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Meta Fires AI Safety Experts Just Three Months After Hiring Them Despite Pledging Enhanced Safety US online media outlet Semafor reported on the 2nd that Meta recently laid off employees it had recruited from the AI safety startup Virtue AI. SBS Oct 3, 2026 10:22 AM

Neither Paramount Nor Warner: Merged Entity to Be Named Skydance Discovery and Paramount Skydance are merging into a single entity that will take the name "Skydance." The Wall Street Journal reported on the 2nd that David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, announced via X that the corporate name of the merged company with Warner Bros. SBS Oct 3, 2026 9:33 AM

Following BTS, Stray Kids Also Boycott Grammys Over New 'Asian Pop' Category According to Billboard, the BBC, and other local media outlets on the 2nd , JYP Entertainment announced that Stray Kids did not submit their music for consideration for the upcoming 69th Grammy Awards. SBS Oct 3, 2026 9:22 AM

A 16-Hour Flight Watched by the World… The Special Mission of Two Pandas? Following Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States last month, a pair of giant pandas has arrived in Atlanta, signaling the resumption of China's "panda diplomacy." Videomug reporter So Hwan-uk looks into what this means. SBS Oct 3, 2026 7:59 AM

"Concerns Over Radicalization" Despite Flying Ban... Co-Pilot Sat in Cockpit Despite this restriction, he was subsequently hired by the United Arab Emirates airline flydubai and was assigned to the UAE-Israel route, which is security-sensitive due to Middle East tensions and terrorist threats. SBS Oct 3, 2026 7:58 AM

Trump Pressures South Korea: Double the Charges If No Deal on Alaska Investment President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump bluntly pressured South Korea on the 2nd , stating that if South Korea does not wish to invest in the Alaska liquefied natural gas project, he will force the country to shoulder a much higher financial burden. SBS Oct 3, 2026 6:26 AM

"South Korea to Invest $8.4 Billion in Oil Production Increase"… Warns of Doubling Amount If Alaska Project Is Rejected U.S. President Donald Trump has unilaterally claimed that he has secured investment from South Korea for an oil production increase project worth more than 11 trillion won. SBS Oct 3, 2026 6:22 AM

Wall Street Rises Following Weak U.S. Employment Data, Easing Rate Hike Fears; Nasdaq Up 1.2% stock indices closed higher in New York. Investor sentiment recovered as weaker-than-expected U.S. SBS Oct 3, 2026 6:13 AM

Global Oil Prices Fall on G7 Emergency Reserve Release Agreement; WTI Down 1.9% On the ICE Futures Exchange, Brent oil for December delivery settled down 0.06% at $102.25 per barrel. SBS Oct 3, 2026 5:26 AM

Kennedy Center Closed by Trump Forces Honors Event to Relocate The Kennedy Center Honors, an annual U.S. pop culture awards ceremony that has traditionally been held at the John F. SBS Oct 3, 2026 5:04 AM