Tom Cruise’s ‘Minority Report’ has arrived in real life – South Korean police turn to AI to predict crimes and drug tracking

SEOUL: In the 2002 movie 'Minority Report', Tom Cruise leads an unit called Precrime, a specialised police department, apprehends criminals by use of AI and foreknowledge provided by three psychics called "precogs". While it may not be excatly the same, AI may play a big part in preventing crime and that may be soon be seen...

Philippine police unearth ‘torture chamber’ in sex den licensed as offshore gaming firm

MANILA: Police in the Philippines have unearthed what they described as a “torture chamber” hidden inside a sex den masquerading as an offshore gaming firm. Photos released by the Philippine Anti-Organised Crime Commission (PAOCC) on Thursday showed handcuffs, truncheons, baseball bats, rattan sticks, tasers, a wooden club and an airsoft gun that police said were used...