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Yellow dust blankets nation as strong winds, cold wave expected this week
17+ min ago (323+ words) People wear masks as they walk through Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, with yellow dust sweeping into the country, Sunday. Yonhap A thick blanket of yellow dust swept across Korea Sunday, pushing fine dust levels to "very bad" and prompting…...
SK Telecom to showcase AI capabilities at MWC 2026
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (405+ words) An artist's impression of SK Telecom's booth at the upcoming Mobile World Congress / Courtesy of SK Telecom SK Telecom will be showcasing its end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC), set to be held from…...
Presidential Security Service secures US patent for AI-based X-ray detection technology
7+ hour, 20+ min ago (15+ words) Presidential Security Service secures US patent for AI-based X-ray detection technology'The Korea Times...
Wildfire on Mt. Bukhan in Seoul almost contained
20+ hour, 55+ min ago (108+ words) A wildfire broke out on Mount Bukhan in Seoul late Saturday, but the blaze was almost contained some three hours after it started, officials said. The fire broke out at around 7:25 p.m. on a ridge near the Hyangrobong peak of the…...
UN touts panel for 'human control' of AI at global summit
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (638+ words) Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden Ebba-Elisabeth Busch attends a session at the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India, 20 February 2026. India is hosting the summit from Feb 16 to 20 in New Delhi. EPA NEW DELHI " A U.N. panel on…...
UN touts panel for 'human control' of AI at global summit - The Korea Times
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (638+ words) Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden Ebba-Elisabeth Busch attends a session at the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India, 20 February 2026. India is hosting the summit from Feb 16 to 20 in New Delhi. EPA NEW DELHI " A U.N. panel on…...
It is not biotech, it is 'techbio' - The Korea Times
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (306+ words) Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduces the next-generation Rubin graphics processing unit and BlueField-4 data processing unit during the Nvidia CES 2026 Live event at Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Nevada, Jan. 5. Yonhap Startup representatives researching biotechnology say they have transitioned from "biotech…...
Motif-led consortium joins national AI foundation model project - The Korea Times
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (431+ words) Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon speaks during a presentation for the national artificial intelligence foundation model project at Coex in southern Seoul, Dec. 30, 2025. Yonhap The Ministry of Science and ICT said Friday it has selected a consortium led…...
UN panel aims for 'human control' of AI: Guterres - The Korea Times
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (337+ words) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Feb. 19. AFP-Yonhap NEW DELHI " UN chief Antonio Guterres called Friday for "less hype, less fear" over artificial intelligence as he said that a new expert…...
Samsung expected to lead high-performance tier in Nvidia's dual-binning strategy - The Korea Times
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (454+ words) Samsung Electronics' high-bandwidth memory 4 / Courtesy of Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics is expected to gain an edge in supplying high-performance high-bandwidth memory 4 (HBM4) to Nvidia, as the U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) giant is expected to adopt a two-tier binning strategy under which it…...