23+ hour, 26+ min ago   (642+ words) Tech leaders call for global rules and external evaluators to manage recursive self-improving AI risks As competition among artificial intelligence (AI) companies accelerates, top executives (CEOs) at leading AI firms are calling for slowing the pace of AI performance improvements…...

22+ hour, 11+ min ago   (369+ words) Joint statement led by Terence Tao urges urgent debate on AI-driven unsolved problem contests and their impact on mathematical research and education However, the mathematicians pointed out that corporate competition that treats solving unsolved problems as a benchmark for AI…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (434+ words) Korea raises surcharge cap to 30 times grant amount and overhauls project evaluations to reward challenging research by 2027 The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) announced on the 8th that the Cabinet has approved a promulgation bill to partially amend the National…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (265+ words) 50th Anniversary 2026 Global Mechanical Engineering Forum of KIMM The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) plans to secure basic locomotion capabilities for the Korean artificial intelligence (AI) humanoid "Kairos" by April next year, and is developing it with the goal…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (409+ words) German private launcher from Andøya Spaceport puts five small satellites into orbit, boosting EU’s autonomous space access On the 6th (local time), German space company Isar Aerospace succeeded in placing its unmanned rocket "Spectrum" into orbit. According to Reuters on the…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (402+ words) Will the Mercator map be phased out? A UN General Assembly resolution has been adopted recommending that countries choose world maps with less distortion that more accurately reflect actual land area. According to reports from AP and AFP on the…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (296+ words) Korean seas warm over twice the global average as extreme marine heatwaves intensify risks ● Rising sea surface temperatures, with even larger increases around Korea In the seas around the Korean Peninsula, not only sea surface temperatures but also temperatures in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (179+ words) Fifth KSLV-II launch to carry 5 microsatellites and 10 CubeSats as KPS deployment targets 8 satellites by 2035 Approval has been granted for the launch of the fifth flight model of the Korean launch vehicle “Nuri.” The exact launch date will be finalized later…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (507+ words) Reinforcement learning control system cuts shooting time by up to 64% and wins RoboCup 2025 adult-size league A humanoid robot equipped with a new reinforcement learning–based control technology has managed to score goals by observing a human goalkeeper’s movements and responding…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (382+ words) Offshore steel-structure station tracks East Sea currents, ecosystems and climate disasters 24 hours a day ● Steel-frame outpost on the open sea, the frontline of East Sea observation It is robust enough to endure typhoons without issue. The Wangdolcho Ocean Science Base…...