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Samsung’s Smartphone Market Share Declines Amid Rising Competition

Samsung’s Smartphone Market Share Declines Amid Rising Competition

SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics saw its smartphone market share shrink in key domestic and international markets during the fourth quarter of 2024, according to a new report from market research firm Counterpoint Research. In India, Samsung’s market share fell to 11%, dropping from third to fifth place compared to the same [...]

Legal AI ‘Super Lawyer’ Passes Bar Exam, First of Its Kind in Non-English-Speaking Country

Legal AI ‘Super Lawyer’ Passes Bar Exam, First of Its Kind in Non-English-Speaking Country

SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) —  South Korean legal tech firm Law & Company announced that its AI-powered legal assistant, Super Lawyer, achieved a breakthrough performance in the 14th Korean Bar Examination, surpassing global AI models in accuracy. The company revealed on Wednesday that Super Lawyer recorded a 74% accuracy rate on the multiple-choice section, well [...]

South Korea Plans Major Investment Boost in Age Tech Innovation

South Korea Plans Major Investment Boost in Age Tech Innovation

SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has announced plans to significantly increase research and development funding for age tech services, which currently accounts for just 1% of total R&D spending, as part of its strategy to address the challenges of an aging society. The Presidential Committee on Ageing Society and Population Policy [...]

LG Electronics Unveils 2025 OLED, QNED TV Lineup

LG Electronics Unveils 2025 OLED, QNED TV Lineup

SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday its new advanced organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and quantum nanocell-emitting diode (QNED) TVs will soon hit the market, with their user-friendly artificial intelligence (AI) and upgraded image quality. The 2025 OLED evo incorporates brightness booster technology, which optimizes the display algorithm and organic compound [...]

SK Networks Partners with Qualcomm to Strengthen AI Solutions Portfolio

SK Networks Partners with Qualcomm to Strengthen AI Solutions Portfolio

SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Networks Co., an information technology (IT) solutions unit under SK Group, said Tuesday it has partnered with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) business portfolio. As a first step, Qualcomm will provide SK Networks with its high-performance Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, including Qualcomm Dragonwing [...]

Gov’t Ministers Call for Exemption of Semiconductor Workers from 52-hour Workweek System

Gov’t Ministers Call for Exemption of Semiconductor Workers from 52-hour Workweek System

SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Industry and labor ministers on Tuesday called for an exemption of researchers in the semiconductor industry from South Korea’s 52-hour workweek system that prevents them from working extended hours even when needed. The government has been calling for a revision to the system to allow such workers to put [...]

Telecom Giants Align with Big Tech AI Models in Competitive Strategy

Telecom Giants Align with Big Tech AI Models in Competitive Strategy

SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025, LG Uplus announced a partnership with Google’s Gemini AI, marking the final piece of South Korea’s major telecom companies unveiling their strategic AI alliances. With this move, SK Telecom has aligned with Anthropic and Perplexity, KT has partnered with Microsoft, and LG Uplus [...]

Korean Electronics Component Makers See Recovery Through AI-Driven High-End Products

Korean Electronics Component Makers See Recovery Through AI-Driven High-End Products

SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Leading South Korean electronics component manufacturers are bouncing back from the global IT slowdown by focusing on high-value products driven by artificial intelligence (AI) technology. LG Innotek and Samsung Electro-Mechanics, which achieved record sales last year despite profitability challenges, are now poised for a significant turnaround. According to market consensus [...]