SEOUL, Mar. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Netflix, the leading global online streaming service, is under scrutiny for its subpar foreign language subtitle service for hearing-impaired viewers in South Korea. A recent post on an online community titled “Don’t Hearing-Impaired People Deserve to Watch Netflix?” has sparked a conversation about the platform’s accessibility. The post included [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Hynix has successfully obtained a court injunction to prevent a former researcher from joining its rival, Micron Technology, in a case that underscores the intense competition and confidentiality concerns within the semiconductor industry. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of SK Hynix on February 29, imposing [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Uplus has announced that its ‘Uth Youth Plan’ advertisement, the first in the industry to be crafted using artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content, has been awarded in the digital category at the 2024 Consumers’ Choice Best Ad awards. This innovative ad utilized LG Uplus’s proprietary AI technology, ‘ixi’, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Son Heung-min, the celebrated forward for Tottenham Hotspur, has once again stated his intention to remain unmarried until his retirement from professional football, prioritizing his career above all else. This declaration was highlighted by Sportskeeda, a U.K.-based sports outlet, which emphasized Son’s dedication to the game as his foremost priority. [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s antitrust watchdog has taken steps to penalize Meta Platforms Inc. for allegedly failing to protect local consumers on its e-commerce platforms of Facebook and Instagram, sources said Friday. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded its investigation into Meta’s purported violations of South Korea’s e-commerce law and subsequently [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In a strategic move to expand its distribution channels, CJ CheilJedang, a major South Korean food company, has launched its popular products, including Hetbahn rice dishes, Bibigo dumplings and beef bone soup, and Gourmet Chinese meals, on K-Venue, the dedicated Korean product category on Alibaba Group’s e-commerce platform, AliExpress. Starting [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis conducted using the generative AI ChatGPT on the annual management messages of top companies has revealed that the advancements in digital transformation (DX) and artificial intelligence (AI) are seen as both a crisis and an opportunity for South Korean businesses. On March 6, the Korea Chamber of [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Police Agency’s National Office of Investigation has announced the development of a deepfake detection software, marking a significant step in the crackdown on crimes associated with deepfake technology. Deepfakes, a blend of ‘deep learning’ and ‘fake,’ involve overlaying existing videos with other images using AI to create fake [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Online shopping sales in South Korea rose 12.1 percent on-year in January on the back of growing demand for tourism and transportation services ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, data showed Tuesday. The value of online shopping transactions amounted to 20.28 trillion won (US$15.21 billion) in January, up [...]
DAEGU, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Daegu in North Gyeongsang Province is set to welcome a ‘mini city’ designed for the pre-emptive testing of various newly developed robots to ensure their seamless integration into everyday human environments. Announced during a public discussion meeting themed ‘Daegu Rising with Advanced New Industries,’ chaired by [...]