August 4, 2026
Stories from this day
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Economy · 1 min readWhy KOSDAQ rises on the days KOSPI falls
On Monday KOSPI fell 5.12% while KOSDAQ rose 2% — and the split widened Tuesday
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World · 1 min readWhy Oman sits between Washington and Tehran
Iran says its Hormuz shipping talks with Oman are in their 'final stages'
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Tech · 1 min readWhat 'frontier model' means — how to read AI news
'Frontier model' means the moving boundary of best AI capability, not a fixed spec
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Economy · 1 min readSeoul's split screen: KOSPI slips again, KOSDAQ jumps 5%
KOSPI surrendered its morning rebound to close around 6,180, down a second day
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World · 1 min readTrump says 'last chance.' Iran says there are no talks.
Trump called his offer Iran's 'last chance' after scrubbing planned strikes
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Tech · 1 min readThe EU AI Act's transparency rules just went live
Transparency rules took effect August 2 — AI-generated content must be disclosed
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Tech · 1 min readA frontier model every two weeks: July's AI race
Google, Anthropic and DeepSeek all shipped new models within ten late-July days
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Issues · 1 min readKorea's ruling-party race flips again — by 1,514 votes
Jung Chung-rae took the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam round with 46.65% of the vote
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World · 1 min readRecord Dow, and Amazon's first $3 trillion close
The Dow rose 693 points (1.32%) to a record close of 53,178.41
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Economy · 1 min readOil drops 5% — WTI back below $80
WTI crude fell more than 5% on Monday, breaking below $80 a barrel