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Physical AI Brings 24-Hour Smart Factories Closer, Aiming to Export Entire Plants Three major mega-projects being promoted as future growth engines for South Korea are starting to gain momentum. SBS Sep 16, 2026 9:42 PM

Clash of AI Giants... Hidden Motives Behind Warnings of "Humanity's Extinction"? Debates are heating up over claims that the pace of artificial intelligence development should be slowed down. SBS Sep 16, 2026 9:08 PM

Kakao Unveils 6 Trillion Won Revenue Blueprint for 2030 Post-Split, Prepares Integrated Membership The company also revealed plans to demonstrate a portion of its KakaoTalk-based AI agents next October. SBS Sep 16, 2026 6:44 PM

Is It Hard to Accept U.S. Demands? Final Schedule for U.S. Investment Agreement Abruptly Postponed Concerns are rising that negotiations between South Korean and U.S. trade authorities may be hitting a snag as the government's schedule to report on U.S. SBS Sep 16, 2026 6:43 PM

"AI Solves Problem Humans Couldn't," A Total Defeat for Humanity? Professor June Huh's Eye-Opening Warning 00:00 Intro 00:46 What kind of problem was it? 01:42 What did OpenAI find? 03:07 The true reality of the 88 hours 03:59 The first twist: really 90 years in 88 hours? 05:01 Is the problem really settled? 05:39 The second twist: why were mathematicians worried? 07:30 Questions remaining for human mathematicians There is a problem that mathematicians have been unable to solve for more than 90 years: the Navier-Stokes problem, one of the world's greatest mathematical challenges. SBS Sep 16, 2026 6:03 PM

Expanding South Korea-China Air Routes: Low-Cost Carriers Secure Major Lucrative Routes This allocation focuses on expanding international routes between the two countries in response to the recent rise in passenger demand between South Korea and China, as well as increasing international flights from regional airports. SBS Sep 16, 2026 5:57 PM

Crude Oil 'Choke Points' Blocked One After Another: U.S. Steps Back International oil prices, which surged nearly 5% overnight, managed to trim their gains before closing. SBS Sep 16, 2026 4:34 PM

Park Hong-keun: "2045 Strategy Is a Blueprint for Future Generations... We Will Make South Korea Irreplaceable" Minister of Budget and Planning Park Hong-keun stated today , "The 2045 national development strategy serves as a blueprint for the lives of future generations," adding, "Together with the next generation, we will build an 'irreplaceable South Korea' that no other country in the world can substitute." Minister Park made the remarks during a joint seminar hosted by the Ministry of Budget and Planning, the National Economic Advisory Council, and the Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology at Fairmont Ambassador Seoul. SBS Sep 16, 2026 3:16 PM

Artificial Nerve Conduit Resembling Peripheral Nerves Restores Hand Function in Monkeys The Korea Institute of Science and Technology announced today that, alongside research teams from Korea University and the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, it has developed a "multi-channel artificial nerve conduit" containing three small internal pathways, unlike conventional hollow artificial nerve conduits. SBS Sep 16, 2026 3:06 PM

Report on US Investment to National Assembly Postponed... MOU Signing and Announcement Likely Delayed Accordingly, projections are emerging that the signing and announcement of the memorandum of understanding between South Korea and the US regarding the US investment project will also likely extend past this week. SBS Sep 16, 2026 3:04 PM