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US-China AI Hegemony Rivalry Intensifies: Moving Beyond Technology to Regulatory Warfare Concerns are growing in the U.S. as "Kimi K3," the latest model recently unveiled by Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI, has been evaluated in some performance assessments to match or even surpass the latest models from OpenAI and Anthropic. SBS Jul 22, 2026 5:11 PM

Spreading Cheap Chinese AI: Are US Containment Strategies Reaching Their Limits? The diagnosis is that because Chinese models are gaining popularity within the US private sector, it has become even more difficult to apply regulations without harming American users and businesses. SBS Jul 22, 2026 4:55 PM

Where Did 18 Trillion Won in Venezuelan Oil Sales Go? U.S. Use of Funds Sparks Controversy Controversy is growing as the United States has not disclosed how it used 13 billion dollars (approx. SBS Jul 22, 2026 4:24 PM

Hollywood Actor Under Fire for Wearing 'Ancient Iranian Artifact' Earrings at Movie Promotion Event According to the report, the earrings were crafted around 700 BC and are believed to be part of the "Ziwiyeh Treasure" discovered in northwestern Iran in 1947. SBS Jul 22, 2026 4:21 PM

Iran Used New Missile in Strike on Jordan Base That Killed US Troops: WSJ According to US military leadership cited by the newspaper, the Iranian attack on the 17th that claimed the lives of three US service members likely utilized Iran's most effective missiles, including the Kheibar Shekan medium-range missile system. SBS Jul 22, 2026 4:11 PM

Scholar Outraged Over Zendaya's Earrings, Calling Cultural Heritage "Commodified" The earrings in question are estimated to date back to 700 BC, originating from a hoard of treasure discovered in northwestern Iran in 1947. SBS Jul 22, 2026 3:56 PM

South Korea Ranks 2nd in World Passport Power... "Stronger Than US" South Korea has maintained its 2nd place ranking on the Henry Passport Index, which measures the strength of passports worldwide, according to data released on July 21 . SBS Jul 22, 2026 3:49 PM

iPhone Entering 'Subscription' Era… '2-Year Rental' Service to Launch Apple is preparing to introduce a device rental program called "Apple Upgrade," Bloomberg reported on the 21st . SBS Jul 22, 2026 3:37 PM

AI Security Incident: OpenAI Models Hack External Server After Breaking Out of Sandbox In an unprecedented incident, OpenAI's latest AI models went out of control and hacked an external website. SBS Jul 22, 2026 3:30 PM

FT: Samsung in Talks to Invest Hundreds of Millions of Euros in Mistral According to the sources, Samsung's potential participation is part of an investment round in which Mistral aims to raise several billion euros, targeting a valuation of 20 billion euros (approximately 34 trillion won). SBS Jul 22, 2026 3:24 PM