South Korea to Restrict Access to Chinese AI Deepseek

South Korea defence ministry blocks access to DeepSeek on military use computers, official says
South Korea's defence ministry has blocked access to the DeepSeek artificial intelligence tool on ministry computers used for military purposes, an official said on Thursday.
Korea's ministries, businesses rush to block DeepSeek over security concerns
Weekly users of DeepSeek surpass 1.2 million in Korea, compared to 4.93 million for ChatGPT Government agencies and major companies in South Korea are rushing to block access to Chinese artificial intelligence service DeepSeek,
South Korea's Industry Ministry Temporarily Bans Access to DeepSeek on Security Concerns, Official Says
South Korea's industry ministry has temporarily banned employee access to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek due to security concerns, a ministry official said on Wednesday, as the government urges caution on generative AI services.
South Korea's ex-defence minister calls protesters who stormed court 'patriots'
A former South Korean defence minister charged with insurrection over his role in a short-lived martial law declaration has praised protesters who stormed a court over last month's decision to extend President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention.
South Korea ministries, police block DeepSeek access
South Korean ministries and police said Thursday they were blocking DeepSeek's access to work computers, after the Chinese AI startup did not respond to a data watchdog request about how

Ukraine, Russia and North Korea

North Korea, Kim Jong-il

South Korea's impeached prime minister says cabinet expressed concerns over martial law plan
South Korea's impeached prime minister told parliament on Thursday that "everyone" in a hastily-arranged meeting of ministers ...
In South Korea, Constitutional Court’s postponement raises questions amid public backlash
The Constitutional Court of South Korea unexpectedly postponed its ruling Monday regarding the constitutionality of Acting ...
North Korea slams Rubio's 'rogue state' label as 'nonsense,’ vows to push back against Trump administration
North Korea is criticizing Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s description of the country as a "rogue state," calling ...
Preoccupied with its troops in Russia, North Korea unlikely to embrace Trump’s overture soon
North Korea has lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for calling it a “rogue” state and warned that such remarks ...
South Korea orders all airports to install bird detection cameras, radars
The radar will detect the size of the bird and its movement paths, and the information will be relayed to pilots. Read more ...
Cryptopolitan on MSN14h
Bitcoin ETF should be listed in Korea in 2025 – SK KOFIA industry chief says
Seo Yoo-seok pushes for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in South Korea, urging lawmakers to support the move by 2025, despite ...
South Korea's SK Innovation expects 2025 refining margins to remain flat
SK Innovation Co Ltd, owner of South Korea's top refiner SK Energy, said it expects refining margins to remain flat in 2025 ...
The pastor and the president: the religious hardliner backing South Korea’s Yoon
Yoon and his legal team have repeatedly invoked far-right claims, without evidence, of a conspiracy between South Korea’s left-wing opposition and Pyongyang as they defend the president from criminal ...