Sep 23, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
The White House is preparing an executive order that would green-light a deal keeping TikTok online in the United States while placing Oracle at the center of U.S. oversight for the app's recommendation algorithm and data security, according to multiple outlets. Under the framework, Oracle would host U.S. user data and supervise a U.S.-run, licensed copy of TikTok's ranking system; the arrangement still awaits final government approvals
Sep 23, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
Blackpink's Rosé has crossed another global milestone: the music video for "APT."-her 2024 collaboration with Bruno Mars-has topped 2 billion YouTube views and did it faster than any K-pop video on record, according to multiple outlets tracking the count. The clip premiered on Oct. 18, 2024 and hit 2B roughly 335 days later, after reaching the first billion on Jan. 31, 2025-an unusually steep second-half surge that kept momentum alive well past the typical
Sep 23, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
Hyundai Motor Group said it will invest $2.7 billion to expand production at its Ellabell, Georgia manufacturing campus, reaffirming its U.S. build-out just weeks after an immigration raid disrupted the site's battery project. The company aims to lift annual capacity by 200,000 vehicles to 500,000 by 2028, part of a broader localization push to assemble over 80% of U.S.-sold vehicles domestically by
Sep 23, 2025 AM EDT - Jason
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said in New York that ongoing negotiations with Washington over tariff relief are affecting foreign-exchange sentiment in Korea, while adding that both sides can still reach a "commercially rational" outcome. Lee delivered the remarks during meetings with U.S. lawmakers on the sidelines of the UN week, noting that a large U.S.-bound investment packag
Sep 22, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
If you're searching "Who won the Ballon d'Or 2025?" the truth (for now) is: the winners are announced tonight in Paris. The gala at Théâtre du Châtelet starts 3:00 p.m. ET (21:00 CEST), with red-carpet coverage earlier in the afternoon. France Football's show crowns the men's and women's Ballon d'Or and also hands out the Kopa (best U-21) and Yashin (goalkeeper) trophies.
Sep 22, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
The White House is moving ahead with a framework that would keep TikTok live in the U.S. by putting Oracle at the center of a "U.S. algorithm" plan. Under the proposal, Oracle would host American user data and oversee a licensed copy of TikTok's recommendation engine that is inspected and retrained in the U.S., with the administration preparing an executive order that pauses enforcement for 120 days while
Sep 22, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
After a flurry of weekend headlines, the U.S. government has now clarified how the new $100,000 H-1B fee will work. According to USCIS, the payment must accompany any new H-1B petition filed on or after 12:01 a.m. ET, Sept. 21, 2025. It does not apply to existing H-1B holders or renewals. Early media summaries framed the impact as starting with the 2026 cap; in practice, the USCIS text captures any new filing from Sept. 21 onward-including cap-exempt petitions filed this fall. Employers should budget and
Sep 22, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
G-Dragon will perform his first European solo concert in eight years at Paris La Défense Arena on September 20, 2025, as part of his Übermensch World Tour, with fans anticipating his signature Chanel styling as a longtime ambassador of the luxury fashion house.
Sep 22, 2025 AM EDT - Hannah
BigHit Music's rookie boy group CORTIS has achieved historic success since their August 2025 debut, breaking multiple K-pop records with 436,367 first-week album sales (4th highest debut in K-pop history) and becoming the first 2025 boy group to enter major Korean charts while dominating global streaming platforms.
Sep 22, 2025 AM EDT - Hannah
G-Dragon's limited-edition '818 BLOOM' DIY flower blocks, created through a collaboration between his PEACEMINUSONE brand and Korean manufacturer Oxford, sold out completely in South Korea within three hours of launch on September 21, 2025. The world's first artist-persona DIY blocks have sparked global demand with international fans flooding social media with resale requests.
Sep 22, 2025 AM EDT - Hannah
WJSN's Dayoung released a cinematic music video teaser for "Number One Rockstar," a B-side from her successful solo debut single "gonna love me, right?" which has earned international recognition from major outlets like Forbes and NME.
Sep 22, 2025 AM EDT - Jason
Since our Sept. 21 story, the shutdown odds have ticked up. On Sept. 19, the Senate failed to advance both a Republican stopgap bill and a Democratic alternative, and as of Sunday night lawmakers indicated the Senate won't return for votes until Sept. 29, leaving only hours before funding runs out at midnight going into Oct. 1 (ET). The House is currently out but is slated to convene again this week ahead of the deadline, according to the Clerk's schedule.
Sep 22, 2025 AM EDT - Isaac
Stray Kids have made U.S. chart history again. The group's new full-length KARMA debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (chart dated Sept. 6, 2025), giving the act seven consecutive No. 1 debuts-the first time in the chart's 70-year history that an artist's first seven entries have all opened at the top. According to Billboard and Luminate data, KARMA launches with 313,000 equivalent album units, of which 296,000 are traditional album sales. That breakdown underscores
Sep 22, 2025 AM EDT - Isaac
The EXO leader returns with his fourth mini-album, arriving today at 6 p.m. KST (5 a.m. ET), with an English version of the title cut aimed at global fans. EXO's Suho releases his fourth mini-album Who Are You today at 6 p.m. KST, part of a coordinated global rollout across major platforms. The timing puts the U.S. drop at 5 a.m. Eastern / 2 a.m. Pacific, giving North American listeners a morning
Sep 21, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
K-Pop demand in the U.S. is flashing again. In Texas, a limited-run BTS pop-up has turned the Houston Galleria into a purple-tinted checkpoint for fans through October 12. On the West Coast, LE SSERAFIM closed a strong swing with a sold-out night at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and a high-energy show at LA's Kia Forum, the kind of reception that suggests bigger
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