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From tech giants to startups, South Korean players are developing large language models tailored to their own language and culture, ready to compete with global heavyweights like OpenAI and Google.  Last month, the nation launched its most ambitious sovereign AI initiative to date, pledging ₩530 billion, (about $390 million), to five local companies building large-scale foundational models.   The move underscores Seoul’s desire to cut reliance on foreign AI technologies, hoping to strengthen national security and keep a tighter control over data in the AI era.   The organizations picked by the Ministry of Science and ICT to compete were LG AI…

Tuneshine lo-fi LED display shows album art for your music HomeGadgets for Men Gadget Flow EditorsTuneshine Lo-Fi Album Art LED DisplayDisplay album artwork from the music you play with the Tuneshine. This LED display adds a visual layer to any listening setup.Album-art display: Shows full-color album artwork in real time while you play music. The visuals match any room or style..Bright, pixel-accurate panel: The 64 x 64 extra-bright LEDs render album images clearly with brightness control. This ensures the artwork remains readable in various lighting conditions.Wide service compatibility: Works with Spotify, Apple Music, Sonos, and last.fm. It follows music from…

Introduction The iPhone 17 is the next installment in Apple’s mainstream lineup and with its Plus sibling replaced with an Air model this year, it sounds like the dud in the lineup with its plain naming. Except that’s an entirely false impression and this may well be the most improved member of the 2025 Apple series. This year’s refresh brings a number of meaningful upgrades over the iPhone 16. Chief among them is the new 6.3-inch LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED panel with slimmer bezels and Promotion tech for variable refresh rate up to 120 Hz. Brightness has also been…

Researchers at consulting firm BetterUp Labs, in collaboration with Stanford Social Media Lab, have coined a new term to describe low-quality, AI-generated work: “workslop.” As defined in an article published this week in the Harvard Business Review, workslop is “AI generated work content that masquerades as good work, but lacks the substance to meaningfully advance a given task.” BetterUp Labs researchers suggest that workslop could be one explanation for the 95% of organizations that have tried AI but report seeing zero return on that investment. Workslop, they write, can be “unhelpful, incomplete, or missing crucial context,” which just creates more…

Shokz OpenFit 2+ offer a personalized fit HomeHeadphones and EarbudsEarbuds Gadget Flow Editors Shokz OpenFit 2+ Open-Ear EarbudsShokz OpenFit 2+ open-ear earbuds combine Dolby Audio and DualBoost bass with a flexible, ultra-soft fit. They deliver clearer music, reliable calls, long battery life, and situational awareness.Dolby Audio & DualBoost: Dolby Audio expands the soundstage while DualBoost strengthens low and mid frequencies. Music sounds fuller, and podcasts are clearer.Open-ear, secure fit: A golden-spiral inspired ear hook and Ultra-Soft Silicone 2.0 create a stable, comfortable hold.Battery with wireless charging: Up to 11 hours per earbud and 48 hours total with the charging case.…

Honor will launch the Magic8 series soon, and the devices will be powered by Qualcomm’s recently unveiled Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. If you were wondering how well it would perform, no need to wonder anymore, as Honor’s Li Kun has shared the Magic8’s AnTuTu results on Weibo earlier today. As you can see from the screenshot below, the phone managed a total score of 4,166,339 in AnTuTu v11. The CPU score is 1,213,845, the GPU score 1,468,351, the memory score is 570,553, and the UX score is 913,590. Honor’s exec has compared this very favorably to what the…

If you’ve been on the New York City subway recently, you’ve probably seen stark white ads promoting a wearable AI device called Friend. CEO Avi Schiffman told Adweek that the company spent more than $1 million on a campaign with more than 11,000 cards on subway cars, 1,000 platform posters, and 130 urban panels. Some stations, like West 4th Street, are completely dominated by Friend ads. “This is the world’s first major AI campaign,” Schiffman said. (There have been other AI ads of questionable effectiveness, but perhaps not a print campaign of this scale.) He described it as “a huge…

If you are using a OnePlus smartphone running OxygenOS 12, 14, or 15, we have news that should be concerning to you. Earlier this week, cybersecurity firm Rapid7 revealed that OnePlus smartphones running these OxygenOS versions have a major security flaw that could allow malicious apps access to SMS and MMS data on your smartphone without permission, user interaction, or consent. The firm also said that the “user is also not notified that SMS data is being accessed,” which “could lead to sensitive information disclosure and could effectively break the security provided by SMS-based Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) checks.” Rapid7 tested…

President Donald Trump declared Friday that Microsoft needs to fire Lisa Monaco, the company’s president of global affairs. Citing her roles as “a senior National Security aide under Barack Hussein Obama, and a Lawfare and Weaponization obsessed Deputy Attorney General under Crooked Joe Biden and Lisa’s Puppet ‘Boss’ Attorney General Merrick Garland,” Trump posted on Truth Social that Monaco’s current role gives her access to “Highly Sensitive Information,” which he deemed “unacceptable.” “It is my opinion that Microsoft should immediately terminate the employment of Lisa Monaco,” he wrote. As Trump noted, Monaco worked with both Barack Obama and Joe Biden,…

Acer Predator X27U F8 delivers stellar gameplay! HomeComing Soon Gadget Flow EditorsAcer Predator X27U F8 27-inch Gaming MonitorMeet the Acer Predator X27U F8, a 27-inch gaming monitor that balances blazing refresh rates with accurate OLED color and low latency.High Refresh: Switch between 540 Hz WQHD and 720 Hz HD using Dynamic Frequency and Resolution.OLED Color: 26.5-inch WQHD OLED covers DCI-P3 99% with Delta E <1 for deep blacks, accurate tones, and consistent color in HDR.Instant Response: 0.01 ms pixel response reduces ghosting, while AMD FreeSync Premium Pro smooths frame delivery for clearer motion.Ports and KVM: A couple of HDMI 2.1…