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Com2uS Unveils Cinematic Teaser for Aiberton’s New MMORPG “Zeus: God of Arrogance”
Com2uS on Tuesday launched a teaser site for “Zeus: God of Arrogance,” a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, or MMORPG, being developed by Aiberton. The site features the slogan, “The greatest myth, allowed for everyone,” along with a roughly 28-second cinematic clip. Com2uS said the slogan reflects the game’s aim of letting anyone prove their existence in their own way. The video shows a colossal statue collapsing, a village engulfed in flames, a despairing crowd and Zeus lo
May 6, 2026
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Anthropic to Visit South Korea Next Week for AI Safety Talks With Science Minister
Anthropic is set to meet with the South Korean government to discuss artificial intelligence safety and security issues, including its AI model “Mythos.” Industry sources said May 6 that Michael Sellitto, Anthropic’s head of global policy, will visit South Korea next week and plans to meet with Bae Kyung-hoon, deputy prime minister and minister of science and ICT. A ministry official said, “We are coordinating a meeting next week between Deputy Prime Minister Bae and Anthropic.” Sellitto
May 6, 2026
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South Korea Budget Vice Minister Lim Ki-geun Meets Gates Foundation to Expand ODA Cooperation
The Ministry of Planning and Budget and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are moving to broaden cooperation in official development assistance, agreeing that faster digital change requires tapping private-sector capacity to create new value. Vice Minister Lim Ki-geun met on the 6th with Joe Cerrell, the foundation’s managing director for external relations, to discuss ways to improve the effectiveness of international development cooperation. The meeting followed Bill Gates’ visit to
May 6, 2026
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Shinhan Financial Says It Blocked $800,000 in Voice Phishing Losses in Two Weeks Using Linked FDS
Shinhan Financial Group said Tuesday it prevented about 800 million won ($800,000) in customer losses within two weeks of launching its “one-stop joint response service” against voice phishing. The service is the first in South Korea’s financial industry to link fraud detection system (FDS) information across group affiliates, Shinhan said. It shares suspicious transaction data in real time among key units — banking, card, securities and insurance — to detect and respond to voice phishing
May 6, 2026
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Corruption probe indicts sitting chief judge accused of taking bribes from lawyer
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials said it has indicted a sitting chief judge accused of taking tens of millions of won in bribes from a lawyer who was a high school alumnus and providing favors tied to trials. The agency’s Investigation Division 2, led by Chief Prosecutor Kim Su-hwan, said Tuesday it indicted Chief Judge Kim, identified only by his surname, and attorney Jeong on charges including bribery under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific
May 6, 2026
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Prosecutors, firms clash in court over alleged $677.6 billion won KEPCO GIS bid-rigging
Prosecutors and power-equipment makers clashed in court over whether a Korea Electric Power Corp. gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) case amounts to a long-running, structural cartel, as a trial over alleged bid rigging worth about 677.6 billion won moved forward. The Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Division 32, led by Presiding Judge Ryu Kyung-jin, held the first hearing Tuesday for eight companies — including Hyosung Heavy Industries, HD Hyundai Electric, LS Electric and Iljin Elec
May 6, 2026
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Elizabeth Arden Launches Two Green Tea Strawberry Basil Products for Spring and Summer
Beauty brand Elizabeth Arden said Tuesday it is introducing two new products aimed at spring and summer: Green Tea Strawberry Basil Eau de Toilette and Green Tea Strawberry Basil Honey Drops Body Cream. The eau de toilette opens with wild strawberry, adds basil, moves into a woody birch note and finishes with the brand’s signature green tea scent. The fragrance was created by Rodrigo Flores-Roux, a senior perfumer and vice president at Givaudan. “To add a natural, lively feel to gre
May 6, 2026
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China-Iran Foreign Ministers Discuss Talks, Hint Hormuz Strait Could Reopen Soon
China and Iran’s top diplomats met Tuesday in Beijing and stressed a peaceful resolution of the Iran issue through diplomacy. Iran signaled the Strait of Hormuz could reopen soon and said it expects China to play a mediating role. The talks came about a week before a planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and the Iran war is expected to be a key agenda item. According to China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi t
May 6, 2026
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Woori Bank Launches Samsung Card Savings Account With Rates Up to 10%
A new card-linked savings product offering rates as high as 10% a year has hit the market, adding to competition among financial firms rolling out cross-industry partnership products. Woori Bank said Tuesday it launched the “Samsung Card Woori Savings,” which offers preferential rates of up to 10% annually depending on Samsung Card usage and other conditions. The 12-month, flexible-deposit product is limited to one account per person, with monthly deposits capped at 500,000 won. The base
May 6, 2026
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BC Card Launches May ‘My Tag’ Discounts on Baseball Tickets, Dining and Retail
BC Card said Tuesday it is running a May “My Tag” promotion for Family Month. My Tag is a discount service on Paybooc, a personal finance platform, that lets users choose an offer and receive a discount when paying with a BC personal credit or debit card. The event runs through May 31 and is open to customers with cards issued by BC Card member companies, including Woori Card, Hana Card, NH NongHyup Card, IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, KB Kookmin Card, iM Bank, BNK Busan Bank, BNK Kyongnam
May 6, 2026