SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Exchange announced Friday that it will list three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on April 15, 2025, all focused on companies involved in the development of humanoid robots. The funds, managed by Samsung Asset Management, KB Asset Management, and Hanwha Asset Management, mark a growing investor interest in next-generation [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The chief executive officer (CEO) of Krafton Inc. has met with Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang in the United States to discuss cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) in gaming and robotics, the South Korean gaming company said Friday. Krafton CEO Kim Chang-han met with Huang at Nvidia’s headquarters in [...]
DAEJEON, South Korea, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a breakthrough technology capable of predicting landslide and debris flow risks within two and a half hours following extreme rainfall—offering critical lead time for evacuations, particularly in wildfire-damaged mountain regions. The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) announced Thursday that [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — As global tech giants intensify efforts to dominate the humanoid robotics race, South Korea has launched a national consortium of over 40 universities, research institutions, and companies with the goal of becoming a global leader in humanoid technology by 2030. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Engineering & Construction announced Thursday the launch of South Korea’s first in-apartment meditation booths designed exclusively for individual use, a move aimed at enhancing mental wellness and emotional stability among residents. Branded as the H Calming Booth, the new feature will debut at Hillstate Homeasil, a Hyundai apartment [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has visited Taiwan, and met with the chief of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and officials from other semiconductor companies to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation in the semiconductor sector, sources said Thursday. During the meeting held earlier this week, Chey and TSMC CEO [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics announced a major update to its SmartThings smart home platform on Tuesday, introducing a suite of AI-powered features aimed at delivering a more personalized and intuitive home experience. Among the most notable additions is an integration with Samsung Health that uses sleep data collected from Galaxy Watch and [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom announced Tuesday the launch of a first-of-its-kind AI-powered anomaly detection service designed to combat voice phishing by integrating telecommunications and financial data. The new service has already been applied to both IBK Industrial Bank of Korea and SKT’s own AI assistant platform, A. (A dot). The system, powered [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics has unveiled a major update to its Galaxy S25 series, integrating real-time visual artificial intelligence powered by multimodal capabilities. The new feature allows users to interact with AI by showing, rather than telling — a leap forward in intuitive mobile assistance. According to an announcement from Samsung’s newsroom [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — As generative AI tools like ChatGPT become increasingly common in job applications, hiring professionals are struggling to assess the true capabilities of candidates, raising new questions about fairness, authenticity, and the future of recruitment. A recent survey by U.S.-based career platform ResumeGenius, which polled 1,000 hiring managers, reveals that [...]