超微 makes another push into Europe's AI market! 技嘉 lends support to Scaleway's Swedish supercomputer.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
French cloud provider Scaleway announced plans to build an AI supercomputer in Sweden using 超微 Instinct MI355X chips and servers from 技鋼科技. It will be Europe's first commercial system based on the 超微 platform, aimed at expanding European businesses' access to AI computing resources.
Facts
Scaleway will build a supercomputer in Sweden using 超微 AI chips.
The new system's servers will be supplied by 技鋼科技, a subsidiary of 技嘉.
The new system will be equipped with 超微 Instinct MI355X accelerators.
This will be Scaleway's first AI supercomputer built outside France.
慧與科技 will supply networking equipment, while VAST Data will provide the storage system.
Machine tool industry accelerates AI adoption! TMBA launches AI CENTER to promote dual transformation in energy efficiency and AI.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
TMBA launched AI CENTER at its member assembly on the 13th, combining 麗臺科技's on-premises computing power to lower adoption barriers. It also presented energy-efficiency and AI certifications to promote the industry's smart and low-carbon transformation.
Facts
台灣工具機暨零組件工業同業公會(TMBA) held its seventh-term second members' representative assembly on the 13th and officially launched “TMBA AI CENTER.”
TMBA partnered with 麗臺科技 and used 麗臺's WinFast GS3852T AI server, equipped with an NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell server GPU, to build an on-premises environment.
A total of 13 products passed evaluation for the fourth Machine Tool Industry Energy Efficiency Label, with 5 receiving gold labels and 8 receiving silver labels.
In the second Machine Tool Industry AI Empowerment Label, 4 companies in the enterprise category received gold labels and 2 received silver labels. In the product category, 6 products received gold labels and 4 received silver labels.
OriginalTMBA今年累計公益捐助金額逾新台幣3,970萬元，並舉辦淨灘、淨山等活動。
邱求慧, director-general of the Ministry of Economic Affairs' Industrial Development Administration, presented awards to the winning companies.
達易智造 and 財團法人精密機械研究發展中心(PMC) provided AI modules for industry, which were showcased at the members' assembly.
University Power Rankings releases ranking of universities receiving the most research funding from private companies: 2026 survey report on universities in Japan
Taiwan castella specialty shop 台楽蛋糕, known for its fluffy texture, to exhibit at SCAJ!
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
台楽蛋糕, a Taiwan castella specialty shop operated by BOCジャパン合同会社, will exhibit and sell wholesale at SCAJ, an international coffee exhibition being held from October 14 to 17, 2026.
What makes a “happy home” in the second half of life?
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
The なりわい暮らし研究会, operated by 株式会社コレスタジオ, held the third workshop in its series exploring homes and lifestyles for the second half of life, titled “Experience.” Participants considered ways to build using the “environment” and form communities through group work and other activities, with architect and community development producer 甲斐徹郎 as instructor. The next session, STEP4 “Connect,” is scheduled for October 17, 2026.
Idol meets metal to take Europe by storm: BBTS heads to a Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka tour in October after selling out 7 solo shows
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
Idol-metal band BBTS sold out 7 solo shows during a 13-show tour across 9 European countries and will launch a Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka solo tour in October 2026.
Facts
13 shows in 9 European countries
7 solo shows
4,500 yen
5,500 yen
1.41 million views
Original約11万9,000件の「いいね！」
Companies mentioned：株式会社グラウンド・ベース、Broken By The Scream、Metal Blade Records、LIVE POCKET、e＋、TICKET DIVE、MagentaMusik
さくらフォレスト launches Nano Vita Mousse, a medicated carbonated foam face wash from vitamin C brand “マイシースキニティ”
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
さくらフォレスト株式会社 will launch Nano Vita Mousse, a medicated carbonated foam face wash from its vitamin C brand “マイシースキニティ,” on October 13. Formulated with 2000 ppm carbon dioxide and active ingredients to help brighten skin and prevent roughness, it can be used both as a face wash and a mask.
Facts
On sale from October 13
2000 ppm carbon dioxide
Contents: 120g
Regular price: 6,980 yen (tax included)
Valid responses: 338
“Radiance and skin brightening” ranked highest at 40%
Second round: Recycle table tennis tables used in official T League matches and donate them to school clubs nationwide
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
一般社団法人Ｔリーグ, working with table tennis table supplier 株式会社三英, will carry out the “Tsunagu Project,” recycling and donating table tennis tables used in the second round of official T League matches to table tennis clubs at junior and senior high schools nationwide. Applications will be accepted from October 13 to November 30, 2026.
Post-event report: “ONE SAMURAI 4 Press Conference & Open Workout”—all 8 fighters set for world title matches, including Haggerty, 秋元皓貴, 吉成名高 and リファディン, take the stage!
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
ONE Championship held the “ONE SAMURAI 4” press conference and open workout at Marunouchi Hall on October 13, 2026. All 8 fighters took the stage, including 4 competitors in world title matches: ハガティー, 秋元皓貴, 吉成名高 and リファディン. CEO チャトリ・シットヨートン also attended. The atomweight world title match between 澤田千優 and アナスタシア・ニコラカコス was also announced as an additional bout for “ONE SAMURAI 6.”
Facts
Oct. 13, 2026
All 8 fighters
Oct. 17
6 fighters
December 2
4th time
70 kilograms
66 kg
Companies mentioned：ONE Championship、Group ONE Holdings、ONE Championship 株式会社
ARTE TOKYO, a new arts and culture festival bringing color to Tokyo's fall and winter, opens with “ARTE TOKYO CIRCUS”; special cruise ship “ARTE TOKYO CRUISE” also begins operations
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
ARTE TOKYO, an arts and culture festival bringing color to Tokyo's fall and winter, opened on October 10, 2026. The opening act “ARTE TOKYO CIRCUS” was performed in the waterfront area, and the special cruise ship “ARTE TOKYO CRUISE” also began operations.
Facts
Opens on Saturday, October 10, 2026
3 core areas
6-meter-high truss
For 2 days, October 10 (Saturday) and 11 (Sunday)
Approximately 2,500 visitors
Contemporary circus will return to the area around the Odaiba Observation Deck on Saturday, November 14
A street performance program featuring Heaven Artists certified by 東京都 is scheduled for Sunday, November 15
[Ehime, Matsuyama] P・SPO Mitsu opens October 29, offering 7 services including a gym, self-service beauty treatments and study rooms
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
P・SPO, a fitness brand operated by 株式会社三福ホールディングス, will open its multi-service P・SPO Mitsu location in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, on October 29, 2026. The facility will offer 7 services and hold free preview events on October 13 and 18.
B-THREE, a specialty stretch-pants retailer operated by 株式会社バリュープランニング, will launch 2 new fall/winter pant styles treated with shea butter from its long-selling “Haku Cosmetics®” series, which has surpassed 50 billion yen in cumulative sales.
Facts
Approximately 3.3 million units sold across the series, totaling ¥50 billion
Road collapses in New Taipei's Zhonghe, leaving a hole; nearby construction project initially suspected.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公視新聞
The road surface on Baojian Road in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, collapsed. Initial assessments indicate that excavation for a basement at a nearby construction site caused soil erosion and a culvert rupture. The Public Works Department has ordered work to stop and imposed a fine under the Building Act.
Facts
Fell into a hole 2.3 meters deep.
The underground cavity extends 5 meters in length.
Ambassador to Marshall Islands' idea for National Day reception performance sparks controversy; reported resignation draws no direct response from Foreign Ministry.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公視新聞
徐蔚民, Taiwan's ambassador to the Marshall Islands, reportedly submitted his resignation after controversy over a performance idea for the National Day reception. Deputy Foreign Minister 陳明祺 did not directly address the reported resignation, saying only that the ambassador had returned to Taiwan to report on his work.
Facts
8 Marshall Islands residents.
This year (2026)
Late November 2025.
Has 30 years of professional diplomatic experience.
Taoyuan's Lala Mountain receives “Dark Sky Place” certification. How does it differ from Hehuanshan Dark Sky Park?
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公視新聞
Taoyuan's Lala Mountain received “Dark Sky Place” certification from the 國際暗空協會 in March 2026, becoming Asia's 3rd site and Taiwan's first to receive this type of certification. The article also outlines the 國際暗空協會's certification history and category differences, and compares Lala Mountain with Hehuanshan, a silver-tier Dark Sky Park.
Facts
March this year (2026)
Asia's 3rd.
Astronomers discovered this in the 1980s.
The 國際暗空協會 was established in 1988.
Officially launched in 2001.
Applications stopped being accepted in 2020.
Received Dark Sky Park certification in 2019.
Its certification was upgraded to silver tier in 2022.
The naked-eye limiting magnitude can reach above +6.8.
Hair salon owner who groped woman during massage sentenced to 12 years and 6 months after she died by suicide in shame.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公視新聞
A hair salon owner surnamed Lin in Nantou sexually assaulted a customer in 2022, leading the woman to die by suicide in September 2023, overwhelmed by shame and anger. A citizen-judge panel at the Nantou District Court sentenced Lin to 12 years and 6 months in prison for sexual assault resulting in the victim's suicide due to shame and anger.
Facts
Lin was sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in prison.
Starting in 2022, she received massages at the hair salon run by Lin.
Animal welfare groups again propose referendum to ban boar traps. How does it differ from the proposal rejected 2 years ago?
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公視新聞
Animal welfare groups, including 台灣動物共生聯盟, have again launched a referendum proposal to “ban boar traps” and submitted more than 1萬2000 proposal forms to the 中選會. Unlike the single proposal rejected in 2024, this effort puts forward parallel A and B proposals: A would ban their use, while B would amend the Animal Protection Act to regulate them at the source. The aim is to reduce accidental wildlife capture and address gaps in measures to prevent agricultural losses.
Facts
More than 1萬2000 proposal forms.
At least 31 black bears have been injured after accidentally triggering boar traps.
The review of aesthetic medicine cases closes on December 31, 115.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中華民國醫師公會全國聯合會
The review of aesthetic medicine cases closes on December 31, 115. It sets requirements for physicians' qualifications and case numbers for certain aesthetic medicine procedures and surgeries, and provides an application link and contact information.
The 2026 世界醫師會 Assembly in Rotterdam was held on October 10, with 臺灣 holding 4 votes. Dr. Steinunn Þórðardóttir, nominated by the 冰島醫師會, was elected president-elect by a wide margin. The meeting discussed childhood vaccination and research ethics, with the 美國醫師會 emphasizing the need to comply with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Facts
4 votes.
2026
October 10
Companies mentioned：世界醫師會、World Medical Association、WMA、臺灣、冰島醫師會、Icelandic Medical Association、美國醫師會