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South Korea on Alert as U.S. Imposes Export Controls on Anthropic's 'Mythos' administration has imposed export controls on "Mythos," the top-tier AI model from Anthropic, dealing a blow to South Korean government agencies and companies that had just joined "Project Glasswing," a global AI security coalition. SBS Jun 14, 2026 10:56 AM

Brazil Draws with Morocco; Neymar Sits Out Brazil, ranked 6th in the FIFA rankings, finished with a 1-1 draw against 7th-ranked Morocco in their Group C opener held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. SBS Jun 14, 2026 10:52 AM

DNA Found on Damaged Pants: Why Supreme Court Rejected Rape Evidence The court ruled that the probative value of DNA evidence must be strictly scrutinized, and in this case, it was not sufficiently proven that there was no possibility of the evidence being tampered with or damaged. SBS Jun 14, 2026 10:06 AM

SK Chairman Chey Tae-won Calls for 'Full-Speed' AI Transformation: "Opportunities Won't Come Twice" SK Group announced on June 14 that Chairman Chey stated, "It is time to dive into AI transformation at full speed, in all directions," during the '2026 New Icheon Forum' , held from June 11 to 13 at the SKMS Research Institute in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, under the theme of "Disruptive Innovation Brought by AI: A Great Transformation Toward AX-Centered Management." As the first step of AX, Chairman Chey said, "It is important to accurately define our work and determine what and how we will innovate through AI." He explained that it is necessary to establish a foundation where data is consistently accumulated, allowing for real-time identification and improvement of issues. SBS Jun 14, 2026 9:51 AM

Distrust in Procedures, Not Money, Fuels Conflicts Over Energy Transition Projects Like Transmission Grid Construction A study has found that "distrust in procedures," rather than money, is the key factor amplifying conflicts over projects necessary for the "energy transition," such as the construction of transmission grids. SBS Jun 14, 2026 9:48 AM

Supreme Court: Tax Breaks for Knowledge Industry Centers Limited to Factories with Manufacturing Facilities The Third Division of the Supreme Court (Justice Lee Sook-yeon presiding) recently overturned a lower court's ruling in favor of the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by K2 Korea, a manufacturer and retailer of hiking boots and outdoor gear, against the head of Gangnam-gu Office, seeking the cancellation of a refusal to correct acquisition tax. SBS Jun 14, 2026 9:39 AM

Even AI Requires Permission to Use: The Era of Access Rights Opened by 'Mythos' On top of this, as the U.S. administration has stepped in to completely block foreign nationals from accessing these models, the debate over access to cutting-edge AI is expanding beyond the corporate level into an issue of export controls between nations. SBS Jun 14, 2026 9:37 AM

FSC Targets Bad Debts of Public Institutions; Measures Due This Month This expands the scope of delinquent debt management, which had previously been focused on private financial companies, to the public sector. SBS Jun 14, 2026 9:34 AM

Bank Deposit Rates Climb Back to 3% Range as Banks Rush to Attract Corporate Funds As corporate standby funds swell due to robust semiconductor exports and concerns over deposit outflows grow amid a "money move" triggered by a stock market boom, banks are scrambling to retain funds by offering high-interest deposits. SBS Jun 14, 2026 9:33 AM

South Korean Retail Investors Shift to Net Buying of U.S. Stocks in June, Heavily Loading Up on 'SOXL' ETF South Korean retail investors, often referred to as "Seohak Ants," have been aggressively net buying a specific exchange-traded fund known as "SOXL" over the past five days. SBS Jun 14, 2026 9:31 AM