## Starbucks Korea to temporarily shut all stores for history lesson after bungled coffee promotion

Authored by theguardian.com

Starbucks Korea will simultaneously close all its stores for a mandatory history lesson, after a disastrous promotion that evoked memories of a pro-democracy massacre sparked public and political backlash.

More than 2,000 stores will temporarily close at 3pm on 22 June, the company said, so staff can watch recorded lectures on modern Korean history and engage in “social sensitivity” training.

The half-day closures will cost Starbucks an estimated 2.1bn won ($1.4m) in lost sales, according to data firm IGAWorks.

The measures follow a public relations crisis triggered when Starbucks Korea ran a discount promotion for its “Tank” tumbler series on 18 May, the anniversary of a 1980 massacre in Gwangju.

The promotion led to store boycotts, customers smashing Starbucks mugs and tumblers and government ministries cutting ties with the chain.

Chung Yong-jin, the billionaire chair of Shinsegae Group, which operates Starbucks Korea under licence from its US parent company, will take the same training on 24 June alongside other executives.

View image in fullscreen Protesters rallied outside Starbucks stores after the promotion was launched. »

### India plans mission to recover ‘Green Boots’, the mountaineer whose body serves as Everest warning

Authored by independent.co.uk

Indian authorities are looking to recover the body of a climber known as “Green Boots” from the upper slopes of Mount Everest nearly 30 years after a fatal expedition.

Many in the mountaineering community, however, believe “Green Boots” is another Indian climber, Tsewang Paljor.

India is planning to retrieve the body known as ‘Green Boots’ from the Tibet side of Everest ( Wikimedia/@Maxwelljo40 ). »

### B-52 bomber: 8 crew members dead after crash at California’s Edwards Air Force Base

Authored by cnn.com

Summary A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, killing all eight crew members.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom also offered his sympathies to “the entire Edwards Air Force Base community” and thanked first responders.

“If it flies, it’s tested at Edwards Air Force Base,” said Richard Kolko, a retired US Navy commander and pilot. »

### Xbox is reportedly considering closing South of Midnight studio, Compulsion Games, with Double Fine and Ninja Theory also allegedly at risk

Authored by gamesindustry.biz

Original story, June 15: Xbox is allegedly shuttering We Happy Few and South of Midnight developer, Compulsion Games, with Tim Schafer's Double Fine and Hellblade developer Ninja Theory also reportedly at risk of closure.

Further reporting from Bloomberg suggests "several Xbox studios" are in similar crisis talks, including Double Fine and Hellblade developer Ninja Theory, as management fight to spin off the studios to avoid closure.

Double Fine - best known for its Psychonauts series - and Ninja Theory have also developed award-winning games. »

### Dealership revoked offer to buy back customer's BMW, blaming wayward AI chatbot

Authored by cbc.ca

WATCH | BMW revokes buyback offer, blames AI chatbot : ‘I was shocked:’ BMW revokes buyback offer, blames rogue AI chatbot | Duration 2:05 Zack Giacomelli says he was shocked when a Toronto dealership revoked an offer to buy back his 2021 BMW, explaining that the company’s chatbot made a mistake.

"If they're going to be replacing their employees' jobs with AI, then they need to be honouring what that AI says.".

During a text exchange, the AI chatbot told Zack Giacomelli the dealership would pay him $27,162.79 to buy back his BMW — precisely the amount he still owed on the car. »

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