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Data centers aren't the enemy " They're the future
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (266+ words) For a bunch of unremarkable warehouses, they're generating a lot of controversy. Data centers " low-slung facilities that house the server racks and energy systems that underpin the digital economy " have become a heated issue on the campaign trail. Politicians from…...
Viral AI baseball fan reflects Korea's struggle to tell real from fake
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (325+ words) A woman suspected of being an artificial intelligence generation is shown in the stands at a baseball stadium. Captured from X Last week, a post captioned "The average Korean woman" went viral on X, featuring a video of a woman…...
Gov't launches $8. 3 mil. AI cybersecurity program, selects 50 firms
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (178+ words) The Korea Internet & Security Agency building in Seoul / Courtesy of Korea Internet & Security Agency Korea's top cybersecurity regulator, the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), said Friday that it will distribute 12 billion won ($8. 3 million) to dozens of firms as part of…...
SK hynix flooded with unprecedented offers from big tech firms to secure chip supplies
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (885+ words) The logo of SK hynix is displayed on a glass wall during the 2026 World IT Show in Seoul, April 22. AFP-Yonhap SEOUL/SINGAPORE " SK hynix is being aggressively courted by big global tech firms with offers to invest in its new…...
[INTERVIEW] Korea, EU expand research alliance amid tech race, geopolitical shifts
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (707+ words) Korea and the European Union are deepening cooperation in innovation, research and advanced technologies, with expanding academic and industrial exchanges emerging as a central pillar of bilateral relations, according to EU Ambassador to Korea Ugo Astuto. "We want to advance…...
Worries about AI's risks to humanity loom over the trial pitting Musk against Open AI's leaders
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (759+ words) OAKLAND, Calif. " At the heart of the trial pitting Elon Musk against Open AI CEO Sam Altman is a moment when they found common cause on an ever more pressing question: how to protect humanity from the risks of artificial…...
Byte Dance's AI subscription gamble: chatbot faces reality check in China
4+ day, 30+ min ago (782+ words) A logo of Byte Dance at its office in Beijing, China, July 7, 2020. Reuters-Yonhap Chloe Wang, a 26-year-old fund employee in Shenzhen, said she "definitely wouldn't" pay for a subscription to Doubao, Chinese tech giant Byte Dance's artificial intelligence chatbot, at…...
Korea, US, Japan urged to join forces on AI chips, energy
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (219+ words) Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province / Yonhap As the global race for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure intensifies, business leaders and policy experts from Korea, the United States and Japan gathered in Seoul on Thursday with a reminder: No country…...
LG CNS unveils Physical Works to accelerate industrial robot deployment
4+ day, 22+ min ago (524+ words) LG CNS CEO Hyun Shin-gyoon speaks during the company's media event at LG Science Park in western Seoul, Thursday, to introduce its new robot transformation platform Physical Works. Courtesy of LG CNS LG CNS unveiled Physical Works on Thursday, an…...