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SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — As the use of industrial robots grows across South Korean workplaces, so too does the number of related workplace accidents, sparking calls for stronger safety measures. According to the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA), industrial robot-related accidents resulted in 10 fatalities between 2020 and August 2024. All victims [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean gamemaker Krafton Inc. said Friday it will soft launch its new role-playing game title, Dark and Darker Mobile, in Canada next month ahead of the official global launch. The preview release of the game will take place Feb. 4 (local time) in Canada to gather data on [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed an innovative camera system that achieves both high-speed imaging and exceptional sensitivity by mimicking the compound eyes of insects, the university announced on January 16. Led by Jeong Ki-hun from the Department of Bio [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has launched its latest Lifezip pop-up store, “Romantic Cabin.zip,” at the Gonjiam Resort ski area in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, the company announced on Thursday. This initiative is part of LG’s growing home lifestyle community, Lifezip, which aims to enrich customers’ lives by sharing diverse home-based activities. Lifezip, branded [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics is scaling back its nearly decade-long energy storage system (ESS) business to concentrate on its rapidly growing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) segment, bolstered by the global surge in artificial intelligence (AI). Industry sources on January 16 revealed that LG’s Eco Solution (ES) Business Division recently rebranded its [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government announced on January 15 its most significant reduction in data wholesale prices in a decade as part of its 2025 telecommunications policy aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of budget mobile carriers. The Ministry of Science and ICT revealed that the wholesale data rate, which budget [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics’ newly launched “Galaxy Easy Trade-in” program, which began on January 14, is facing a consumer backlash over what many consider to be underwhelming trade-in values for used devices. The program, which operates through Samsung.com, allows consumers to sell their Galaxy smartphones without requiring the purchase of a new [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has teamed up with IBM Corp. to build a front-line emergency communications network in Britain. As part of the British government’s Emergency Services Network (ESN), Samsung will provide its mission-critical (MCX) solution, marking the company’s first venture into the European emergency services network [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display Co. on Thursday unveiled its new fourth-generation organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel designed for artificial intelligence (AI) TVs as part of its push to lead the premium screen market. The new OLED panel boasts improved image quality with higher brightness and enhanced energy efficiency, ideal for power-intensive [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Scientists at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) have developed an autonomous robot capable of exploring underground resources without human intervention, the institute announced on January 15. The autonomous underground exploration robot, developed by a research team led by Kang Woong at the Resource Exploration and Development [...]