EZ News 09/14/26

Good afternoon, I'm _ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 174-points this morning from Friday's close, at 46,010 on turnover of 8.2-billion N-T. The market moved sharply lower on Friday, led by the electronics sector, amid growing fears over an interest rate hike by the U-S Federal Reserve and a surge in international crude oil prices. Earthquakes rattle east coast area No damage or injuries are being reported following this morning's earthquakes that rattled Hualien. The first of the quakes had a magnitude 4.7 and struck at 3:21 and was centered some 54-kilometers south southwest of Hualien County Hall at a depth of 17-kilometers. It was felt stongest in Hualien's Wanrong Township and Nantou's Yushan area - where it registered a magnitude 4 on the Central Weather Administration's intensity scale. The quake registered a 3 on the intensity scale in other parts of Hualien. The second quake struck at 6:44 and was centered some 43-kilometers east southeast of Taitung County Hall at a depth of 10-kilometers. It was stongest in Taitung's Donghe Township and on Green Island - where it registered a magnitude 4 on the Central Weather Administration's intensity scale. That quake also registered a magnitude 3 on the scale in other parts of Taitung, as well as in parts of Hualien. Dwight Howard headlines New Taipei Kings charity event Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Dwight Howard returned to Taiwan this past weekend to attend a charity event organized by the New Taipei Kings and The Asian Tournament. Speaking with reporters at the opening of the event at Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei, Howard said he was "always glad" to return to Taiwan and he missed Taiwan's food. The Kings' says part of the proceeds from the event are being donated to PACK Taiwan, an animal welfare (動物福利) organization. Howard became one of Taiwan's most prominent foreign athletes after joining the Taoyuan Leopards in the now-defunct T1 League for the 2022-2023 season, following an 18-season N-B-A career. NKorea LiveFire Drills include Ballistic Missiles North Korea says it has conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed demonstrated “the huge destructive power of concentrated fire.” The official Korean Central News Agency said Monday that Saturday’s drill was meant to get familiar with the procedure for the operation of the integrated firepower control system. South Korea’s military earlier said it detected short-range ballistic missile launches from North Korea’s eastern coastal Wonsan area on Saturday morning. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said several missiles each flew about 250 kilometers toward North Korea’s eastern waters. Experts say the flight distances signal the weapons are designed to (用來) strike targets in South Korea. MICROSOFT'S NADELLA BACKS DELIBERATE AI SLOWDOWN WITH CAVEATS AS WASHINGTON DEBATES RESPONSE Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has backed calls for a more deliberate pace of artificial intelligence development, though he says companies must retain full control over their proprietary knowledge and that any safety regime must protect enterprise privacy. Nadella's statement on Sunday afternoon came a day after the heads of Anthropic, OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI jointly called for the industry to slow down the building of more powerful models — a call US President Donald Trump dismissed from Ireland as exaggerated (誇張的). White House AI adviser David Sacks has told the companies to stop waiting for government permission and to regulate themselves. Kate Fisher reports from Washington. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _. －－－－以下為 SoundOn 動態廣告－－－－ 你的職涯卡關了嗎? 高屏澎東分署青年職涯發展中心YS陪你跨出關鍵下一步！ 專為 15-29 歲青年提供「完全免費」的職涯服務： 職涯探索：職涯諮詢、適性測驗 認識職場：職人講座、職場參訪 職場續航：實戰技能、企業主管與心理師指引 點我報名活動：https://sofm.pse.is/9lplv9 以上廣告由勞動部勞動力發展署高屏澎東分署提供 -- 《跟風來竹縣》Podcast第二季熱播中！ 從親子3C、聰明打詐、防災反毒，到義民祭、原鄉音樂，邀請黃豪平、香蕉王俊傑等跟風大來賓一起開聊。 想聽更多竹縣大小事？立即搜尋《跟風來竹縣》 以上為新竹縣政府廣告 https://sofm.pse.is/9lplv5 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn