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"Send Me an Email" and It Gets Done While You're Away... Musk Enters the Fray xAI announced on the 11th, local time, that it is releasing its AI agent Grokbot as a beta version. SBS Aug 12, 2026 10:59 AM

China Marks 100th Birth Anniversary of Jiang Zemin in Major Push to Solidify Party Unity According to media outlets such as Hong Kong's Ming Pao and Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao on the 12th, Chinese authorities are scheduled to host a commemorative conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the 17th, which marks the centennial of Jiang's birth. SBS Aug 12, 2026 10:47 AM

Japan Says North Korea Fired At Least One Ballistic Missile With Flight Distance of About 690 km today, and it is estimated to have fallen outside the country's exclusive economic zone . SBS Aug 12, 2026 10:24 AM

Nvidia Reportedly Developing Massive Open-Source AI Model Nvidia is currently developing "Nemotron-4," a massive open-source AI model featuring over one trillion parameters, according to tech-focused media outlet The Information on the 11th . SBS Aug 12, 2026 10:10 AM

US Missile Stockpiles at Dangerously Low Levels, Report Warns Amid Ongoing Conflict Bloomberg Economics is a global macroeconomic research service that provides data, analysis, and forecasts to Bloomberg Terminal subscribers. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:54 AM

Panama Canal Transit Fees Surge Amid Drought and Iran Conflict, Triggering Logistics Alarm The Financial Times reported on the 11th that the average auction price for August transit permits granting access to the Panama Canal's major locks reached 1.1 million dollars (approx. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:47 AM

China Urges 'One China' Principle After Pacific Islands Forum Invites Taiwan According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry on the 12th, spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated in a Q&A-style release published on the ministry's website the previous day that "China's position on the issue of Taiwan's participation in international organization activities is consistent and clear," adding that it "must be handled in accordance with the 'One China' principle." He further argued that "this is a basic norm of international relations affirmed by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 and a universal consensus of the international community." "China urges the PIF Secretariat to abide by the 'One China' principle and properly handle Taiwan-related issues to avoid affecting the healthy and stable development of relations between China and the Forum," he added. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:42 AM

German Military Chief Warns: Russia Testing NATO Air Defenses Daily daily The Wall Street Journal published on the 11th . "Hybrid attacks are taking place every day in NATO member states, especially on the eastern flank," he said, adding, "Russia is testing us and seeing how we will react." These remarks came as authorities entered emergency response mode after an explosives-laden drone was discovered at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany on the 4th, prompting officials to designate it as a "serious security threat." In the interview, General Breuer did not explicitly mention who might be behind the incident. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:22 AM

Google's Gemini Surpasses 1 Billion Users, Closely Chasing ChatGPT Google announced on the 11th that monthly active users for the Gemini app have exceeded 1 billion, making it the fastest-growing service in Google's history. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:17 AM

Cabin Plunged into Chaos... Crew and Passengers Barely Avert Disaster Amid a recent series of aircraft accidents, anxiety over aviation safety is also growing. SBS Aug 12, 2026 8:43 AM