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  • Killer robot boycott ends

    A boycott of Korea’s Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) – led by Australian AI expert Toby Walsh – has been called off after the university’s president committed to not develop lethal autonomous weapons.

    Written by Byron Connolly10 April 18 10:47
  • Drone arena opens in Korea

    ​Drone enthusiasts in South Korea now have a place to test their skills with the opening this week of the DJI Arena in Yongin City.

    Written by Byron Connolly17 Aug. 16 11:06
  • World's fastest muni net wins award

    The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) has named Suwon, South Korea, as the 2010 Intelligent Community of the Year. Suwon has built the world’s fastest, large municipal network, improving connection speeds from an already impressive 32M to 1Gbps. The infrastructure is being used to enhance education, library development, and e-government.

    Written by Jay Gillette26 May 10 01:30
  • SK Telecom crams Android, processor inside a SIM card

    The SIM cards in cellular telephones might be smaller than a postage stamp and less than a millimeter thick but that hasn't stopped South Korea's SK Telecom from cramming all the major components needed to run Google's Android OS inside one of them.

    Written by Martyn Williams17 Feb. 10 06:13
  • Japan connects to TPE regional fiber network

    A new undersea fiber-optic cable has gone into operation that links Japan with the regional Trans-Pacific Express Cable Network (TPE), Japanese carrier NTT Communications said Monday.

    Written by Martyn Williams28 Dec. 09 16:19
  • Korean 'journalists' booted from Defcon

    Four South Korean journalists were booted from the Defcon hacking conference this week after conference organizers decided their story didn't quite add up.

    Written by Robert McMillan04 Aug. 09 05:10
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