Tag: South Korea
Why a Kansas researcher spent a year living in a poor neighborhood in Korea » Yale Climate Connections
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Joonmo Kang, a researcher at the University of Kansas, recently spent a year living in Jjokbang-Chon, a poor neighborhood of Seoul, South Korea.
There, many...
Netflix finally has a number 1 movie at the box office: an animated K-Pop fantasy drama about fighting demons
Netflix appears to have its first No. 1 box-office title in the streaming company’s 18-year history thanks to the sensation of “KPop Demon Hunters.”
Rival studios on...
Seoul-based Datumo raises $15.5M to take on Scale AI, backed by Salesforce | TechCrunch
Most organizations say they aren’t fully prepared to use generative AI in a safe and responsible way, according to a recent McKinsey report. One...
Starbucks asks customers in South Korea to stop bringing printers and desktop computers into stores as workers transform cafes into remote offices
There’s getting cozy at a Starbucks to sip a latte and catch up on emails, and then there’s lugging your printer and desktop to...
AI can now turn anyone into a K-pop star. Watch how tools from Korea’s Supertone work
Musical artists no longer need to limit themselves to what suits their natural voice. Indeed, anyone with an artistic vision can now develop a...
These BabyMonster & Enhypen-Used Skincare Products are the Key to Glass Skin & They’re Up to 38% Off for Prime Day
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Trump Ups the Ante on Trade Threats
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. trade threats, French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the United Kingdom, and deadly protests in Kenya.
Deal or No Deal
U.S. President...
Samsung projects a 56% plunge in operating profit, blaming U.S. chip controls on China
Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it expected its second quarter operating profits to fall by more than half, blaming U.S. export controls on advanced AI...
Trump slaps 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea—and Wall Street stumbles
U.S. stock markets reacted negatively on Monday after President Trump announced via social media that he would unilaterally impose 25% trade tariffs on Japan...
Trump’s tariff pause expires next week. Here’s how well Asian governments have been doing in negotiations with Washington
U.S. President Donald Trump’s 90-day tariff pause expires next week—and his administration hasn’t notched too many wins on the deals front. In fact, his...
