🤖 Technology and Economic Policy

• Trump's 'Super Intelligence (SI)' New Order: At the White House 'New Golden Age' summit, Trump awarded National Medal of Science to Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, and others. He posted on social media demanding an end to the use of 'Artificial Intelligence (AI)' and its replacement with 'Super Intelligence (SI)', threatening to consider those who don't comply as enemies. South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT has been the first to respond, stating no intention to follow the name change. • Japan's First-Ever Consumption Tax Reduction: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet has finalized a bill to reduce the consumption tax rate on beverages and food from 8% to 1% starting April 2027 for two years, aiming to alleviate inflationary price pressures. This marks the first tax cut since Japan introduced the consumption tax.