Search results for May 8
AI & Enterprise
Deepfake reports top 10,000 ahead of local elections, government steps up response
South Korea has received more than 10,000 requests to delete posts suspected of violating election rules by using deepfakes, a week before nationwide local elections. The Interior and Safety Ministry held an inter-agency working meeting on May 28 led by Vice Minister Kim Min-jae. Police said 921 people had been caught by May 27 for suspected black propaganda such as false or fake news. Authorities said they are working with regulators and the election commission on detection, deletion, complaints and investigations.
AI & Enterprise
SanDisk tops 2026 first-half returns, up 509 percent and beating bitcoin and gold
Storage company SanDisk has posted the highest return among major stocks, cryptocurrencies, commodities and indexes so far in 2026, with its shares up about 509 percent from Jan. 1 to May 20. DeXe rose 363 percent, while Intel and Seagate also gained. Bitcoin fell from early-year levels and gold retreated after a record high. SanDisk cited sharply higher revenue and a large cloud order backlog.
AI & Enterprise
National AI competition opens with 1,124 teams in AI Champion and AI Rookie events
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said the main events of the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Competition, AI Champion and AI Rookie, have formally opened after receiving applications from 1,124 teams and 3,611 participants. AI Champion drew 403 teams and will award prizes after rounds running from August to December. AI Rookie drew 721 university teams, with 100 finalists to be selected on May 29.
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Games & Commerce
Platforms step up election information to curb falsehoods and comment abuse
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AI & Enterprise
MSIT pushes to join OpenAI TAC, to hold talks with CSO Jason Kwon next week
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Telecommunications & Media
Broadcast Media Telecommunications Commission to hold forum on revised enforcement decree for information network act
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Games & Commerce
Q1 breaks seasonal slowdown but polarisation widens in South Korea game industry
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Crypto
Bitcoin shows rebound signals as altcoin momentum stalls
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Crypto
Trump made 3,642 stock trades in Q1 including big tech and crypto holdings
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Crypto
Bitcoin bullish bets return; retaking $85,000 hinges on ETFs
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Crypto
Hantavirus 2026 pandemic scenario raises questions over bitcoin, stock market slump
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Crypto
Is XRP correction over? Optimism grows as ETF inflows rise
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Games & Commerce
AI chip shock hits game sector as Nintendo shares fall 8 percent in a day
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Finance
Woori Financial F&I raises 185 billion won via corporate bonds
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Games & Commerce
Sony PS5 sales plunge 46 percent, raising concerns for game business growth
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Crypto
Bitcoin holds above $81,000 but Middle East risk rattles crypto market
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Crypto
EU to roll out single anti-money laundering rulebook in 2027; banks, fintech and crypto firms face changes
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Finance
South Korea tax agency launches special tax probe into Meritz Securities over alleged tax evasion