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'Chungju Man' Kim Seon-tae Abandons Solo Broadcast Hosting Debut: RESCENE Controversy Fallout Broadcaster Kim Seon-tae has announced his voluntary departure from his program, taking responsibility for the controversy surrounding girl group RESCENE. SBS Star Jul 31, 2026 2:32 PM

DPK Recommends Attorney Choi Gil-soo as Special Inspector Candidate The Democratic Party of Korea recommended attorney Choi Gil-soo (60, Judicial Research and Training Institute Class 23), a former prosecutor, as its choice for the special inspector candidate today . SBS Jul 31, 2026 2:31 PM

Yangsan Hits 41.4°C (106.5°F), Setting Record for South Korea's Highest Temperature Ever Recorded At 1:40 PM today , the temperature in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, soared to 41.4°C . SBS Jul 31, 2026 2:24 PM

"Asian Pop Category Wasn't for BTS"... Grammy Official's Explanation Sparks Controversy Amid growing controversy surrounding BTS's declaration that they will not submit their work to the Grammys, an explanation posted by an industry insider who stated they were involved in introducing the new Grammy category has sparked debate in overseas online communities. SBS Entertainment News Jul 31, 2026 2:21 PM

AI Price War Heats Up: OpenAI Cuts Enterprise Rates by Up to 80% OpenAI announced on the 30th local time that it will slash enterprise usage fees for the mid- and lower-tier versions of its latest AI model, GPT-5.6, unveiled just three weeks ago, by up to 80%. SBS Jul 31, 2026 2:17 PM

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Morning Briefing: Samsung and SK Hynix Surge Nearly 20%, Kospi and Kosdaq Skyrocket 1. The Kospi and Kosdaq, which had been experiencing a sharp slump, surged right after market opening today . SBS Jul 31, 2026 2:15 PM

IBM Announces Achievement of Quantum Advantage, Solving Complex Problems in 15 Minutes IBM announced on the 30th, local time, that it had published a paper detailing the results of joint research conducted with the University of Chicago, Japan's RIKEN, and quantum software companies Qedma and Algorizmiq. SBS Jul 31, 2026 2:08 PM

Bank of Japan Keeps Key Interest Rate at 1%, Raises Economic Growth Forecast to 0.6% According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun and Kyodo News, the Bank of Japan decided to freeze the interest rate by a majority vote of policy members during the two-day monetary policy meeting that concluded today. SBS Jul 31, 2026 2:08 PM

"Asian Pop Wasn't a Category for BTS": Grammy Official's Explanation Sparks Backlash Amid growing controversy surrounding the decision of BTS to skip the Grammys, an explanatory post shared by an industry insider who claimed involvement in introducing a new Grammy category has sparked backlash in overseas online communities. SBS Star Jul 31, 2026 2:04 PM

Death Toll From Landslide in Chongqing, China, Rises to 51 with 10 Missing Ten people remain missing. According to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency and authorities in Pengshui County, Chongqing, a total of 51 people were confirmed dead as of the previous day following a landslide that struck Pengshui County at around 9:00 a.m. SBS Jul 31, 2026 2:03 PM