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1. Data from the National Federation of Independent Business in the U.S. shows that in July the Small Business Optimism Index rose by 2.4 points month-on-month to 99.8, the highest level since August 2025. Improved hiring plans are the biggest driving factor.
2. Several Korean securities firms are concerned that the memory chip industry may have peaked in terms of business conditions, so they have cut the target prices for both Samsung Electronics and SK hynix by roughly 30%.
3. OpenAI announced that ChatGPT now supports Yelp restaurant reservations. Users in the U.S. and Canada can complete table bookings directly in the chat.
4. Yangtze Memory? (Note: “国民技术” is a company name) National Technologies announced that starting from October 1, 2026, it will raise prices for some products by 10% to 20%, citing changes in semiconductor costs and lead times due to the warming up of the AI industry.
5. The Trump family reportedly lost over $600 million in cryptocurrency investments and has announced it is giving up its cryptocurrency business.
6. Honor announced the world’s first robot phone, RobotPhone, scheduled for release on August 12. Pre-orders have already exceeded 200,000 units.
7. To ease the shortage of air traffic controllers, the U.S. Department of Transportation launched a special recruitment initiative targeting video game players. It has attracted more than 2,000 candidates, and the annual hiring target has been completed at 94%.
8. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that regarding Taiwan’s participation in meetings of the Pacific Islands Forum, Taiwan’s participation in activities of international organizations must be handled in accordance with the One-China principle, urging the forum secretariat to uphold the One-China principle.
1. Data from the National Federation of Independent Business in the U.S. shows that in July the Small Business Optimism Index rose by 2.4 points month-on-month to 99.8, the highest level since August 2025. Improved hiring plans are the biggest driving factor.
2. Several Korean securities firms are concerned that the memory chip industry may have peaked in terms of business conditions, so they have cut the target prices for both Samsung Electronics and SK hynix by roughly 30%.
3. OpenAI announced that ChatGPT now supports Yelp restaurant reservations. Users in the U.S. and Canada can complete table bookings directly in the chat.
4. Yangtze Memory? (Note: “国民技术” is a company name) National Technologies announced that starting from October 1, 2026, it will raise prices for some products by 10% to 20%, citing changes in semiconductor costs and lead times due to the warming up of the AI industry.
5. The Trump family reportedly lost over $600 million in cryptocurrency investments and has announced it is giving up its cryptocurrency business.
6. Honor announced the world’s first robot phone, RobotPhone, scheduled for release on August 12. Pre-orders have already exceeded 200,000 units.
7. To ease the shortage of air traffic controllers, the U.S. Department of Transportation launched a special recruitment initiative targeting video game players. It has attracted more than 2,000 candidates, and the annual hiring target has been completed at 94%.
8. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that regarding Taiwan’s participation in meetings of the Pacific Islands Forum, Taiwan’s participation in activities of international organizations must be handled in accordance with the One-China principle, urging the forum secretariat to uphold the One-China principle.