Korea’s Hangul is the world’s only alphabet where every consonant is shaped like the mouth that pronounces it, and the only major writing system with a known inventor | World News

King Sejong statue at Gwanghwamun Square – a modern tribute to Hangul’s creator (Left). Most writing systems evolved gradually over centuries, making it impossible to identify who invented their letters. Nobody knows who created A, B or C, or the original forms of most scripts still used today. Korea’s Hangul is a remarkable exception. Created […]

Data snooping: Google hit with $425m verdict, accused of tracking users; case covers 98m people

A federal jury has ordered Alphabet’s Google to pay $425 million after finding the company violated users’ privacy by continuing to collect data even when millions had switched off a key tracking feature.The verdict, delivered on Wednesday in a San Francisco court, followed a class-action lawsuit filed in July 2020, which alleged that Google had […]

Google cofounder Sergey Brin on why he is back to work almost every day six-years after retirement: There’s just have never been a greater problem, and … |

Google cofounder Sergey Brin has officially returned from retirement, working “pretty much every day now” at the tech giant to help develop its artificial intelligence products as the company races to dominate the generative AI landscape. Speaking at Google’s I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Brin made a surprise appearance alongside DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, where […]

A different kind of alphabet at Virginia school, starting with ‘A is for Abortion’

This is a representational AI image A public high school in Fairfax County, Virginia, has ignited controversy with its Women’s History Month display, which features an alphabetic representation of key topics, including “A is for Abortion.”West Springfield High School showcased a hallway exhibit called “The ABCs to ME,” a student-led project from an elective Women’s […]