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Both Apple and Google have violated Korea’s Telecommunications Business Act, the country’s communications regulator has determined. The companies have received penalties from the regulator and have been ordered to change their business practices related to their app stores. Google was slapped with a KRW 42.9 billion ($32 million) fine, while Apple has to pay KRW 20.81 billion ($15.6…

South Korea has deployed Cheongwang, a laser-based air defence system designed to destroy hostile drones without using conventional ammunition.

The South Korean government has drawn up tough measures to stop the repeated leakage of advanced technology abroad. It will grant the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy special judicial police powers over technology leaks and will add the sale or withdrawal of companies’ overseas subsidiaries, as well as indirect mergers and acquisitions by foreign…

North Korea says it has tested a new torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance

North Korea has tested a “new-type” precision-guided torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance, state media reported Saturday, as the nuclear-armed country steps up weapons testing.

Artificial intelligence may have been used in a string of cyberattacks targeting South Korea’s financial sector, the president said Tuesday, as police announced the launch of an investigation.

South Korea and the United States have reportedly settled on how much Seoul will contribute towards a new energy facility in southern Texas.