S.Korea, 'Israel' sign deals to cooperate on robotics, AI

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
7 Jun 2023 16:04

A deal worth $9.4 million was signed between South Korea's telecom operator SK Telecom and Israeli digital companion developer Intuition Robotics, according to a report by the South Korean Yonhap news agency.

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, speaks to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, July 15, 2019 (AP)

South Korea and the Israeli occupation have reportedly signed investment deals worth around $18 million to cooperate in the fields of robotics and AI.

A deal worth $9.4 million was signed between South Korean telecom operator SK Telecom and Israeli digital companion developer Intuition Robotics, according to a report by the South Korean Yonhap news agency.

Additionally, the South Korean Everybot robotics company agreed to cooperate with Inuitive, an Israeli processor developer company on an AI-based robot platform worth $8.2 million.

In addition to cooperation in the fields of robotics and Artificial Intelligence, South Korea and the Israeli occupation government signed agreements in the fields of biotechnology, smart mobility, cybersecurity, autonomous driving, and enhanced trade.

Back in February, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) slammed "Israel's" tech industry as a threat not just to Palestinians but also "to the world."

The statement comes following an investigation carried out earlier by a consortium of journalists, who work for 30 different news outlets, including Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and El País, exposing a private Israeli cyber-espionage company based in "Modi'in", a new illegal settlement established between "Tel Aviv" and occupied Al-Quds, responsible for virtual extortion, blackmail campaigns, and disinformation operations worldwide, targeting presidential-level elections in countries, manipulating lawsuits, influencing nuclear energy deals, and meddling in cryptocurrency prices.

The consortium of journalists, led by French NGO Forbidden Stories, revealed that the cyber unit was run by 50-year-old former Israeli special forces operative, Tal Hanan, working under the name of "Jorge".

The "Israeli disinformation technology, developed by former intel officers in Team Jorge, has been used in manipulating elections and rigging votes in 33 countries in Africa, US, Europe, Asia & Latin America," the statement continued.