Hacker News with Generative AI: South Korea

Shortest-possible walking tour to 81,998 bars in South Korea (uwaterloo.ca)
We have solved a traveling salesman problem (TSP) to walk to 81,998 bars in South Korea.

South Korea, Optimization, Geography, Computer Science

426 points by geeknews 2 days ago | 138 comments

kurzgesagt: South Korea's demographic issue is killing their country [video] (youtu.be)

South Korea, Demographics, Population, Social Issues, Video

30 points by maxloh 5 days ago | 25 comments

7-Eleven Begins Accepting Bank of Korea's Digital Currency in CBDC Trial (coindesk.com)
7-Eleven is testing South Korea’s central bank digital currency in a major trial.

Cryptocurrency, South Korea, Retail

8 points by PaulHoule 11 days ago | 0 comments

South Korea's 'heartbreaking' wildfires expose superaged society (japantimes.co.jp)
Walking with a cane, 84-year-old apple farmer Kim Mi-ja surveys the wreckage of her village, which was reduced to rubble and covered in ash by South Korea's worst wildfires.

South Korea, Wildfires, Aging Population, Disaster Relief, Social Impact

33 points by PaulHoule 12 days ago | 10 comments

South Korea Is over [video] (youtube.com)

South Korea, Video, Social Commentary

30 points by daverol 12 days ago | 29 comments

South Korea Is Over – Population Bomb [video] (youtube.com)

South Korea, Demographics, Population, Social Issues, Video

9 points by tntpreneur 21 days ago | 0 comments

The head of South Korea's guard consulted ChatGPT before martial law was imposed (hani.co.kr)
이광우 경호본부장이 12·3 비상계엄 선포 2시간 전에 인공지능 서비스 챗지피티에서 ‘계엄’을 검색한 것으로 드러났다.

South Korea, Politics, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Martial Law

151 points by haebom 36 days ago | 131 comments

Power bank likely caused S Korea plane fire – investigators (bbc.com)
A portable power bank likely caused a fire that engulfed and destroyed a passenger plane in South Korea in January, according to local authorities.

Aviation, South Korea, Accidents, Fire, Safety

6 points by pseudolus 42 days ago | 0 comments

Seven injured after SK fighter jet accidentally drops bombs (bbc.com)
Fifteen people in South Korea were injured, two of them seriously, after a pair of fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs in a civilian district during a live-fire military exercise, local media reported.

Military, Accidents, South Korea

22 points by kelt 51 days ago | 5 comments

How did South Korea start producing more babies after long decline? (aljazeera.com)
For the first time in nine years, South Korea’s birthrate has risen, reversing a long-term trend which has seen it decline to record lows.

South Korea, Demographics, Birth Rate, Population Trends, Social Issues

7 points by Qem 53 days ago | 1 comments

Almost 50 schools in South Korea to shut down amid worsening birth rate crisis (independent.co.uk)
South Korea’s rapidly worsening birth rate crisis continues as nearly 50 schools across the country are set to close in 2025 because there are not enough students.

South Korea, Education, Demographics, Birth Rate, Social Issues

7 points by speckx 57 days ago | 0 comments

South Korean regulator accuses DeepSeek of sharing user data with ByteDance (bbc.com)
South Korea has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of sharing user data with the owner of TikTok in China.

Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, China, South Korea, Regulation

243 points by devonnull 66 days ago | 136 comments

Death of South Korean actor at 24 sparks discussion about internet culture (apnews.com)
South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron’s death this week has triggered an outpouring of grief and calls for changes to the way the country’s celebrities are treated in the public arena and on social media, which critics say can foster a culture of harassment.

Celebrities, Social Media, South Korea, Internet Culture, Mental Health

12 points by geox 67 days ago | 6 comments

South Korea blocks downloads of DeepSeek from local app stores (techcrunch.com)
South Korean officials on Saturday temporarily restricted Chinese AI Lab DeepSeek’s app from being downloaded from app stores in the country pending an assessment of how the Chinese company handles user data.

South Korea, AI, Regulations, Privacy, China

11 points by vinni2 68 days ago | 1 comments

South Korea bans new DeepSeek AI downloads (bbc.com)
South Korea has banned new downloads of China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, according to the country's personal data protection watchdog.

South Korea, AI, Chatbots, Regulations

36 points by Erikun 68 days ago | 15 comments

Seoul airport officials confiscated almost 11 tons of kimchi last year (cnn.com)

Seoul, Airport Security, Food, South Korea, Customs

13 points by speckx 74 days ago | 5 comments

South Korea's Democracy Saved Itself (2024) (carnegieendowment.org)

South Korea, Democracy, Politics, International Relations

64 points by huijzer 92 days ago | 75 comments

South Korea's impeached president is arrested over a martial law declaration (apnews.com)

South Korea, Politics, Impeachment, Martial Law

21 points by serialx 97 days ago | 0 comments

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested, local media reports (cnbc.com)

Politics, South Korea, Impeachment, Law Enforcement

53 points by r721 101 days ago | 26 comments

Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording before crash: transport ministry (koreatimes.co.kr)
The black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the crashed Jeju Air flight that left 179 people dead stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.

Aviation Safety, Accidents, South Korea

24 points by gslin 105 days ago | 26 comments

Black boxes from Jeju Air 2216 stopped recording four minutes before crash (cnn.com)

Aviation, Accidents, South Korea

93 points by BostonFern 105 days ago | 94 comments

Before Squid Game, there was Battle Royale (tokyoweekender.com)
In less than a week, the second season of Squid Game — a show about desperate people participating in deadly challenges for money — was viewed nearly 70 million times, becoming the most popular Netflix show in 92 countries.

Netflix, Television, South Korea, Streaming, Pop Culture

224 points by ecliptik 106 days ago | 290 comments

YouTube populists are driving South Korea's political instability (theconversation.com)
In the space of three weeks, South Korea has seen a brief declaration of martial law, its sudden repeal and the impeachment of its president, Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korea, Politics, Social Media, Political Instability

6 points by PaulHoule 109 days ago | 0 comments

Taiwan asks South Korea for help over Chinese ship after subsea cable damaged (ft.com)

Taiwan, South Korea, China, International Relations, Infrastructure

11 points by gslin 110 days ago | 7 comments

Korean Assembly Speaker's adherence to procedure key to making troops stand down (aljazeera.com)
South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has emerged as an unlikely symbol of leadership during the country’s ongoing political turmoil, triggered by President Yoon Suk-yeol’s brief declaration of martial law on December 3.

Politics, South Korea, Leadership

9 points by gsf_emergency 114 days ago | 0 comments

South Korean adoptees and families rocked by fraud allegations (apnews.com)
Her greatest fear, dormant for decades, came rushing back in an instant: had she adopted and raised a kidnapped child?

Adoption, South Korea, Fraud, Family

8 points by achristmascarl 116 days ago | 0 comments

Why was there a wall near runway at S Korea plane crash airport? (bbc.com)
Aviation experts have raised questions about an "unusual" concrete wall near the runway and its role in the South Korea plane crash that killed 179 people.

Aviation, Accidents, South Korea, Infrastructure

135 points by vinni2 116 days ago | 334 comments

Second Jeju Air plane experiences landing gear malfunction (joins.com)
A day after a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla, another Jeju Air airplane, also a Boeing 737-800, experienced a landing gear malfunction.

Aviation, Accidents, South Korea, Jeju Air, Boeing 737

11 points by siva7 117 days ago | 1 comments

From Squid Game to Blackpink, how South Korea became a culture powerhouse (bbc.com)
South Korean pop bands like Blackpink are a big hit globally - and among the country's best-known cultural exports

South Korea, Culture, Music, Entertainment, Global Culture

7 points by TMWNN 118 days ago | 0 comments

At least 28 dead in South Korea plane crash – reports (bbc.co.uk)
An aircraft carrying 181 people has crashed at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 28 people, the Yonhap news agency reports.

South Korea, Aviation Accidents, News, Tragedy

9 points by zeristor 118 days ago | 3 comments