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The court's conservative majority has taken an expansive view of Second Amendment rights in a nation facing persistent gun violence including mass shootings. The court has widened gun rights in three major rulings since 2008. "The stakes are high for those experiencing domestic violence if violent partners can legally possess firearms," Lungwitz said. The National Rifle Association, an influential gun rights group, did not respond to a request for comment. "By removing those kinds of considerations, it makes constitutional law - and Second Amendment law, in particular - even more removed from the way that ordinary citizens think about constitutional protections."

Persons: Joe Biden's, Zackey Rahimi, Rahimi, Janet Carter, Bruen, James Ho, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Prelogar, Lungwitz, Jacob Charles, Charles, John Kruzel, Will Dunham, Scott Malone Organizations: U.S, Supreme, New York, Circuit, Appeals, Republican, University of Texas School, Law's, Violence, Democratic, National Rifle Association, Pepperdine University Caruso School of, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, Texas, New York, New Orleans

☆ South Korea wants to be a top A.I. hub — its chip dominance could be an advantage
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty ImagesSouth Korea's dominance in the memory chip market and a robust artificial intelligence ecosystem gives it an advantage in the global AI chip race, said industry observers. South Korea dominating in the memory market is definitely an advantage," said James Lim, senior research analyst at Dalton Investments. "South Korea seeks to emerge as a prominent player in rapidly growing and promising areas such as AI semiconductors," said Lee. "South Korea has a robust local AI ecosystem, capable of competing with global tech giants," said Sung Nako, executive for large scale AI development at South Korean internet giant Naver. ChatGPT maker OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman had urged South Korea to lead AI chip production during his meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in June.

Persons: Jung Yeon, James Lim, Lee, Dylan Patel, SemiAnalysis, ., TrendForce, Sung Nako, Sam Altman, Yoon Suk, Altman, Dalton's Lim, Geoffrey Cain Organizations: Getty, Dalton Investments, CNBC, Samsung, SK Hynix South, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Science, Micron, South, South Korean, Nvidia, Intel Locations: Seoul, Korea, South Korea, China, U.S

☆ Samsung flags 96% drop in quarterly profit as chip glut drags on
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It would be Samsung’s lowest profit for any quarter since a 590 billion won profit in the first quarter of 2009, according to company data. Shares in Samsung (SSNLF) fell 1.4% in early morning trade, underperforming a 0.6% drop in the wider market. In the January to March quarter, the company reported a whopping 4.58 trillion won loss in its chip business as memory chip prices fell further and its inventory values were slashed. But in the second quarter, losses in Samsung’s memory chip business likely shrank due to more sales of DRAM chips — used in PCs, mobile phones and servers — analysts said. Revenue in April to June likely fell 22% from the same period a year earlier to 60 trillion won, Samsung said in the statement.

Persons: Refinitiv, ”, Kang, Greg Roh Organizations: Samsung Electronics, Samsung, Daishin Securities, Hyundai Motor Securities, ”, Apple Locations: Seoul

☆ Prue Leith’s Great American Road Trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Prue Leith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

for a road trip from Los Angeles to Florida. We imagined picnicking on mountaintops in New Mexico, sleeping under the stars in Texas and barbecuing prawns (the R.V. In the end, our 2,200-mile American journey ended up being memorable, but for none of those reasons. I’m 83, but in my head I’m a sprightly 60, and my husband, John, is 76. The thought of parking something the size of a London bus was too much, even for my gung-ho husband.

Persons: , ”, John, Nobody, he’d, “ We’ve, ” I’d Organizations: Ford Explorer, British Baking Locations: Los Angeles, Florida, New Mexico, Texas, Mississippi, British, Mexico, Britain, United States

☆ Robot takes podium as orchestra conductor in South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Seoul, South Korea Reuters —An android robot, EveR 6, took the conductor’s podium in Seoul on Friday evening to lead a performance by South Korea’s national orchestra, marking the first such attempt in the country. The two-armed robot, designed by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, made its debut at the National Theater of Korea, leading musicians in the country’s national orchestra. “Movements by a conductor are very detailed,” Choi Soo-yeoul, who led Friday’s performance alongside the robot, said. “The robot was able to present such detailed moves much better than I had imagined.”EveR 6 is seen on a screen alongside human conductor Choi Soo-yeoul. National Theater of Korea/Handout/ReutersBut EveR 6’s “critical weakness,” Choi said, is that it cannot listen.

Persons: ” Choi Soo, Choi Soo, ” Choi, Lee Young, ” Lee, ”, Choi Organizations: South Korea Reuters, South, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, National Theater of, Reuters Locations: Seoul, South Korea, National Theater of Korea

☆ Why Iran and Cuba Turned Their Back on the U.S. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Peter Beinart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

One reason Cuba still needs Beijing’s money is that the Biden administration has kept key Trump sanctions in place. When the two countries signed the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran’s foreign minister at the time, Mohammad Javad Zarif, called it “not a ceiling but a solid foundation. We must now begin to build on it.” Iran’s leaders, like Cuba’s, hoped better relations with the United States would spur Western investment. Mr. Trump canceled the nuclear deal and reimposed harsh sanctions. This isn’t the first time the United States has driven smaller nations into the arms of its superpower adversaries.

Persons: Obama, Conan O’Brien, Andrew Cuomo, Steve Nash, Michael J, Bustamante, ’, Donald Trump, Evan Ellis, Biden, Mohammad Javad Zarif, ”, Zarif, Hassan Rouhani, Trump, ” Fredrik Logevall, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Viet Minh Organizations: University of Miami, White, Wall Street, Cuban, U.S . Army, College, Trump, National Security, Strategic Services, Japan Locations: Cuban, Havana, University of Miami Cuba, Cuba, America, China, Iran, United States, Moscow, Russia, Ho Chi, France, Viet

☆ South Korea's Yoon tells unification ministry to be less soft on North
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, July 2 (Reuters) - Having appointed a new unification minister days earlier, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday that the ministry had focused too much on providing aid for North Korea in the past and needed to change. "The Unification Ministry has been acting like the ministry of North Korea aid and it is wrong," Yoon was quoted as telling staff in a statement issued by his press secretary. "It's time for the unification ministry to change." Yoon also urged the ministry to stand up for liberal democratic values and said unification should bring a "better and more human life" to people in the South and North. In 2019, Kim wrote in an online column that the path to unification would open once North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's "regime is overthrown and North Korea is liberated."

Persons: Yoon Suk Yeol, Kim Yung, Yoon, Kim, Kim Jong, Hyunsu Yim, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Thomson Locations: SEOUL, North Korea, Korea, South, Korean

Seoul, South Korea CNN —Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. As a result, the hagwon industry in South Korea is massive, and profitable. Of the nearly 60,000 middle and high school students surveyed nationwide, almost a quarter of males and one in three females reported experiencing depression. Activists say South Korea needs deeper change instead, such as dismantling entrenched gender norms and introducing more support for working parents. Some agreed the private education sector needed reform, but doubted the effectiveness of this move.

Persons: Lee Ju, Lee, “, ” Lee, Anthony Wallace, Jung Yeon, Lee –, Yelim Lee, hagwons, ”, Critics, Kim Hong Organizations: South Korea CNN, South Korean, College, Education, Getty, South, Ministry of Education, Organization for Economic Co, Development, OECD, Ministry of Health, Twitter Locations: Seoul, South Korea, AFP, South Korea's, South, Haiti, Iceland, United States, United Kingdom, Korean, Korea, Japan

☆ Robot takes podium as orchestra conductor in Seoul
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] An android robot, EveR 6, is seen as it takes the conductor's podium to lead a performance by South Korea's national orchestra, in Seoul, South Korea, June 30, 2023, in this handout picture. National Theater of Korea/Handout via REUTERSSEOUL, June 30 (Reuters) - An android robot, EveR 6, took the conductor's podium in Seoul on Friday evening to lead a performance by South Korea's national orchestra, marking the first such attempt in the country. The two-armed robot, designed by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, made its debut at the National Theater of Korea, leading musicians in the country's national orchestra. "Movements by a conductor are very detailed," Choi Soo-yeoul, who led Friday's performance alongside the robot, said. The humanoid robot guided three of five pieces showcased on Friday evening, including one jointly conducted with Choi.

Persons: Choi Soo, Choi, Lee Young, Lee, Daewoung Kim, Jimin Jung, Soo, hyang Choi, Emma Rumney Organizations: South, Theater of, REUTERS, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, National Theater of, Thomson Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Theater of Korea, REUTERS SEOUL, National Theater of Korea

REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File PhotoSEOUL, June 29 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday picked a conservative scholar and an outspoken critic of North Korea's human rights record as the country's new unification minister handling relations with Pyongyang in a cabinet reshuffle. Kim, 63, served as a presidential secretary for unification and a human rights envoy under the conservative Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations. North Korea has long rejected criticism of its rights conditions as part of a plot to overthrow its rulers. Kim is the right person to pursue a "principle-based" and consistent North Korea policy, said Yoon's chief of staff, Kim Dae-ki. The unification ministry's role ranges from cross-border dialogue and exchanges to studying human rights abuses in North Korea and helping defectors resettle in the South.

Persons: Kim Hong, Yoon Suk, Kim Yung, Yoon, Kim, Lee Myung, Kim Jong, Kim Dae, Jang Mi, Soo, hyang Choi, Hyunsu Yim, Jack Kim, Ed Davies, Gerry Doyle Organizations: South, REUTERS, Sungshin Women's University, North, Thomson Locations: Korean, South Korean, Paju, South Korea, SEOUL, Pyongyang, North Korea, North Korean, Korea, United States

And while Biden’s growing list of Republican challengers differ on many issues, when it comes to the economy, they’re in agreement that Biden failed. In addition, a tight labor market has left many small businesses with ongoing hiring difficulties. Here’s what Biden can take credit for – and what he can’t. In other aspects, the labor market certainly had a boost from Biden’s fiscal policies. Since then, the American workforce has consistently outpaced the pre-pandemic workforce.

Persons: Joe Biden, “, ” Biden, Biden, Jerome Powell, ”, Ben Bernanke, Olivier Blanchard, It’s, it’s, let’s, That’s Organizations: DC CNN, Wednesday, Federal Reserve, –, Congress, American, Manufacturers, Treasury Department, P Global, Institute for Supply Management, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Republicans, Fed, International Monetary Fund, Brookings Institution, Biden, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve Bank of New Locations: Washington, Chicago, American, United States, Ukraine, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

☆ Hong Kong film-makers say censorship law spooks investors, actors
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Jessie Pang | Thomson Reuters | Jessie Pang Joined Reuters In After An Internship. She Covers Hong Kong With A Focus On Politics | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The day before their Loose Narratives short film festival began in April, censors denied approval for their short film "Wake in Silence", citing "possible seditious intentions". "I consider myself more commercial, but I still hope to have lots of Hong Kong elements in my movies," he said. "We are scared of the disappearance of the culture and arts of Hong Kong," said Ching Wong, who founded Hong Kong Film Festival UK along with director Ng Ka Leung in 2021. "At this moment, the chance of me finding funds in the Hong Kong market and the Hong Kong government seems to be close to zero," film-maker Chow said. ($1=7.82 Hong Kong dollars)Reporting by Jessie Pang; Editing by Clarence FernandezOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Tyrone Siu, Kiwi Chow, Chow, Kevin Yeung, Rex Ren, David Chan, Ren, Ho, Ching Wong, Ng Ka Leung, Jessie Pang, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: REUTERS, Hong, Kong's, Film, Association, British, HK, Film Development, Film Development Council, Times, Fresh, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Film, Thomson Locations: Hong Kong, China, Tyrone Siu HONG KONG, Cannes, Hong, Britain, Canada, United States

At its peak in 2011, the swap deal was worth $70 billion. With both sides sitting on ample foreign exchange reserves, the swap deal is unlikely to be put into action anytime soon, he added. Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs also said the currency swap deal would promote co-operation. The bilateral finance talks were to have taken place every year under a 2006 agreement, but were last held in 2016. With China and North Korea growing concerns, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in May, the third between the two this year, marking a thaw in years of icy relations between the Asian neighbours.

Persons: Yoon Suk Yeol, Kim Keon, Issei Kato, Shunichi Suzuki, Choo, Suzuki, Masato Kanda, Kanda, Fumio Kishida, Tetsushi Kajimoto, Jihoon Lee, Edwina Gibbs, Clarence Fernandez, Kim Coghill Organizations: Tokyo International, REUTERS, Japanese Finance, Korean, Japanese, South Korea, Thomson Locations: Korean, Tokyo, Japan, Seoul TOKYO, SEOUL, South Korea, Seoul, China, North Korea, South

☆ S&P 500, Nasdaq futures down as chip stocks fall, focus on Powell
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Semiconductor stocks including Intel (INTC.O), Marvell Technology (MRVL.O) and Qualcomm (QCOM.O) fell more than 1% each. Investors are focused on a panel discussion of key central bank policymakers including Powell and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde at the ECB annual forum in Sintra, Portugal. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit more than one-year highs last week while the Dow scaled a six-month peak before hawkish comments from Powell sparked a selloff. Investors will also keep an eye on bank stocks, with the Fed scheduled to release 2023 results of its annual stress test of large banks after markets close on Wednesday. ET, Dow e-minis were up 20 points, or 0.06%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 4 points, or 0.09%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 36 points, or 0.24%.

Persons: Powell, Jerome Powell, Christine Lagarde, Russ Mould, AJ Bell, Dow, General Mills, Sruthi Shankar, Johann M, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow, Federal, Nvidia, Devices, Wall Street Journal, Commerce Department, Semiconductor, Intel, Marvell Technology, Qualcomm, European Central Bank, ECB, Traders, Dow e, Boeing, Thomson Locations: China, U.S, Sintra , Portugal, Bengaluru

☆ South Korea aims to curb private education spending, axe 'killer questions'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"We will cut the vicious cycle of killer questions in exams, which leads to excessive competition among students and parents in private education," education minister Lee Ju-ho told a briefing. The ministry also vowed to crack down on private education "cartels" by ramping up efforts to monitor what it termed false and exaggerated advertising by private schools targeting exam preparations. Local media have reported on alleged connections between the private education industry and government education officials in drawing up college entrance exams that require private tutoring to master. Nearly eight in 10 students use in private education products such as cram schools, known as "hagwons", according to the report. Shin So-young, an activist at civic group The World Without Worry About Private Education, said the planned changes may not be enough to contain the competition.

Persons: Yoon Suk, Lee Ju, Yoon, Shin, Woongjin Thinkbig, 1,302.0300, Soo, hyang Choi, Hyunsu Yim, Jack Kim, Ed Davies, Gerry Doyle Organizations: South Korea, Education, Thomson Locations: South, SEOUL, South Korea's, South Korea, KS, MegaStudyEdu

☆ I visited the Cu Chi Tunnels used to ambush US soldiers, a grisly but unforgettable reminder of the Vietnam War — take a look
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

I had the opportunity to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, which are just outside Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The tunnel network was started in the late 1940s and used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. One of the most memorable parts of my trip, and indeed my life, was an excursion to the Cu Chi Tunnels near Ho Chi Minh City in the south of Vietnam. They provided a subterranean world from which the Vietnamese guerilla fighters - the Viet Cong - could launch attacks and hideout. Take a look inside the stifling tunnels, one of the Vietnam War's best-preserved relics.

Persons: Ho, — Organizations: Service, National Museum of, United States Army, US Locations: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Viet, Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Indochina

☆ Vietnam to extend VAT cut until year-end to prop up slowing economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

HANOI, June 24 (Reuters) - Vietnamese lawmakers on Saturday approved a government plan to extend a reduction in value added tax (VAT) on goods and services until the end of this year to boost domestic consumption and production, as its export-driven economy faces headwinds from slowing global demand. The VAT cut to 8% from 10%, which has been in place since early last year, is not applicable to such services and products as banking, finance and real estate. "The move will boost consumption, and hence supporting business and production activities," Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc said in a report to the National Assembly last month. A VAT cut is expected to boost domestic consumption to compensate for the sharp fall in exports. It last cut the refinance rate to 4.5%, the discount rate to 3.0% and the electronic interbank rate to 5.0% on June 19.

Persons: Finance Ho Duc Phoc, Khanh Vu, Toby Chopra Organizations: Finance, National Assembly, State Bank of, Thomson Locations: HANOI, State Bank of Vietnam

☆ Hong Kong's international dragon boat races return after 4-year hiatus
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Participants splash water during a ceremony in between races during Tung Ng or Dragon Boat Festival at Aberdeen fishing port in Hong Kong, China June 22, 2023. The two-day event, organised by Hong Kong's tourism board and the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association, drew more than 4,000 paddlers from 160 teams including from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan and internationally, its tourism body said. Can't think of a better way to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival than with my team and the rest of Hong Kong and Asia," said Shirleen Ho, 41, a member of the Australian National Dragon boat team. While dragon boat originated in China's southern Lingnan region more than 1,000 years, the modern version began in Hong Kong, a special Chinese administrative region, around 40 years ago. The competition is one of many events the Hong Kong government is holding to boost tourism and reinvigorate its economy after sealing its borders for more than two years.

Persons: Tung Ng, Tyrone Siu, Shirleen Ho, Joyce Zhou, Farah Master, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: REUTERS, Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association, Australian National, Hong, Thomson Locations: Aberdeen, Hong Kong, China, Tyrone Siu HONG KONG, Hong, Hong Kong China, Taiwan, Asia, China's, Lingnan, Victoria, British

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with the South Korean deputy prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with the South Korean deputy prime ministerSouth Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho discusses Japan, the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, the global economy, foreign investment and more.

Persons: Finance Choo Organizations: South Korean, South, Finance Locations: Japan, U.S

☆ BTS 10th anniversary: Superfans make pilgrimage to South Korea to celebrate the K-pop band that conquered the globe
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Kathleen Magramo Yoonjung Seo Paula Hancocks | Kathleen Magramo | Yoonjung Seo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Scroll through the gallery to see how the K-pop group went global. ilgan Sports/Multi-Bits/Getty Images BTS fans at the "Love Yourself" North American Tour at the Staples Center on September 9, 2018 in Los Angeles. Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/Getty Images BTS won all three awards they were nominated for at the 2021 American Music Awards held in Los Angeles. Theo Wargo/Getty Images BTS addressed Asian inclusion and representation at the White House in Washington, DC on May 31, 2022. “Being in America and not seeing that much of Asian representation, when I saw that seven Asian guys were trending … that totally like piqued my interest immediately.

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☆ Savoring a California Wine Country Far From Napa and the Crowds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Laura M. Holson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

About 10 miles away, the tasting room at Lightpost Winery in Morgan Hill can be found in a ho-hum office park. In 2018, she opened Lightpost and teamed with Christian Roguenant, who grew up in Burgundy and is Lightpost’s head winemaker. Vivian, the tasting room manager, gave us an impromptu lesson, too, with a side-by-side comparison of how grapes vary by vintage. A larger, more corporate tasting room would be hard-pressed to take the time. Already the young winery is attracting attention; it’s 2018 reserve cabernet sauvignon from Paso Robles has won state competitions.

Persons: Mace, Sofia Fedotova, Christian Roguenant, Lightpost, Fedotova, Vivian, Paso Robles Locations: Italy, Lightpost, Morgan Hill, Burgundy, Santa Cruz , Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Russian, Paso Robles, Paso

☆ How 'Blogilates' creator Cassey Ho went from fitness influencer to the CEO of multiple 8-figure brands
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Cassey Ho started her YouTube channel Blogilates, which now has 8.6 million subscribers, in 2009. She started by posting fitness content, then became a designer, and founded two fitness brands. Almost 14 years later, the Blogilates channel has grown to 8.6 million subscribers, and other social-media profiles have almost 7 million combined. The pivot away from fitness content and toward short-formDespite finding success with fitness content, Ho has pivoted away from it. Cassey HoHow Blogilates and Popflex workOn top of creating content, Ho is the CEO of her brands, managing the design, product development, and marketing teams.

Persons: Cassey Ho, Ho, Blogilates, hasn't, Instagram, Cassey, Sam Livits, Popflex, I'm Organizations: YouTube, Facebook, OGorgeous Inc, Target Locations: Los Angeles, East, China, Popflex

☆ A 'lifelong criminal' who told his wife — and a jury — that he had 'fun' on January 6 was sentenced to 6 years in prison for attacking cops
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Associated Press | Chris Kaye | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But the judge who sentenced Maly noted that most of his crimes date back to his 20s. Maly told US District Judge Amit Mehta that he regrets traveling to Washington and following the mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters to the Capitol. It's that you did these things and kept doing them that day," the judge told him. Maly testified at his trial that participating in the Capitol riot was "fun" for him. The judge sentenced Schwartz last month to 14 years and two months in prison, the longest for a Jan. 6 case before Rhodes, and sentenced Brown in April to four years and six months in prison.

Persons: Markus Maly, Maly, —, Markus Maly's, Amit Mehta, Donald Trump's, they're, Stephen Rancourt, Stewart Rhodes, Joe Biden, Christopher Boyle, Rancourt, Peter Schwartz, Jeffrey Scott Brown, Schwartz, Brown, Rhodes, Benjamin Schiffelbein, Schiffelbein Organizations: Service, Justice, Maly, Prosecutors, Capitol, Trump, Republican, Democrat, Metropolitan Police, Associated Locations: Washington, Fincastle , Virginia, West Terrace

☆ Salesforce is developing a ton of new AI products that could lead to 'a massive new buying cycle' Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley analysts believe
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Julie Bort | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Salesforce could be leading it, with a giant list of new AI products in the works. And he told tale after tale of planned AI products. Morgan Stanley's Keith Weiss believes Salesforce's claims that AI has the potential to "spark a massive new buying cycle." Rangan tallied up 15 pending AI products from Salesforce. There will be five new AI products incorporated into the Marketing cloud to automate tasks ranging from personalized emails to analyzing engagement.

Persons: Salesforce, Marc Benioff, Claude, Goldman Sachs, Kash Rangan, Salesforce's, Einstein, Rangan, Morgan Stanley's Keith Weiss, Weiss Organizations: OpenAI, Salesforce Ventures, Google, Salesforce's, Slack, Products, Next

☆ South Korea plans to discuss bilateral FX swap with Japan, finmin says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, June 8 (Reuters) - South Korea will discuss with Japan re-establishment of their bilateral foreign exchange swap line that expired in 2015, its finance minister said on Thursday. "Current economic issues, including bilateral and regional financial cooperation, will be discussed at the bilateral finance minister meeting on June 29," Minister Choo Kyung-ho said, adding that currency swap arrangement was also on the agenda. Choo was speaking at a discussion forum, in response to a reporter's question about the bilateral finance minister meeting between Japan and South Korea that is scheduled to be held in Tokyo. On the domestic economy, Choo said this year's economic growth would likely be "slightly lower" than the government's previous projection of 1.6%. He said the revision would be contained in the government's economic forecast due in late June or early July, when it releases its biannual policy plans.

Persons: Choo Kyung, Choo, Jihoon Lee, Shri Navaratnam, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Thomson Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Japan, Tokyo

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