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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — LG CNS Co., an information technology affiliate of South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc., said Monday it has signed a partnership with Canada’s artificial intelligence (AI) company Cohere Inc. to develop localized AI service for Korean enterprises. Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate on the joint development of [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. said Wednesday that it has partnered with France-based automation and energy management company Schneider Electric as part of its strategies to secure technologies for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers through global collaborations. On the sidelines of the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Young-shub, chief executive officer (CEO) of KT Corp., a major South Korean mobile carrier, said Wednesday he will strengthen the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) partnership with Microsoft Corp. to deliver tangible results within the year. “I will accelerate efforts to achieve concrete outcomes with Microsoft this year,” Kim [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The government announced Wednesday its plan to create a 50 trillion-won (US$34.4 billion) fund to support the semiconductor, rechargeable battery, bio, artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced industries as part of efforts to bolster South Korea’s industrial competitiveness. The plan was endorsed at a weekly meeting of economy-related ministers, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — In a significant advance toward more reliable artificial intelligence systems, researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a novel AI model that can question and verify its own assumptions, mimicking human cognitive processes. The research team, led by professors Lee Sang Wan and Jung [...]
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — At the 2025 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), global appliance manufacturers unveiled their latest innovations, blending cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) with traditional design elements. While outward appearances suggested minimal changes, the underlying technology signaled a significant leap in smart home evolution. As North America’s largest kitchen and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s biggest telecommunications company, said Thursday it has partnered with U.S.-based quantum computing firm IonQ to collaborate on artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing. Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU), SK Telecom plans to integrate IonQ’s quantum computing technology with its own AI capabilities, including [...]