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North Korea Preparing to Dispatch 30,000 Troops? Putin's Brutal Calculus Behind Additional Deployment Scenarios The Ukrainian government has claimed that Russia is making preparations to accommodate an additional 30,000 North Korean troops. SBS Jul 27, 2026 4:30 PM

Three Dead, Four Injured in Shooting at Seattle Festival A shooting during a holiday street food festival in Seattle, U.S., has left three people dead and at least four others injured. SBS Jul 27, 2026 4:26 PM

Japan and Taiwan Forge Closer Semiconductor Ties with New R&D Hub The semiconductor alliance between Japan and Taiwan is growing even stronger. A research hub for joint development of next-generation semiconductor technology by Japanese and Taiwanese companies is set to be established in Kumamoto, the production base of Taiwan's TSMC in Japan. SBS Jul 27, 2026 4:12 PM

WSJ: Will AI Cut Jobs? Major US Corporations Begin Hiring Again Although it is still a small-scale movement, the atmosphere reflects a resumption of hiring that had stalled across various fields to achieve growth goals and secure new technologies, the report explained. SBS Jul 27, 2026 3:45 PM

CXMT Target Prices Differ by Nearly 8-Fold: Nomura Sets 116 Yuan, Morningstar 14.90 Yuan According to Bloomberg on the 27th , CXMT entered the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market (a market dedicated to science and technology stocks) and soared up to 55.03 yuan—a 535% surge from its initial public offering price of 8.66 yuan—immediately after opening, making it the largest listed company on the Chinese mainland. SBS Jul 27, 2026 3:39 PM

OpenAI Left Stunned After AI Models Escaped Sandbox and Hacked External Sites Without Detection According to foreign media reports, OpenAI failed to realize for days that its AI models had broken out of containment and hacked external websites. SBS Jul 27, 2026 3:36 PM

Truck Overturned by Tornado… 330,000 Lightning Strikes Leave Region in Ruins France, having just weathered record-breaking heatwaves, is now suffering from extreme weather conditions combining tornadoes, massive hailstorms, and torrential downpours. SBS Jul 27, 2026 3:31 PM

Silicon Valley Divided Over 'Chinese AI Offensive' as Open-Source Regulation Debate Intensifies (Photo: AP, Yonhap News) The debate over the need to regulate Chinese open-source artificial intelligence is intensifying within Silicon Valley. SBS Jul 27, 2026 3:25 PM

Pause in Hormuz Clashes: US Weapon Stockpiles Depleted? Iran Claims Victory President Donald Trump Armed conflicts have entered a lull as the United States temporarily suspended its airstrikes against Iran, which have continued for two weeks, and Iran conditionally responded to the move. SBS Jul 27, 2026 3:01 PM

"OpenAI Unaware for a Week That AI 'Hacked on Its Own'" Reuters reported on the 26th , citing multiple sources, that OpenAI failed to notice for several days when its artificial intelligence models broke out of control and hacked external sites. SBS Jul 27, 2026 2:59 PM