SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of South Korean online content providers gathered at an event hosted by video giant YouTube on Sunday to discuss a variety of topics ranging from the growing popularity of online content services including streaming, the diminishing boundaries between traditional and new media, and the challenges of finding [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two leading battery manufacturers are racing to develop a new type of smartphone power source that can significantly improve safety, industry sources said Tuesday. According to industry watchers, Samsung SDI Co. and LG Chem Ltd. are currently seeking to commercialize solid-state batteries, which use solid-type electrolytes. The [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will supply its advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) cameras to a premium German carmaker, tapping deeper into the vehicle components business. Through the deal, the South Korean company will supply camera modules and software to its German counterpart. LG did not reveal the name [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Google Inc. is teaching an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to generate music and art as part of its efforts to expand the limits of computer creativity to the level of human beings going forward, the company’s senior engineer said Thursday. The ambitious yet experimental “Magenta” project is one of [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) – Incheon International Airport is introducing robots next month which could soon help customers find check-in counters and move luggage, and will also be capable of serving food at restaurants. According to Incheon Airport officials on Monday, five guide robots and another five for cleaning will be trialed from next month, [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s pro football league said Monday that a video review system will be implemented next month to reduce refereeing mistakes and enhance the quality of matches. The K League, the operator of the pro football competitions, said the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be adopted July 1 in its first division K League Classic after going through a three-month test. The International Football Association Board (IFAB), [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean automobile manufacturers Hyundai and Kia have revealed a new automatic control technology which will be used to look over manufacturing processes at their factories around the world in real time. The car makers, which have operated as sister companies since Hyundai purchased 51 percent of Kia’s shares [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – With artificial intelligence rapidly spreading across global industries, the latest study from the National Information Society Agency (NIA) has revealed that South Korean startups tend to focus their AI development on the medical and convenience service sectors. The NIA based its study on 19 startups here that had a [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s largest virtual reality (VR) event will kick off in the southern port city of Busan later this week to showcase the latest technologies and content as the country aims to become a global powerhouse in the sector, the government said Wednesday. Busan VR Festival 2017, the first [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Ilbe Storage, usually known simply as Ilbe, has disappeared from Google’s search results, sparking speculation that the company may have deliberately removed the extreme right community that has long been criticized for promoting discriminatory and abusive agendas beyond the traditional values of conservatism. Since May 29, googling Ilbe (in Korean) [...]