Google-backed Anthropic raises $100 mn from South Korea’s SK Telecom

Google-backed Anthropic raises $100 mn from South Korea’s SK Telecom

South Korea’s largest telco SK Telecom said it will invest $100 million in U.S. artificial intelligence firm Anthropic | Anthropic logo | Photo Credit: Twitter: @AnthropicAI South Korea’s largest telco SK Telecom said it will invest $100 million in U.S. artificial intelligence firm Anthropic to strengthen its telecommunications-driven AI business. Anthropic, a startup competing with … Read more

Morning Digest | Home Minister Amit Shah tells Lok Sabha that government is ready for discussion on Manipur; government approves 8.15% interest rate for PF deposits, and more

Morning Digest | Home Minister Amit Shah tells Lok Sabha that government is ready for discussion on Manipur; government approves 8.15% interest rate for PF deposits, and more

Home Minister Amit Shah tells Lok Sabha that the government is ready for discussion Union Home Minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha on July 24 that the government was ready for a discussion on Manipur on the floor of the House as the country needs to know the truth about the sensitive situation in the State. Union … Read more

North Korea threatens nuclear response after U.S. sub deployment

North Korea threatens nuclear response after U.S. sub deployment

Photos showing North Korea’s missiles, right, are displayed at the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, July 20, 2023. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Wednesday in what appeared to be a statement of defiance as the United States deployed a nuclear-armed submarine … Read more

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol makes surprise visit to Ukraine

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol makes surprise visit to Ukraine

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, offering support for the invaded country in its war with Russia while demonstrating his own nation’s cooperation with NATO. Mr. Yoon’s office said he travelled to Ukraine with his wife, Kim Keon Hee, following trips to Lithuania for a NATO summit … Read more

South Korea to conduct satellite launch as North Korea pushes to fire its first military spy satellite

South Korea to conduct satellite launch as North Korea pushes to fire its first military spy satellite

In this photo released by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, the Nuri rocket sits on its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea on May 23. | Photo Credit: AP South Korea was set to launch its first commercial-grade satellite on May 24 as rival North Korea pushed plans forward to … Read more

Japan-South Korea cooperation needed for global peace, President Yoon says in meeting PM Kishida

Japan-South Korea cooperation needed for global peace, President Yoon says in meeting PM Kishida

South Korean President YoonSuk Yeol shakes hands with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida during their meeting at the presidential office on May 07, 2023. | Photo Credit: Getty images Cooperation between Japan and South Korea is necessary for global peace and prosperity, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said as he met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida … Read more

Inside the international sting operation to catch North Korean crypto hackers | CNN Politics

Inside the international sting operation to catch North Korean crypto hackers | CNN Politics

Watch Alex Marquardt’s report on the sting operation on Erin Burnett OutFront on Monday, April 10, at 7 p.m. ET. CNN  —  A team of South Korean spies and American private investigators quietly gathered at the South Korean intelligence service in January, just days after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles into the sea. For … Read more

Kim Jong Un talks up North Korea’s nuclear capability as daughter watches latest missile test | CNN

Kim Jong Un talks up North Korea’s nuclear capability as daughter watches latest missile test | CNN

CNN  —  North Korea must be ready to launch nuclear counter strikes at any time to deter war, state media quoted leader Kim Jong Un as saying on Monday, as he accused the United States and South Korea of expanding joint military drills near the country’s doorstep. Kim’s remarks came after “guiding” combined tactical drills … Read more

South Korean leader in Japan for first visit in 12 years for fence-mending summit | CNN

South Korean leader in Japan for first visit in 12 years for fence-mending summit | CNN

CNN  —  South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo Thursday for a fence-mending summit, the first such visit in 12 years as the two neighbors seek to confront threats from North Korea to rising concerns about China. Those shared security challenges were on stark display just hours before the trip … Read more

North Korea fires two missiles to sea as allies hold drills

North Korea fires two missiles to sea as allies hold drills

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s missile launch during a news programme at the Seoul Railway Station, South Korea, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in another show of force after the U.S. and South Korea began military … Read more