NVIDIA-backed U.S. AI startup Reflection AI on the 5th (local time) released its cutting-edge open-weight model "Beam". The company said the model's performance is comparable to mainstream open-weight models.

日本執政黨資深議員表示，日本應將面向家庭的政府債券銷售規模擴大數倍。

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday, Oct. 9. Although several national leaders reportedly nominated U.S. President Trump, experts say his chances are slim, citing the ongoing war in Iran as a key reason. The committee received 287 nominations this year — 208 individuals and 79 organizations — but does not publish candidate lists; reported contenders include Canadian Prime Minister Carney, the International Space Station, Ukrainian child-rights advocate Mykola Kuleba, Save the Children, Sudanese civil network Emergency Response Room and the Committee to Protect Journalists. The ISS is cited as one of the few remaining symbols of sustained multinational cooperation amid rising global conflict.