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Mitsubishi Motors to Mass-Produce AI Humanoid Robots Next Year Mitsubishi Motors plans to begin mass-producing AI-equipped humanoid robots at its factories in the first half of next year, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported. SBS Jul 10, 2026 5:04 PM

Mediators Push to Revive U.S.-Iran MOU Amid Middle East Tensions The U.S. online media outlet Axios reported, citing sources, that officials from Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia held multiple phone consultations with both the U.S. SBS Jul 10, 2026 4:46 PM

"Strongest Typhoon Since 1995 Approaches": Taiwan Enters Emergency Mode on July 10 Taiwan has entered emergency mode as Typhoon Bavi, the 9th typhoon of the season, approaches, with over 10 local governments issuing closures for schools and businesses. SBS Jul 10, 2026 4:17 PM

Multiple SK Hynix ADR Leveraged Products to Launch on Wall Street Bloomberg reported on July 10 that firms including ProShares, Leverage Shares, and Rex Shares are preparing to launch leveraged products based on SK Hynix ADRs, with some companies also readying inverse products. SBS Jul 10, 2026 3:48 PM

Kim Jong-un Renovates 9 Luxury Villas: Increased Financial Capacity from Economic Cooperation with China and Russia? media reports. Analysts suggest this may be due to North Korea's increased financial capacity, driven by expanded economic cooperation with Russia and China, despite strong sanctions from the U.S. SBS Jul 10, 2026 3:36 PM

Wally Funk, Oldest Woman to Travel to Space, Passes Away at 87 CNN reported on July 9 that Funk died at her home in Grapevine, Texas, at the age of 87. SBS Jul 10, 2026 3:32 PM

China Throws Cold Water on Japan's "Innovation" Celebration with Mocking Confidence China Downplays Japan's 'Rare Earth Recycling' Project Over the weekend of July 4–5, 2026, an article like this was published in China's state-run Global Times. SBS Jul 10, 2026 3:16 PM

North Korean Premier Pak Thae-song Arrives in Beijing for 65th Anniversary of Treaty with China A North Korean delegation led by Premier Pak Thae-song arrived in Beijing on July 10 to attend events commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance between North Korea and China. SBS Jul 10, 2026 3:06 PM

"Will My Arm Grow Back?"… Heartbreaking Realities After Venezuela Earthquake The child had been trapped under the rubble of her home, which collapsed due to a series of earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24. SBS Jul 10, 2026 2:48 PM

Musk Admits He Was Wrong About Anthropic, Calls It a 'Front-Runner' On July 9 , Musk wrote on social media, "I was clearly wrong about Anthropic," adding, "They are clearly a front-runner in the field of artificial intelligence." Referring to Anthropic's top-tier AI models, he stated, "No other company has released models as good as Mythos and Fable," and added, "There is no doubt that they will soon release a second version of Mythos." When a user suggested that he could destroy Anthropic by cutting off their lease for the data center they rely on, Musk dismissed the idea, saying, "Even if they are a competitor, I would not cut off ties in a way that would cause them serious harm. SBS Jul 10, 2026 2:46 PM