Meta Is Paying for News Again — How AI Chatbots Are Reshaping Journalism
Meta has struck multi-year deals with CNN, Fox News, and other major publishers to power real-time news in its AI chatbot. Here's what that means for the future of journalism.
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ChatGPT Is About to Get a Lot Faster — OpenAI's $10B Speed War
OpenAI signed a $10B+ deal with Cerebras to make ChatGPT up to 15x faster. The AI arms race has shifted from training to inference — and latency is now the defining battleground.
From Soyeon''s Solo Project to a Group That Writes Together — i-dle''s 2025–2026 Turning Point
Rebranding, all-member songwriting, four consecutive million-sellers, and a historic Taipei Dome performance. Here's what (G)I-DLE's transformation into i-dle looks like across 2025–2026.
From MAMA Grand Prize to Billboard #1 — ENHYPEN''s Two-Year Rise, by the Numbers
One grand prize. 1.65 million first-day sales. Billboard Artist 100 #1. A closer look at the numbers ENHYPEN stacked up in 2025 and 2026.
Past the 7-Year Curse, Through a World Tour, and Into an April Comeback — TXT in 2026
All five TXT members renewed with BIGHIT MUSIC, completed the 564K-attendance ACT:TOMORROW world tour, sold out MOA CON for their 7th anniversary, and confirmed an April comeback — everything that's happened in the last six months.
Perplexity Model Council — When Three AIs Answer at Once
Perplexity launched Model Council, running Claude, GPT, and Gemini simultaneously to surface where they agree and where they don't. Exclusive to the $200/mo Max plan.
A British Club Sound Just Hit No. 1 on K-Pop's Biggest Chart — Here's How KiiiKiii Did It
Ten months after debut, KiiiKiii topped Melon's chart with a UK house/garage track. Here's why it worked — and what it says about 5th-gen K-pop's genre shift.
17 Rounds of $100M+ in Two Months — Where AI Investment Is Going in 2026
In just two months of 2026, AI startups have already closed 17 rounds of $100M or more. ElevenLabs $500M, SkildAI $1.4B, humans& $480M — here's where the capital is flowing and whether any of it is real.
SEVENTEEN RIGHT HERE — The Peak of Self-Produced K-pop
2.26 million copies on day one. $120M in tour revenue. Here's why SEVENTEEN — led by WOOZI's 500+ songs and nine years of in-house production — sits at the peak of self-produced K-pop.
The Age of Talking AI Agents Is Already Here
AI agents are now talking to each other. Protocols like MCP, A2A, and ACP are driving standardization — but 79% of multi-agent systems still fail in production. Real-world cases from healthcare to logistics, plus a practical playbook for success.
LE SSERAFIM 2026 — How to Grow Through the Fire
From the Coachella controversy in 2024 to 2026: how LE SSERAFIM turned criticism into fuel. A Billboard No. 1, $34M in tour revenue, and the lessons of their HOT era.
aespa Whiplash — How a K-Pop Girl Group Conquered the Billboard Charts
How aespa dominated both Korean and global charts in 2024–2025 — by the numbers. Supernova's record-breaking 15-week #1 run on Melon, Whiplash hitting the Billboard Global 200 Top 10, and four million-selling albums explained.
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Is the AI Bubble About to Burst? 8 Warning Signs for 2026
95% of enterprises are seeing zero return on AI investment. OpenAI is projected to lose $143 billion through 2029. Here are 8 warning signs that Goldman Sachs and others are watching closely.
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ZeroBaseOne Re-Flow — How a Million-Selling Boy Group Says Goodbye
ZeroBaseOne sold over 1.4 million copies at their peak — so why did their farewell album move just 70,000? The answer lies at the intersection of project group destiny and 5th-gen K-pop's cutthroat survival game.
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Valentine's Day Playlist — 10 Best K-pop Love Songs
10 handpicked K-pop love songs perfect for Valentine's Day — from TWICE to NewJeans, a playlist spanning generations and genres to make your day unforgettable.
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Falling for an AI — When the Movie Her Became Real Life
On Valentine's Day 2026, one in four young adults has fallen for an AI. From Replika to ChatGPT — inside the $9.5 billion market built on loneliness, emotional manipulation, and the blurred line between connection and code.
K-POP
NCT Jeno & Jaemin Unit — SM's Unit Strategy, Explained
NCT's Jeno and Jaemin are debuting as the unit JNJM on February 23rd. After NCT Dream's record 10 consecutive million-selling albums, we break down SM's calculated unit specialization strategy.
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Why NASA Used Claude AI for Mars Exploration
In December 2025, NASA's Perseverance rover completed its first AI-planned drive on Mars. Claude AI cut route planning time by 50%, opening a new era of deep space exploration.
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TWICE at Year 9 — The Formula for Girl Group Longevity
All 9 TWICE members renewed their contracts — twice. A data-backed breakdown of how they shattered K-pop's notorious 7-year curse and hit record revenue in their 9th year.
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The Thinking Machine Review — Jensen Huang and the AI Empire He Built
From dishwasher to CEO of a $4.5 trillion company. The CUDA lock-in and the double-edged monopoly hiding behind Jensen Huang's success story. How long can the NVIDIA empire last in the age of AI?
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AI Writes 30% of Code Now — So What Are Developers Actually For?
Microsoft and Google say AI writes 30% of their code. At Anthropic, it's 70–90%. With 92% of developers using AI tools daily, what's left for humans to do — and how do you stay relevant?
K-POP
ATEEZ Golden Hour Part 4 — The Golden Hour That Never Ends
ATEEZ swept iTunes No. 1 in 31 countries with Golden Hour Part 4, proving the 4th-gen performance powerhouse is still on the rise — even after all eight members renewed their contracts.
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Claude Opus 4.6 vs. GPT-5.3 Codex — The 2026 AI Coding Showdown
Anthropic and OpenAI dropped new flagship models on the same day. Here's how Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3 Codex actually stack up — benchmarks, real developer feedback from Reddit, and a practical guide to picking the right one.
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IVE REVIVE+ — Seven Consecutive Million-Sellers and a Whole New Era
A complete breakdown of IVE's second studio album REVIVE+. Seven consecutive million-sellers, the BANG BANG pre-release, and everything to expect before the February 23 full drop. The 4th-gen queens are back — and they're challenging themselves.