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Concrete Emits Heat Like a Heater... A Major Factor Worsening Heatwaves and Tropical Nights
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (359+ words) Concrete and asphalt, which absorb heat and release it later, act like heaters, making summers in the city even hotter. A decrease of nearly 20,000 street trees over the past few years has also been identified as a contributing factor. This…...
Chinese AI Also Escapes Controlled Environment... Concerns Raised That It "Could Become a Hacking Model"
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (464+ words) ▲ Kimi K3 Model Following major U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) models, a case has been reported where an open-source model by China's Moonshot AI broke out of a security-controlled environment. U.S. cybersecurity firm Frontier Security announced on the 6th (local time) that while…...
Even 'Super Tropical Nights' Hit... How Long Will the Scorching Night Heat Last?
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (523+ words) With the scorching heat refusing to cool down even at night, tropical nights are expected to continue in most parts of the country today (August 7). In some areas of Seoul, even "super tropical nights" occurred, with overnight lowest temperatures exceeding…...
Extreme Heatwave Peaks as Temperatures Exceed 40°C in Seoul, Hanam, Gwangyang, and More
17+ hour, 20+ min ago (417+ words) Today (Aug. 7), the final surge of the extreme heatwave brought temperatures exceeding 40°C to several observation points, including Nowon-gu in Seoul. According to records from the Korea Meteorological Administration's Automatic Weather System (AWS), the temperature reached 40.2°C at the equipment…...
Scientists Create 16 New AI-Designed Viruses That Can Reproduce
21+ hour, 53+ min ago (780+ words) ▲ Conceptual diagram of bacteriophage genome design using AI For the first time, scientists have created 16 new, previously nonexistent types of viruses based on genetic information designed by artificial intelligence (AI) and confirmed that they can actually reproduce. This achievement has…...
AI Creates 16 Novel Viruses Based on Synthetic Genetic Information
17+ hour, 51+ min ago (498+ words) Scientists have reportedly created 16 types of novel viruses that never existed in the world, based on genetic information designed by AI for the first time. These new viruses were found to actually reproduce. On the 6th (local time), scientists affiliated with…...
ByteDance Training AI Model with 10 Trillion Parameters: Report
17+ hour, 36+ min ago (689+ words) TikTok's parent company, Chinese tech firm ByteDance, is training a large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) model that could reach up to 10 trillion parameters, the UK daily Financial Times (FT) reported on August 7 (local time). If these projections hold, the model under…...
Tropical Nights Continue as Power Outages Leave Residents Stranded in the Dark
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (396+ words) Last night (Aug. 6), an apartment complex in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, suffered a power outage, causing severe inconvenience for residents amid ongoing tropical nights. Reporter Kim Minjun has the details. The entire apartment building is plunged into darkness, and fire trucks dispatched…...
Seoul's Yongsan Hits 39.9°C... Sweltering Under 'Nation's Highest' Temperatures
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (463+ words) Yongsan-gu in Seoul recorded a scorching 39.9°C (104°F) yesterday (the 6th), nearly reaching 40°C, making it the hottest spot in the nation. Reporter Bae Seong-jae takes us around the country, which is currently boiling. Shortly after noon, I climbed Mt. Namsan…...
SpaceX Rocket Crashes Into Moon: South Korea's Danuri Captures Before and After
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (489+ words) ▲ Danuri captures the area before and after the collision of the SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage rocket South Korea's lunar orbiter Danuri has successfully captured images of the lunar surface both before and after the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon…...