Adobe, Nvidia CEOs say AI race is shifting from generative tools to execution Adobe is shifting its artificial intelligence push from generating content to executing real business tasks, unveiling an enterprise system designed to bring together brand assets, customer data and marketing channels. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in an Adobe Summit keynote that the next battleground in AI will be execution and control, not just creation. At the opening-day keynote of Adobe Summit in Las Vegas on April 20 (local time), Adobe introduced “Adob April 21, 2026

HYBE Shares Turn Lower After Report of Arrest Warrant Request for Bang Si-hyuk HYBE shares turned lower during trading after news that police requested an arrest warrant for Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, weighing on investor sentiment and erasing most early gains. As of 2:10 p.m., HYBE was down 2.16% from the previous session at 249,500 won, according to the Korea Exchange. The stock opened up 1.18% at 258,000 won from the prior close and rose early before reversing into negative territory. Earlier in the day, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Financial Crime Invest April 21, 2026

KOTRA Steps Up Support for Korean Shipbuilding Equipment Firms Entering Japan Japan’s shipbuilding industry is accelerating its shift to greener and more digital operations under a government-led rebuilding drive, opening more opportunities for South Korean marine equipment suppliers. The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, known as KOTRA, said April 21 it will join the city of Busan and the Korea Marine Equipment Association, or KOMEA, at “Sea Japan 2026,” running from April 22-24 in Japan, to operate a pavilion showcasing top Korean marine equipment product April 21, 2026

U.S., Cuba Resume Talks Amid Tensions; Meeting Held in Havana This Month The United States and Cuba, long at odds over sweeping U.S. economic sanctions including restrictions on energy shipments, held bilateral talks in Havana earlier this month, according to reports. Reuters reported that a U.S. State Department official confirmed the meeting took place April 10 in the Cuban capital. It was the first visit to Cuba by a U.S. delegation since 2016. The official said the delegation again stressed that Cuba’s economy is rapidly deteriorating and that there is li April 21, 2026

KOSPI Jumps More Than 2% to Top 6,370 on Foreign and Institutional Buying South Korea’s KOSPI surged more than 2% in intraday trading, breaking past its previous high. Shares rose, led by semiconductors, on expectations for the upcoming earnings season despite concerns about volatility tied to the Middle East. According to the Korea Exchange, the KOSPI was up 150.91 points, or 2.43%, at 6,370.00 as of 1:48 p.m. The index opened up 83.45 points, or 1.34%, at 6,302.54 and extended gains on foreign buying. In the main market, foreigners and institutions were net April 21, 2026

Trump Revives ‘Midnight Hammer,’ Says Iran Nuclear Program Won’t Be Easy to Rebuild President Donald Trump has again pointed to last year’s U.S. airstrike operation against Iran, dubbed “Midnight Hammer,” reiterating his claim that Iran’s nuclear program will not be easily rebuilt. In a post Sunday on his Truth Social account, Trump said the operation “completely and totally destroyed” Iran’s nuclear-related targets and that recovering buried nuclear material “will require a long and difficult process.” He also criticized CNN and other outlets, saying they were diminish April 21, 2026

Trump Invokes Defense Production Act to Fund Energy Projects Amid Oil Price Pressure President Donald Trump, facing rising oil-price pressure tied to the Iran war, on Sunday issued measures allowing federal funding for energy-sector projects. Bloomberg News and other outlets reported that Trump released five presidential memorandums invoking the Defense Production Act, targeting U.S. oil production and refining, coal supply chains, natural gas transportation and power-grid infrastructure. The actions allow the Energy Department to direct federal funds to those areas. A W April 21, 2026

‘Wild Thing’ Releases ‘Love Is’ Music Video for Film’s Fictional Co-Ed Group Triangle The film ‘Wild Thing’ has released the track and music video for ‘Love Is,’ the signature song of the fictional co-ed group Triangle featured in the movie. ‘Wild Thing’ is a comedy about Triangle, a three-member co-ed dance group that once dominated the music scene but disbanded overnight after an unexpected incident. The story follows the group as it takes on a reckless challenge to seize a comeback opportunity that arrives 20 years later. ‘Love Is’ is Triangle’s debut and 대표 s April 21, 2026

Cho Kwang-han Drops Out of PPP Gyeonggi Governor Primary, Backs Lee Seong-bae Cho Kwang-han, a People Power Party supreme council member who had been running for the party’s nomination for Gyeonggi governor, announced Tuesday that he is ending his bid and backing Lee Seong-bae, a former announcer. The move sets up a three-way primary contest among Supreme Council member Yang Hyang-ja, former lawmaker Ham Jin-gyu and Lee.  Cho told a news conference at the National Assembly that he would step down as a candidate in the party’s Gyeonggi governor primary. “For the pa April 21, 2026

SK Telecom to Revamp Job Grades, Create CEO-Led B2B Task Force Under CEO Jeong Jae-heon SK Telecom said April 21 that it will overhaul its job-grade system and set up a CEO-led task force to strengthen its business-to-business competitiveness, announcing the plans through its newsroom as CEO Jeong Jae-heon marked six months in the role.  Jeong, speaking at a town hall meeting at the company’s headquarters in Seoul’s Euljiro area, stressed the need for customer-centered change. “In a sense of crisis that the company could collapse, the core is ultimately the ‘customer,’” he s April 21, 2026