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SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean tech giant SK hynix Inc. said Wednesday it will launch a new U.S.-based artificial intelligence (AI) arm, committing a US$10 billion investment. SK hynix said in a release that the new subsidiary, tentatively named AI Co., will focus on “securing opportunities in the emerging AI era.” The [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix, South Korea’s second-largest semiconductor maker, said on Wednesday that it posted the strongest financial results in its history in 2025, propelled by surging demand for advanced memory chips used in artificial intelligence systems — and overtaking longtime rival Samsung Electronics in operating profit for the first time. The [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – SK hynix Inc. has secured over two-thirds of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) supply orders from U.S. tech giant Nvidia Corp. to be used in producing the Vera Rubin artificial intelligence (AI) platform this year, sources said Wednesday. According to the sources, Nvidia has allocated about 70 percent of its HBM4 demand [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its upcoming Galaxy smartphone will come with a built-in privacy feature allowing users to protect on-screen information from others without the need to attach an additional film. The South Korean tech giant said the new feature will allow users to customize display visibility to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A new platform based on artificial intelligence (AI) has prevented some 19 billion won (US$13 million) in financial losses from voice phishing scams over the past three months, the financial regulator said Wednesday. The country launched the platform, dubbed the AI-based Phishing Sharing and Analysis Platform (ASAP), in late [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean workers have reduced their work hours by 17.8 percent with the help of generative AI platforms, a poll showed Wednesday, with more than half of them using such tools in their daily work. According to a poll of 3,000 wage workers aged 20 and older conducted by [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has opened a permanent experience space for its modular housing concept, the LG Smart Cottage, aiming to tap into emerging lifestyle trends and the fast-growing modular construction market. The company said Wednesday that visitors can now stay overnight in Smart Cottage units at Juksan Morak, a newly launched [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government on Wednesday unveiled a new package of information security measures that would require companies to notify users even when a personal data leak has not occurred but is deemed possible, reflecting a tougher regulatory stance in the wake of repeated cybersecurity incidents. Under the plan, firms will [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has received a letter from the United States raising concerns over Seoul’s push to tighten digital regulations, officials said Tuesday, as questions grow over whether the issue has become entangled in a widening trade dispute between the two allies. The letter, sent about two weeks ago [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. showcased its Galaxy Z Flip 7 Olympic Edition on Tuesday, introducing features aimed at enhancing athletes’ experience during the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy. The device will be provided to around 3,800 athletes from 90 countries participating in the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics, which will [...]