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Robotic arms take over school kitchen duties in southern Seoul
The newest assistant in Seoul’s school kitchens doesn't take lunch breaks, doesn't mind the steam and automatically drains boiling grease a…
Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s rogue agents possibly tied to data service disruption in May
The Wikimedia Foundation says the disruption seemed to have been triggered as OpenAI agents visited millions of pages and made hundreds of …
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Korea plans round-the-clock AI eldercare from 2028
Facing a projected shortage of nearly 1 million care workers in the coming decades, South Korea plans to use robots and artificial intellig…
October 2024 Oxygen Forensics Presentation Video
In this October 15, 2024, video obtained by RFE/RL, former Secret Service agent Konstantinos Dimitrelos discusses how he used Oxygen Forens…
NYC Lawmakers Grill AI Executives and Former Employees as City Weighs Guardrails
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon repeated his warnings at a hearing Monday.
If You Want to Understand AI, Get a Dog
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DeepSeek to raise over $12 billion with Tencent backing, reports say
DeepSeek plans to raise at least $12 billion in funding with backing from Tencent, according to Bloomberg News.
The Nobel for medicine goes to lighting up the brain
Inventors of optogenetics get the gong
Doosan to lead W98.9b AI robotics projects
Doosan Robotics said Tuesday it had secured two major Korean government R&D deals to build South Korea’s first physical AI manufacturin…
What AI saves in time, Yoon Seok-kwan invests in creativity [Herald Design Lounge 2026]
For artificial intelligence artist Yoon Seok-kwan, who is better known as “Keepkwan,” the creative process begins away from the keyboard. H…
Herald Design Lounge relaunches with a look past the visual [Herald Design Lounge 2026]
Herald Design Lounge, an annual design conference of keynotes, talks and panel discussions, held its first edition under its new name on Fr…
OpenAI admits response to Australian government hacks 'not good enough'
Top executive Jason Kwon tells hearing company has added "more precautions" to its training environments.
What will it take for designers to survive the AI era? [Herald Design Lounge 2026]
As artificial intelligence reshapes how designers create art, the question of how they can preserve their creative roles and navigate an in…
[Herald Design Lounge 2026] AI can make polished work. Kim Gryun says creators need something more
In an age when artificial intelligence allows anyone to produce polished, high-quality work with a tap of a finger, creators need to find t…
Nobel prize goes to brain scientists
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unrave…
Moonshot said to eye early 2027 IPO after value hits $50 billion
The Chinese AI champion has also begun laying the groundwork to gauge investor sentiment through early-look meetings starting as soon as th…
South Korea's Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks
South Korea's police have launched a full-scale investigation into the hacking attacks against commercial banks that led to a breach of cus…
Herald Design Lounge offers fresh perspectives on creativity, AI
From design professionals to aspiring students, attendees of the 2026 Herald Design Lounge found fresh ideas to bring back to their project…
LG to test five components in orbit aboard Nuri
LG will send five components made by three affiliates into orbit aboard South Korea’s homegrown Nuri rocket Wednesday, marking the conglome…
LG to supply digital cockpit for Renault’s new electric van
LG Electronics will supply an integrated digital cockpit for Renault Group’s new Trafic Van E-Tech Electric, expanding its automotive techn…
In AI era, design must serve people: Seoul Design Foundation CEO
As artificial intelligence makes visual forms easier to produce, the value of design increasingly lies in how those creations serve people’…
Helpful or harmful? When it comes to AI and young kids, experts have these tips for parents
By the time that a child is preschool age, they have the ability to learn information from technology, said Lauren Girouard, a researcher a…
Sogang University selected for government-led AI training project
Sogang University is stepping up efforts to foster professionals capable of driving the artificial intelligence (AI) transformation of the …
McDonald's faces class-action lawsuit over AI price manipulation
McDonald's is facing a nationwide class-action lawsuit in the U.S. accusing it of illegally coordinating menu prices through an AI pricing …
[OPINION] Questions Filipino accountants need to ask about AI
Rather than prioritizing speed, learning must take precedence. Are accountants learning to question AI outputs, identify errors, and recogn…
OpenAI to reiterate apology to Australia over Medicare hack as inquiry told artists risk becoming ‘roadkill’
Company executive to acknowledge ‘more work to do to rebuild trust with the Australian people’ as ABC says copyright laws do not need chang…
Nuri rocket moved to launchpad on eve of fifth launch
Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket began its journey to the launchpad Tuesday, a day before its scheduled fifth launch, the country's space agen…
Australia's ABC rejects AI copyright carveout
Australia's ABC has rejected a carveout for artificial intelligence from copyright protections, believing its data has already been scraped.
Has the Pentagon given up on AI polygraph analysis of trustworthiness?
AI-aided scanning of speech patterns, vocal stress or facial expressions to read minds lacks scientific backing and will compound errors, c…