembly involves inserting a long, heavy Busbar into a tray, fastening 16 screws, and installing and removing related jigs and fixtures.
Busbar assembly currently takes about 160 seconds overall. Further optimization will continue, with the goal of reducing the time to under 124 seconds.
Connecting multiple connectors involves 2 large and 2 small electrical connectors. The robot must lift connectors with flexible cables and precisely insert them into matching sockets with very little clearance.
The target time for the 4 connector groups in the multiple-connector task is under 72 seconds, while the overall cycle time is targeted at no more than 2 times that of a skilled worker.
Bessent offers reassurance! Surge in U.S. Treasury yields “reflects a global trend”; “not too worried” about an AI bubble
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said in an interview that the 10-year Treasury yield's surge to its highest level since 2002 reflects a global trend rather than a U.S.-specific phenomenon. He played down concerns about an AI bubble and said the United States has not ruled out providing financial assistance to other countries, such as Argentina, again.
Facts
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed to its highest level since 2002 at one point this week.
Bessent said he has not seen investors sell U.S. Treasuries and shift into German or Japanese government bonds.
The Trump administration provided Argentina with a US$20 billion currency swap line to stabilize the exchange rate.
The United States and Japan joined forces to buy yen for the first time since 1998.
U.S. diesel prices hit a record high, while mortgage rates remain well above 7%.
The war in Iran has entered its eighth month.
Bessent said tech giants including 微軟, Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, and Meta continue to invest substantial capital, bringing considerable revenue growth to Anthropic and OpenAI.
Houthi forces attack a 沙烏地阿美 refinery! Saudi Arabia prepares a large-scale counterattack as energy crisis intensifies
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
Houthi forces attacked 沙烏地阿美 facilities, and Saudi Arabia is preparing a counterattack while the United States is holding off on intervening. With Iran's deadline also expired, conflict in the Middle East and the energy crisis are intensifying.
Facts
Houthi forces said they had used ballistic missiles and drones to attack 沙烏地阿美 facilities and hit their targets.
The Riyadh refinery has a daily processing capacity of about 130,000 barrels.
Houthi forces have carried out a total of 1,410 attacks on Saudi Arabia since September 3.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council decided to retain the option of attacking if the United States does not lift its naval blockade within 45 days.
蘋果 confirms major signal-loss issue with iPhone 18 Pro Max! Affected users must replace their phones
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
蘋果 confirmed that some U.S. iPhone 18 Pro Max models are losing signal because of an AT&T network compatibility issue. Although it released an update to prevent the issue, affected models must be replaced.
Facts
蘋果 confirms cellular connectivity issues with a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max devices using the AT&T network
Affected devices must have their hardware replaced to return to normal use
蘋果 has released iOS 27.0.1 to prevent the issue from affecting more users
iPhone 18 Pro Max models equipped with 高通 modem chips are affected, while those with C2 chips are not
The status bar on affected phones will display SOS