SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean police are seeking to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI) system that recognizes the voices of investigators and female crime victims and automatically makes statements. The National Police Agency is reportedly working on a system to “write statements with AI voice recognition” for related crimes against women. The [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top portal operator Naver Corp. continues to show its determination to prevent malicious comments following the abolition of its entertainment news comment service. Starting Thursday, the company began to disclose its comment activity history and nicknames that users wrote on news articles. Until now, one could decide [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s excellent information and communications technology (ICT) is showing its true value in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The Ministry of Science and ICT on Thursday unveiled major cases in which ICT has been applied in efforts to overcome the virus. ICT is being used to [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak, an online service that provides information about areas where disinfection has been completed is growing in popularity. South Korean software developer The DASH said Saturday that it has launched a beta service to help small business owners struggling with COVID-19. The [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled two new smartwatch models in South Korea in a move to expand its presence in the wearable device market. The Galaxy Watch Active2 Golf Edition and the Galaxy Watch Active2 LTE Aluminum models will be launched in South Korea on Friday, according to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A year after the Seoul Metropolitan Government designated Seongdong and Yangcheon districts as “Smart City Special Zones”, the city’s initiative to find technological solutions to urban issues is starting to pay off. The special districts are areas where new technologies and services can be applied in a real-world environment [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As the aftermath of the novel coronavirus outbreak, technologies that can reduce anxiety and fear in daily life are rapidly gaining popularity. In particular, so-called ‘untact’ ordering services are quickly gaining ground at restaurants. These types of services allow customers to order and pay for their food at the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s drone industry has taken a first step towards foreign markets by expanding its presence in the African drone market. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Tuesday it formed a joint civilian-government delegation with 10 local drone companies to participate in the African Drone Forum (ADF) [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will supply a digital cockpit system to Cadillac for the U.S. automaker’s premium sport utility vehicle. The South Korean tech firm said its plastic OLED-based digital cockpit system will be installed in the new 2021 Cadillac Escalade SUV. Its digital cockpit consists of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Google Inc. could greatly improve weather predictions by using machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, a scientist from the company claimed Tuesday. Accurately predicting weather can be particularly challenging for localized events that evolve on hourly timescales, such as thunderstorms. Google, however, said it is currently [...]