South Korea’s food conglomerate Shinsegae Group has fired the head of Starbucks Korea after a promotion campaign sparked public uproar on the anniversary of pro-democracy protests. Shinsegae, the South Korean licensee of the US coffee chain, said in a statement on Monday that chairman Chung Yong-jin sacked Sohn Jeong-hyun, the head of Starbucks Korea, for carrying out “inappropriate marketing”...
South Korea’s food conglomerate Shinsegae Group has fired the head of Starbucks Korea after a promotion campaign sparked public uproar on the anniversary of pro-democracy protests. Shinsegae, the South Korean licensee of the US coffee chain, said in a statement on Monday that chairman Chung Yong-jin sacked Sohn Jeong-hyun, the head of Starbucks Korea, for carrying out “inappropriate marketing”. Hours earlier the South Korean coffee chain launched a “Tank Day” promotion, which South Koreans...
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang expects China to eventually open its market to high-end US chips that can train and run artificial intelligence systems."My sense is that over time the market will open," added Huang, CEO of Nvidia -- the world's most valuable company, due to huge demand for its AI hardware.
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang expects China to eventually open its market to high-end US chips that can train and run artificial intelligence systems."My sense is that over time the market will open," added Huang, CEO of Nvidia -- the world's most valuable company, due to huge demand for its AI hardware.
引言：三个国家、三种语言，来自平安银行的“三省”温度，埃及小伙的无助眼神、美国客户的紧急求助、乌兹别克斯坦游客的焦虑手势……当外籍客户在上海遇到“急难愁盼”，平安银行上海分行用行动回答：服务无国界，平安零距离。 全流程英文开卡 三位埃及籍员工，是上海某科技公司引进的技术骨干。公司授予他们股权激励，需要第一时间开立借记卡。然而，他们中文零基础。走进金科路支行后，三个人来到柜台前，用蹩脚的中文努力挤出一句：“我们……需要……英文服务。”话音刚落，三个人脸上都带着紧张的神情，担心沟通不畅、手续繁琐。金科路支行的柜员殷菁雯立刻微笑着，用流利的英文回应：“No problem. I can help you in English. What kind of account would you like to open?”（没问题，我可以用英文为您办理。请问您想要开立哪种账户？） 三位埃及小伙瞬间松了口气，紧锁的眉头舒展开来，像是遇到了救星。 原来，他们不仅要开卡，还要理解开户风险提示、跨境收款规则、境内支付工具绑定等一系列复杂流程。分行柜员全程英文讲解，从“什么是Ⅰ类户”到“如何绑定微信/支付宝”，一字一句翻译，一笔一划确认。风险告知书——逐条英文解释；手机银行激活——手把手演示；支付工具绑定——现场测试成功。不到一小时，三张卡全部办好。三位埃及员工不约而同伸出手，用中文生硬但真诚地说：“谢谢你们！” 假期跨洋紧急取卡 近日，95511客服热线接到一位女士的来电，声音急促而带着哭腔：“我先生是美国人，他的银行卡被ATM吞了……他明天一早就要飞回美国，现在急得不行！”打来电话的是美籍客户John（化名）的妻子。他们在上海旅游，原计划次日离境。谁知在ATM上操作失误，银行卡被机器吞没。没有卡，他无法完成最后的手续，甚至可能耽误航班。客服中心迅速将工单派发至虹口支行。因适逢假期，负责吞卡处理的员工，此刻正在外地休假。电话打过去，他们没有犹豫。三位支行员工杜鸿、宋佳忆、袁晋怡迅速返岗。双人认证、身份核验、开箱取卡，每一步都严谨而迅速。当John从柜员手中接过完好无损的银行卡时，他的眼眶微微发红。一旁的妻子连声道谢。John用不太流利的中文说：“谢谢你们……我以为这个假期没人会来。”第二天，John顺利登机。 几个小时后，虹口支行收到了夫妻二人跨越大洋发来的表扬信。信中写道：“感谢贵行...
A company that generates cash isn’t automatically a winner. Some businesses stockpile cash but fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their ability to expand.
A company that generates cash isn’t automatically a winner. Some businesses stockpile cash but fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their ability to expand.
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of leading global technology company, Tencent, today announced a strategic collaboration with Stream, the company behind the open-source AI agent framework Vision Agents, to accelerate the development of real-time, multimodal AI agents.
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of leading global technology company, Tencent, today announced a strategic collaboration with Stream, the company behind the open-source AI agent framework Vision Agents, to accelerate the development of real-time, multimodal AI agents.
Software CEO Convicted In Massive $1 Billion Medicare Fraud Scheme Targeting Seniors In a verdict hailed by federal officials as a major blow against one of the most egregious health care fraud operations in Florida history, a jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted Brett Blackman, 42, of Johnson County, Kansas, on multiple conspiracy charges related to a sprawling scheme that bilked Me...
Software CEO Convicted In Massive $1 Billion Medicare Fraud Scheme Targeting Seniors In a verdict hailed by federal officials as a major blow against one of the most egregious health care fraud operations in Florida history, a jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted Brett Blackman, 42, of Johnson County, Kansas, on multiple conspiracy charges related to a sprawling scheme that bilked Medicare and other federal programs out of more than $1 billion. Brett Blackman / Credit: Department of Justice Blackman, the founder, owner, and CEO of HealthSplash, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, conspiracy to pay and receive health care kickbacks, and conspiracy to defraud the United States and make false statements in connection with health care matters. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison on the primary fraud counts, plus additional time on the others. Sentencing is scheduled for August 26, 2026, according to the DOJ. From "Healthcare Innovator" to Fraud Mastermind Prior to his legal troubles, Blackman positioned himself as a serial entrepreneur and healthcare technology disruptor. He described HealthSplash as a visionary platform built on blockchain and smart contracts to connect patients, providers, servicers, and payers with transparent, friction-free care. The company aimed to eliminate suffering by delivering healthcare data instantly and shifting the system from reactive to proactive. Blackman had expanded a medical compliance documentation firm called PMDRx into DMERx (Power Mobility Doctor Rx, LLC) to broaden its offerings. HealthSplash acquired DMERx in September 2017. Court documents portray a starkly different reality: the platform became a tool for generating false and fraudulent doctors’ orders for durable medical equipment (DME), primarily orthotic braces, and other prescriptions. How the Scheme Worked Prosecutors said Blackman and co-conspirators aggressively targeted hundreds of thousands of Medicare benefi...
Copper fell as investors continued to fret about the global economy’s prospects, offering a lukewarm response to US President Donald Trump’s hints at progress toward a peace deal with Iran. Trump said he’d paused plans for fresh military strikes on Iran to allow for more negotiations with Tehran, a move he said was a response to appeals from Persian Gulf allies. After an initial bounce, copper fut...
Copper fell as investors continued to fret about the global economy’s prospects, offering a lukewarm response to US President Donald Trump’s hints at progress toward a peace deal with Iran. Trump said he’d paused plans for fresh military strikes on Iran to allow for more negotiations with Tehran, a move he said was a response to appeals from Persian Gulf allies. After an initial bounce, copper futures retreated with equities in Asia , as any resolution of the Iran crisis remained highly uncertain. Copper struck a record closing price on Wednesday last week, fueled by optimism that the metal’s exposure to technologies for artificial intelligence and clean energy could insulate it from economic shocks. But it’s since become tangled with fears of a protracted closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a scenario in which rampant inflation spurs central banks to raise rates. “The outlook is very binary — either the global economy hits the wall, or it doesn’t,” Guy Wolf, global head of market analytics at Marex, wrote in an emailed note about copper. “In the former scenario, commodity prices will collapse.” Copper fell as much as 0.6% to touch $13,507 a ton and traded at $13,519 by 10:53 a.m. Shanghai time. Aluminum, zinc and nickel also declined.