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Kpop group BTS pose for photographs upon their arrival for ‘BTS The Comeback Live Arirang’ concert in central Seoul, South Korea, on March 21, 2026. Handout | Via ReutersOn Friday, tens of thousands of BTS fans will descend on Busan, South Korea, as the seven-member group stages its second stop in the country as part of their world-spanning Arirang tour. They will arrive with light sticks, banners and tickets — and money to spend.Pop culture making an economic impact is not new. The term “Swiftnomics” became shorthand for the impact of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, which filled hotels, restaurants, and…

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Among the ways Formula 1 has changed in the 21st century has been its adoption of driver-in-the-loop simulators. It all started in the early 2000s, probably at McLaren, maybe at Toyota or Ferrari; F1 teams are notoriously secretive about their performance advantages. Along the years, they’ve gotten more and more capable, but so too have high-end consumer sims like the multi-axis setups that cost tens of thousands of dollars. What is it that makes the multimillion-dollar simulators used in F1 that much more expensive, and that much better for the job? For one thing, latency. “There’s this intimate link between…

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HANGZHOU, CHINA – JUNE 02: General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith watches DR02 humanoid robot performance at Deep Robotics on June 2, 2026 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Wang Gang | China News Service | Getty ImagesThe rush of capital into China’s tech start-up world hit a speed bump this month.Within hours of each other last Friday, a Chinese city government ordered companies to disclose their financial ties to robot vacuum maker Dreame Technology, and China’s State Council issued sweeping rules to tighten oversight of the country’s 23 trillion yuan…

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The Starlink logo appears on a smartphone screen with a starry night sky in the background. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images As investors line up to buy SpaceX stock in the largest IPO on record, about the only real business they have to evaluate is Starlink, the company’s satellite internet division. It’s by far the biggest by revenue, the only piece of the company that’s profitable, and it boasts a dominant market position, with consumer broadband customers more than doubling over the past year to 10.3 million, SpaceX says. Meanwhile, the company’s space, and artificial intelligence segments generated a…

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APA Corporation’s Beryl Alpha oil platform in the North Sea.Courtesy: APA CorporationOil prices fell Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington had reached a framework agreement with Iran, raising hopes the Middle East conflict could be nearing its end.U.S. crude oil futures for July delivery fell 1.65% to $86.26 per barrel, while August futures for international benchmark Brent lost 1.55% to $88.98 per barrel in early Asia trading.Speaking at the Oval Office, Trump said he expects an agreement to be signed “over the next few days,” assertions he has made several time during the conflict. He also said the Strait of Hormuz…

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