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Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Global Hawk Drone Loses Communication During Flight According to NHK and Kyodo News, the Air Self-Defense Force stated that one Global Hawk drone stationed at the Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture lost communication around 1 p.m. SBS Sep 15, 2026 5:35 PM

"Sudden Concern for Humanity?" "Only China Laughing?" The "Dangerous Calculation" Behind Calls to Slow Down AI Skepticism has been raised over the sincerity of self-reflection within the U.S. SBS Sep 15, 2026 5:08 PM

China Warns of AI Risks While Accelerating Race to Catch Up with US These AI-related issues are drawing even more attention as they are expected to be a major agenda item during the upcoming summit later this month between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. SBS Sep 15, 2026 4:51 PM

Number of Centenarians in Japan Exceeds 100,000 for First Time... Oldest is 114 According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the number of people aged 100 or older nationwide stood at 107,677 as of the 1st, an increase of 7,914 from the previous year. SBS Sep 15, 2026 4:12 PM

Former DeepMind Researcher Warns "AI Could Kill Us" I, too, am extremely concerned about the fundamental direction of this technology." He introduced himself as having worked on AGI safety and alignment research. SBS Sep 15, 2026 3:51 PM

US 10-Year Treasury Yield Surpasses 5% Again, Reaching Highest Level Since 2007 According to Bloomberg, the 10-year yield rose by 6 basis points (1 bp = 0.01 percentage points) during trading on the 15th to reach 5.026%. SBS Sep 15, 2026 3:50 PM

"826 Trillion Won vs. 10 Trillion Won": U.S. Foundation Warns of "Chilling Scale Gap" and China's "Industrial Invasion" A U.S. research institute has warned that as China rapidly expands its production scale across advanced industries, South Korea's industrial base could gradually shrink. SBS Sep 15, 2026 3:49 PM

US Democrats Push for AI Regulation: Obama and Harris Call for Government Action President Barack Obama Former U.S. President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris have joined calls for artificial intelligence regulation. SBS Sep 15, 2026 3:28 PM

Moody's: US Needs 45 GW of New Power Generation over 5 Years, Costing 110 Billion Dollars will require building 45 gigawatts of new power plants by 2030, costing 110 billion dollars (approx. SBS Sep 15, 2026 3:19 PM

Japan to Open Era of Driverless Taxis Next Year... Waymo Announces Operation of 100 Vehicles in Tokyo According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun , Waymo held a press conference in Tokyo today and announced that it will launch commercial operations of driverless robotaxis (fully automated driverless taxis) in Tokyo in 2027. SBS Sep 15, 2026 3:06 PM