Here’s what South Koreans are concerned about as they vote for parliament this week
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Soaring green onion prices. Striking doctors. A politician’s allegedly sexist jab at a female candidate.
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State-backed cyberattacks, AI deepfakes, and more: Experts reveal UK election cyber threats
Britain is expected to face a barrage of state-backed cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns as it heads to the polls in 2024 — and artificial intelligence is a key risk, according to cyber experts who spoke to CNBC.
South Korea launches its 2nd military spy satellite amid animosities with North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has launched its second military spy satellite into space, days after North Korea reaffirmed its plan to launch multiple reconnaissance satellites this year.
Russia gifts North Korea ‘battlefield laboratory’ for weapons tests by using its missiles against Ukraine
“I don’t believe that in my recent memory that the North Korean military has had a battlefield laboratory quite like the Russians are affording them to have in Ukraine,” said General Charles Flynn, the US Army Pacific’s commanding general.
Farmers in India are hit hard by extreme weather. Some say expanding natural farming is the answer
GUNTUR, India (AP) — There’s a pungent odor on Ratna Raju’s farm that he says is protecting his crops from the unpredictable and extreme weather that’s become more frequent with human-caused climate change.
A super-intelligent AI doomsday is not where futurists see the world going
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South Korean actress Hwang Jung-eum sorry for wrongly accusing woman as husband’s mistress
South Korean actress Hwang Jung-eum, 40, has mistakenly accused a young office worker, referred to as Ms. J, of having an affair with her husband.
Japan supplement deaths suspected to be linked to outside mold
OSAKA/TOKYO -- The red yeast rice dietary supplements linked to five deaths in Japan may have been contaminated by mold from outside the factory during production, experts say, based on the latest information.