Google Gemini AI Successfully Defends Against Hackers

Google says hackers from China, Iran, and North Korea are using Gemini to boost productivity
Gemini chatbot is being exploited by hackers from Iran, China, and North Korea for cyber attacks, confirms Google
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Kim Jong-un, North Korea and Nuclear Weapons

Trump Plans To Disarm North Korea, but Kim Wants More Nuclear Weapons
Kim Jong Un vows to ‘indefinitely’ continue North Korea's nuclear weapons push
North Korea's Kim Calls for Bolstering Nuclear Forces This Year, KCNA Reports

China, Rubio

Analysts: Rubio charts a course for countering China
Rubio's Central America Trip Aims to Counter China, State Department Says
With Trump’s canal demands on the table, Rubio tries to focus on China on Panama trip
South Korea’s Yoon accused of using China as a ‘scapegoat’ in martial law defence
The impeached president is using unsubstantiated claims of election interference by China and North Korea to justify his failed self-coup bid.
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North Korea reopens border city Rason to travellers for the first time in five years
Pyongyang has since reopened the border to some trade and official delegations, and North Korea last year permitted Russian tourists to enter the country for the first time since the pandemic.
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Quad Nations Reaffirm Unity Against China's Influence
The United States, Australia, India, and Japan reaffirmed their partnership at a meeting focusing on countering China's influence. Hosted by Marco Rubio, the Quad grouping emphasized a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.
South Korea's political turmoil puts neighbourly relations on shaky ground
With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing an uncertain future as it battles through the resulting political turmoil.
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Who is Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s possible next president?
W HEN SOUTH KOREA’S president, Yoon Suk Yeol, sent troops streaming into the country’s National Assembly on December 3rd, Lee Jae-myung turned on his livestream. Viewers watched on a shaky smartphone camera feed as the head of the country’s largest opposition force,
Hackers from China, Iran, Russia and North Korea are ‘misusing’ Gemini AI chatbot, Google says
The report from Google's Threat Intelligence Group reveals hackers from Iran, China, and North Korea are using Google's Gemini chatbot to enhance operations like phishing, coding, and target research.
North Korea's assembly meets but no mention of unification, foreign policy changes
North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) met over two days this week and reported on its achievements during 2024 but state media made no mention of anticipated changes to the constitution that would further cement its hostile policy towards South Korea.
South Korea faces big challenges as it heads toward a presidential election
As the rest of the world moves forward, South Korea is at a political stand still. The country needs strong leadership as soon as possible, especially with Donald Trump now in office.
Japanese PM Ishiba, Trump plan Feb. 7 summit in D.C.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and President Donald Trump will discuss the Indo-Pacific region and bilateral support between Japan and the United States on Feb. 7.